When baking a pie...

always, always, always put a tin sheet underneath. And maybe cover the sheet with foil.

On the up shot, I learned how to clean an oven. :-)

He's... laughing?

Trying out his Bumbo seat.

Or should I say trying to get out of his Bumbo seat?

Two Milestones

Yesterday, Charlie successfully took a rattle from my hand and put it in his mouth, and I fit into a pair of pre-pregnancy jeans. Good day.

Happy Mother's Day!

Ten Things I Love About Being a Mom.

1. When Charlie can't keep his binkie in his mouth because he's smiling at me.
2. Little boy hats.
3. The butt pat.
4. When Charlie holds my finger.
5. "A-gooo."
6. Sorting through adorable baby boy clothes and picking which ones to dress my son in.
7. Walks with the stroller.
8. Tummy time.
9. Nap time!
10. And this...

Random Shots

Farewell Friend

After many tense and stressful weeks of juggling a baby, school, work-overload, sleep deprivation and a sweet-but-needy puppy-dog, Keith and I came to the reluctant conclusion that we simply could not keep Pepper. Sniff sniff. So, through various and sundry means, Pepper landed a great job as the cheerful pet of a couple who owns a farm out on the Palouse. She gets to run and wrestle with another dog and get really muddy and even still moonlight as a lap-dog, we are told. This is good news for everyone! And the best part? You know how sometimes parents have to get rid of their pets, and they tell their children "Oh yeah, we sent Fido to live on a big farm, where he'll have lots of room to run and play and wonderful new owners who love him" but what they really mean, of course, is that Fido is sleeping with the fishes? Well, when Charlie gets older, we'll tell him the same thing but it will be truth! :-)