So much talking!

Dillon is walking everywhere and talking about everything, well at least he understands what he is saying but we don't (well Grandy thinks she understands him.....).


He loves to water the flowers and he will pick up the watering can on the porch and try and open the door to get the water and water the plants, then he will point downstairs like hello lets water the ones down there too. So smart!

Dillon is Walking!!

So Dillon made me the happiest mommy in the world and started walking before I went back to work. He really has taken off over the last 3 weeks and loves to just get around. It is so fun! I will get some video up this weekend I hope.....

He has almost an entire mouth of teeth which has its pains for both him and us of course, poor guy! All 8 front teeth and 3 molars and a few other teeth, so just 1 molar to go.

He is doing really well with our babysitter that comes 4 days a week when Chris goes to work until I get home. They have a lot of fun together which is a relief!

New Job!

So I know the blog is supposed to be about our little guy Dillon, but Mom has a new job! I am officially no longer a stay at home Mom and working for a great organization, Indiana Sports Corporation as their Director of Youth Programming. I started last week and hit the ground running for sure. Our office is located downtown in the Pan Am Plaza so I have a heck of a commute. It has been a change for all of us and we are just getting used to our schedule right now.

Dillon is almost 15 months old and teething like crazy, which doesn't make him super happy to say the least. I miss him so much during the days but Chris is doing an amazing job with him at home. Dillon is walking and talking baby talk which his Grandy seems to understand but no one else does.

I hope to post a couple videos over the weekend. This is one of my favorite family photos from Dillon's 1 year photos in March.

Dillon turns 1

Dillon turns one and I can't believe it. What an emotional roller coaster, especially for me! We had a family only celebration on March 5th and an extended family party on March 12th for Dillon and all the other March birthdays (Blake, Dad, Jacob, Tim and Wendy) and then on March 13th we had a surprise party for Grandpa Joe in Batesville. We went out to lunch with Mom and Chris on Dillon's actual birthday.

Since then, Kelly Applegate took Dillon's 1 year photos and he is so talented with the camera and all of them are so good! Here are just a few! It was fitting that we took them at Butler as they won the first game in the Final Four!

Dillon is so close to walking it is scary! He has a little wagon he is now pushing on his own at home and a little red car that he is pushing at Grandy and Grandpa's house. It is so fun!

Here is some video

Dillon turns 1

What a year and how our lives have changed! Dillon turns 1 on Thursday the 10th and we couldn't be happier! He is such a joy and brings so much joy to our lives. We had a party on Saturday for our family and he had so much fun playing with everyone and opening his presents and the cake of course! We had a pretty cake for the adults and a cake for Dillon to destroy. In the end he loved the big box and the ribbon and the balloons. How simple!

He had more fun playing with the cake instead of eating it though.....

Lots of Firsts

Well with Dillon turning 1 next week (omg!!) we are experiencing many firsts. We turned the car seat around yesterday so he can face forward and boy does he love facing forward. So much more cool! Dillon has 7 teeth which isn't anything new..... Dillon had his first haircut and he didn't like it so much. It was kind of special b/c Mark cuts Chris's hair (and he styled it at the church before we got married for him) and he cut my hair a long time ago. Dillon sat on my lap and just cried.....but he now can see so that is a plus.

more firsts and video to come

Dillon's 1st Trip to the Beach

Dillon and I were lucky enough to escape the cold Indiana weather and travel by plane (Dillon's first plane ride!) to Ft. Myers, Florida! My cousins (Kerri & Troy Noard) have a house in a cool neighborhood (and so does Kerri's Mom or my Aunt Lynn and their condo is very nice which is why Dillon and I couldn't stay there....not babyproofed!). The Indy airport was easy to travel by myself all the people were so nice and helpful and I sat on the plane next to 2 Butler grads (I presume they were at least 70 years old) and they were the nicest ladies of course!
Dillon and I took lots of walks, swam in the pool, played outside in the grass (Florida grass is very different and he thought that was so cool) and we shopped at the outlets and played at the beach. Mom (aka Grandy to Dillon) met up with me on Sunday after dropping Dad at the airport to head home and stayed with me for the rest of the trip which was great! Dillon and Grandy have so much fun together, we laughed a lot!
I took so many pictures that I couldn't post them all. I am getting used to my "big girl" camera and took over 300 pictures! Thank you to my cousins and Aunt for letting us stay and use your wonderful homes in Ft. Myers!! We had a blast!
Dillon thought it was hilarious when Grandy was using the spray sunscreen. You can't tell in this photo but he is laughing so hard at her and the sunscreen!!

Now I am looking forward to all the March birthdays (Blake, Dad, Dillon, Vicky, Grandpa Joe, Jacob, Tim, Wendy) and I can't believe that Dillon is about to be 1. Boy how the time flies. I have been a bit emotional lately with the realization that he is turning 1.

2011 - finger foods, climbing the stairs and more!

2011 is off to a great start! Dillon is crawling so fast, pulling up on everything and after a recent visit from Ryan Meek (and her family) Dillon learned how to climb up the stairs!

We installed a gate on the steps and lowered his crib (I can't believe he is going to be 1 in 5 weeks). He is eating all kinds of finger foods and he loves to drop his food to Randi. So needless to say Randi and Dillon are now best of friends.

My sweet boy is growing up and it makes me sad. Here are a couple videos of him feeding Randi with his pasta and the second one is of him climbing the stairs and don't mind the video of me, I was turning the camera around.

Thanks for reading!

Pulling up and crawling

Dillon is getting sooooo big! After 3 months of crawling backwards and 2 months of doing the army crawl he finally is crawling forward! He is getting around so quickly now. He is also pulling up all of a sudden too. I put him on the floor in his room and turned around and he was pulling up on his shelf. Crazy how quickly this all happens with babies! I can't believe he is going to be 1 in March!

Here is a video of him pulling himself up!