While he was sleeping last night, David kept coughing so I thought it might be best to keep him at home. I wasn’t sure it was a good idea but the two boys played together so much that I was so thrilled and snapped these (far from perfect) photos.

Nataniel had his six month appointment today and he’s doing well except for his weight. He is at 30% height, 50% head circumference but only 10% for weight. He was 25-30% last time (at four months) so this is sort of bad. To be fair, he’s looking and acting all healthy but I will nurse him extra long for a while and give him some daily solids and pray that he gains some weight.



My little boy also got a ton of shots today but he’s such a trooper that he barely cried. I hope David will be the same way when we go back next week for his flu shot.

Happy six months my little boy. Nathaniel is six months today. He is so close to crawling it’s almost scary. He even wants to stand up and tries to several times a day. He has two little teeth coming out and he’s still the sweetest baby in the universe.



In honor of the six month birthday, we tried solid food for the first time today.

I gave him his own spoon cause he kept grabbing mine.







In case you were wondering if he liked it, that’s a definitive no. Not a fan.







Today I didn’t get as much done as I had planned but I did make some progress, got a few major items done, played a lot with my kids, cooked, and I am now relaxing and telling myself it’s ok if my todo list doesn’t all get done.



Tomorrow: carving pumpkins.

Bad photo, I know. This was actually taken in David’s classroom. Not the best lighting.



Good day but really tired so more tomorrow.

Another one from the patch. I came home with these sunflowers. They make me happy.



Here’s how I work most days. Wouldn’t you love to have this little one with you while you work?

I am so thankful for my life.

Thanks to my amazing husband, I got to go to a Donna Downey class today, all the way in Berkeley. I loved seeing Donna’s beautiful books. I loved meeting her and seeing her quirky, fun, and delightful personality up close. I realized, once again, that I dislike taking classes where I take someone else’s art and copy it. So my book isn’t finished in any form. And it won’t be until I decide what I am going to do with it. However, I loved every minute of my class anyway.



And here’s today’s Nathaniel.

Have I mentioned he’s got a tooth that’s broken through the gums? He’s not even six months old! Ready to crawl, already teething, this little boy is scaring me.

I love love LOVE love my family. I really adore them in every little way.

Good day today. And a pleasant, wonderful surprise at work. Nice way to end the week. Tomorrow’s the pumpkin patch!