hands down, the cutest hand-me-down baseball cap


having fun swingin’
Originally uploaded by coffywoman.

Dylan has now outgrown his second flap happy hat, so we plopped this hat that his cousin Jason gave to him on his head.

Then, we put the hat to use…we went to the park to try to tucker him out on the swings and slide so that we could finish our errands in peace!

The plan worked like a charm….


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Valentine’s day


valentine’s day
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It was such a beautiful day! While Tom slaved away at work, Heather and I stopped by Zoccoli’s to get some sandwiches then took the kids to the park. Taliana had a blast swinging, making funny faces, and playing, but Dylan slept through it all!

Well, Dylan woke us all up at 5am, so I guess it’s no surprise that he was tired!

He perked up for dinner, though! Tom and I had the pear-ginger waffles we’d been planning on making for brekky (ate them by candlelight!), and Dylan had his usual fare…!


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balancing act

Today, the Dell Tech came to service my laptop and, while he was at it, he sullied our floors ! So, I pulled out the vacuum to tidy up and what did little Dylan do?? He climbed up this inflatable rolling cylinder thingy to get a better view of what I was doing! At least he can’t climb out of the yard quite yet…!


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giddy up!


giddy up!
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Cute li’l outfit from Auntie Cindy…!


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another rainy day

Today, it rained again, so in between doing dishes and laundry, vacuuming, and making up another batch of carrots for Dylan, we crawled around the house, read some books, browsed the bookshelves, looked out the window at the rain, and tried the tunnel that Sheila, Chip and the kids got for Dylan.

Clearly, this was the highlight! I sat at one end of it and peered through it at Dylan and he enthusiastically — and fearlessly — came crawling through!

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a day indoors


a day indoors
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It was rainy today and Dylan also has a little runny nose, so we stayed home instead of going to Mothersong. To let little Dylan burn off some energy, I let him crawl around outside his play yard (and climb 3 steps!). He especially likes it when I make like I’m chasing him!

I also got a little footage of his distinctive, one-knee-one-foot, crawling style (and him playing chase) for posterity.


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sixes

6 seconds – Dylan’s current record for unassisted standing.

6 types of fruit Dylan has tried so far – pears, apples, avocado, plums, bananas, apricots

Top 6 CDs on Dylan’s playlist – Beethoven’s Wig 1 and 2, Dan Zanes’ Rocket Ship Beach, John Lithgow’s Singin’ in the Bathtub, Sing Along with Putomayo, Ralph’s World’s Peggy’s Pie Parlor

6 signs we learned yesterday: cooking, shoes, socks, clothes, where, and found.

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so happy


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Dylan is always so happy to see his cousins and aunties!!

Both of his aunties (Cindy and Christina) have such nicely manicured nails…That’s why they know all about this Nail salon clip. It isn’t about Dylan, but it’s hilarious…!


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the sweet taste of success


The full clip of Dylan trying to eat an Oatio is really close to 2 minutes — he’s more adept at it now, but he still has to be pretty persistent!

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Dylan’s new trick


Dylan climbs the ZipBin
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In a remarkable show of speed and agility, Dylan scaled the ZipBin for a better view of the world beyond the play yard.

I had just turned my back for a moment (to toss a dirty diaper into the pail) and, boom, there he was smiling at me, obviously proud of his accomplishment. So, what he does is he grabs the opposite side of the toy box and pulls his hips up over the edge and, from there, he pulls himself into a standing position!


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