16 months old

Here is Eamonn post-haircut - hanging out with Dad at the end of a long day - mesmerized by the fan, his shoes, and the play cube.

Halloween Monkey!

Yes, yes, for all you who agree it is crazy to buy a Halloween costume in August - let me assure you it is not too early! Last year we waited until September and I had to drive to 3 stores to find a costume in the correct size. We picked this up today and Eamonn loves it - including the attached banana (it was too hot to wear the matching pants...stay tuned!)

Lazy Sunday

Here is Eamonn waiting for his parents to get in gear and hit the zoo as it opens at 9am. Here is the play by play:
He starts off with the telephone; then he moves on to the fireplace screen (which he knows he is not supposed to touch) - he approaches the screen and we (his parents) can watch the wheels turn in his head - he makes the right choice on camera! Yippee!
Next, if you listen closely you'll hear him show off his elephant, lizard and bird impressions. After a few minutes rocking in his chair he moves on to his tractor - which he sees on the coffee table and says pretty clearly (to his biased parents). Finally he hears Freddy bark and as he heads off to check it out you may catch his dog impression - he pants instead of barks because of Freddy.

Plumosa Park

We took the dogs for a walk to a park near our house - Eamonn loved it but Freddy was "dog tired" due to the heat. The pace of our trip back was a little slower!

Photo session with Ava

We took Eamonn and Ava to have their photos taken before they outgrew their matching outfits. These are the candids I took before the session began. He looks pretty happy here. Unfortunately things took a turn for the worse once he got in front of the "professional". I'll post one or two of those when they come in.

16 months - professional toddler

We've been on hiatus from filming and taking photos of "Big E" (as he is known around the neighborhood) - in part due to my misplacing the camera and not having time to hook up the video camera to download film.

We did manage to find time to hit the beach with Eamonn last weekend during a visit with cousin Xan. We also had a good visit with Aunt Beth - her last to SD before her big move North.

Eamonn loves his sunglasses - he's at the mimic stage now (let's hope it translates to potty training in a year!) - so he likes to wear his hat and sunglasses if we wear ours. I also think he's smart enough to realize it's easier for his baby blues out in the sun.


He is trying to talk up a storm. "Truck" is at the top of the list, while "Car" and "Van" are not far behind. Now that E is mobile he just goes where he pleases and is very good at communicating his wishes (he isn't that demanding.....yet). He is such a creature of habit. Mon, Tues, Wed the nanny Martha arrives by 8am and whisks him off to the park. On Thursday (my day off) I am just starting my coffee when, for the past two weeks, Eamonn goes and gets his hat and brings it to me and then goes and stands by the front door with both arms stretched upwards patting the door.

I get the hint. Eamonn likes to be outside and moving by 8 am.

We had a play date last week and in the middle of it E had had enough - he just picked up and walked out of the room. A few minutes later I went to check on him and he was sitting on the floor in a pile of books flipping through the pages, getting some down time. So endearing.