Devin Kekoa Yee Izon

Aloha Family & Friends!  Can you believe Devin will be 1 year old on March 15th!?!  Where did the time go?  With him approaching his first birthday, he is growing and changing everyday. 

This past week, he started standing without having to hold onto us or the furniture.  First he stood independantly for about 5 seconds, then 10 seconds, and now he's up to 30 seconds-maybe even longer-AND he's even already taken his first step!!!  Oh boy, it won't be long before he's walking and running! 

In our last blog, we forgot to list "thank you" as one of the words/phrases that Devin can say.  And now we can add "I did it" and "what's that" to the list.  We still can't believe how verbal he is.

Lately, Devin has been trying to grab the spoon and bowl during meal times (obviously, when he is not eating finger foods) so we've decided it was about time to bust out the big boy bowl.  We bought a bowl with a suctioned bottom so he can't throw it and showed him how to feed himself without any food.   This evening after dinner, we put 2 tablespoons of apple sauce in the bowl and let him feed himself.  It was sticky and messy, but he did a really good job and loved every minute of it.  We plan to let him feed himself a little apple sauce after each meal to get the hang of it before we let him feed himself his actual meal...although we're sure our dog Audi would love all the goodies on the floor.

Check back soon for updates and pictures! 

Warmest Aloha,

Darin, Celina, & Devin