Catching Up II

Sam's first go on a swing in early July:

You know you live in Seattle when...

- You overhear a conversation about the pros and cons of Columbia vs. Mountain Hardware clothing over dinner

- The city collects your food compost

- Your recycling bins are larger than your trash bins

- The graffiti in the bathroom says things like, "I love you, you are a beautiful creature of this earth."

- You complement a food vender at the Farmer's Market saying, "Wow, this lettuce is beautiful," and a stranger turns to you and says, "Lettuce IS beautiful!"

- No one walks across the street if the pedestrian walk sign is not illuminated, even if there are no cars in sight.

- The sun comes out and everyone takes their shirts off even though its only 70 degrees

- The paper towel dispenser has a sticker saying, "I used to be a tree."

- Your neighbor has a bulletin board with literature regarding the new dawning of consciousness.

- There are like 3 or 4 public radio stations, all with different programming

To be continued...

Nine Months

At nine months, Sam is a very active boy! 

He likes to:

- crawl all over the house

- pull himself up to standing

- cruise around the couch

- swing at the park

- splash in the tub

He eats finger foods and puree:

- potatoes, carrots, broccoli, okra, zucchini, green beans

- banana, melon, berries

- chicken, tofu

- yogurt, cottage cheese

- Cheerios

He says:

- "ma" or "mama" which seems to mean more or food

- " uf" which may mean up

- "caw" for the crows

He can:

- clap, wave bye-bye, stretch by verbal cue (see video)

- drink from a sippy cup

Catching up!

Sam demonstrates his cruising ability:

Some last pics from Atlanta

 Welcome to Seattle!

Some of the bounty from our garden:

The Kitchen

 Welcome to my room!

Enjoying watermelon on July 4th:

Bathtime!

Now all he has to do is start washing his own hair:

7 Months... 7 teeth!

Some of the recent Samurai action (did I mention there's been a lot of it?):