Sunday BBQ

After Tim's dad left on Sunday morning, Tim, Dylan, and I drove down to Long Island to meet baby Brian and visit Aunt Lisa in the hospital. We were silly and forgot to take pics of cute little Brian! After the hospital visit, we met Mimi, Papa, Uncle David, Isabelle, and Scarlett at Uncle David and Aunt Michelle's house for a fun barbeque.

Cute pic of the girls:

Poor Dylan had to borrow Scarlett's pink bib......and her purple sweatshirt. Bad mommy and daddy for not bringing Dylan his own boy stuff!

Visits in April: Part III

The weekend after Tim's mom (a.k.a. Nonna) visited, Tim's Dad (a.k.a. Papa Scott) came down for a visit. It was great for both Tim and Dylan to get some quality time with him.Papa Scott brought a Build-A-Bear Monkey for the almost birthday boy......and a chainsaw for Tim. Okay, not really. He did bring his chainsaw though, as well as his tree chopping skills. And now there is one less dying tree in our front yard!

In return, Tim let his dad borrow this totally awesome T-Shirt. How could we not take his picture in it?

Visits in April, Part II

April 24th brought a slightly-earlier-than-expected "visit" from Baby B. That's right! Brian Craig Marrin, Jr. just couldn't wait for his Mom's c-section, which had been scheduled for April 30th. He arrived 6 days prior to that! He weighed 7 lbs, 7 oz. (just what his big sister, Grace weighed when she was born) and was 19 1/2 inches long. Mommy and baby are both healthy and happy. Dylan finally has a boy cousin to play with! Welcome, baby Brian!!

Visits in April, Part I

Waaaayyyy back in April, Tim and I went to a fundraiser on Long Island (to benefit my cousin's children, Samantha and Jake) and we needed a babysitter to watch Dylan, so Nonna drove down and stayed for the weekend (yes, we realize we need a babysitter who lives closer than 5 hours away...). Dylan was less than cooperative while Nonna was babysitting, but I don't think that will stop her from coming back.
While she was here, we took a trip to the park. Here are some fun shots. Of course Nonna was holding the camera so we didn't get too many of her!
Dylan loves the holes in this tunnel...
...and apparently Nonna enjoys taking pictures through them.
Fun family shot.

Delinquent Blogger

Since Dylan has gone mobile, I just don't have as much time to hang out on the internet, which has meant less time to blog. I spend much of my day following Dylan around the house, attempting to convince him that his toys are more fun than picking lint off the floor, pulling coffee cups and water bottles out of my hands, and eating my shoes. My work caseload has also picked up and I am now fully booked. Even though it's only 10 hours a week of treating patients, I always have paperwork to work on at home, which also limits my computer play time. Lots of updates coming soon though, I promise!

11 months old and Happy Easter!

Dylan turned 11 months old on Easter Sunday! As you saw in our last post, this month's big achievement was learning to crawl! Dylan can get pretty much anywhere he wants to go (unless it's gated off, of course) using a combination of crawling, pulling up to stand, and cruising. He's even trying to crawl up the stairs! Gotta get the 3rd and 4th gate in ASAP! Dylan's two top front teeth have come down to join the two he has on the bottom. He's getting even more chatty and really trying to communicate with us verbally. He is doing his best to learn English and we are doing our best to interpret his sounds, gestures, and facial expressions. One of the cuter things he does now is, anytime one of our two the cats is around, he will mimic us when we say "meow". As I said, it is very cute.Easter was a fun day! We went to Great Aunt Lorraine and Uncle Jim's house on Long Island with Mimi, Papa, Aunt Lisa, Uncle Brian, Katie, Grace, Baby B (who is getting ready for his/her big introduction on April 30th!), my cousins Ryan, Julie, and Jeff, Jeff's wife Jen and their kids, Kieran and Maggie. Oh and Jen is pregnant too! Lots of kids! And lots more on the way (none here though!).

Mimi and Dylan

The Big Kids' Table: Katie, Grace, Kieran, and Maggie

We Have a Crawler!!

On March 25th, Dylan began crawling! That, combined with pulling up on every surface more than 2 inches off the floor, and cruising has meant that Dylan is quite the mobile little boy - keeping Mommy and Daddy on our toes!

This video is from the first morning Dylan finally figured it out, so it's not the prettiest crawl. Since then, he's really become quite a pro - he's getting into everything! Oh, and I made the "leg warmers" he's wearing out of adult no-slip socks. It was driving me crazy that every time Dylan tried to crawl, his knees would slip out behind him. I don't think they really helped. I think he just needed to figure it out. But it made me feel better at the time:) Now, even without the leg warmers, he is getting around without a problem.