What a Month!

February was quite a month. The biggest news: the house is UNDER CONTRACT. Yes, we hope that means it is officially SOLD. This was exciting and terrifying at the same time. The original contract asked for closing on or before MARCH 19th~ only three weeks! Our amazing realtor convinced the buyers to give us until April 16th. So, let the house hunt begin! We saw 13 homes yesterday with our other realtor (one to sell and one to buy)~ it was super exhausting and disappointing as we did not find what we were looking for. It seems we are going to have to choose house or location. We are going to see two more tomorrow; we'll see~ trying to take it one day at a time. Our agent is absolutely amazing and so patient with me. Not sure exactly when or exactly where, but the Aguilars are on their way to southwest durham.

Coby turns one in 16 days. I can hardly believe it! It seems like just yesterday, we were bringing him home for the first time. There is no doubt about it though, he is officially a toddler. It seems a little early to me, but he has become Mr. Independent- choosing to walk over crawl, refusing to eat anything he can't feed himself, and throwing tantrums when you try to help him do things. We are enjoying watching him grow, but boy is it tiring parenting a toddler. Today, we spent some quality time together as a family and did very little. After Coby's morning nap, we took a trip to the park to swing and slide. These seem to be two of Coby's favorite things. It was delightfully crisp outside (a breezy 50 degrees which felt good but crisp) so we didn't stay too long, but boy was it fun to watch Coby smile with excitement. These are some of my favorite times~ have to make sure we squeeze them in despite the craziness.

Well, I am hoping to keep this up to date as we move through march, the move, the birthday, and more. I'll do my best! Hope all is well with all of you!

Oh My Goodness!

Is it really FEBRUARY?!?!?!? Is my baby really turning ONE next month?!?!?!?! Do I really have ANOTHER snow day tomorrow after our five inches of snow on SATURDAY (update: we actually had mon, tues, wed, and a 2 hr. delay on Thurs~ and believe it or not, I actually believe all of them were needed based on the roads)?!?!?!? Has it really been over a month and a half since I last posted, and I missed Christmas, New Year's, Coby's first steps, Coby's first words (they came as a group of three so it is hard to pinpoint first word), and now Coby's first hike in the snow. Yes, Yes, Yes. The answers to all of the above questions are an overwhelming number of yeses (is that really a word- spell check is saying YES). So, I will start at the very beginning and give you the short list:

Coby had an amazing time in Columbus for Christmas and New Year's and definitely wore himself out~ he is such a social little guy and simply loved all the time with everyone. As we suspected, he was far more interested in wrapping paper and ribbon than he was gifts on Christmas morning.

New Year's Eve brought about his realization that he could move in the upright position. He took a few steps to get to grandpa and was filled with joy at this new discovery. It was nearly a full month of a few steps here and there before he became a little more confident and started walking in further distances. He can now walk from one side of the room to another, but he does it with both hands in the air for balance and moves rather slowly. If he is in a hurry, he will still drop to hands and knees and crawl with speed and excitement.

January was a busy month as Alain and I headed back to work! Auntie Coreen (Coby's sitter during the day) was on vacation in California for the first week and a half that Alain was back to work. Luckily for us, Lola Aireen made the trip down to spend the week with Coby so we could work without stress. Together, they made lots of memories! It was a super busy week for us as we took that time to meet with both of our realtors! Yes, REALTORS! We are moving forward with attempting to sell our home and move to southwest durham. With Alain's commute becoming more and more of a burden, and our hearts longing to be more involved with the community at UNC, we are ready to move so much closer. We are looking at homes that are less than a mile or two from where we lived when we first moved down to NC. We are praying for a quick sale on this home and the perfect next home to be on the market when we are ready. Our current home goes on the market sometime next week~ please PRAY!!!

Recently, Coby has started using a few words. They are all D words so I think he does best with the Duh sound. Currently, he says Dada (which Alain thinks came first, I might even agree), Duck, and Dog. Once in a while, he will say Ball (which sometimes sounds a little like doll when he says it). He is ever so smart and will search high and low in the house to find his rubber ducky if you ask for his duck. So cute!

This weekend brought a dumping of snow and a covering of sleet/ice on top leading to quite a dicey situation on the roads. Being a northerner, it is hard to believe that this much snow (less than five inches at our house) could shut down life for multiple days, but believe me, it does. It turned out to be not such a bad thing though as we really got a lot done on the house while we were snowed in. Yesterday, we packed Coby in the backpack carrier and took a hike to Target. Coby was mesmerized by the snow- I think he may have been blinded by it to as the sun was so bright and the snow as so white!

Well, that brings us to February. I was so excited to turn the page on my calendar today and see the pics of Coby that will grace us for this month. A few more pics for you... Thanks Karla! As always, family pics turned out amazing!

How Funny is this one... notice Coby is the only child that is HAPPY :)

What a handsome guy...