Silly Games

22 Thursday Dec 2011

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Grandpa Arled loves to play games with Dexter! Dexter thought it was hilarious to see Grandpa standing on the other side of …

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Cameras, Cameras, Cameras

21 Wednesday Dec 2011

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4 adults, 3 cameras, and 5 camera phones … Dexter has never been so documented!

Piano Man

20 Tuesday Dec 2011

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“Playing” the piano on an ipad, looks like Dexter is going to be a gadget guy just like Grandpa and …

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Santa!

19 Monday Dec 2011

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Dexter was no exception to the obligatory Santa photo … and we even had a few elves join in!

I can do it myself!

18 Sunday Dec 2011

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Dexter has quite the independent streak. He is very curious about the baby food and spoon, but hasn’t quite mastered …

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Christmas Tree

17 Saturday Dec 2011

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Dexter is fascinated with the Christmas tree. Thankfully he can only get to it when I say it’s okay … …

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Breakfast with Grandpa

16 Friday Dec 2011

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Dexter got a new high chair! (Thank you Grandma Renee & Grandpa Steve) He loves joining the “big” table and …

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Belt + A Box

15 Thursday Dec 2011

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Grandpa Arled arrived today and he brought lots of new goodies for Dexter … but what does he prefer most? …

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Daddy is HOME!

14 Wednesday Dec 2011

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After a week and a half in the hospital, Daddy is finally home!

Mom to the Rescue

13 Tuesday Dec 2011

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Last week Dave had an emergency appendectomy (after his appendix had already burst), which gave our family a pretty big …

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Rolling!

12 Monday Dec 2011

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Dexter has been rolling for about a month now, but it wasn’t until just now that I was able to capture it on video … with a little help from Sophie.

2011 12 12 Dexter Rolling from Amanda Izquierdo on Vimeo.

Baby’s First ‘Quake

11 Sunday Dec 2011

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Poor Dexter was ripped from his crib last night as my mother-in-law, Linda, and I scrambled out the door in …

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Poops! I Did It Again!

10 Saturday Dec 2011

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Caught in action …

Feet!

09 Friday Dec 2011

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Any chance he gets, Dexter is taking hold of a foot! Feet are his newest discovery and he loves to …

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Dexter + Dogs

08 Thursday Dec 2011

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Dexter is more and more curious about the dogs every day and his face lights up when of them walks by. As evidenced by the photo, Charlie seems to be his favorite.

“Winter” in Mexico

07 Wednesday Dec 2011

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The coldest it gets in Mexico is about 40 degrees (above 0) … and even that is only at night …

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Noisemaker

06 Tuesday Dec 2011

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He’s not angry or upset, he just wants to be heard.

Don’t worry, Dexter we hear you …. the whole building hears you!

(sorry neighbors)

2011 12 06 Noisemaker from Amanda Izquierdo on Vimeo.

Dinner with Maya

05 Monday Dec 2011

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Dexter and Maya go to the same daycare and unfortunately after Dexter got sick, so did Maya. This picture was …

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Mambo

04 Sunday Dec 2011

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Dexter loves standing and jumping! His coordination is slow to follow his desire to be a part of our up-right world and resembles more of a baby-Mambo.

Check out the video of Dexter’s moves!

2011 12 04 Dexter’s Mambo from Amanda Izquierdo on Vimeo.

Happy 5 Months, Dexter!

03 Saturday Dec 2011

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