And we're back again!

A few short days after getting back from CA, we were on the road again to Mobile, AL where we met up with Nathan at his aunt's home. She has a beautiful home, is a wonderful host, and has been nice enoug to put up with us for the past three summers. It is a halfway point between us and Tallahassee where he is working on his masters for six weeks this summer. It was so good to see him! When he picked up H, H just smiled and laughed! It has been funny to see that when I am talking to N on the phone, he will talk to H and he definitely recognizes his Daddy's voice!

Nathan noticed that H has grown a little taller and fuller, that he has grown some more hair, his mouth looks a little bigger, and he is more aware of his surroundings.
Also, somehow my milk supply was totally perfect the whole two weeks we were in CA - but, the four days we were in AL, I was producing too much! I didn't bring a pump, so I was basically leaking and uncomfortable for the whole trip. I'm not sure how that happened....
H has also become a pro at finding his feet, and can roll over from back to tummy and from tummy to back (although he doesn't do these often). We are also teaching him to sign, and while in CA he started to smile really big when I sign 'milk' to him! I have been signing to him for a couple of months now, and was getting a little discouraged because nothing seemed to be happening. Once I saw that he recognizes a sign, I am really excited to sign more! Nathan's aunt - Nanny Dawn - said that N started signing around six months - not too much older than H is now! She said it was really strange to see a baby tell you what he wants!




Taking a bath in the sink at Nanny Dawn's. He usually takes a bath in a baby tub, but there is something so much cuter about a baby in a sink!



Playing on the blanket at Nanny Dawn's that SweetHart gave H in CA. "SweetHart's Garden."


Playing with toes, looking at his daddy!


Playing with GrandMissy. She rode with us on the way there and back, and I could not have done it without her! It made it so that We could make it there without stopping all the time, she played with H, gave him his pacifier, helped him fall asleep, we traded off during bathroom breaks, and, it just would have been impossible without her!


At Nanny Dawn's boat house! It is on a lake/river near the Mobile Bay. H is an outdoor lover, so he was happy to be there all day - enjoy the breeze, seeing people go by on their boats, and being outside!


Being entertained by Daddy.


N and Nanny Dawn were 'crabbing.' This consisted of tying a string to the dock and then tying some meat to the other end of the string, throwing it in the water and waiting! We caught about seven crabs!
When we got home, she boiled them and then showed us how to eat them. The process is very similar to eating crawfish, and they are soooo delicious! I have never eaten crab, so it was a new and delicious experience!


H asleep in the pack and play on the dock.


Swinging with Nanny Dawn and being entertained by GrandMissy. After swinging in the hammock chair for a few minutes, he would look like he was in a sort of trance. This boy does not want to sit... he wants to stand! He would arch his back if he was sitting until you would let him stand! Is he going to skip crawling and go straight to standing/walking?

The happy family

Most of these photos are courtesy of Nanny Dawn - Thank you!