Crazy Naps

Forty minutes of crying - followed by 25 minutes in the crib - followed by 1 hour of this...

He hasn't moved - if I wasn't sitting right beside him I couldn't be sure he was breathing.

We have the car today (!) and have already done some shopping (a short car nap is likely what let to the latter I WON'T nap crying fit) and when the boss wakes up we're going to hit the road again. Fabricland, Walmart and all places Rafa hates going to followed by a trip up the road to get 8 organic, free range chickens for the freezer. A day full of excitement. Now... Diego just has to wake up.

9 months

Dear Diego - you are 9 months old now and less of a baby every day. You are crawling like a mad man - standing up easily - and beginning to let go! It won't be long now before you begin to take your first steps. You are more fun to be around everyday. You have learned to play lots of fun games and pick up on new ones quickly. We love to hear you laugh. You have also started eating 'grown up' food. We have to be careful these days about what we eat because you will, inevitably, want some of it. But the biggest news, little man, is that last night you broke all records and stayed in your own bed - without help from us to go back to sleep - from 10:00 to 6:00. I know I can't expect this of you everyday but I sure appreciated it last night. To top it off you and I laid down this morning and slept for another two hours! To celebrate - here is a picture of you eating from your very own big boy bowl.

The wonders of the Internet

We love the internet. When we are without internet we are lost. You can turn off our phone, disconnect our stove, cut off our cable but please, please leave us our internet. The internet is our conduit to news, entertainment, music and most importantly these days, family. Thanks to the internet we talk to Rafa's mom almost every day. She is really a part of Diego's life, something that I am so grateful of. We also regularly see his father, brother and close friends. We once even had a 'futbol' date with 3 of Rafa's high school friends and their families. 'Skyping' in isn't exactly like being there but it's pretty close. Here is a picture, taken by Rafa's dad, of one of their chats.

Thanksgiving - A Tee Pee and "The Ball Series"

That's a lot of topics for one blog. Well, a fair bit has been happening around here. First - Thanksgiving at my mothers was lovely. I don't have any pictures of the fabulous feast cooked up by Sue because I was too busy eating. My mother does however and perhaps she can supply them later on. We did have lots of fun hanging out with family and took a lovely walk in the fall woods:

Which led us to the newly set up tee-pee. (This was a project of mine and my brother's in high school. An 18' Soux tee-pee. I did the sewing on my great-grandmothers treadle foot sewing machine.) I was thrilled to see it up again. It's so pretty.


Playing around at mom's led to a new favorite game - the ball roll.

Food Series

We're really doing food now. As you can see. All going well. The only surprise - how quickly the poop gets VERY different.