Trip To Northern California

Late September, we took a short trip up the coast to check out our soon-to-be new home. Along the way, we made stops to visit relatives and see the sites...

On the Skunk Train in Fort Bragg.



With Great Grandpa Harry.

The Happiest Place on Earth!!

Yesteray, Elliot had his first trip to Disneyland! Pretty lucky, considering it took me 30 years before my first visit. We all had a blast. Elliot loved Mickey and immediately put Mickey's nose in his mouth after this picture was taken. Our friends Adalbert and Kat went with us and they were able to hold Elliot while we went on the "big kid" rides. We went on nearly every ride in the park and were there all day.


Elliot had a little bit of fun on the carousel. He loved the small rides like Pinnochio and the Dumbo flying ride. He had fun trying to chew on the cord on the BuzzLightyear ride. (Mommy kicked Daddy's butt in the laser tag)

All in all we had a fantastic day. Elliot went through the whole day without so much as a tear. There were no lines, we ate ice cream and french fries and got some Mickey ears embroidered with "Elliot" to commemorate the day. It is indeed the happiest place on earth!

Dinos dinos everywhere!

This weekend, Elliot got a crib! He was very excited to play in it and watch the dinosaurs go round and round.

Elliot now has two teeth--little sharp as razors! I think we're out of the woods as far as his pain goes. Things seem to be settling down and everyone is sleeping again... phew. Also, he no longer needs Lactaid which is great news for everyone. Makes our lives easier and I know Elliot feels better. I'm still not eating dairy, though, as I've gotten used to it and don't want to break the spell.

We've been going to yoga once a week together, which Elliot loves. He now has a few little friends his age to play with while Mommy stretches out her aching muscles. Elliot also gets a little workout in doing Itsy Bitsy Yoga...he can't quite do Downward Dog, but he's great at Cobra!

The taste of "solid" food!

Elliot had his second taste of solid food last night! Still didn't eat much of it, but now that he has his first teeth, he's gotta get used to the feeling of "real" food. Daddy gets the first go at getting the cereal into his mouth. (Help me, Mommy!)



Then it was Mommy's turn. It appears that this spoonful went into his mouth, but he promptly spit it out just after the spoon left his mouth.

We also had fun the other day at my facial. We sat in this beautiful garden and drank tea afterward with some friends...very relaxing and serene.

Going for a facial

Today, Aspen and Elliot are going to Melrose for a much needed (and well deserved!) facial. Elliot will get to hang out with his favorite doula, Carol, while Mommy relaxes. Ah, bliss!

Our new camera is great. Much higher resolution than our "old" one (which was 2 yrs old!!). Here are a few of the cutest pics from the "photo shoot" Jeremy did this morning.

Look at those teeth coming in! Ok, it's a little blurry, but if you look really hard, you can see the patch of white on the bottom gum. We're all very excited about it!



For the rest of the photo shoot, go to the Kodak photo site.

Elliot gets a tooth!

Little Elliot is growing up so quickly! He's now 20 lbs and 26 inches tall. The doctor has told us we can start feeding him "solid" food--meaning mixing rice cereal with breastmilk so he gets used to the different textures. Soon we will be giving him carrots and peas and green beans. So far he seems to like the cereal; even though half of it goes down his front rather than into his belly!

On August 22, I discovered that Elliot's first tooth has finally made its way to the surface and broken through the gum! It's a small white, sharp ridge sticking up from the bottom smack in the middle. The other one is not too far behind--- we can see it poking through, too! This has been making him quite cranky lately, as you can imagine. Jeremy and I are extremely excited about it though!!

Our camera broke a few weeks ago and we just today got another one, so there are a few gaps in the pictures lately. Here is one a few weeks ago.

A Day in the Life...

Today, Elliot and Aspen baked cookies. It was a lot of work, as you can see.

Elliot at the pool

Elliot, Aspen and Sadie went to visit Carol at her pool in Beverly Hills last week. The weather was so hot that Sadie even jumped in the pool!