Ian loves to hang out in his tunnel. It is the best place for chewing on toys ...


playing peek-a-boo ...


and learning to crawl.

First Tooth!

Ian's first tooth appeared this morning! Luckily he doesn't seem to be too bothered by it so far, and slept well last night.

Ian is a jumping pro in his jumperoo. He did this for a straight hour while I made a beef stew, and then was so tired he went to bed early and hasn't made a peep since!

7 Months Old

Ian is 7 months old today! He sat up all by himself for his birthday photo.


(see how much Ian has grown in his birthday photo gallery.)

At 7 months old, Ian:
- weighs 16 lbs 2 oz.
- wears anything from size 6-12 months.
- loves solid food, especially peas.
- sits up by himself, can roll easily in both directions, and pushes up on his hands and knees and rocks back and forth. Time to start babyproofing!
- sleeps on his belly, sometimes with his knees bent under him and his butt in the air.
- will be a big boy before we know it!

This is what happens when Daddy watches Ian while Mommy naps.

The ice is starting to get dangerous.

Blizzard 2010

We're busy digging out from the biggest snow storm our area has ever seen. Joe measured 24" in our back yard, but the offical measurement at Dulles airport (only a few miles down the road) was just over 30" and I think that's a more realistic measure of what we got. We lost power for about 8 hours, and thankfully our fireplace and stove still worked during that time so we were able to eat and keep warm.

The sun came out after the snow stopped falling, and the sunset was beautiful.


Does this mean you won't be plowing our street?


Official Ferner measurement: 24"


Height of Joe's shoveling wall: approx. 6'


Ian got all bundled up to play in the snow.