and finally a picture of the teeth!

A little blurry but you can see they are there.

Bix, Dad, and a carrot

Bix and daddy shared a carrot the other day. Too cute!

Baby proofing, a trip to Nana and Grandad's, a toddle and a wave

So much to tell you....I'll start at the beginning. We quickly learned that baby proofing was a must. Bix was getting more and more destructive as he rifled through the kitchen cabinets, so Brian spent the day installing baby (and mommy and daddy proof for the week) latches on the cabinets. Fortunately, our friend Scott came by and entertained Bix while daddy worked. Of course Bix ha to get in on some of that screwdriver action as well. Such a boy!



Next Bixby and I were off to Nana and Grandad's for some much needed relaxation and to say goodbye to Cameron who was making his way back to Ohio. Bix loved exploring the big new house all on his own and got the play in the grass and swim in the pool. Nana Gwen and Grandad Oscar also joined us for diner. By the end of the night, Bix was pulling on Grandad Oscar's sleeve and snuggling cheek to cheek with Nana Gwen. Did I mentoin that I finally had time to finish the car seat cover....the cuteness overwhelms me...especially with Bix occupying the seat! We also made a trip to Ikea while we were there and picked up a walk behind push toy for Bix. I figured it would take him a week or so to get hte hang of it...boy was I wrong!


Which leads us to event #3....Bix and the push toy. It took him about a day and a half to master toddling behind the cart. He goes back and forth from the Kitchen to the fireplace and has even managed to back it up when he gets stuck in a corner. He loves how fast he can go!



Bix has also become quite the climber. He tries to climb the baby gates, but fortunately he hasn't quite figured out a way over them yet. And he tried to scale the dresser drawers today using the knobs as hand and foot holds. He will definitely love trees as he gets older.


And...last but not least...we learned to wave. Not the little hand curling wave...but a big sweeping royal wave, complete with wrist action and a big smile. Within the last few days, he has gone from waving on occasion to waving all the time. And when the mood strikes him and he is overcome with a happy thought, he reaches both hands up and out in a grand gesture that is a sure crowd pleaser. Of course this move speaks to the fact that he's becoming quite the ham....and as you can see from the picture below, it runs in the family.

Another camp-out!

We camped at Big Basin Redwoods last weekend and had a great time. The campground is up in the redwoods near Santa Cruz and is fully stocked with a camp store and miles of trails. Nate and Aly met up with us on Saturday night and we followed them back to their place in Los Gatos on Sunday for lunch. Bix did lots of napping in the Ergo and we tried out the big backpack...which he loved because he could grab onto things and could move around more than the Ergo.

Bix and dad in the morning
Bix walking around the table

Bix having a snack

Dad and Bix looking up a big redwood with a hole to the sky
Bix asleep on our walk back to camp
Bix in the big backpack
Bix walking around the table again