Dylan Turns One Year Old
June 24th, 2006Dylan turned 1 year old today.
They say about children that the time flies by, but I think this is only partially true. On occasion, it feels like the time has flown by, but today (and more often than not) it seems like Dylan has always been in our family. It's incomprehensible that he has been with us for merely a year.
Dylan's teeth still refuse to officially pop through those gums. I've explained to him that he can't grow up with a toothless smile (in this state, anyway), yet he still refuses to teethe.
Dylan doesn't seem to be using any words in my opinion, though my wife swears that his use of da-da and ma-ma are intentional. He does, however, do one horribly cute thing that we really need to videotape soon. When Sebastian pretends to be a puppy and gives off one of his high-pitched barks, Dylan counters with a small little bark of his own.
Dylan loves clapping and dancing to music — "It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time!" is certainly one of his favorites dance tunes.
Dylan is not yet walking without assistance, but that's fine with my wife. To her, less walking is less trouble. I'm not convinced. Once a baby can crawl with ease and pull himself up to a standing position, it's game over on safety. I'm still trying to get him to pull that string that drops the bricks on the raised end of the board he's sitting on so it catapults him up to the fan, which will catch his overalls and spin him around for a while. So far, he hasn't taken the bait. Hours of tape have already been wasted. America's Funniest Home Videos will have to keep waiting.
Don't forget about Dylan's page!
June 24th, 2006 at 19:56
Congratulations on the special occasion. I understand your point about how, in some ways, family time seems to stand still.
Did you hear the joke about who invented the toothbrush? It was a Southerner. You can tell, because if a Northerner had invented it, the name would be "teeth brush".
Peace and pedaling,
Thomas