Derek's First Easter

Last week was Derek's 1st Easter. We spent the weekend in Erica's hometown Delano, CA. I decided to take the Friday before Easter off so that we could get a head start to the weekend. Instead of getting up to Delano at the usual 4 hours, it took us nearly 7 hours. Damn L.A. traffic! For those who live there, I don't know how you guys deal with it. Thank God we live in San Diego! During one of our stops to take a break from the traffic, we decided to take a few photos. Check them out:






We left Chula Vista at around 11AM and we finally made it to Delano at around 6. It was nice to get there while the sun was still up. Once we arrived, we relaxed, had some Elmer's fries and poppers and slept.

The following Saturday, there was an Easter egg hunt hosted by the Filipino Community of Delano. This hunt was Derek's first official Easter egg hunt. Although he wasn't able to walk and grab eggs on his own, he still had a great time. He even won a few prizes, including his first Easter basket with goodies and $6. Check out the pics:









On Easter Sunday, Derek had his first Easter egg hunt with family. We had a bunch of excess eggs from Saturday and we used those for the family hunt. Once again, Derek had a blast. He won more prizes with the help of the family. Overall, it was great to get away from San Diego and back to Delano.

Couple of Milestones

Since the last time I wrote in our blog, there have been several new events and milestones. Its been almost a month in our new home and we are making progress in settling in. At the end of March, our lease at Mission Valley's Portofino Apartments was up and we were pretty much moved out of our former apartment. As a family, Erica, Derek and I did one last walk through and reflected on the year and three months that we spent living at Portofino. After all, our apartment was Derek's first home. Erica spent all of her pregnancy there and we brought Derek home from the hospital at that place. Lots of great times, but it was time to move on to bigger and better things, including our brand new house!










Couple of milestones. First off, Derek now eats baby food. We started him out on Gerber Baby Cereal Oatmeal. Now he's eating organic sweet potatoes, peas, carrots, summer vegetables, mixed vegetables, squash and brown price & peas. He is also eating organic bananas. Also, he can grab and drink out of a sippy cup. In addition to his daily breast milk, he munches on the contents of one of these bottled meals. Of course, everything is organic!



Today, Erica discovered our baby Derek's first tooth! She was feeding him some mixed vegetables baby food and next thing she knows, she hears a sound as if something was clicking on a spoon. As soon as I got home from work, Erica pointed it out to me and after further investigation, we concluded that its is first tooth. Its a really tiny and sharp one. We're very proud parents! He's growing up so fast. Derek is already 7 months and counting. Where has the time gone!?