Archive for August, 2008

9 months old!

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

Gilly turned 9 months old last Thursday. He's now been out in the world for almost as long as he was in my belly! He's crawling now, with more speed and coordination each day. He's also learned to pull himself up onto his knees and occasionally onto ...

Gilly’s walk in the park

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Gilly and his dad had a nice play at Skinner Butte Park in Eugene. [display_podcast]

Wriggle worm

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

There's not much to do in a motel room, except practice your mad pre-crawling skills! In this video from late July, we've captured one of Gilly's wriggle sessions, as he works hard to get to (we thought!) the car keys. [display_podcast]

All Aboard!

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Gilly may not enjoy the loud train whistles that interrupt his naps here in Colima, or the sight and sound of the big engines rolling through the valley at Tolland, but put him on a train his size, like the Zoo Train at the Washington Park Zoo in Portland, and ...

7 months gallery

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

Gilly's 7 months gallery is now complete.   It's a bit cheaty, as we left Colorado the day after he turned 8 months, but all of the photos from the Colorado portion of his vacation have been put in this one gallery anyway.  Yay consistency!

Up! Up! Up! – baby signs progress report

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

We started using baby signs with Gilly about a week or so ago. Right away he was very interested in watching what I was doing with my hands while signing. So far I've been using the signs for eat, drink, diaper, book, more, "all done" and up. ...

He’s back!

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

Gilbert has returned from his big vacation.  He got to see most of his US based relatives and travel by plane, train and automobile.  Well, the train was a zoo train, but it still counts!  Highlights of the trip for him were the exersaucer and new toys he found at ...