We picked up a set of training chopsticks at our local Korean market. After showing Dresden how to use them he did a pretty good job at picking up some pieces of fruit with them. He may be better at using these than a fork!
Sorry for the long absence. Live has been hectic!
Here are some photos from Dresden's second birthday. We can't believe he's already two years old!
We took Dresden to the Renaissance festival here in NY. Jolene found a cute little "monkey pirate" outfit for him to wear.
Yarr! A wee pirate at the NY renaissance festival.
Dresden and his doggie!
They have the same eyes. Dresden and Mommy at the Jackson Hole Diner in Bayside, Queens.
Grandpa Skip and Uncle Charle came out to visit us for a week in August. We hung out and did some sight seeing. Dresden loved seeing them and enjoyed all the attention.
Grandpa Skip, Dresden, Daddy and Uncle Charlie at the Statue of Liberty.
Grandpa Skip and Dresden
Dresden is eating more and more solid foods now and less bottles. He's also exploring more and getting into things. Mommy and Daddy have to keep on eye on him so he doesn't get into trouble. He also knows how to cheese for the camera now, whenever we bring it out he hams it up by smiling and squinting.
In June we attended a friend's wedding and Dresden got all dressed up in his first suit. We also went to the beach in NY for the first time! Dresden had fun most of the time, except for the one time he face-planted in the sand.
He started crawling at the end of May but he really got it down in June. He also started pulling himself up when holding onto furniture.
Beach photos!
We've been behind with updating the photos, even though we've been taking plenty! Here are some more photos from May of little Dresden.
Riding the train back to Queens after hanging out with Mom and Dad in Manhattan.
This past weekend we went to Kissena Park and Dresden got on a playground swing for the first time. They have these little ones especially for smaller children that are a little more secure that the regular swings. He was all smiles and giggles.
We went back to Colorado for a few days to see our friend Marcus graduate from CU. While we were there we got to check in on our house (it's still in one piece!) and visit our good friends. Dresden was ecstatic, not only did he have all of mom and dad's friends doting over him but he had other kids near his age to play with. He rarely gets to interact with other kids out in New York so this was a real treat for him.
He especially likes playing with his friend Quinn.
We caught Dresden drinking his sippy cup out of the side of his mouth, just like dad does.
We went to the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens for the annual Cherry Blossom Festival (Sakuri Matsuri) that they host there. My cousin Kenny and his girlfriend Sandra joined us for the day.
Dresden got a kick out of all the colors. He kept trying to grab the blossoms whenever I'd hold him on my shoulders. I think he also enjoyed watching all the people he saw there. He's still not used to seeing large crowds of people so it's an entertaining experience for him.
The festival was a fun time but the food there wasn't that great, mostly cold bento boxes. Kenny tells me that the food at the Korean festivals are usually better.
Sushi pillow!
Dresden's first teeth are coming in! He's been cranky the past few weeks with teething pain. He has one tooth that has broken through and another is showing now. He's eating solid food several times a day now. He's not crawling yet but he's gotten really good at rolling around so we think he'll start anytime now.
A few weekends ago we went to the Bronx Zoo. He didn't really seem to notice the tigers but he liked watching the ducks that were walking around. He was also really interested in the monkeys.
Dresden threw his first temper tantrums this week. When he does get his way with his toys or if we're not feeding him fast enough he'll get angry and have a burst of crying and kicking. It's pretty funny. His hair is thickening back up. He had rubbed a lot of it off since birth but now it's all come back.
He's getting curious about everything, if you have a laptop or phone in your hands he wants to grab it. Give him a laptop and he'll pretend like he's typing.
He's also starting to like any toys that have buttons or keys
In addition to his solid food we're starting to introduce him to watered down juice, which he loves. He also tries to drink from our cups whenever he's sitting with us.
