Happy Father's Day!

We got off to an early start to Jason's first Father's Day with breakfast with Uncle Kit at the Pork Store Cafe on Haight Street. Jason is still craving his Corned Beef Hash. After a nap (for Will) and some lunch at home, it was off to the trail by Land's End at the ocean in San Francisco. The weather couldn't have been better. Check out our Father's Day photos, below.



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Food, Fish, Friends and First Loves

Will's culinary experience has taken a great leap forward with the introduction of solid Food the past few weeks. "Solids" really means all sorts of pureed fruits, veggies, and even meats and pastas. Dad points out that "Tomato Pasta Dinner" looks more like the extra sauce in Spaghettios than actual dinner. Nonetheless, if the only thing you've ever tasted is breastmilk and formula, this is one giant leap for Will-kind. So far, there hasn't been a puree that Will won't try. Carrots are a real crowd-pleaser, while spinach elicits a somewhat perplexed look, as if to say, "Let's be honest, here. Would you want to eat this?"













In the Fish department, we recently took advantage of the Neighborhood Free Days to visit the Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park. Will was enthralled by the aquarium during the coral reef tour, and had fun swatting at the butterflies in the rainforest section! Our intrepid explorer also checked out the scene at the Bay Area Discovery Museum.













Will has some new Friends on the horizon, one of whom he hasn't even met yet! Natalie C. (the bump in pink with mama Carrie, below) will make her appearance come September. As for TJ C., whom we welcomed in mid-May, the boys and their parents met up for drinks at Axis Café a few weeks ago (sidenote: Will sat in a high chair in a restaurant for the first time!). Beyond being adorable, TJ has hair worthy of Don King. Will, undeterred, gave his best shot at the look.






















Finally, what would babyhood be without a First Love? You may remember Sadie B., who just six months ago was surprised to discover that the newborn baby sitting in his carseat amongst her toys was not just a stuffed animal. My, how their love has grown! Will has a look reserved just for Sadie that can only be described as baby ga-ga.

Will at 6 Months

We had a wonderful time with photographer Nina Naylor at Will's 6 month photo session. She really captured Will's personality and the sweetness about him that is so hard to put into words. While we have many of our own photos of Will, when we saw these, we fell in love with him all over again (yes, we know, we're biased!). We hope you enjoy some of our favorites:



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Nina has moved to New England! In fact, Will was her last Bay Area photo shoot. For blog readers in the Boston area, you can find her contact details at www.ninanaylor.com.

Grandparent-fest 2009

We had a fantastic trip to Ponte Vedra Beach, FL over Memorial Day. Not only did we get to see Grammy Donna and Granddad Sam, but Mimi and Poppie flew down to join us! Will was in grandson heaven, enjoying endless hugs and kisses from all of his grandparents.

Here are some photos that narrate our trip:



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Weeks 23-24

It's been a busy few weeks! Will has learned to sit up by himself. While he's still working on his balance, it's opened up a whole new world of possibilities. He's enjoying sitting across from Mom and Dad and rolling his new ball back and forth, and he'll reach forward to grab his favorite toys. Sometimes he overreaches and ends up doing a bit of a faceplant, but that's all part of learning how to balance. That's what rugs (and Mom and Dad doing quick catches) are for!

Mom's girlfriends from college came to visit for a girl's weekend up in Sonoma. Will got lots of attention from the ladies before we headed out, and then enjoyed a boy's weekend with Dad.

Here are some photos from the past few weeks:


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The Jumperoo

The title of this post says it all. Any toy with a name like "Jumperoo" has got to be fun! Will has always been a bouncy baby, so when we heard about this activity toy, we knew that it was made for him. He'd bounce all day in here if we'd let him!

In this video, he's still bouncing on top of the Atlas of the World. He started out with a stack of cookbooks plus the atlas, but has now grown tall enough that he's finally jumping book-free!

I'm 6 months old today!

Will at 3 weeks... and Will at 6 months!

Someone's Got the Giggles!

Will's laugh is contagious! It's also neat to see him figure out the feeling of anticipation. He starts laughing before he even gets tickled! Have a listen and see for yourself:

Happy Mother's Day!

We celebrated a wonderful first Mother's Day on Sunday. Will mysteriously decided to sleep in ('til nearly 9am!), so the first gift Mom received was a good night's sleep! Then, we enjoyed a big breakfast on Haight Street to gear us up for Elizabeth's first bike ride in over a year. We borrowed a bike trailer from our upstairs neighbors and popped Will inside, attached him to the back of Dad's bike and headed to Golden Gate Park. They close part of the park's roads to cars on the weekends, so we were able to safely cruise around the park and check out the roses (gorgeous!), the Dahlia Dell (Mom's favorite spot, but they're not blooming yet), stop for some It's It ice cream sandwiches and enjoy the perfect weather. We can't wait to do it again!

Here are some photos from our ride:

Diaper Tally

The New Yorker, May 4, 2009