Photoshoot - 14 months

Seriously this kid gets more fun every day. I think we made it out of the horrible teething, what is going on with my lovely child acting like a crazed lunatic phase (I know, I'm sure another one is just around the corner). But, like Steve and I say after we put him to bed he is SO Awesome. Talking, running, laughing, big enough to play by himself... I'm still shocked that they are only babies for a year.

Anyway, last night I thought, Oh man, I haven't used the camera in a while. So while putting him to bed we had an impromptu photo shoot. Here are a few of my favorites.



Cracking up playing with the humidifier (he knows he's not supposed to!)



 

Its not bedtime, what am I doing in my crib?! So silly!




I love my Daddy



March Madness - Go CU!



Loving the trailer - Boden is sad we stopped for a photo



Another beautiful day in Boulder, CO. It has been an amazing week here, both weather wise, and CU Basketball wise. CU Men's Basketball made it to the Big Dance! (and we won our first game last night!)

I absolutely love where we live. We invested in a bike trailer for Boden, and have been reaping the benefits all week by taking him to and fro on our bikes. We literally live steps away from one of the many paved creek paths, and can ride a mile directly to Boden's daycare.

It’s hard to believe it’s only March with weather like this!



Steve and I "cheers" to a CU Buff win! Enjoying our beer of the month club too.



Playing in the backyard Thursday afternoon



Steve's Tonka truck ready for another generation of Fezlers

*** And I love all the photo apps available on the iphone - these were all taken and edited with the iphone.

No Choking matter…





Slow down and chew your food buddy! As if we weren’t already in love enough with our new daycare and Boden’s teacher, Ms. Angela, we got an extra dose of why we know it’s a great fit. On Wednesday afternoon while eating his lunch, Boden was about to cough, and accidentally breathed in a piece of his apple. Thank goodness they are so attentive and well trained and noticed right away that he was choking. Boden was promptly given the Heimlich – twice – to get that apple out. Although everyone was a little shaken up – by the time I arrived to pick him up, he was laughing and playing and everyone was just fine.

So, the lesson here – make sure you’re up to date on your Certifications and know the Heimlich! Infants after one year of age can be given either the back thrusts or the Heimlich (which even I don’t think I would remember that Boden is old enough for the actual Heimlich). Both striking the back and the Heimlich are shown to be effective, but just make sure you attempt to get the object out if someone starts to choke. Angela told me they just had their refresher course a month ago, so she was ready to go!

How do you pay back a life debt? Why caffeine and alcohol of course!

Read up, and stay prepared!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choking

Cracker!

I know it doesn't sound like much, but he really knows what it is, and for a few days woke in the middle of the night requesting a cracker for mid-night snack. Here is the first day really saying it, from Feb 19th.

He has since started saying "uh-oh!" and "hot".

Daycare

Boden and Thomas "high-5" after their naps

A new year for the Fezlers also brought new changes to our child care situation. Our amazing nanny from the nanny-share, Kaitlin, gave her notice in December so she could go back to school. Although we were sad to see her go, it seemed like Boden was ready for a little more structure and some new experiences with other children, and Kaitlin was ready for bigger and better things. After interviewing some other nannies, and exploring our options, we decided that a full time daycare would be the best fit for the upcoming year.

But don’t worry. Boden and Eli still get to hang out at music class on Saturdays. And equally hard was not having Sita come to our house once a week (but we’re trying to get her to babysit when possible, and we hang out with her and Kate when we can). The nanny share was so amazing for us and for Boden. He survived the first year without any major illnesses or ear infections, and the other family’s home felt like an extension of ours. We loved our time with the nannyshare and the other family, but are now excited for the new, and even closer to our home, daycare!

Boden’s new daycare is incredible. Here are some pictures of Boden’s first month! Some items of note: His room, of 1 year olds is called the Dew Drops. He sits at a table to eat lunch with his other friends, he puts toys away, he is down to one nap a day (on a cot, without a pacifier), and he gets to try new things like painting, playing with sensory items, playing outside with the Hurricanes (2-3 year olds), and celebrating his likes and dislikes on a full size cut out of himself. We adore the teachers, and everyone involved in the school. Another big plus was that his buddy Thomas goes to the school, so he already had a friend there!

Making some turns



Sitting at the top of Corona Bowl

After a season hiatus from snow sports due to the pregnancy/ birth of Boden - I finally made it up to a mountain. We ended up going to our local ski hill - Eldora. Which, depending on the year or day can be amazing (as it was on Saturday) - or a little icy (it tends to get windy). We lucked out this year, Eldora had a better base then even the larger resorts, and had just gotten a few new inches the morning we headed up. Another plus - Eldora is only 30 min from Boulder!


We were super excited to go too because Boden's most favorite person, his nanny Sita had a free Saturday and was able to come over to play. I've never seen him so excited as when she showed up. He practically shooed us out the door so they could get down to being silly together!

Riding down the mountain was just like riding a bike. It came back right away, and making some fresh turns felt SICK!

Although it certainly is more challenging to get up to the mountains with a little one, its nice to know they're waiting for us. Not to mention Eldora has a pretty good ski school and beginners mountain - you know, when Boden is ready to tear it up next year!

One year at a glance

Its amazing how quickly a year can pass, and how much a baby can grow. Boden's stats at a year are pretty much the same he's been the whole time in terms of percentages. He weighs 20 lbs, and is in the 25th% for weight and 50th% for height.

He's super funny (and has a fantastic, if not slightly slapstick sense of humor), cracking up constantly and always testing our limits. He says "Hi, Mama, Dada, Lilah, water (wa wa), book, No, night- night". He can use sign language to say "more" (which often means still hungry, thirsty etc), "all done", "dog", "bye", "kisses". We're learning the words "patience", and "please".

He was officially walking at 10 months - and climbing, jumping, diving... He loves to dance, and swing, and eat (this kid is going to eat us out of house and home by the teen years). Sometimes he goes out the dog door to check on Lilah - or to see how long until we notice he's in the garage. He'll usually just peak his head back in and say "hi", and shake his head no (because, he's pretty confident that although he's not supposed to go out the dog door, its pretty dang funny when he does).

He has 8 teeth (four on the bottom, four on top) - and is getting a molar up top.

And every day he gets a little bigger, and a little less like a baby. Which is both spectacular and heartbreaking at the same time.