The weekend before Teddy's birthday we went down to San Diego. Teddy had his second swimming excursion and this one was a definite success. He loved it!
Plus we got to hang out with Matt and Patti which made it even more fun.
Teddy also went on his first bike ride, which he took in stride. I guess he thinks it only reasonable that we should shuttle him about and his feet should never touch the ground.
The next weekend we celebrated his birthday in our backyard with a mini County Fair theme. Teddy did a faceplant on the brick patio the morning of the party, so he had a lovely road rash on his cheek all day. He was pretty mellow all day; little did we know he was coming down with Hand Foot and Mouth disease, a rash that would keep us home from work most of the next week.
Regardless, it was a great day spent with family and friends!
It's seems impossible that one year ago, our Teddy would be content with his binky, some milk, and a nice, tight swaddle. He wasn't quite the "busy bear" that he is now, but we wouldn't have it any other way.
Just in the past few months he's learned to boogie down, play a little golf (golf ball optional), and decide on his super hero costume. He might be watching a little too much ESPN, but Teddy's already got a better swing than Dad... but so does Mom too.
One thing is for sure, he makes every day the best one we've ever had... we just want them to be longer. We love you Theodore Laurent and Happy Birthday from Mom and Dad.
We celebrated Easter at Aunt Kristen and Uncle Justin's. Teddy got to collect the first egg, though I'm pretty sure he would have been just as happy to pick up a snail. It was fun to play with the cousins, though!
Last weekend we took a 1 night trip up to Calistoga for a little change of scenery. It was fun to get out of town with our boys (yep, Reggie came, too). It was a weekend full of firsts - we took Teddy swimming, went down a slide together and rode on the swings. We had some delicious picnics and Teddy did lots of exploring in his new walkin' shoes. He ate grass, sticks, sand, bark, dirt - you name it and it went in his mouth. The only time he cried about it was when I tried to clean a clump of dirt out of his mouth. I learned my lesson. Anyhow, we took a lot of pictures and as we reviewed them it became all too clear that we have left babyhood behind.
This is Teddy trying to eat the camera.
The most amazing thing about this shot is that he is pretty much booger free!
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