Surprise! Happy Birthday Mimi!

This July, Mimi turns sixty! Doesn't she look great? To celebrate this milestone we all threw her a surprise party at Lisa's house. The party was actually 4 weeks before Mimi's real birthday because we could never pull off a surprise any closer to her real birthday - she's too savvy for that. We had a great day celebrating with friends and family and Mimi sure was surprised!

This is a picture of Dylan all dressed up for the party. Unfortunately, as soon as we got to Aunt Lisa's, he pooped all over his shirt and we had to do an outfit change before Mimi even got to see him! Good think he looks cute no matter what he's wearing!

He's even handsome when he's being fussy!
What is a party without a trampoline?

...and balloons?

Mimi needed some help blowing out her candles.
Mmmmm...cake

Tim's First Father's Day as a Daddy!!

For his first Father's Day Dylan gave Tim a photo album filled with pictures of the two of them together and two framed pictures of himself for Tim's desk at work. Later in the day we drove to Mimi and Papa's house on Long Island for dinner with Aunt Lisa, Uncle Brian, Katie, Grace, Great-Grandpa and his girlfriend, Carol.

It was Dylan's first trip out of Westchester County. He celebrated during a diaper change by Christnening Aunt Lisa with lots of explosive poop. It was only fair as she will be Christening him this fall at his Baptism (she and Uncle Dave will be Dylan's Godparents:).

Dylan's First Playdate

Last Saturday our friends Adam and Maya drove up for a visit from Brooklyn with their son Cyrus. Cy is about 6 weeks older than Dylan. Unfortunately, Dylan was not a very attentive host and slept through most of the visit. Cy didn't seem to mind though, as this gave him the opportunity to steal the show with his adorable smiles and giggles.

Cy also took some cheap shots at Dylan. He tried to play it off as uncoordinated baby movements, but we know he was trying to show Dylan who's boss. Just wait until Dylan is old enough to swat back. Then these two will be trouble.

Dylan is one month old!!

Hello everyone! Welcome to our blog! Based on the example set by numerous friends of ours it seems obligatory these days to start a blog once you welcome a baby into your family. We are a little late in getting this online journal up and running but we've been a little busy taking care of a little boy named Dylan Philip...

It's hard to believe but it has been a whole month since our son was born. We still look at him and can't believe he is ours. And how happy we are that he is!

It has been a month of growing...For those who have forgotten, Dylan was born on May 12th, 2008 at 2:26 p.m. He weighed 6 lbs., 3 oz. and was 19 1/4 inches long. Today Dylan weighs 9 lbs., 1 oz. and is 22 inches long!

It has been a month of learning...how to treat diaper rash, how to give a newborn a bath, how to massage a clogged tear duct, how to soothe a crying Dylan, and how to live with less sleep but more joy. We are learning to be parents and Dylan is learning about this crazy world.

It has been a month of wonder...at the miracle of every hiccup, squeal, and cry, at the great joy that someone so tiny can bring to so many people, and at how far and fast newborn poop can shoot across a room!

It has also been a month of visitors! Dylan is a very popular little boy. In the hospital Dylan was visited by Mimi, Papa, Nonna, GG Mum, Aunt Lisa, and Uncle Dave. Since then he's also had visits from Aunt Michelle, cousins Isabelle, Scarlett, Katie, and Grace, Great Aunt Lorraine and 2nd cousins Julie and Ryan. Uncle Ben, Aunt Emily (and cousin #5-to-be!), Uncle Andrew and his girlfriend Alexandria all traveled from upstate NY (Canandaigua and Syracuse) to meet him!! Some of our friends have also traveled to meet Dylan...Lauren and Chris Sweatman, Rebecca Anderson, and Heather Cyr and boyfriend Jan all drove from New England. Keep the visits coming - we love to show off our handsome boy!

For those interested, we have also started a Flickr website, where you can find even more photos of our little man: http://www.flickr.com/photos/debandtim/. When you enter the site, just click on one of the albums on the right side (there is only one album right now - Dylan's First Month) to see the pictures in that album. We will be adding new pictures frequently so check in whenever you want!!