Alex's Sesame Street Birthday

Sitting on top of mommy and daddy's gift

Alex's 1st birthday party was this past Saturday and everything went well. We went with a Sesame Street theme since he likes the show and the characters. Sesame Street streamers, napkins, cake, candy buckets...everything! There was a lot of food and the cake was amazing. He had been fussy earlier in the day because of his allergies, but once his cousins showed up he was in a better mood. I could tell he was tired but he stayed up for the cake and presents. I hope he had a great time. I know he won't remember his first birthday so I made sure to take plenty of photos and videos.

I really wanted his birthday cake to be special and not just one from the grocery store or right out the cake catalog. I searched on Google for ideas and found some that I liked but ultimately decided to design it myself. The left photo was what I came up with in Paint. I bought the little Sesame Street toys from various places...ebay, Toys 'r' Us and Big Lots. I ordered the gum paste stars from Sweet Touch Decor on Etsy and the cake was made by the same place that made our wedding cake, La Casa De Los Pasteles. The cake was delicious and just how I envisioned it to be. The top layer was chocolate and the bottom was vanilla...and no fondant! I think it turned out great!

11 months old

My son turned 11 months old this past weekend. He is growing up so fast, I can remember when he was just a infant but that seems like yesterday (I know, so cheesy). Now he is so active, he doesn't want to be carried or held anymore (but only when he wants to) and he's talking and playing a lot more. Now we are trying to get him to start learning to walk but he's being lazy in that area. I guess that's okay for now, because they keep telling me that once he learns to walk he will be everywhere and harder to keep up!

Alex is 3 months old!

My adorable baby boy is growing so fast! So fast that he could barely fit into his blazer for his monthly picture. I found this Baby GAP blazer at a thrift store for $3! I kept saving it for when he could finally fit into it or for a special occasion and now I waited too long that this is sadly the only time he will get to wear it! But atleast I got some cute photos from it!

At 3 months, he is babbling a lot more and louder as well! I love to hear him 'talk'. He has also started playing with his hands, putting them in his mouth and grabbing/pulling things (like my hair!). I can also see two tiny teethes starting to appear on his lower front gum line, which I assume is causing his to drool like crazy! He is very playful and active little baby!

My bubby

Only 6 and half weeks old and he can do so much already. I love when he stares at me during feedings, when he responds back softly in baby noises and his huge smile. He is growing so fast--I can't wait until he can sit and play with toys but at the same time I know I'm going to miss him being this small. He's my very early Christmas gift, I couldn't ask for anything more.