Heat Wave

We're on the tail end of a yucky & sticky heat wave in Portland. The last three days have been in the triple digits!! TOO HOT!! I get grumpy once we reach 80, thus the reason Summer is my least favorite season.

The other night, Andrew and I were talking how we couldn't believe that only 7 1/2 months ago we brought our newborn son, Toby, home during one of the worst snow storms in nearly 50 years! The pics below say it all--the view from our front door, Andrew's truck in our drive way, and of us coming home from the hospital. We had to move out of our house twice during this storm. The first time b/c we had a sewer line back up, which took about four days to fix. The second time because the power went out in our neighborhood, and with a newborn, I needed to have heat! To sum it up, Toby was born on 12/12/08, we came home from the hospital on 12/14, the sewer backed up on 12/16, we moved back into our home on 12/20, our power went out on 12/22 (which was out for 3 days), and finally we moved back in on 12/26.

Needless to say, the first two weeks of Toby's life were pretty crazy! Throughout this craziness, we were blessed to have the help of our families. Andrew's dad was our personal driver--he picked us up and drove us wherever we needed to go, and we lived with my parents, who took great care of us.

Though the weather can be extreme at times, I do love our part of the country and the change in seasons.

Seven Months...Movin' & Groovin'

Toby is seven months old and there have been so many changes this past month. He is eating solids, loves oat meal, and slowly experimenting with other foods. No matter the flavor, bland or sweet, he tends to scrunch up his nose and grimace--it's really quite cute. Toby is so precious to us...we are enjoying everyday with him.

Here he is during meal time. To soothe his gums, he enjoys chewing on the spoon after a taking a bite.

Speaking of gums...Toby has two teeth with another on the way! Oh, and did I mention he loves carrots! Just kidding...I recently gave Toby a peeled carrot for him to teethe on. What's up Doc??

He is also learning to use a sippy cup. He really enjoys holding and chewing on the cup...and occasionally taking a sip.

Lastly...our little guy is movin'!! He's scooting and inch-worming all over the place, and although not yet fully crawling, he can manage to make his way across the room. This means it's probably time to start baby-proofing the place. Here he is in action!

Tuckered out

Toby has two teeth coming in and was having a rough day. I set him in the living room to play while I made dinner, and he was fussing pretty bad, when all of a sudden it was quiet...this is how I found him. Poor little guy was tuckered out and took a 20 minute cat nap. He looked so precious I had to snap a picture.

Red, White, & Blue

Happy 4th of July!! We celebrated Independence Day at my sister's house on Whidbey Island, WA. Here's Toby enjoying the Oak Harbor 4th of July Parade and representing the Red, White, & Blue! I tried keeping Toby up for the fireworks, but he was asleep by 9:30p and slept through the entire show! Maybe next year...