Sarah and Jeff and Abe and Josie

It’s here. In all it’s leafy glory. When we’re not raking leaves, we’re admiring them.

The past few weekends have been pleasantly quiet. Getting out for some walks, feeding Abe, and unpacking (yes, still unpacking).

Almost as exciting as Abe eating solids, rolling over, shimmying around, sitting up, and all of his other feats, is his recent ability to sleep through the night. The last couple nights he has slept 8-10 hours straight, which means we get almost that! By far the most complete nights of sleep we’ve had in the past six months. A good thing all around.

Thanks for the pumpkin duds, Mom! He’s wearing the hat more than fashion should allow.

If anyone had asked us a couple of years ago, if we thought we’d ever find ourselves sitting in a Presbyterian church in rural West Virginia, listening to a living history presentation of Robert E. Lee, with a baby boy in our lap, we would’ve called you crazy. But here we are, and it just feels right. That is how we found ourselves on the eve of Abe’s six month mark.

Abe started the day off with a life changing event- his first taste of solids! His first dining experience was considered a success! He put the spoon right in his mouth- but didn’t get the whole then remove and have more concept. His fingers also proved a good medium for self-feeding.

A couple weeks ago we headed north to DC for a few days and to spend some time in Connecticut, introducing Abe to many friends, family, and of course his Great-Nana.

We took the train from DC to Hartford. It was a nice change of pace from flying and allowed Abe to sit in our laps, and various other places.

We have a ton more pictures from our recent trip and if Abe starts napping longer, we may get more posted!