Singing to tiny baby Bobo

I used to think I was somewhat "tech savvy" but I don't think that's the case anymore. I've tried to upload this sweet video that My Love captured of me singing to tiny baby Bobo in the hospital for over a year! I finally discovered that I can upload videos to YouTube easily then share them on my blog. So, you may be seeing a backlog of Bobo videos from the last year as I sort through all that we've taken and find some good ones.

Enjoy!

The song is "I Get To Be The One" by one of my favorite artists JJ Heller

Bobo takes his first steps!

We were at our friends/neighbor's house for a birthday party last night and Bobo took his very first steps on his own! I just happened to capture it on video and was quite excited about our son's accomplishment. We'll see if he can do it at home without a xylophone.

Good job, Bobo! We're so proud of you!

Here's another video I took the other day that shows Bobo's developing cute personality.

Our big one year old!

We made it! We all survived our first year as a new family and Bobo is still alive! Ok, so that may be a bit dramatic but it was definitely a huge year of adjustment for all of us. We sure do love our little guy and are so glad God chose to place him in our family.

Here's a few pics of our big one year old:

What a difference one year makes! 

Hmm, what is this stuff?

I think I like it!

(Bobo & I are mostly wheat, sugar and dairy free so I made him a cupcake out of coconut flour, honey and coconut whipped cream. He liked it!)

Daddy's big helper

Helping Daddy put together his birthday gift from Grandma and Grandpa in WA

We got to have a 22 hour layover in Seattle with my parents and niece

Bobo and his friend chilling out on Boppy pillows in Colorado

My love and his brother with their babes

My love is a great Daddy and Uncle!

Bobo is generally a very happy kid (I was going to say "baby" but he's more of a toddler now!). He enjoys knocking down towers we build for him out of blocks and especially likes drumming. Give him two wooden spoons and he's in heaven! He recently decided he doesn't like having his diaper changed or having clothes put on or taken off. He also doesn't like getting into his carseat, but once he's in, he usually falls asleep or enjoys the car ride. He babbles constantly and it's so fun to watch him explore his world around him. 

We are so thankful for our little guy and look forward to our next year ahead with him in our lives. 

9 months!

Could it be that Bobo has now been on the outside of me almost as much time as he was inside?! It's so crazy how quickly time flies, but we do indeed have a beautiful and active 9 month old baby boy!

We went to Oregon for a week and while there, Bobo worked hard at perfecting his "inchworm" crawl. It's like a combo of an army crawl and toe scoot all together, it's quite cute! The other day, I left him in the living room and not more than a minute later, he appeared in the bathroom! He definitely keeps us on our toes and his toes are getting a workout propelling him all over the place! I haven't captured it well on video yet, but when I do, I'll post it.

For now, I'll leave you with a few more cute pics and a video of Daddy and Bobo playing the "near/far" game!

Sweet cousins together 

Sweet summer baby boy

Mmm, I like Gramma's toothbrush!

Looking up to Daddy

Playing in the tent

Family pool fun with Grandpa & Grandma

Trying a lemon for the first time = sour face!

Beach fun on the Oregon coast with Grampa!

Family fun day at the beach for Mama's birthday!

Grampa and his sweetie pies

Baby blue eyes

Who would have thought we'd have a reddish haired baby with blue eyes? Not us, but we sure think he's cute!

Startling blue eyes

Do you see it?! I got my very first tooth this week!

I sure know how to melt Mommy's heart with my smile!

We took Bobo to the eye doctor a few weeks ago as it looked like one of his eyes turned in a bit. He has what is called "pseudoesotropia" which just makes it look like it turns in. As his nose bridge develops, the appearance of the turning in will go away. 

We are so thankful for such a happy, easy-going little guy. It's so hard to believe he's 7 months old already!

Our happy chatterbox

I'm working on a post about our time in California, but until then, I thought I'd share this sweet video of our little talkative man:

Family fun time in Oregon & Washington!

Bobo and I flew down to the Pacific Northwest last weekend to spend time with my family. We sure are blessed with a laid-back little traveler! I'm so thankful! I love traveling (as you can gather from the name of this blog) and I'm so glad to have passed on my passion to our son. Bobo did GREAT on the flights. We flew from Fairbanks to Anchorage on Sat morning and got to meet up with Daddy for 2 hours at the Anchorage airport (he was down there for some business). I got myself and Bobo all packed up and ready for our trip on my own and made it to the airport by 6:45am! I managed to put all our stuff for 10 days into one suitcase! I packed an extra bag so I can stock up on food I can eat from Trader Joe's and Bob's Red Mill.

We are having a blast down here. My niece turned 6 the day after we arrived so we got to celebrate her all day on Sunday with my folks. We went to lunch at Burgerville, played at OMSI for four hours, ate dinner at the Old Spaghetti Factory and ended the evening with presents and ice cream at Ice Cream Renaissance (my favorite ice cream place in Vancouver, WA)!

My mom and I made a blitz trip down to Eugene on Wednesday so Bobo could meet his Grandpa (my love's dad) and both sets of great-grandparents. He also met a great aunt and 3 cousins. He did remarkable being stuck in the carseat for the better part of 6 hours! We took breaks and he loved the tummy time we let him have when we visited people.

Bobo is definitely a mover and a shaker! While he's not crawling yet, he's rolling all over the place! He's been rolling from his back to his tummy for 2 months, but now he's rolling both ways very easily and rapidly! Rolling may be his preferred method of transport for a while! He's so much fun and I'm having a great time showing him off!

Here are a few pics from our time with family this week:

 

Gramma seeing Bobo again for the 1st time since January

 

Sweet cousins!

 

Happy Grandparents!

 

My nuclear family with our offspring

 

Giving Mama some snuggles!

 

Happy cousin tummy time!

 

Happy boy - look at those bright eyes!

 Three generations - riding the tram at OHSU

 

Cousins that love each other! 

Bobo and I fly to Los Angeles tonight to visit a good friend of mine (one of the bridesmaids from our wedding). We'll be there over Memorial Day weekend and fly home Monday to be back with Daddy, who stayed in Alaska to work.We'll get to meet up with some cousins and a few more friends I know down there. Bobo is definitely getting a chance to work on his flying and socialization skills and he's doing a GREAT job!

Springtime fun, Alaskan style!

Spring is here in Fairbanks, and it's LOVELY! The temps have been in the 50's and it's been t-shirt and capri weather lately! I busted out my sandals for church today, it was great! (Although it made me realize I desperately need a pedicure)!

We're enjoying the new season at our house and property and having fun exploring, Alaskan style! Bobo seems to like 4-wheeling, it's built-in white noise for him!

Here's some pics from the past week:

A Sunday stroll up to our neighbors' house

Bobo quickly fell asleep as we began the walk!

Borrowing a cup of sugar (actually a can of tomatoes) from our neighbors,

 Alaskan style!

Cute moosie sweatshirt (size 9 months!)

Sweet little smile

Can we say Daddy's "mini-me"?!

All content and happy on Daddy's back!

We put a pair of  my socks on his little legs to keep him toasty

We sure enjoy going 4-wheeling and being able to come home right away as compared to last year when we would play around at the property then have to drive 30 minutes to go home! 

We'll be getting our raised garden bed boxes set up here in the next couple of weeks. I sure am looking forward to having a garden again this year! I have some seeds started in a friend's greenhouse, we'll see how they turn out!

My cute little seedlings! 

Tomatoes, peppers, celery and broccoli

My friend's amazing greenhouse!