cole: 6-month old

while we were away on our trip, cole celebrated his 6-month half birthday!

6-month album

he cut his first two teeth without too much strife, mastered the army pushup and later popped right up into full crawling position. while he's not crawling yet, he's moving and wiggling like crazy! he is just so curious about the world around him -- especially other people's cold beverages, cell phones, TV remotes, books, magazines, ropes, sand, water, cats, trees, kids ... the list goes on and on. he's quite a handful, but we're loving every minute of it!

here's to another amazing six months!

we're back!

We're back from a 10-day trip to St. Lucia and I've finally surfaced over mountains of wet, stinky laundry, emails and junk mail. I was so worried about living on a boat with Cole, but he was absolutely amazing. While the quarters were tight, Cole slept like a dream on the boat, loved the ocean waters and was such a trooper during all our day-time adventures. J was on the island to watch England play in the Cricket World Cup, while my sister and I thoroughly enjoyed our time at the beach, spa, and on the boat -- sipping pina coladas at sunset.

Here is an album of our family vacation to St. Lucia:

Barmy Texans!

another baby fav

my girlfriend wendy turned me onto this great nursing accessory ... the "bebe au lait." her mom made me one when cole was born, but you can also find them at www.ritzybaby.com.

it's a nursing cover with a stiff neck so that you can watch your baby and the baby can still see you. it also gives them a bit of fresh air so that they don't feel smothered like under a regular blanket. plus, the fabric is super airy, light and comes in really cute patterns.

it has really been a lifesaver for nursing in public places -- and, trust me, i've nursed in some pretty interesting places so far!