March 21, 2010

Spring is here!

Days come and go and Mateo knows so much more about his world now. I was very surprised this morning when I told him "let's go see the bunny rabbit" (the rabbit we get to see in our backyard from our livingroom window) and he took me exactly where I had asked. I also asked him to lead me to see abuelita and he took me right there. I then realized that he understands much more than I thought. He continues to walk and sometimes run around the house and outside hanging on our hands. From time to time he dares to let go of the hand but he loses his balance quickly. Surely he is practicing and practicing.
Books are a great way to spend time with my boy. He turns the pages and makes the sound of the pig every time he see it.
Since the days are getting warmer and the sun is shining more, we got him a nice hat and crocs shoes in REI yesterday. He looks darn cute with them.
He also seems to be handling Spanish and English very well. He understands both. However, his first word I must say was AGUA that means water in English.
Finally, today he got a rash on his face right after eating rice and egg. We now know he is allergic to eggs. Maybe it was too soon to give them to him. Hope he grows out of it.



March 12, 2010

First steps

At 10 1/2 months Mateo is taking his first steps alone. I LOVE to see his little face full of joy knowing that his is finally walking. I think he realizes that this is a "big step" in life!
He loves to practice walking all the time, of course holding on someone's hand and getting into everything. As soon as he starts walking without much help (which is very soon) we will be chasing him around the house. It is going to be fun!


Another change I just noticed this week is that he can fit the donuts in the stick. He used to try and give up very soon because he could not do it. Now he has finally done it and he is getting good at it. Boy! How fast he is growing!!

March 1, 2010

Bye Bye mommy

This morning Mateo did not want me to go to work. Every time I said bye bye, he cried. So I tried nursing him and telling him that I will be gone to work for few hours and that we had just 4 more months here in California and after that we will be together all day, every day. He was looking at me and smiling as if he knew what I was talking about. When we finished, he went to my mom's arms and I kissed him good bye. He did not cried anymore and I left with a smile on my face.

Walking at the knoll

In Los Altos