The Ortegons: May 2010

Monday, May 31, 2010

Summer Days....

The days of summer are definitely here, and I'm not sure Mateo likes the heat very much. When he gets hot he puts on a very serious face and gets very quiet. We took him swimming for the first time and he loved it! Juan would dive under water and come up and surprise Mateo and he got such a kick out of it! We went to Lady and Paw-Paw's house for Memorial Day to BBQ, and Mateo got to swing in his swing. He had his serious face on so we had a hard time getting good pictures, but I still think he enjoyed it. As of yesterday, he started crawling. He does a half knee - half foot kind of crawl, and he gets a very determined look on his face. As you can see in the video, we lure him with remote controls and food! That always gets him interested!

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Changes...

So, I've been a little behind on blogging lately. We have quite a bit going on to say the least. Juan and I traveled to Mexico for a week in May with Jeff and Jackie, while Grandma and Grandpa Ortegon moved in to keep Mateo while we were gone. It was a nice trip, but we missed little man a lot and actually looked forward to returning home for once! I started a new job this week in downtown, only a couple of blocks from Juan. But, that means that Mateo has to change schools, which we are so sad about. We've been extremely lucky and happy with the Montessori School that Mateo has been attending. The teachers were amazing and we are so sad to leave them. Starting next week we will be taking Mateo to a new Montessori School in downtown close to where we will both be working now. On that note, we are also working on getting our house ready to put on the market. We are going to try to relocate to an area closer to some good daycares and somewhere with better schools. Mateo's favorite things to do now: 1. Bounce in his bouncer like a wildman! Oftentimes he wears himself out from bouncing so hard that he falls asleep mid-bounce. 2. Giving kisses. He gives kisses - although they are a little violent. He grabs on to your face with both hands and gives a big slobbery baby kiss! It is my favorite thing, but sometimes we end up with nail and tooth marks on our faces. 3. Anything that will make him mobile. He is so close to crawling, he is pulling himself up to standing, and loves being walked around. 4. Playing with Daddy. Daddy is by far his favorite person to be around. They laugh and play together and Daddy can always put a smile on his face.