Poor dillan :(

Shortly after his birthday party, Dillan caught Hand Foot Mouth Disease :(
Don't worry, it wasn't as bad as it sounded. Really just fever and rash all over his face, hands, and feet.  Thankfully it was a mild case and no blisters.  He just didn't look as cute as he usually does!

Dillan's Birthday Party

 
Dillan's birthday party was a blast!  Filled with family and friends, he had a fantastic time.  We are so thankful to everyone who made our first year of parenthood bearable and enjoyable with help, advice, and support!

We had a party at Pau Pau and Wai Gung's house with both Grandparents on Dillan's actual birthday

Grandmas and Dillan

Dillan doesn't know it yet, but he's about to taste cake for the first time!

YUM!


Yay!  We survived the first year :)


Kisses for the Birthday Boy

We then had his big birthday Pool Party with friends and the rest of the family a few weeks later at Grandma and Grandpa Mah's house

Enjoying the water

Playing with Baby Patrick - they had the cutest matching monkey swim trunks!

Digging into the awesome Birthday Cake from Grandma!

COOL birthday hat made by Auntie Fiona and delicious cupcakes for the rest of us

Picture mural of Dillan's first year

Blurry Family Pic

Opening Presents the next day

GGP

Our dear GGP (Great Grand Pa) passed away on July 1st, 2010.  He was a loving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather whose joy in life was being around his family.  At every opportunity, he insisted on treating the grandkids out to lunch or dinner at one of his many favorite restaurants.  He always looked forward to when any of the family was coming into town and asked about each of his grandkids and great-grandkids often.  We knew he loved us all very much.

Dillan is so lucky to have spent his first year of life with GGP.  Seeing GGP would always bring a smile to Dillan's face.  They seemed to have a special connection that only seems to exist between babies and the elderly.  Every day, they would have 'Dillan and GGP time' and spend some precious moments with just the two of them.  They would have 'conversations' back and forth, that only they understood.  GGP loved sitting next to Dillan in the car, playing with him and taking care of him.  He was always concerned and looking out for Dillan as he grew from tiny infant to rambunctious toddler. 

We miss you, GGP.  We look forward to seeing you again one day.

Walking!

Like Father, Like Son

I come home from work one Friday, and it's really quiet.  I wonder where everyone is...

 this is what I find in the bedroom :)

Happy Birthday Dillan!!!

Can't believe our little boy is ONE YEAR OLD!  Exactly one year ago today, our lives changed forever as this sweet little boy entered our lives.  Never would I have imagined it would be so fun, challenging, fulfilling, exhausting, or rewarding to be a parent.  I clearly remember a moment in the hospital, holding Dillan for one of the first times after a very long day of labor and delivery, when everyone had left and Tim had fallen asleep (why was HE tired?!).  I was finally able to take it all in, that this tiny baby in my arms was finally here, and I remember wondering what he would be like.  Well one year later, Dillan is this rambunctious, happy, giggling little boy and has brought us tremendous joy and purpose in our lives.  We are so very thankful of the blessings that God has provided in our family, and pray that His guidance will continue to be with us.

Here's what Dillan has been up to at ONE year old:

- weighs 22.1 lbs, 29.5 inches
- switched to cow's milk and no more bottles!
- loves to wave hi and bye and blow kisses
- baby signs 'more', 'all done', and 'water'
- points to everything
- loves ceiling fans and lights
- first actual word:  a-dat?  (for 'what's that?')
- took his first steps at 11.5 months!  Still not 100% steady, but walking a good 10-15 steps at a time!
- losing some of that chub :(
- got his molars in!  Two on the bottom and the upper ones are coming in any day now



Check out how much I've grown in one year!

 One Day Old

 One Month

Two Months

 Three Months

 Four Months

 Five Months

 Six Months

Seven Months

Eight Months

 Nine Months

 Ten Months

Eleven Months

ONE year!

Diaper Wedgie

hee hee

Happy Birthday Grandma!

We celebrated Grandma's birthday over 4th of July.  Dillan is so lucky that Grandma takes such good care of him every day - playing with him, teaching him new skills, and spoiling him with yummy food.  Nothing is too good for Grandma's Dill-weed :)

Grandma with her grandbabies

Mah boys and Mah mama

The whole fam