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Mateo's First Bottle

This was quite a moment for us. We had returned from a trip to Houston to see Irv's parents and decided it was time to try out the bottle. Mateo's been taking a pacifier every now and then and was a tad shocked when the bottle reached his lips. It was kind of like, "Hey, there's food here!" He wasn't expecting that AT ALL!!

We've been giving him a bottle once or twice a day and he's taking to it very well. Mateo's on his way to becoming independent.

Swaddle Me, Please

He certainly enjoys being free and able to kick his legs and swing his arms, but when it comes to sleep time he definitely prefers to be tighly swaddled.

Our Little Slugger

Mateo's first trip to the softball fields (3/7/09). Irv and I were out with some friends for batting practice before the season started this year. He slept the whole time while hanging out in the dugout. He'll be running around the fields soon enough.

Gig 'Em!

It's never to early too start looking for colleges. By the time he's ready to attend university, he'll either love Texas A&M or really hate it.

Waking Up Is Hard To Do

Does this picture make us bad parents?? Even like this he's still cute as can be.

How do I sleep? Let me count the ways.

Mateo is quite the little sleeper, but then again isn't that what babies do? Such a sweet and peaceful look! Of course, he looks just as sweet when he's awake showing off his big. brown eyes. It really caught me off guard how quickly his eyes changed from a deep, dark blue. It was only a few days after his birthday.

"Hmm, let me see...Am I sleeping? Yep!"