Avocado Season!

Time to get our harvest on - it's avocado season!  We have 3 great avocado trees in our yard.  Lucien, guess what you're having for breakfast, lunch, and dinner?

First Vacation to Key West

Lucien went on his first vacation and he had many other "firsts" throughout the trip.  It was Lucien's 1st road trip - a drive that was about 6 hours long.  Lucien's 1st stop at John Pennekamp state park in Key Largo.  And Lucien's 1st trip to Key West.  There will definitely be many more as Lucien had a great time down there with Grandma and Grandpa.  Luckily we were able to rent a few baby items from Holiday Baby so we had a high chair, stroller, and exersaucer all handy.  Lucien was so excited being down there that he took his 1st steps! He also started doing his 1st head nods, which unfortunately throw him off balance.  We went down to Fort Zachary Taylor state park (where Mommy and Daddy 1st met) and Lucien took his 1st swim in the ocean.  He couldn't dive down for lobster just yet but Daddy was able to nab 8 of them.  He loved meeting all the new people and watching the traffic lights change colors.  On our way back home he went to his 1st restaurant and ate lunch from the wooden high chair.  It surely was a big trip that tuckered out Mom more than ever but all the wonderful memories are well worth it.

Lucien and Mom swimming at Fort Zach

Lucien wondering "what just came out of the ocean"

Lucien almost got swept away but Mommy saved him

At the restaurant - luckily it was a "family" place

9 months and Counting

Lucien is now 9 months old.  He is not counting out loud yet, he hasn't even said his first word, but he is much more interested in his books about numbers and ABCs.  He has been growing taller and his little feet now hang over the edge of the car seat.  He is walking around any chance he gets and the brightly colored toys that once excited him get tossed to the floor and he's off looking for door knobs and cabinets.  He eats like a champ and loves trying bits off anybody's plate.  He is definitely not a

 picky eater and can eat all day long if given new foods to try.  His sleeping has improved but he still doesn't sleep through the night.  He wakes for a bottle once in the evening.  Now that he's 9 months it might be time for some tough love  to stop the nightly feedings.  But it might be too tough on Mom to her him cry

through the night.  

Next week we're taking him on his first big trip - the long drive to Key West.  He's going to love it down there with Grandma and Grandpa.  We're not bringing much baby stuff.  We know of a great company down there called Holiday Baby (www.holidaybabykw.com) that will have all the items we need.  Why pack the car when we can get it delivered?  Off to paradise...

The Sick Among Us

Lucien is 8 months old and he got his first cold.  It has lasted one week so far.  The super immunity powers of breast milk wore off and the whole family has been sick.  He has also been on the move more than ever and has incurred his first visible head bumps.  No pictures at this time - he looks like he went 10 rounds in a fight against the cat.