Here’s Roan wearing his first pair of walking gym shoes. He’s sitting on our porch, playing with a bottle of bubbles.

This kid LOVES his watermelon, just like his mama. These days, he eats just about everything we do, even though he only has 6 teeth. He likes egg rolls (new discovery), chicken, blueberries, raisin toast, and peanut butter crackers. He has never gotten sick of plain yogurt, avocado, cheese, or cheerios. He’s not too crazy … Continue reading →

Roan was incredibly mellow, cooperative, and stoic about the whole process, as though he got his hair cut every day. We took him to Cartoon Cuts, in the mall, where they have booster seats and a television at every station. They gave us a certificate for his first haircut, with clippings for his baby book.

This was taken moments before Roan’s first haircut.

Here’s our little drummer boy at his Dada’s drum set in the basement. He is actually really good, for a baby. He saw Casey perform with the “Old Man Band” recently, and he kept running toward the stage, shrieking, because he wanted to play the drums so bad.

Here’s Roan doing “downward facing dog” (yoga) inside the pots and pans cabinet.

Roan took his first bona fide “walk” (about a dozen steps) toward Amma at 13 Months. Here he is wearing his first pair of sandals.

Roan tries out his kiddie pool for the first time in our back yard. He’s wearing his first swimming trunks, a gift from Aunt Michelle, Uncle Eric, and Cousin Daniel in Florida.

This was taken on the way to Annapolis, during a visit from Grandma Becky on Mother’s Day weekend in May. Roan got to ride on a boat for the first time, through the Annapolis harbor, thanks to Grandma Becky.

We love this photo of Roan and his Grandma Alphie, taking by our azalea bushes on the side of the house. Amma takes care of Roan every Tuesday, as well as many more times here and there during the rest of the week.

Roan’s 1 yr birthday felt like such a milestone for all of us. We did it! We survived the first year!

This photo was taken at the top of the Giant City water tower in Southern Illinois, in April. Alphie, Casey, and Lavina traveled with Roan by car for 2 days to visit the Velasco’s. It was a great trip. Roan did surprisingly well. On the way there and back, we got to spend a night … Continue reading →

Lavina started working part-time in March, and we haven’t made a posting since. Going back through 4 months of photos is a bit overwhelming, so we decided to pick a few of the silliest, funniest, or cutest shots of Roan that were taken between March and July, to catch people up just a little bit. … Continue reading →