Little Traveller

 

I thought I should post one of Mateo looking grumpy. He is normally a cheerful little guy...UNLESS he doesn't get his way. In this case, he was being dragged off the playground.

He is still adorable when he is upset, even when he is crying. Sometimes I like to just look at his facial expressions when he is upset, then his dad gets mad that I am making him suffer longer.

Our little guy was so good on our last trip. We didn't know in the beginning if we would take him or if he would stay with Oma. We were able to go for a week, so we decided he would come with. Especially since he wasn't weaned yet.

We left at 3:15pm and arrived to the apartment at 12:45. I think he only was out of his seat 3x. 2x for a diaper and one time to crawl for a few minutes. He was such a trooper! A teeny bit of whining, but that was fixed with some food and later Franklin. Just the last half an hour he started crying. I told him I understood and wanted to cry also.

The way back he did even better. He didn't play as much with his toys as I would have expected, but he did like to look out the window and read his books. We had a few longer stops, so that helped.

Baby Belgium is 1

Look who had his birthday! We had his party a few weeks early, but it was still a special day.

I feel like I should be posting about what our year has been like, but it is late and we need to sleep.

I don't feel like anything came much as a shock. I guess I had read enough to know what to expect.

What is still difficult for me is how long it takes ready to get out the door. Trying to remember everything that may be necessary. Yikes! It can take an hour to get to the grocery store...

Mateo went for his shots today. His measurments are 23 lbs (10.88kg) and 31.25 in (79.5cm).  He is a super crawler and stood yesterday for the first time alone. I think he is lazy in the walking department, but that is fine with me. He has 16 teeth-yes, you read that right. All the growth from his head went to his teeth instead of hair.

He already has a strong, but sensative personality. He is a very happy and social little man.

His first word was "pretty." He regularly says "yay" and something that sounds like "Leah." He is starting to imitate our words. So far only English ones <insert big smile>. We have heard him say "mommy," "my head," "all done" and "baaa."

Anything else you'd like to know? Just ask <wink>

11+ Months UNO party

I am behind on the 11 month post, but ahead on the birthday party post! We had Mateo's party when my parents were here, so it was a few weeks early. I finally put some of my Pinterest inspiration to use. Mateo is turning UNO.

This was the invitation. Notice him holding the 1's

 My mom made the chocolate-with-truffle-filling cake and decorated them both.

 My super talented neighbor whipped out this felt item for his shirt. 

She also let us use her yard, tents, dishes, tables, ETC!!!

 And the same neighbor made a delicious lemon cake.

 He was very interested in his balloon when it was present time, so he didn't seem very excited. He loved the Little People jail and these books with wiggly eyes. His mom loves all the cute clothes he received.

I think I said before I had him that I would never do a 1st birthday party. It seems the kid is either unhappy or sleeping, but Mateo behaved great! He woke up right before and was happy the whole time. He really liked people looking at him and to see all the kids.

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Child Labor

I mentioned he was crawling all over. I heard rustling in the pantry and saw him struggling with the swiffer. He then managed to get it out and I had to run to get my camera.

10 months

 What a photo session it was! Most were IN this playpen. And...my little secret...I put Twinkle, Twinkle on for him.

 Mateo is such a joy to have around! He always wakes up happy and ready to go. (takes after me-hehe)

His sleeping habits are slightly worse than past months, but we can still handle this. He has been waking up again at night, sometimes to eat, other times daddy can deal with him. Going to bed has become a challenge, since he learned to pull himself up. It is a big joke to have us come in and try to lay him back down. Today I decided to just let him play in his crib and eventually he'll fall asleep. I can hear if he's crying.

He crawls all over, chatting away. Now comes the fun part of starting to pull up on everything. #9 tooth came in and I see 2 more almost popping out. Good to eat the food he loves so much!

Mateo is 10.5kg/23lb and 76cm/29in.

Next 'monthday' is a special one. His grandparents will be here!

Sleeping like a baby

I just had to capture this moment. Anyone who knows our little man knows this is a rare sight. When he is around people he wants to be INVOLVED. Sleeping is boring. So many things to see.

M is a great sleeper, but it normally has to be dark and quiet. The only times (and those are rare) that he will fall asleep in my arms is if I am feeding him and like I said, rare.

This was taken last week. He must've been exhausted because after a few gulps he was out. And stayed out long enough to let me reach for the camera and he never stirred with the sounds. It was truly a precious moment.