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Yep, JT can go both ways on the stairs now – up and down. We started by teaching him how to lie on his belly and slide off the couch or an ottoman. Then we showed him how to reach back with his foot on the stairs. Two practices later, he was a master. HeContinue reading “Down the Stairs”

Earlier this week I had a lot to do in the kitchen, and I thought things might go a little faster if JT wasn’t crawling all over the house. So I got some bowls out and filled one part way with water. Then I stripped him down, put everything on a bath towel, and handedContinue reading “Water Bowls”

Remember when JT got to try yogurt with his own spoon and bowl? This week we tried applesauce and the results were pretty fabulous – just look! I’m inspired by JT’s swimming buddy, Emi, who has a mom that updates her blog whenever she feels like it. Now that it’s summer, I am planning toContinue reading “Applesauce!”

That’s right, you read that correctly. That’s one month until the big day, and a whole new world of peanut butter, strawberries, honey, egg whites, and whole milk. Not all at once, but still, it’s exciting! Meanwhile, we’ve been doing some pretty fun stuff while we wait. Here are three of JT’s 11-month-old pictures thatContinue reading “11 Months Old”

One last posting: this morning, JT and I went to the big parade for our town’s annual summer kick-off celebration. JT had a great time clapping, waving, and bopping his head to the music. It was really cute to watch him look at all of the floats. The parade lasted an hour and a halfContinue reading “MV Days”

Picture of the Week: JT is standing all over the place now. He loves the vacuum cleaner. Jim told him today that he probably won’t love it when we start making him use it… but for now, he can’t wait to touch it. He’s also standing in his crib, in his pack-n-play, at the backContinue reading “The Middle of June”

On Monday, we invited our god-daughter, Aly, to go to the park with us. We had a great time! Here is Jim teaching Aly to pump her legs “just like Rachel” (Aly’s cousin). Both kids liked going high on the swings. It is amazingly difficult to get pictures of smiling kids on swings. Thank goodnessContinue reading “The Park”

Because we’re insane, the morning after Jim’s party we got up and left the house by 6:30 AM to participate in the Seattle Race for the Cure 5K run. Jim did a great job encouraging me and pushing the jogger stroller. I was only 25 seconds away from my goal time… which gives me somethingContinue reading “Race Day”

Jim turned thirty this week! He took the day off work so we could relax and enjoy the great weather. Every year, Jim asks for the same thing for his birthday: to ski at Long Lake. And every year it rains. Or we can’t find someone to ski with us. So we haven’t skiied onContinue reading “The Big 30”

We spent time on three different lakes this week. Yeah, life is tough. Here is JT getting sunblocked before our morning on Lake Sammamish on Monday. And here he is waiting in the boat for our new friend (and cool life insurance agent) Vanessa to arrive so we can hit the water. On Tuesday, weContinue reading “Sunny Days”