The Works

We went to the Works on Saturday morning for a playdate with one of the Mommy's groups & Ethan got to come along, too. Corbin was having a very nasty day teething. Coupled with the fact that his morning nap was 20 minutes long, he was a Krabby Patty that day. So no smiles, but he seemed to have a lot of interest in exploring all of the tables.



Playing at the block table


Watching a glass blowing demonstration with Daddy


Ethan, look at these cool blocks!


Well, what are you working on?


This table is even cooler than the one at the doctor's office!

Our Special Day

He kind of woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Or maybe it's because I greeted him with a flash.



We met Sara & Sean for breakfast at the Cracker Barrel. They are friends from the internet! We had a nice time chatting. Jon & I played "keep Corbin from having a meltdown while out to eat" (one of our favorites!) while Sara & Sean calmly ate their french toast. Sara's really nice & her little guy is so well behaved!



Sean can play peek-a-boo by himself!


Peek-a-boo!


Here we are (minus Jon, the photographer):



Corbin waves good-bye to Sean



Thankfully, he slept on the way to the aquarium, so he was ready to go when we got there.



Obligatory waterlife shot:



Cute shot with Daddy:



I think he wanted to get a little closer to these guys



He wasn't too sure about the alligator turtle, though!



In the frog section, they had these large frogs that had sound effects when you pushed the buttons. Corbin got a kick out of it. He looks so proud for doing it, too!




I'm not a bird person, so I don't know if this is a parrot or what. But it's pretty!



Eating out of Jon's hand. Corbin thought this was so cool! A few of them almost dive-bombed us!




Random shot



Petting the Sharks



And when we came home & put him to bed, he had his last bottle of breastmilk. (sob) My stash is gone. I'm sad that he doesn't get any more of my milk. We've been trying out the cow's milk for the past few days & he is doing great with it.

Happy First Birthday To Our Little Boy

Happy Birthday Corbin! We love you so much!

# 8, 9, 10

Corbin is in teething overdrive. Ouch- poor child! He is whiny, clingy and overall generally unhappy. Today's goal is to get this pain under control. Time to upgrade the pain reliever to Infant Ibuprofren & get more teething tabs.

He has two on the bottom coming in & one of the eyeteeth. I have heard that the eyeteeth and the molars are the worst. I can't tell if he has anything going on in the molar department b/c he won't let me see back that far.

Today is also the last day he is 11 months old. We are taking a special trip to the aquarium tomorrow, as well as meeting up with another internet friend & her baby in the morning. Should be a fun day, even if it is a little sad for mommy.

First Birthday Party!

Yesterday was Corbin's first birthday party! Thank you to everyone who contributed to the time capsule. We looked through it again last night & are just so pleased. Corbin is going to love this in 17 years! Everyone contributed such a broad spectrum of items, too- it was very special to us & we hope our little guy treasures it as much as we already do. Here are a few highlight pics. More pics up later on Picasa. I may also post some video clips, too, but I need time to work on those & we have a busy day today.

Smash cake- I had to make it egg-less


The adults' cake:


Couple Decorations


Stripped down to just the dipe for cake eating:


Cake Time:


Mmmm cake:




Starting to have a little too much birthday:


The three babies that were there:


Playing with his Uncle Ben (who is tossing him up and down)


Cousins in matching hats

Yo Gabba Gabba

I have ruined my son.

Experts say no TV until age 2. It interferes with their development & their ability to learn. But I have found something that allows me to take a shower whie he's sitting in a high chair...

He loves this DJ Lance guy. Whenever he's on screen, Corbin giggles & claps. Or he races up to the TV & watches it waaaaay up close, ruining his eyes, I'm sure.

COSI

We finally made it out to COSI today, which is like a children's science museum. We might have to get a membership there b/c Corbin loved it! He especially liked the waterplay area. He got a little overstimulated though, and refused to nap today. We met up with some other kids in our group there.




I love his face in this one. You can just see those wheels turning!




He had his mouth open in a lot of pics because he was squealing with joy


Who's back there?


Okay, I'm ready for more water!

Whatcha doin' Luke?

I had to get a couple of pics of him balancing on his tip-toes to reach the water table