When Santi walks he always has his arms up in a "stick em' up" fashion...we're hoping he won't continue this into adulthood but for now it's pretty darn cute, as well as it helps him balance!
March 20, 2011
Future soccer star
So Santi got a mini soccer ball for his birthday from his Tio Dani and Ciocia Agi. He's already getting the hang of it!
March 15, 2011
Santi's 12 month letter
3/15/11
Dear Santiago:
You are 12 months old today. I can’t believe how fast this past year has flown by. It seems like such a short amount of time but, cliché as it is, we feel like you’ve been in our lives so much longer than just 12 months!
We celebrated your first birthday this past weekend with friends and family. Your Tio Dani flew in from NC to help you celebrate. You had a great time, and even tried some cake, although you found it a little too messy, and much to mommy’s liking, you didn’t smash it in your face at all!
You’re a walker now! You take steps all over the place, and will usually fall down and keep on by crawling. You are so funny because you will start to walk from the couch to your toys and halfway there you’ll realize you’re walking, and usually will stop and clap for yourself. And then once you realize you’re walking, you will usually fall down!
Here are some of the things you’re doing this month:
• Walking!
• Saying 18 words (agua, mama, dada, mum mum, cheese (sounds like “sheese”), quack quack (cack cack), car, cat, ese (that in Spanish), whoa, whee!, fish (shh), chicken (icken), truck (uck), wawa (water in English), poop (poo-p), peas, goal!
• Standing for longer periods of time
• Holding a spoon, although not being super coordinated with it yet
• Asking for agua when you’re eating
• Wearing size 4 diapers during the day and size 5 nighttime diapers at night
• Wearing size 12 -18 month pants,12-18 month shirts, 12 and 18 month onesies
• Wearing size 4 shoes and some size 5 shoes
• Wearing size 12-18 month hats
• Drinking whole, organic milk – no more formula! You have about 4 bottles a day, usually between 4oz and 6oz each
We are still in awe that you are 1! You are such a happy, smiley little boy, and when you’re sleeping, we often find ourselves saying that we can’t wait for you to wake up so we can play with you and watch you learn as you play! We love you SO very much! Happy 1st birthday!!
Love,
Mommy and Daddy
I can't believe it...
I know when they say that time flies after you have a child. But I truly didn't think I would literally blink and Santiago would go from this -
to this -
(How crazy I had basically the same pose 11 months later??) :)
One year ago today, this was my reality:
And now THIS is my reality:
Happy 1st birthday to my sweet, happy, smiley, handsome little guy! Love you so much!
to this -
(How crazy I had basically the same pose 11 months later??) :)
One year ago today, this was my reality:
And now THIS is my reality:
Happy 1st birthday to my sweet, happy, smiley, handsome little guy! Love you so much!
March 13, 2011
In 2 days...
In two days I will officially have a one year old. I have no idea where the year went. My little boy has gone from a tiny little lump who just ate, slept, pooped and cried to a little person who now walks, talks, plays (and falls down), smiles, giggles, and makes us laugh everyday.
Yesterday we celebrated Santi's birthday with some friends and family. It was a great day, and we gave Santi some cake, which he liked putting his hands in but then didn't moosh it all over himself (another sign he's my child - no messes!) He had fun playing with the other babies that were there, having crawling races with other kids and just enjoying the attention. It is hard to believe he is one, and just how much he'll change this year. By this time next year, he'll be running around the house, be talking in sentences, asking questions, and still making us laugh everyday.
We love you Santiago - thanks for a great year!
Yesterday we celebrated Santi's birthday with some friends and family. It was a great day, and we gave Santi some cake, which he liked putting his hands in but then didn't moosh it all over himself (another sign he's my child - no messes!) He had fun playing with the other babies that were there, having crawling races with other kids and just enjoying the attention. It is hard to believe he is one, and just how much he'll change this year. By this time next year, he'll be running around the house, be talking in sentences, asking questions, and still making us laugh everyday.
We love you Santiago - thanks for a great year!
March 2, 2011
Santi's 11 month letter
2/15/11
Dear Santiago:
You are now eleven months old! We only have one more month until you are no longer considered a newborn and are officially a toddler.
You are on the move! You are so fast when you crawl and love to have us chase you! When we chase you down the hall, you laugh and giggle and always stop to look back to make sure we’re still coming.
I’m staying home full time with you now and love it. We get to spend so much time together and have a great routine of waking at about 7am, having a bottle, playing, having some breakfast, nap, then you wake up and we play some more, you have lunch, play, have a bottle and then take another nap, and then after that when you wake up you have dinner, and then you’ll have a bath, bottle and go to bed. When daddy comes home after work, he helps give you dinner, plays with you and usually gives you your bath and bottle. He loves this special “Daddy/Santi” time!
Some mornings we go to Stroller Strides and you are so good sitting in the stroller the whole time. When you get to get out at the end of the class, you are so happy crawling around and meeting all of the other little kids.
You have started cruising around the livingroom while holding on to furniture! And you’ve taken steps! You can now walk independently between Mommy and Daddy, or sometimes between pieces of furniture! We know it won’t be long before you’re running around the house!
Here are some of the things you’re doing this month:
• Taking steps independently!
• Using your push toy and walking around the house with it
• Saying 17 words (agua, mama, dada, mum mum, cheese (sounds like “sheese”), quack quack (cack cack), car, cat, ese (that in Spanish), whoa, whee!, fish (shh), chicken (icken), truck (uck), wawa (water in English), poop (poo-p), peas (dees)
• Standing independently
• Holding your bottle on your own
•Holding your sippy cup on your own
• Taking some sips out of a regular cup
• Wearing size 4 diapers during the day and size 5 nighttime diapers at night
• Wearing size 12 -18 month pants,12-18 month shirts, 12 and 18 month onesies
• Wearing size 4 shoes
• Wearing size 12-18 month hats
• Eating about 4-6 oz per feeding in four bottles a day
We’re really excited for your birthday next month and have truly enjoyed this past year with you. You are such an amazing little boy, and have given us a reason to smile each and every day. We love you so much!
Love,
Mommy and Daddy
Dear Santiago:
You are now eleven months old! We only have one more month until you are no longer considered a newborn and are officially a toddler.
You are on the move! You are so fast when you crawl and love to have us chase you! When we chase you down the hall, you laugh and giggle and always stop to look back to make sure we’re still coming.
I’m staying home full time with you now and love it. We get to spend so much time together and have a great routine of waking at about 7am, having a bottle, playing, having some breakfast, nap, then you wake up and we play some more, you have lunch, play, have a bottle and then take another nap, and then after that when you wake up you have dinner, and then you’ll have a bath, bottle and go to bed. When daddy comes home after work, he helps give you dinner, plays with you and usually gives you your bath and bottle. He loves this special “Daddy/Santi” time!
Some mornings we go to Stroller Strides and you are so good sitting in the stroller the whole time. When you get to get out at the end of the class, you are so happy crawling around and meeting all of the other little kids.
You have started cruising around the livingroom while holding on to furniture! And you’ve taken steps! You can now walk independently between Mommy and Daddy, or sometimes between pieces of furniture! We know it won’t be long before you’re running around the house!
Here are some of the things you’re doing this month:
• Taking steps independently!
• Using your push toy and walking around the house with it
• Saying 17 words (agua, mama, dada, mum mum, cheese (sounds like “sheese”), quack quack (cack cack), car, cat, ese (that in Spanish), whoa, whee!, fish (shh), chicken (icken), truck (uck), wawa (water in English), poop (poo-p), peas (dees)
• Standing independently
• Holding your bottle on your own
•Holding your sippy cup on your own
• Taking some sips out of a regular cup
• Wearing size 4 diapers during the day and size 5 nighttime diapers at night
• Wearing size 12 -18 month pants,12-18 month shirts, 12 and 18 month onesies
• Wearing size 4 shoes
• Wearing size 12-18 month hats
• Eating about 4-6 oz per feeding in four bottles a day
We’re really excited for your birthday next month and have truly enjoyed this past year with you. You are such an amazing little boy, and have given us a reason to smile each and every day. We love you so much!
Love,
Mommy and Daddy
Playing with daddy
Santi loves to play hide and seek and one of the places he loves to do it is around our ottoman we're using as a coffee table...sometimes he drags us into it as well!
February 22, 2011
New videos
Some new videos of Santi!
Dancing and dining!
Santi and his love for bubbles!
Santi saying goodbye to the agua!
Santi loving his kitty Monet
On the swings for the first time
Steps!
Walking with his push toy, less than 24 hours later after the above video
Dancing and dining!
Santi and his love for bubbles!
Santi saying goodbye to the agua!
Santi loving his kitty Monet
On the swings for the first time
Steps!
Walking with his push toy, less than 24 hours later after the above video
Hello!
So I've now officially been a stay at home mom for three weeks. Well, technically, only for about two days really, since Tito's mom was here helping out until this past Sunday. But since then, it's been Santi and I, day in and day out. Our days are pretty full right now actually.
Santi gets up at about 7am, we have some milk, and then he plays for about an hour and then I make him breakfast. After he finishes, either we'll go to work out at my Stroller Strides class or he'll nap. If we go to Stroller Strides, he doesn't nap until 11am when we get back. Sometimes he'll fall asleep in the car. After nap he gets lunch, and then plays and then we'll either go out for a walk, or run errands or have the occasional play date. He takes a second nap around 3pm, and then he wakes up at about 4:30pm or 5pm, and will play while I make dinner. Tito's home around 6pm and we'll feed Santi (and us) and then give him a bath and he's in pj's, had a bottle and story and in bed by 7pm. We've been told we're lucky that we basically have from 7pm until the morning with a sleeping kid. We definitely are happy he sleeps through the night and wakes up a happy little guy in the morning, even though I'd prefer 8am wakeups, but I won't be picky!
I owe an 11 month letter, but can't believe my guy will be a year old in a few short weeks! Here are a few recent photos:
Ready for Stroller Strides class! All bundled up!
Santi gets up at about 7am, we have some milk, and then he plays for about an hour and then I make him breakfast. After he finishes, either we'll go to work out at my Stroller Strides class or he'll nap. If we go to Stroller Strides, he doesn't nap until 11am when we get back. Sometimes he'll fall asleep in the car. After nap he gets lunch, and then plays and then we'll either go out for a walk, or run errands or have the occasional play date. He takes a second nap around 3pm, and then he wakes up at about 4:30pm or 5pm, and will play while I make dinner. Tito's home around 6pm and we'll feed Santi (and us) and then give him a bath and he's in pj's, had a bottle and story and in bed by 7pm. We've been told we're lucky that we basically have from 7pm until the morning with a sleeping kid. We definitely are happy he sleeps through the night and wakes up a happy little guy in the morning, even though I'd prefer 8am wakeups, but I won't be picky!
I owe an 11 month letter, but can't believe my guy will be a year old in a few short weeks! Here are a few recent photos:
Ready for Stroller Strides class! All bundled up!
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