Eat Real and Art Walk

Tonight was Montlake's Eat Real and Art Walk event at the school. I was supposed to make a salad, which I prepared for, but the lettuce did not make it. Instead, I got to socialize & enjoy some food. 'Lola' brought a mezze plate with 2 dips and dolmas, with pita that was outstanding.

David and I left the younger boys with Pei Ying until 7pm. I went back to put Cros to bed, and David took Vincent back, along with Tyler.

Nodding And Mandarin

A couple months ago, Crosby learned to nod his head for yes. He has since been doing it more and more, mostly in regards to eating. He nods at me when he wants to breast feed, and if you ask him if he wants something to eat. The best part of it is that he is responding to questions asked in Mandarin. He has also in the last week started to say, "no," in Mandarin. Or, that's what I think he is saying. He will turn his head and go, "Bu."

Tea Set

One of Crosby's favorite toys these days is this tea set.

Happy 1st Birthday, Crosby!

I cannot believe that my little baby, Crosby, is a year old. It's amazing how fast this past year went. Amazing.

 

My mom came to visit us, kind of last minute, to help celebrate the occasion. Most of his day was pretty typical. His brothers went to school, and my mom and I hung out with him. After Tyler came home from school, I blew some bubbles for the boys to play with. They loved it.

After Vincent came home, Mom stayed home with Crosby, and I dragged the two older boys all over U Village to pick up stuff for Crosby's birthday celebration. They were really good sports about it.

We stopped at Din Tai Fung to order dinner, then QFC to get Crosby a balloon, Bartell Drug store to let them look for Lego mystery packs (sadly, they were all gone), Trophy to pick up cupcakes, and back to Din Tai Fung to get our food.

Here are the photo highlights.

Crosby with his first balloon.

Eating his Din Tai Fung "long life" noodles.

Of the items we put around him, Crosby chose the abacus. Looks like we have a future business on our hands.

Vanilla, vanilla cupcake, with just a little bit of sugar sprinkles.

Oh yes, baby liked his cake.

A-ma and her grandsons.

All his presents were opened, with help from his big bros.

 

 

And, the biggest highlight of this first birthday, was that Crosby has started walking! Actually, he took his first (real) steps last week, just 6 days shy of his birthday. Each day since then, he has gotten better. He still scrambles to a stable source (like adult legs, or sofa) to pull himself up and balance before making a move, but he's definitely walking! Darn Blogger...I can't upload the video. Will have to try YouTube, if I have time...

I've said it once, I've said it twice, and I'll say it again...and probably again, and again...I am SO happy David and I decided to have a 3rd baby. Three awesome boys is one crazy LOUD house. I long for quiet moments throughout my days, but I wouldn't want it to be all the time. The screeches, bickering, laughing, jumping, flopping around, dancing, wrestling, running, tumbling, dirty, torn up pants, crotch grabbing, pee on the floor...all worth it. I adore our little teddy bear of a baby boy, Crosby. He, with his big brothers, are all amazing.

Baby Food

I made some farro this week. So good. I also made it into baby food, with sauteed onions and orange bellpepper. Crosby loved it.

 

First steps

Ok, it was a little accidental, but Crosby did take about 3 tiny steps this morning, nonetheless.

Self-feeding

Crosby has been feeding himself for a few months now, but just with his hands. Today, we gave him a bowl with a spoon and some rice, and he actually scooped a couple of bites into his mouth. Of course, like most things with babies, by the time you think to grab your camera, they stopped doing the awesome thing they were doing, and you don't catch it on film. Oh well.