HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY!!!

We still can't believe Mateo's first year outside of the womb has come. We have learned so much about him and his ever-changing world. We've learned a lot about ourselves as parents; BTW we still have a ton more to learn. However we have loved every second of it all. It's true, your life is never the same, but with a little love munchkin like Mateo, who would want it any other way?

Thank you for all his birthday greetings.

"It's my birthday!"

"Bring on the cake!"

"Ooh, light."

"Mmm, cake."

Ta-da. Mateo's birthday belly. Mmm, mmm, good! Time for night, night.

02/26/2007: 8 lbs 4oz, 20.5 in.
02/26/2008: 26 POUNDS! 30 in.
What a difference a year makes!

Monday Moods of Mateo

Monday, February 25, 2008

One day away from the BIG DAY!

Random Tato shots

Recent shots of Tato after waking from his afternoon nap....

Mateo Babble

Honestly, can baby babble be any cuter? I don't think so. He's pretty sure of himself once he gets talking. I'm just dying to know what he's truly saying and thinking.

Look Who's Walking

On Feb. 1, 2008, Mateo decided that that was the day he was going to take his first steps; he hasn't stopped moving since. Here, he's jamming out to "Broken" by Tift Merritt and strutting his cute stuff.

11 Months Old!

JAN. 26 - I honestly cannot believe that in just 4 short weeks,

Mateo will be 1-year old! Here he's proving how much of a big boy

he is now by feeding himself chicken with one hand a grasping a

football in the other. The countdown to February 26th begins...

Buddies

I loved that Ruari just couldn't spend enough time with Tato.

Wherever and whatever he was doing, she was there too.

Weekend in Sturgis

Ruari LOVES being the Big Sis, or in this case the Big Cuz.

Here she is feeding Mateo snacks (like an animal at the zoo.)

Here she's giving, not taking his pacifier.

Ruari gladly allowed Lola Ebs to put velcro rollers in her hair.

Too cute!

I put Teagan in the baby papasan and the next thing I know Ruari is dragging over the old bouncy seat next. Then she points to it and repeats, "Tato, Tato..." I put him in the bouncy which is clearly WAY TOO small for his 25lbs. He obliges and Ruari cops-a-squat right next to him. Mr. Quincy even made it to roll call.

Quack

JAN. 23 - Rub-a-dub-dub, Tato-in-a-ducky tub.

(Thank you to Nanny Or for the fun tub.)

Catch Ya!

(Jan. 8) - I went to check on Mateo in his playroom and looky, looky, what I found...