Dominic's Homecoming Countdown

I apologize for not having written in over a week but it is very rare that our little Engergizer bunny ever slows down! I decided to capture 2 of those rare moments on film. I made him sit in his high chair for some oatmeal last week and he fell asleep after the third bite. It was so funny!He took a little nap with Dad last week after Dad got home from work. It was very, very cute. Dominic is doing pretty well except for the all-night crying fest we had with him last Wednesday. It was NON-STOP crying. He would only sleep in my arms or in our bed. We took him to the doctor on Thursday and, of course, nothing was wrong with him. How embarrassing :) The only explanation, according to the doctor, is his teeth. His second tooth is now all the way through. So, we keeping using the Ibuprofen and help him the best we can!

Dominic is very much on the move now. He can hold on to furniture and walk a few steps. He can make it the entire way up the stairs, which is the cutest thing that I have ever seen! We took him swimming at our friends' pool on Monday and he really loved it! We put him in his little tube and he took off running in the baby pool. He has learned how to climb out of his bath seat so I think we are just going to use the tub. He has spent some quality time with a few girlfriends over the past week. He visited with Megan, Sara, Alyssa, Madison AND the twins, Maggie and Carrie. He loves girls! I have many kissing pictures already.

Frank threw me a very fun surprise 30th party on Saturday. I had found out about it beforehand . . . OOPS! It was so nice to have so many great friends and family members there to celebrate with me :) THANK YOU, everyone!

You-know-who just woke up from an amazingly long nap . . . I have to go keep up with my little bunny :)

Dominic has been very busy lately! This past week, we took a trip to Frank's school to meet all of the kids and teachers. He was a celebrity for the day! He has been quite the school traveler since he has been home. He visited my middle school, Nana's pre-school and all the classes at Grandmom's school! The kids, big and small, all love him! He made quite a few girlfriends at Frank's high school . . . should I start worrying about older women? Saturday night we went to 2 graduation parties for students of Frank. Dominic had the chance to meet a Guatemalan buddy at one party. It was really neat!

Today was a VERY big day for Dominic. It was his baptism. He was a very well-behaved little boy. He did fall asleep in his mom's arms for a few minutes. Unfortunately, his nap didn't last very long and he was a little cranky when the holy water woke him up! He looked so handsome in his little white suspender outfit. We had a nice lunch with the entire family at a nearby restaurant and celebrated with cake at our house later in the afternoon. Some of our good friends stopped by to congratulate Dominic as well. We know that Aunt Meg and Uncle Steve will be wonderful Godparents!

Dominic has been pretty smiley lately, even though some new teeth are on their way. He had his 9 month appointment at the doctor's earlier in the week. He has grown an inch and gained over 2 pounds since he came home. I don't know how he gains any weight because he NEVER sits still . . . he is always on the go! He is a great eater, a super-fast crawler, and an amazing stander-upper. He has been having lots and lots of fun with us and of course we have been having lots of fun with him! Daddy is done school this week and we are so excited for summer to begin. Enjoy the pics!