A sighting

Our big boy is growing up! 6 months old and he spouted his first tooth this week. Rather certain it was happening during a doctor appointment we were at for me. I was that mom for the first time. Yup screaming child. Nothing, yes nothing made him happy. I found myself apologizing, embarrassed, and promising, "he is usually a very agreeable baby. I have no idea what is going on. I promise, next time he will be better."

By the time I finally saw the doctor (new doctor for me) I was just praying he would send me away with some physical therapy for my foot problems and I would never have to return to his office with my unruly child. Nope. Not so much. Looks like I will be back. Again and again---more surgery for me. Seriously? Hopefully we can wait until after the New Year..... and after Russell has all of his teeth!

Hood River Fruit Loop

Brian and I have gone to Hood River every October since we started dating in 2003. So we decided to continue the tradition and introduce Russell. It was an entirely different experience this year with a 6 month old. But a good kind of different. For one, we tried a new stop on the loop and we sampled some unpasteurized pear and apple ciders. Couldn't have done that last year! We never took pictures of outings. This year we had a the perfect person to take pictures of--Russell!