38/52 - First Dinner at a Restaurant

This past weekend we took the Lil Man out for his very first dinner at a restaurant.  Overall, the experience was not bad.  We skipped appetizers and tried to keep him distracted until his food arrived.

 

 

We did not go anywhere fancy, just Boston Pizza.   We ordered the kid's Pint-Sized pizza for the Lil Man ...

 

Byron had the Spicy Perogy Pizza

And I had a Zorba the Greek Pizza

 

 The Lil Man's doggy bag was so tiny.

  

I do not think we will be returning to BP any time in the future as we were surprised with our bill at the end of our meal (it was quite pricey for the amount of food we were served). However, I must add that the pizza I ordered was very enjoyable.

Happy Wednesday!

 

Hugo at a {Year and a Half}

Wow I can not believe Hugo is already a year and a half. Were is the time going?



A pieces of my heart ...  

I tried to get some photos of the Lil Man on Saturday (April 27) in the morning as that is usually when he is in a good mood, but he thought it was very funny to run at me and jump on me while I was trying to take the pictures, so it was a weee bit difficult ...

On Sunday, when we were outside enjoying the beautiful summer like weather we had this past weekend I was able to snap a couple more pictures of our little man. It was absolutely gorgeous both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday reached a high of + 20 and it was just as nice on Sunday. We tried to spend as much time as possible enjoying the fresh air and sunlight.  Hugo still loves bubbles and now he thoroughly loves being outside. He has mastered how to walk in his rubber boots on the uneven ground and when he falls down he is able to get himself back up most of the time. The odd time he decides he will just sit until we come and help him get back up.

Each day two pieces of my heart go walking outside of my body ... one belongs to my Hubby and the other to our Lil Man, we are so lucky to have you Buddy!

S N O W

A couple weeks ago Hugo had his very first adventure in the snow. He has such sensitive skin and I always hesitate to take him out to play in it. When NEMO, the winter  storm of this year hit us and brought with it some snow, we thought it was a great opportunity to take Hugo out to play in the snow... or at least we tried ...
 
 

 

 

Byron plopped him in the snow ...

 

 

 

 

He didn’t really like it and started crying. [I later discovered that the snow started going into his boots when Byron did this. Thus, he was cold and Hugo NO LIKE being cold!]

 



 

 

 

We pulled him out, brought him in for a bit to warm up ...

 

 

 

Taking a break inside, trying to warm up a bit.



 

 

Not too sure about this whole thing.

 

 

 

"Do i have to go back out there?"

 

 

Roxy convinced him to give it another try ...
 
 
 

 

 

Not so bad this time ... this white stuff looks interesting.

 

 

 

Time to touch the white fluffy stuff ... neat ...

 

 

 Wow Roxy's playing in it, this isn't so bad ...

 

 

 

 

 

But wait ... 

 

 
 

Things were going well ... but then he fell face first into the snow and changed his mind ... "It's cold, get me out of here, I want to go back inside" {crying and screaming}... 

And that was Hugo's first experience in the snow.

 

 

8/52 - Monkey See, Monkey Do!

Hugo loves to talk on the phone. As soon as he hears the phone ringing he looks at it and starts to make a sound like he's answering the call. For Christmas, Santa brought him his own cell phone. It is made by VTech and targeted to children slightly older than what Hugo is now, but he enjoys playing with it. It teaches numbers and counting and the alphabet ... it is very educational, which is awesome and I would highly recommend it [only complaint is it's kind of quiet until you slide it open]. I was finally able to snap some photos of him playing with his own phone.

 

 

 

 

So Focused

 

 

 

Hugo chatting on his phone

with his crazy curly hair ...

 

Also snapped some pics of Hugo playing with his police car and making the sound with his lips. I love watching him play ... it is so entertaining some days.

It went under the ottoman, so he peeks under to try and find it.

Vroooom .....

Hugo Update:

Hugo has started to do the hand motion for itsy bitsy spider [the part when the spider is going up the wall - he puts his index finger and thumb together on each hand, and taps the other hand]. It was amazing watching him do it the first time.

This past weekend Hugo opened his first door on his own  ... we are in trouble now.

He started to do the following about two weeks ago, but I forgot to mention in my weekly post - he now points to his nose when you ask him where it is.

Last week Roxy jumped up on the chair I sit on to feed Hugo [occurred when I went to grab Hugo's fruit] and sat there staring at him while he finished off his lunch. Within seconds, Hugo looked at her and said "Down" and pointed to the floor. I guess he has really been paying attention to me every time I tell her to get down off that chair. At first I was not sure if that's what he was saying, but then he did it again this week and it was clear and very funny to see.

While we were out on Sunday Hugo had a fluff on his finger from my very fluffy scarf. You could tell it was really bugging him, so I tried to blow it off and Hugo instantly tried to replicate what I was doing and quickly learnt how to blow with his tiny lips ... so cute.

 

I must admit there is never a dull day in our household any more!

7/52 - Valentine's Day Kisses

This past week I tried to snap a couple pictures of Hugo in his adorable little Valentine's Day shirt his Godmother gave him for Christmas. It is so cute ... the shirt reads "Handsome Devil - Valentine's Heart Breaker".

I made the following sign, put it in a frame and gave it to him and watched his reaction. I thought the sign was a very fitting touch, as Hugo has recently started to give us kisses {more so in the last week}. He puts his face against ours or goes for our lips and blows with his mouth {making a farting sound} and then gives us a big WET KISS. He also likes to blow kisses to people as they leave after coming over for a visit. He puts his hands to his mouth and blows on them {it melts my heart}.

This is how our mini shoot went ... everything was runny smoothly ...

I just want to pinch those chubby cheeks.

He was fascinated with the sign ...

Kisses ... get them while they last!

... but then ... he was on the move ...I think it's official to say Hugo is now walking!!! Another milestone to cross off the list!

 He started walking to the camera to check himself out.

 

It is amazing watching him get around. One second he is in the kitchen and then before I know it he has walked into the living room.

 

Roxy doesn't know what to do with this recent development though. She gets extremely excited and starts running around him trying to protect him I guess. We think she is worried he is going to fall and hurt himself so she is trying to keep him safe. It is really frustrating at times though. I am so afraid she is going to make him fall and hurt himself.

 

You can see Roxy's tail in the picture below. I think Roxy was in 90% of the pictures I took {arrrrrr}. She loves having her picture taken, which also didn't help.

... at least I was able to capture a few keepers of just Hugo!!

Yellow & Green

Had to share a picture of these cute and yummy peanut butter cupcakes my sister baked for me this past weekend for my Birthday dinner at my parents place. The mini cake was adorable and I absolutely loved the yellow and green colours!! Nicely done Little Sis!!!

Also wanted to share a quick Hugo update --today he walked from the laundry room all the way into our bedroom {Hooray}. Roxy does not know what to do with this recent development though. It almost seems like she is worried that he is going to fall so she tries to stay beside him [not a good thing though because it is distracting him and then he ends up falling ... not sure what to do about this].

Hugo is 15 Months

Yesterday Hugo turned 15 months!! Where is time going? He seems to just be growing and teething like crazy. This was him last year when he was 3 months – January 27, 2012.

 

My mother in-law gave me this outfit which belonged to Byron when he was a baby (he’s the baby in the middle). When I put Hugo in the outfit I thought it was going to be big, but it almost didn’t fit him. Photo was taken January 28, 2012 - exactly a year ago today.

 

Our little baby is no longer a baby ... he’s a little boy {tear}. Last Thursday he had his 15 month doctor’s appointment and got his required vaccine and he was such a big boy & didn’t even cry.

Poor guy though has not had a break with his teeth, they just seem to be coming in non-stop one after the other, and he is drooling like crazy and keeps putting his fingers in his mouth. I think he has two teeth left to come in (which are coming in right now) and then it’s just his 2^nd molars (aka 2 year molars) and his mouth will be filled with teeth.

 

For the past week or so Hugo has started to take some steps on his own ... 2 or 3 not much, but it’s a start and more than he had ever done before. When I was away for a brief part of the morning Friday, he took about 10 steps on his own and I missed it {figures}. Luckily Byron recorded it on his phone for me to see. Over this past weekend he has continued to take a couple more steps. Today he started to let go and take a few steps without me motivating him to come to me. He walked from his closet to his dresser all on his own while I was putting away his laundry. He is so close!!  Maybe by my Birthday he will be walking on his own ... we will see. I know when he is ready he will do it.

 

Over the weekend we finally found him his own couch. I tried to get him one for Christmas, but when I was at Wal-Mart and Toys R Us they were sold out. He loves it ...



 

Hugo, my 15 month old, watching some Baby Einstein like a big boy.

 

And apparently so does Roxy ....

Shortly after she got comfortable, Hugo decided he didn't want to share his couch with her. This is not like him, he shares everything with her especially his Cheerios, but not his couch I guess. He looked at her, pointed his tiny little index figure to her mat and told her "GO" ... and off she went to her own couch. That's one of his new things he started doing.

When I was photographing my Low Fat Brownies that I made on the weekend (recipe to be posted soon), Hugo was trying very hard to get to them as he really enjoyed them.

He pulled the chair to the side

 

  

It’s crazy how small he was a year ago and how fast the time has gone by. It’s amazing how much he has learnt in a year and how quickly he catches on. This morning he climbed up on the back part of his couch so he could look into his playpen from the top. I would have taken a picture, but I had my hands full grabbing him before he fell off and hurt himself. I think we are definitely looking at a future trouble maker!

January 12, 2013 = Another Milestone

Today was a big day for us. We crossed another milestone off Hugo's list. It's another sign that he is no longer a baby and he is now a toddler {tear} . Hugo had his 1st Hair cut. He was such a good boy overall.

Quick photo taken just before we left.

Crazy Long Hair

 

 

At first he was a little apprehensive when Byron sat him in the Thomas Train, so Byron moved him to the next car- a white & yellow bug with daisies. He decided this car wasn't so bad - he likes the colour yellow so maybe that’s why. As you can see in the photos bellow I had to hold onto his arm to reassure him that I wasn't going anywhere & then he was fine. He like watching the other boy getting his hair cut & he enjoyed watching a bit of Puss in Boots on the TV. He even started laughing during one part.
 

He didn't get too much chopped off just a trim all over. It’s enough to get it out of his eyes, but still keep his adorable curls which I guess I am not ready to part with yet.

 
Since it was his 1st Hair cut we decided to take him to Melonheads at the Mall in Barrie which was a wee bit pricey. It was a big day for him & us so it was worth it. We received a certificate with his name, a picture of the final product & of course his hair in a tiny bag. We paid for the overall experience which was a success!!

Hugo's Certificate