happy thanksgiving!

a new friend

Today was our play date with Fisher and Lillian. And our first with Milo! Here's what happened when we added Milo to the pig pile...

sweet potatoes!

a whole new world

It might be official...Jack is crawling. Well, it's more like an army crawl but he managed to make it all the way from the living room to the kitchen. And there were all sorts of discoveries along the way. The fireplace utensils (which were hidden during his nap but he still goes back to the empty spot), the mirror leaning up against the wall, a magazine that had fallen on the floor behind the end table (that was super fun to rip up), the vacuum cleaner, the dog food and water bowl. And he wanted to do it all over again...45 minutes after he went to bed for the night. He woke up bright eyed and ready to move. I finally managed to get him to give up the fight at 11pm. It was a long day for both of us but so much fun to see his world grow.

swimming!

Jackson had his first swim lesson today. Initially, he didn't know what to make of it but after warming up a bit he loved it. He splashed and kicked! And splashed and kicked some more. And it looked like he would have just swam right across the pool if Mike had let go of him. The swim instructor was very impressed with how quickly he adapted to being in the water and thought he was a 'natural'. Jackson wasn't done swimming but his purple hands and feet told us it was time to warm him up under the shower.

*And on a side note, after swimming Jackson passed out as soon as we got home. And slept from 7pm to 7am. Solid. We didn't have to get out of bed once! And of course this was the night that Mike had the monitor on his night stand and was the one 'on duty'...

fall

step two: rocking + dragging

Jack is just getting better and better at inching along the floor. So much so that we have made plans to dedicate this weekend to childproofing. The importance of this was made evident today when I left Jackson in the middle of the living room floor and went into the kitchen for just a few moments. That was when I heard the sound of the fireplace tools rattling. And by the time I ran back into the living room Jack had pulled the poker down which luckily fell next to him and not on his head. I hear that most babies learn to sit before they 'crawl'. Jack is nowhere near sitting. My friends in PEPS have commented on the fact that Jack is the youngest but the most mobile (except for the 7 month old who just started to crawl). We better get ourselves ready for a little mover!

happy halloween!

Jack (o-lantern)!

A walk at Greenlake on a gorgeous day!

Trick or treating with friends!