We’re thrilled that we’ve been able to get outside and enjoy the incredibly nice weather we’ve been having.  We’ve taken David on a couple of hikes – he seems to really like them!  Here are a few pics from our hike in Wilder Ranch State Park (with friends Chris, Katie, Jacob, and Alex) and Edgewood County Park.

The only downside to all of this sunshine is the lack of snow in Tahoe … we have a ski trip planned for later this month, but it looks like we may be canceling it.

It’s hard to believe that 4 days ago, Baby Dave turned 5 months old!  He’s still a inquisitive little guy who likes to keep Mom and Dad on their toes.  He celebrated by jumping in his new jumperoo and by starting solid food.  His first food was banana, and he’s still not sure if he likes them.  He’s very interested in the process, but makes terrible faces (see below) whenever he successfully gets banana in his mouth.  We tried rice cereal this morning, and it was a hit!  David kept trying to jam the spoon in his mouth and grab the bowl.  I couldn’t feed it to him fast enough!

Happy New Year!!  We wish you a wonderful and prosperous 2012!  David celebrated by not sleeping very well and pooping twice.  (Thank you to Chris for changing him both times!)  While we’re very excited to watch David learn and grow over the next year, we have a feeling he’s going to keep us on our toes.  He’s a very curious little fellow – and has already started to get into trouble!

We hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season! Since our last post a lot has changed.  David had his 4 month check-up (Yes!  He’s 4 months already!), and he’s doing great!  He weighs in at nearly 16 pounds and is 26.5 inches.  He’s already fitting into 6 month clothes.  

Recently, we’ve been busy getting ready for Christmas!  I insisted on taking David to see Santa (see photo below.)  However, after looking at the picture, I realized that Santa looks a little “special.”  Don’t worry … we didn’t leave David alone.

Since our last post, David’s hand-eye coordination has improved tremendously.  In the photo below, he’s actually holding part of the toy stationary with one hand and rotating the shaking part with the other.  It’s amazing to watch.  David’s also gotten really good at rolling over from his tummy to his back… so good that he can do it in his sleep, quite literally.  He’ll “go turtle” while sleeping, so we have to keep running into his room to flip him back over to his tummy.  He’s working on rolling in the other direction, but he still needs a little assistance.  Hopefully one day soon he’ll be able to roll in both directions.

We’re also proud to announce that David can finally wear the three think geek onesies that Chris picked out.

Of course, the one that started it all:

And David’s Star Trek science officer onesie:

And last but not least, a biology themed one … if you can’t read it is says “brought to you by G, C, A, and T, and the number 23”  (It’s a DNA joke)

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Happy Thanksgiving from our little turkey!

We celebrated Thanksgiving with some dear friends from UCSF on the Sunday before Thanksgiving.  Claire flew out all the way from Virginia, and Brad and Tet came down from San Francisco.  It was great to see them all!  Unfortunately, we didn’t get any good pics of Brad or Tet, but here’s one of Claire.

On Thanksgiving proper, Chris, David, and I celebrated by going for a hike!  Considering that we were on trail last Thanksgiving, too, we figure that hiking may just become our family’s Thanksgiving tradition.  We’ll see what happens next year.

We’re also proud to announce that David slept in his crib for the first time last night!  He only slept for 3-4 hour stretches, but we’re still proud of him for reaching this milestone nonetheless.