Happy Birthday Abuelito!

Boy what a very good weekend!
First let me say that I was going to put the picture above at the end (best for last), but I decided it was just to good to wait for! I think this is my favourite picture of two of the most important men in my life :-)
Sunday night we went to a Portuguese restaurant to celebrate my dad's (and Tristan's super-awesome Abuelo!) birthday... and Tristan finally (he's been trying for quite a while) got to try that funky toy that his cousin Mary's always totting about with. He wasn't sure what the big deal with it was...

but Mary was understandably not amused (especially since he had nothing she could take!) and with one look asked me very politely to keep that boy away from her soother!
Last night we went over to my parent's house for a small birthday dinner/hang out. His favourite snack: His Abuelito's head!


And surprisingly enough, he still used his teeth! (apparently a "funny" sensation on the head...I'm using "funny" anyways!)

He is loving to 'walk' around, and did a tour of the main floor with his Abuelita last night

All in all a very good evening last night, considering that it's looking like Tristan might have a touch of the sniffles... he got very stuffy/runny nosed as of Sunday night (he barely slept and he's not used to that anymore so looked very tired all day yesterday!) and last night (after we got home) we noticed that he was sounding a little hoarse (probably from all the screaming over getting his nose cleaned) but last night we cranked the humidifier with some Vicks, and he's not stuffy nosed, but still a little hoarse when he talks...

Oh! On the food front, Tristan tried chicken (mixed with carrots) for the first time this weekend! He's officially an omnivore! His review: "It's not great, but not bad. Mommy makes a pretty good chicken soup compared to the jar stuff. I like it when she mixes my pears in it too"
We're not quite sure if his body's liking it though, so we're going to wait for a bit before he tries some again...

Oh!!! I forgot!!! Tristan is officially CRAWLING!!! Backwards, but crawling none the less! Official date: March 22nd - we were over at a play date with his buddy Nathan, and he started crawling away from a toy, and has been going at it ever since! He likes to crawl away from his diaper, off the play mat (makes it easier to play with the dogs since they're not allowed on the mat) but he's not quite sure how to make his bum go forward! Yipee!

Happy March showers everyone!

Love,
Marcy, Will & Tristan