ONE YEAR OLD!!!!!

WOW! We can not believe an entire year has past. So much has changed in our lives. Liam has gone from a helpless beautiful baby to a busy little toddler with his own agenda. He's older, wiser, and absolutely cuter. He has 8 teeth and will eat just about anything with them. He really prefers to feed himself.

He took his first steps on the 6th of October and worked at walking all month long. On November 1st he became an actual walker! He walked the entire day! He has been getting better and better each day. He has left crawling in the dust :-) Now he has an entirely new view on life. He loves to walk around swinging things around in each hand. We had a little party for him at home where he played with his new very cool toys and had fun with a couple friends. We actually spent his birth-day in Charleston, South Carolina. He really loves being out in new places and being the center of attention from all the passers by. There is no doubt, Liam is very very social! We are having so much fun with him. I'm sure he will continue amaze and entertain us in this next year and all that follow :-)

WE hope you're all doing well and have enjoyed Liam's first year month by month. :-)

Love, Shannon, Juan Carlos, and Liam Sebastian

PS Please check the videos on the right side of the screen. I posted several more. If youre interested you can subscribe on youtube to get alerts when I post a new video of Liam. http://www.youtube.com/liamospina

11 MONTHS!!! Almost ONE year!!!!

One more month to go before our little baby turns into a toddler. Its hard to believe he is changing so fast. This month he started three more teeth. He now has seven, but two are very small still. He has been extremely vocal and active this month. He very clearly says mama when he wants something and when I arrive to pick him up. He also says dada a lot, but I think it has many meanings. :-) He has all sorts of sounds. Sometimes it seems he is having a conversation in a new language. He is also standing, but only when he needs to do something that takes two hands, like clap. He also LOVES to walk around while holding our fingers. I think he is so excited about moving about that he doesn’t have the patience to take his own slow steps. Its just not an efficient method of travel at this time.

This month we brought Liam to the Zoo, a parade, the community pool, and a pumpkin patch. He loves being out where he can meet new people and see new things. He is crazy about getting the attention of strangers with a big smile and his wide mouth laugh. He loved the animals and all the sounds at the parade. The pool was a blast. He was scared at first, but once he saw a ball to play with he totally forget there was any danger.

Every month has been even more amazing than the one before. Its hard to believe this is the last of the first year of our life with Liam.

We hope you are all doing well and enjoying the arrival of fall.

Love, Shannon, Juan Carlos, and Liam

He knows how to laugh for the camera.




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10 MONTHS!!!

HI everyone!
Liam is 10 months! He is leaving infancy and becoming a little boy with his own interests and need for Independence. He loves to feed himself everything. He is getting really good at walking around with anything he can push. He has begun to stand with out support, but I dont think he realizes it. He becomes engrossed in what is in his hands and forgets to hold on. :-) He has also mastered the stairs, which is great since we don't have stairs in our house. He is so strong, he just loves to climb whenever he gets the chance.

He also has become VERY vocal! He says mama and all sorts of other things we can't quite make out yet. He also says dada, but we're not too sure he knows its meaning.
LOOK how strong I am climbing in the park jungle gym!
I love my oatmeal and berries! This is Grandma and I!
I loved watching all the horses. Maybe I'll be a cowboy! This is Cousin Tenney and I In New Hampshire. She's 4 years old.
Liam and grandma on his first horse ride.
Here I am on the steps of Grandmas house. I CLIMBED to this point!



This month we went to New Hampshire and met many many new family members. Liam was not shy at all. He was all over the place playing with his new friends. He is very aggressive at making eye contact with people and then smiling. Everywhere we went Liam was looking around at the people and laughing when they responded.

Liam is a joy for us every day! He is growing up so fast. We are really happy he has had the chance to meet so much of his family and spend so much time with his grandmas!

We hope you are all doing well. We'd love to hear from you all.

Love, Shannon, Juan Carlos, & Liam Sebastian

NINE Months! Nuevo Meses!

Hola Familia y Amigos!
Liam has had another month of rapid changes!
He is very quick with his crawling. The "slap slap slap" of his hands as his comes searching for me down the hall is hilarious. He is pulls himself up whenever he has a chance. This is his favorite thing to do in his crib when its time to go to sleep. :-)

He also is getting really comfortable with walking with his little push cart. You'll see his first few steps in the video here. It seems as soon as he figures out his balance he'll be off and running. Right now he is very independent. He goes all over the house in search of the unknown. He is fearless!

We have been planning for Liam to start some daycare in the fall when I go back to work. So, I have been observing daycare centers. While I meet with the teachers I let him explore. Once I put him down he is OFF! He loves the other kids and all the new things to discover. He always wants to stay longer!

He also waves bye bye and is full of babble babble babble. He has a lot of words just about to come out!

In the pictures you'll see he had his first camping trip. We all went to Crater Lake National Park. He was a jewel. Mom and dad didn’t sleep very well, but Liam was a happy little camper. He also experienced his first movie in the theater (Sicko, great flick!) and his first outdoor concert and the zoo.

He had his nine month check up Friday. He weighs 24 lbs and is 30 inches!

We hope you are all doing well and have had a chance to enjoy the summer. We'd love to hear how you all are doing too :-)

Love, Shannon, Juan Carlos, and Liam

8 MONTHS

Liam is a wild little boy. He is crawlig all over the house and pulling himself up on anything that will let him. He is crazy about standing, though I dont think he knows how to get down from his new position. Liam has even become comfortable at going around the house on his own. He explores our three bedrooms endlessly getting into everything. Needless to say we have to be VERY careful about anything we may leave around.

Gramma came to visit this month. We went to the beach and did a little touring around our great state of Oregon. Check out the video of Liam and Gramma dancing in the woods. :-) We had so much fun!

Liam is changing so quickly! This month he has begun to use his thumb and index finger to pick things up. He practices this skill with bananas, avocados and other delicious fruit. I've begun to make some of his baby foods. Its hit or miss whether he'll eat it or not. So far he loves the fruits, sweet potatoes, and oatmeal. He has also just begun sleeping in his own crib, in his own room! He seemed to adjust without no problems.

We hope you all are doing well and enjoying the onset of summer heat. I am busy with summer classes and JuanCarlos is tackling some big projects at work. We hope to get in some camping and a tip to Crater Lake before the summer's end.

Take care, Love, Liam, Shannon, & JuanCarlos

7 Months

Hi everyone! I am SEVEN MONTHS old today!! This has been a big month for me. We celebrated Mothers' Day, my grandparents came to see me, and my aunt and uncle came with Gabi my new cousin. I love it when my family comes to visit!

This month I graduated into the big boy car seat. I still face backwards, which doesn’t seem to bother me yet. But I became much too big for my old seat. I must be over 23lbs now!. I have been trying to stand, but my feet are still a little unsure how to hold me. I have been working on crawling all month and today I finally did it!! If I don’t crawl I can push myself around the room to defiantly get to any available shiny objects or moms cell phone unless someone stops me.

I also have learned to love music! I love to play the piano and rock on my bum to my CDs. I also like to dance with my mom or dad. I get so excited I clap and squeal! My parents learned that I love to play peek-a-boo especially when they hide below the bed and pop up. I laugh and laugh and laugh.

OH, I also have been having fun with my playgroup friends! Thats me with my girlfriend Megan in the picture above. We meet every week to play while our moms visit and talk about baby stuff.

Hey, I have a few videos on YOUTUBE you can see one here, but view more on this site. In this video I am trying to get my ball. As you can see Im am a genius :-)

I hope you are all doing well. And I am really excited to see some of you this summer! OOXXX

Mayo

6 Months

HOLA. This month my first TOOTH surfaced. I didn’t even complain, though I did drool a lot. My second tooth is starting to poke through as well. I am changing so much each week. I am so strong that my dad can pull me around the living room when I’m sitting straight up. I also like to stand while holding my mom or dads hands. This way I can look around and see all the things I'll want to grab and put in my mouth. I like to have many toys around me at one time so I can pick them up and drop them constantly.

My mommy has been bringing me out into the yard on nice days to play with my maracas and enjoy the grass and flowers. I love the outdoors. I especially like to taste the grass. When I went to the Dr two weeks ago I weighted almost 22 lbs. WOW, the charts say I could be 9 months old. I dont think thats from eating grass.

Today on my 6th month birthday my mom and dad fed me my first "real" meal. I ate almost 1 oz of sweet potatoes. I really liked them. Next week I may even try peas :-) I am becoming a little boy so fast. I think my parents are going to miss me being a baby.

Switzerland and Germany

We met up with Andres (JC's friend from Colombia) on the border of Switzerland and we toured around his new country. Liam had his first taste of chocolate (this is in the picture) and we visited Bern, Zurich, Lucerne, and of course, Basel. We also touched on the massive wintry Alps. WE then rented a LITTLE car and drove into Germany and explored the home of Hansel & Gretel, The Black Forest.

CLick or paste the following link to see our fotos :-)

http://picasaweb.google.com/liamospina/SwitzerlandGermany

PARIS PARIS!

Bon Jour! We did Paris! Via foot and metro we visited all the important sights, monuments, and museums. We loved Paris! Liam napped, nursed, and had his cute little diaper changed all over the city. He is a great little traveler. Plaase click on the blank square to see our Paris album.