First Ski Trip and First Christmas!!

Dylan's first ski trip was awesome! As you can see from this pic, Dylan enjoyed every bit of it. We stayed in a 1 bedroom 1 bath bi-level condo which had about 3 steps from the living room up to the back end of the condo. Well, he loved climbing up and down the steps and did it pretty gracefully, really. He also loved hanging out with his cousins Tyler, Tanner, and Jenna. Oh, and he, as well as everyone else, LOVED Gran's cooking!!!!

Dylan's 1st snow...it snowed somewhere between 2 - 3 feet while we were there (Mesa, CO @ Powderhorn Resort). We had to shovel snow off of our porch and sidewalk every morning. The snow was great for a ski vacation, but I think we all decided that we would not want to have to live in the snow for any significant length of time. It was COLD!!!

Dylan's first Christmas...Christmas a little bit different this year because it was our (Mine, Laura, and Dylan's) first time to spend Christmas Day away from home. We had Christmas at "the Hampton's" before we left for CO. It was great!!! Then, we got back to the Chapman's for Christmas on Saturday the 27th, where we found that Santa Claus had found all three of us! Needless to say, we all received great gifts. Of course, Dylan's favorite part of opening presents was the paper and boxes. And, Laura's and my favorite part of Christmas was getting to spend so much QT with family!!! It was another Christmas to remember!

Dylan's first plane ride...I almost forgot because it went so smoothly, Dylan flew on an airplane for his first time. And, he was spectacular! Our flight was delayed about 2 hours due to weather. So, we spent just enough time at the airport to wear Dylan out. We barely more got boarded onto the plane before D-Mo was rubbing his eyes. Our flight was 2 hours long. Dylan slept from just before take-off until after we landed. He woke up one time on our descent. His ears bothered him just enough to wake up, but as soon as we gave him pacifier, which La knew would help him adjust his ear pressure, he went right back to sleep. He was perfect...like always!! :)

D-Mo's 1st Halloween

We've been slacking...no we haven't. We've just been really busy! We'll make up for it, though, with a couple of posts and lots of pics to catch you all up.


Dylan turned 7 months in October and enjoyed his first Halloween. He didn't mind the Jack-o-lanterns one bit. In fact, he had a long conversation with a couple of them. Dylan did all of the talking.


Dylan also enjoyed his first Fall Festival at Trinity Baptist Church. He helped entertain everyone at the bean bag toss. We gave out prizes to everyone that could guess which one was the "real Dr. Chapman". What a pair!!!!


What a pair, again!!! Cousin Jack Duckling and Dr. D-Mo in da house. 9 months and a few hours of interstate is all that separates these two. I can tell they're gonna be buds. Jack likes to give Dylan hugs.



D-mo is showing off. Yep, he's pulling up like crazy, now. I believe this was the second time we caught him doing this in his crib. It won't be long until he's climbing up and over...Lord, help us!!!



Dylan cracking up while we make fun of him being a Redneck baby in his camo! If you look closely, you can see his 2 bottom teeth. He's not afraid to use them, either.

You ever get sleeepy after a big meal? D-mo does! He didn't even make it out of his high-chair this night.

Looking Gooooood! Both of you!!

Family portait - "Three Are We"

Crawling @ 6 months

I know I'm milking a dry cow, but time is FLYING by! Another month of memories have been made. Dylan is now 6 months old and changing every day. In the last month, he has started crawling, eating baby food, and sitting up fairly good on his own. Oh, and he got in trouble last week for biting...that's right biting...he bit Gran's finger with his two new bottom teeth.

Laura and I recently experienced our first nights without Dylan. We went on a vacation to Virgin Gorda to visit some friends, and both of us were near miserable. We were gone a total of 5 days and 4 nights. You know how when you go on vacation, the traveling to your destination always seems to go quickly because you're looking so forward to it. Well, this is the first time ever that I was more excited coming back than I was going. Just another example of how becoming a parent changes your life.

He still says, "Dadadadadada" a lot, but he has started truly bonding with Laura. Anytime Laura leaves the room, he pouts and whines. Cute for now.

It's true what they say about dirty diapers getting dirtier when a baby is teething and even more when you add baby food. I hope I don't offend anyone, but I must share. Laura left this morning before we changed Dylan's diaper and yes, it was a nasty poopy diaper. Only this time, it was 3 different colors (light brown, greenish brown, and orange...carrots, I guess) and 3 different consistencies (hard, grainy, and runny). And, I almost threw up at least 3 different times...not really, I actually handled it pretty good, but...there was a time when I would have. Amazing how having a kid changes us. And, what crazy is he's only been around 6 months!! I look forward to all the memories our family will be making!!!!

Family Vacation!

Dylan loved Dauphin Island as much or more than we did!!! He seemed to really like the waves. When we would walk on the beach, he would kick his legs like he wanted down to play in the waves. He was truly intrigued. You could see his genious brain churning, which by the way, he inherited from his mother.

We all enjoyed our first "family" vacation!!!! Can't wait to go again!! With that said, here is what everyone wants...more pics of D-Mo.

Dylan, You have a little...dinner...on your lip.

And NOSE!!!!!!!!!!!!

D-Mo's growing up - 4 months and counting

We've kind of dropped the ball on posting new pics. But, we have a good excuse. We have been busy loving on our blessed, cute, little, handsome Dylan (ok maybe we're a little biased)!!!! He is a really good baby, though. His personality is surfacing and it's a lot of fun. In addition to smiling, he now laughs and smirks. Laura says most of his smirks look like me...poor child. I keep hoping he'll grow out of it.

He's definitely a morning person and loves to sing!!! If we could ever figure out how to post videos, we would love to share a video of his normal morning ritual. He usually wakes us up humming and cooing, and an occassional yell for attention. It's hellarious! Then when we get him out of his crib, we put him in his swing and he sings like an angel the rest of the morning...until he's hungry, again, of course.

I thought I got irritable when I get hungry. Maybe that's where he gets if from. When he's hungry, he can lock-in on a bottle like a heat seeking missile! And, I don't quite understand what's he says, but I think he's saying "Go, go Gadget arms", because he reaches and stretches for the bottle until you get it close enough for him to snatch it. Then it's on!!! That's another video we'll have to share with everyone if and when we figure videos out.

Speaking of eating, we introduced cereal to him when he turned 4 months. Everytime we feed him, he's not sure of it until after one or two spoon fulls. After that, he's practically falling out of his Bumbo seat leaning toward the spoon to get more. And, like his momma, it never fails that we always have to change his outfit because he gets food on it.

Other things Dylan is doing is reaching for people. It's not super apparent to the naked eye, but to Momma and Dad's eyes, we can tell that he's definitely reaching for us when we get home from work. He's also started facial exploration with his hands. He loves to play with goatees, noses, and shows a small interest in jabbing his fingers in an eye socket. Oh, and he's discovered hair (not on my head, of course). Be careful, though, he has a death grip. If he gets his hands on your hair, you may be on your way to looking more like 2Pop.

Dylan does have one unique ability I would like to share with everyone. He can say, "Dadadadada". It tooks lots of work, but with 4 months and a few doggie treats, he finally got it. I knew I had to teach him this trick before he knew what he was saying. But boy, it certainly is rewarding. I know Mom will share the feeling when Dylan does actually understand what he's saying and forgets the word, "Dada" and starts saying "Momma". But until then, I'll eat it up. :)