WARNING:

Morning cup of coffee you are no longer safe!  

 

Chinese New Year

We attended Chinese New Year at the Nelson-Atkins Museum with Uncle Eric, Aunt Kate, and Cousins Elle & Zane. Before leaving home we feasted upon a great Chinese meal.  It was Titus' first time to eat Chinese and he loved it. 

Unfortunately my camera died half-way through the evening.  :(  The event was crowded, but we still had a great time.  We caught a glimpse of the traditional Lion Dance, enjoyed a Chinese calligraphy demo, heard some traditional music, made an art project, and watched an amazing Chinese yo-yo demonstration. Titus had not been feeling well earlier that day (possibly due to teeth) but he was a trooper for our late night adventure!

 

 Finished art project

 Titus' calligraphy says "Blessing",

and what a blessing Titus is!

11 months old

In only one month, my sweet baby will be one years old. Sigh. How I'd love to freeze time and savor these sweet baby moments before they vanish.

Titus is still my peanut, weighing in at just 15ish lbs. He is small, but mighty. Titus is still mainly wearing 3-6 month clothes with a few 9 months thrown in here and there. He's still in his size 2 shoes and size 3 diaper. Love these little clothes and shoes!

Some things Titus has been up to this month:

• He's cutting two bottom teeth #7 & #8 simultaneously... F.U.N.
• He's very attached and gets upset when Mama and Dada leave the room.
• He started drinking from a sippy cup.
• He wants to feed himself, regardless of what it is.
• Titus makes lots of funny noises, and likes to hear the sounds he makes
• He waves bye-bye and gives high fives (when he's in the mood).
• Titus will often say "mama" and "dada" on demand.
• Titus has started enjoy bath time more.
• He only eats table food; baby food is now detestable.
• We began baby story time at the library which he loves.

Family, Food, & Football

To quote Uncle Eric so eloquently, "We are thankful for family, food, and football". It was fun to watch our home team play in the playoffs for the Super Bowl. And, even despite them losing we still had a great day together laughing, eating, and even playing in the snow (inside).

My little snow baby lasted less than a couple of minutes

Elle's mini snowman