Happy Halloween

It's Fiona's First Halloween. She doesn't have much idea about it this time around. She Liked the pumpkins though, Maybe she'll get to eat a little of one of them after they are cooked.

Six months already!!!

It's been six months since Fiona was born. Half a year and we still don't know what we're doing, but were having a wonderful time doing it.

Fiona had her six months immunizations today. She weighed in at 17 pudgy pounds.

Take Care

Love
Louise

Back from So Cal

Hi Everyone,
We're back from Laguna Beach. Fiona clocked her longest car trip yet at 8 hours each way (think Fiona and Devon in the front of the truck and her mum in the back seat pumping milk and handing it forward).
It was a lovely weekend. Her first wedding, that of Brent and Jen her second cousins (we think). She did well with the ceremony but a little less well with the reception. It turns out if Devon and I want to dance we need to leave her with a babysitter, loud music and clapping aren't her cup of tea. On the bright side, she got to meet a lot of relatives that hadn't seen her yet. The whole Buchsbaum clan and Jim and Mary Jo Nathan from Chicago. She Enjoyed Laguna beach and joined her usual drinking buddy, Devon for a pint at a Laguna Brewery. As always it was wonderful to stop driving and sleep in our own bed last night. Luna who stayed home to "hold the fort" was happy to see us home and was more spritely than usual.
As she is now officially six months old, this morning Fiona had her first "solid" foo: a tablespoon of rice cereal mixed with her usual milk and fed to her with a spoon. She needs to work a little on mouth's coordination but she enjoyed her meal and we look forward to introducing her to more and more variety there is a really ripe banana waiting for her. Ready the bibs!!!

We hope that y'all are well.
Love
Louise and Devon and Fiona

getting ready for adventure

Hi Everyone,

A new sdventure waits. The family, without luna unfortunatly, will be driving to Laguna Beach in southern California to go to Devon's Cousin's wedding. We're thinking it is about a 6 hour drive, past experiences have not deterred us yet so we'll leave here tomorrow morning and try to be flexible along the way. While we're in Laguna Beach Foina will get to meet a good chunk of that side of the family including Jim and Mary Jo from Chicago. Devon of course will get some paddling in and I would like to get to see the La Brea tar pits in Los Angeles. The weather should be lovely and so Fiona And I will try to squeeze in some walks.
She's not crawling yet but spends a lot of time complaining about not being able to get around when she's on her tummy, she still drools quite a bit but there are no teeth showing up, and she still loves her daddy.
Take care,
love
Louise

luna and spoons

Hi everyone. our crazy schedule marches on with all of us in tow. Fiona is doing well despite missing out on a couple of naps yesterday and driving her tired mum to the brink of daycare.

Here are a few of new pictures. One showing how Luna's life will change once Fiona starts getting around on her own. Fiona adores Luna and has mare a few moves to try to get Luna's ears into the tractor beam of a mouth she has.

Tha other two pictures are of fiona trying out her new spoons. She's getting the hang of them before we atart loading them up with real food in a few weeks. For the time being they are a delight all on their own.

Love
Louise

Big Sur

Today is Monday and we got back yesterday from an autumn weekend down on Big Sur at a place called Sand Dollar Beach. It's only a couple of hours drive from here, down one of the most spectacular roads around. Fiona wasn't the best sleeper on the trip but we all had a good time. Perhaps the memories of her waking up all night will fade and we'll just remember the beautiful smiles and walks on the beach. Anyway, Devon went surf kayaking with some friends and Fiona and I enjoyed the beach, luna had some un fettered romping on the beach as well, though not as much as she would like to have had. Notice Fiona's fancy backpack... She's getting pretty heavy, so ways to carry her that don't leave her mum and dad aching are a plus.

I hope that you are all well and enjoying a change of seasons wherever you are.
Love
Louise