Pork Chops and Applesauce

Doesn't that sound swell??? Or at least the applesauce part!!

Thru the wringer

Sorry there haven't been any pictures of late, but our house has turned into something of a sick ward. Mikhail had a small stomach virus and may be teething again, so he has been generally cranky and clingy, but seems to be on the rebound.

Momma, on the other hand, feels like she has put through the wringer, TWICE. I"ve been out of work since Wednesday. Spent most of Thursday in the ER trying to figure out what is wrong before I was diagnosed with....the STOMACH VIRUS. Basically this means I feel like death, and anything short of clear liquid that I attempt to eat comes shooting out of me in ways that do not need to be described here, but I'm sure you can use your imaginations!! I'm hoping to be on the mend in time for miss Ruby's baptism on Sunday.

Updates to follow.

Sliding Video

Playdate with Auntie Amy and Ruby

On Friday we went to visit Auntie Amy and Ruby. We had a very busy day. It started with an al fresco lunch at the willows. Ruby was very chilly.

Then we went to play on the rides. I really liked the cars, but I"m not quit big enough.
Ruby had fun in the boats.

Then we went to the play ground at the Beverly School for the Deaf and had a blast.

I see you!! I'm the music man.

Ruby pushed Bear on the swing.

Where are are all the kids going?

Ooooooh... I love swings!!!

Bubbles are fun...And slides....and sandboxes with Ruby

Fun things to climb.

I was exhausted...and I got to cuddle with my new friend.

Wednesday with Grampy

Today was Mikhails day with Grampy. Here are some mementos from the day as captured by Grampy. The day started with a ride in the new wagon with friend Kermit. There was a visit to Auntie Cindy and Uncle Frank.

Here we come!!

Then it was off to visit Aunt Dot

Here comes Aunt Dot

Here she is helping me.

She's got some pretty cool stuff in her yard.And the day completed with some football...Tom Brady eat your heart out!

Mikhail's First Baseball Game

On Saturday we took Mikhail to his first semi-professional game and went to see the Fisher Cats. Here he is with the Fisher Cat mascot, Slider. Slider is on the same level as the Easter Bunny in Mikhail's estimation. Mikhail was very excited to share Mommy's ice cream.

And he tried his own french fries.

Daddy had a good time explain the game to Mikhail.

Mikhail was very intent on what Daddy was saying.

Is that one outs or two?

It was a very tiring day and Mikhail had a good snuggle with Daddy.

And there was a full moon rising.

It may be rilvary weekend

but there is one thing Mommy and Daddy can agree on....GO CELTICS!!

1yr Check Up

We had our 1yr appointment today. Here are Mikhail's stats:

31 1/2'' long
23lbs 10ozs
48cm head

VERY healthy. Very orangey tinged too, due to his love for sweet potatoes, carrots and squash. We are going to try to stick to GREEN veggies for a while so we can flush some of the orange from his skin. He's also been given the OK to basically eat everything we do. The only things he can't have are peanuts and shellfish due to their high allergy tendency and honey because it's not pasteurized and can lead to illness. We also need to be careful of nonpasteurized cheeses. But aside from that it's by bye pureed food and HELLO big boy finger food.

He also got two shots today. Took them like a trooper with barley a whimper.

Next check up is at 15 months.

One Year Ago Today....

was our first night home as a family. It was a very long night!!!

Happy First Birthday!!

Yesterday was Mikhail's first birthday. It's hard for me to belive that it's been a whole year, it seems to have gone by in a blink of an eye and he's changed so much. I loved my cake, and for more pictures from a wonderful day, click here.