Reunion!

Penny and Dillan reunited when Julie and Penny came from Cali for a TX visit. It was so fun to see the two of them together again.  What a difference a few months makes!  They have both grown so much since our visit in February, and the differences between girl and boy personalities were even more evident. The mamas also had some quality BFF time together, with a girls' night out :)  We wish we could hang out with them all the time and miss them so much already!

Summertime Fun

We kicked off summer with a pre-memorial day swimming at friend Lucas's house.  It was Dillan's first time in the pool and he had so much fun!  He loved splashing around.

Here he is at our neighborhood block party a week later.  We thought he would just stick his feet in, but ended up plopping right down in the water for some more splash time.  I'm sure this will be the first of many pool adventures, since it's the best way to escape this crazy TX heat!

First REAL Haircut

So after many complaints from several aunties (and both grandmas), we decided to get Dillan a 'real' professional haircut.  We took him to our awesome family hair stylist, Chi (who has been doing my hair for almost 15 years!), and he did great!  Her gentle touch was just the thing to keep him calm.

Before...

during...

After!

So sad...he doesn't look like a baby anymore...he looks like a boy!  My baby is growing up so fast :(

Crab Crawl

Dillan isn't truly crawling yet...and we have a feeling that he might not ever do it, since he still prefers to stand/cruise/walk with a walker over 'crawling'.  but he does have his own version of crawling - we call it the crab crawl.  He's not super fast (thankfully), but it gets him where he needs to go.  And always cracks us up :)

Ten Months

What a difference a month makes!  We tried taking the usual seated picture of Dillan next to Bevo, but the little guy would not sit still long enough for us to capture the moment!  Instead he was constantly in motion, wanting to pull himself up and stand or roll around, which pretty much describes life with our 'squirmy worm' these days.  This picture was the best we could do

This month, Dillan:
- forgot to get weighed - oops!
- is cruising around furniture like a pro
- scooching/crawling backwards
- has decided that he prefers table food to yucky baby food
- discovered a slight allergy to egg
- took a trip to Tulsa
- had his first haircut
- got his first cold
- can pick up toys from the ground while standing
- had his baby dedication
- loves to babble bababadadadpapapa (but still no 'mama'!)

Some fun pics from this past month:

I love Grandma

baby model Dillan striking a pose

Showin off the muscles

happy dillan + happy daddy

Loves wearing mama's shades

Mother's Day and Baby Dedication

My first Mother's Day was great!  I feel so blessed and humbled to be a mother, and know that Dillan is truly a gift from God.  I love watching him grow, change and learn everyday, and I love that motherhood constantly teaches me so many things about myself.

We first celebrated on Saturday with a delicious brunch with a few friends with new kiddos too.

Mommy and Dillan

All the Mamas and their Babies after a belly full of brunch buffet

On Sunday, not only did we celebrate Mother's day, but we also celebrated Dillan's baby dedication!  We were so honored to make a commitment to raise Dillan in a Christ-centered environment in front of our AABC family, and were so encouraged to have everyone's prayers and support in doing so.

Dedication Service with both sides of the family

Thanks Lins for coming to support us!

Family Pic with Pau Pau and Wai Gung

Tulsa Time

We took an impromptu family trip to Tulsa and visited Uncle Eric, Auntie Fiona, Cousin Ethan, and the Sus.  We had so much fun hanging out, Farmer's Market-ing, and Bike Riding.  Dillan and Ethan are finally interacting with each other more and they were so cute together (esp the bike ride).  Perfect weekend with friends and family!

Matching cousins watching Sesame Street Podcasts :)

Dillan playing with Ethan's cool ATV car

Too busy playing to put any pants on...

Double Daddy Diaper Duty

Scoring a Deal at the farmer's market

Go Thomas!  We attended his Tae Kwon Do demo and saw him in action

Mah Family Bike Ride

Cousins in the bike trailer at the beginning of the ride - 

so happy with their cheerios and sippy cups

Poor Ethan was not feeling so well halfway through and spent the entire ride home crying :(

Guess the crying lulled Dillan to sleep as he was trying to console his cousin :D