My Birthday Boy!

Yesterday -March 9, 2010 -My baby boy turned 1!

Unfortunately, Trip woke up yesterday morning with a fever and runny nose. After some cuddling from his mom and dad, some Motrin, and a good long morning nap, he woke up feeling much better just in time to get his very first birthday present. His Aunt Kelli (my best friend and college roommate) had mailed him a wooden block pyramid. I went to the kitchen to make his lunch while he played contently with his toy. When I returned, I saw that Trip had found at the bottom of the package a packet of "Silicon" (the stuff that keeps things fresh) with the words "DO NOT EAT" printed boldly across it, and had consumed half of the contents of the package and some of the packaging itself! Frantically, I yelled for J to call poison control. Much to our relief, we were informed that Silicon is non-toxic and the package is only a chocking hazard for babies. Since Trip had not choked, but swallowed down the package, we were out of the danger zone.

After a crazy morning, we spent the rest of the afternoon playing, enjoying the weather, and letting Trip do all of the things a 1 year old wants to do. He wore only his diaper the entire day, he ate peanut butter from his dad's PB&J for the first time, and he enjoyed some of his favorite foods, including strawberries, chicken and animal crackers.

We will celebrate more with friends and family in the coming weeks and Trip will have many opportunities to eat/destroy cake on those occassions.

Hard to believe ...

As I sit here, post-run and drinking my second cup of coffee for the day, with a toddler playing in the other room, it is hard for me to believe that one year ago I looked like this. Trip had yet to make an appearance and was resting comfortably in my belly. It is also hard to believe that my belly was ever able to stretch so big!

Dear Friends

Our dear friends the Underwoods came to visit last weekend. Their little boy is about a week younger than Trip. The weather was beautiful and the time spent with them was filled with memories, good food, good conversation and fun activity. The following is a photo summary of the weekend.

The boys getting reacquainted. We hadn't had the two together since they were only a few months old.

Day one: We ate "the best hamburger in Texas" at Alamo Springs Cafe, and then took a hike to work off the calories and enjoy the weather.

Like most good stories these days, this one included Trip exploding through his diaper and me forgetting an extra outfit. Trip enjoyed the hike atop his dad's shoulders wearing a fresh diaper, socks, shoes and a hoodie jacket.

We spent the rest of day 1 relaxing at the house and grilling out. The boys were enthralled by their dads playing the guitar.

Day Two: We went to church, the babies took naps, we ate lunch outside on the front porch, and then headed to the Guadalupe State Park for hike number two.

We couldn't resist getting some cute pictures of the boys in their diapers and cute hats after the long hike. In this last picture Trip was dancing to the music ... I'll post a video of this, it was priceless!

The weekend was a complete success and we can't wait to see the Underwoods again. J, Trip and I are so blessed to have such good friends!

trip's first haircut

After some kind nudging from my husband, I finally agreed to give Trip his first haircut. I was pushing this occasion off until he turned one, but J could no longer stand the mullet. Many will not be surprised to learn that Trip was quite the pistol during the haircut, flinging his head backwards each time I raised the scissors. The last picture is the final product.