Eliminate That

While we were at the cloth diaper store the other day, Randy got all excited about the Baby Bjorn potty. I took the opportunity to tell him that Soren's buddy Kai has been using the potty rather successfully. Using a potty at such an early age also happens to be part of the elimination communication (EC) training. Randy has up until now rolled his eye's at any EC talk. But when we placed Soren on that cute little yellow potty and Soren went to the bathroom 4 times in it that first day, you couldn't have seen a prouder daddy or bigger believer.

Waiting for the diapers to dry........

Baby Slinging Daddies

Meet Sophie, Soren's first extended stay playmate. Sophie came to the cottage with her parents Tan and Anne Marie. It was great to have some quality time with the new parents and share the 7 months of baby wisdom we have acquired, including how hip and hot daddies can be slinging around their babies.

Rocking Baby

At over 20 pounds, it takes some upper body strength to get oneself pushed up off the big belly. But just like that, Soren was on all fours - rocking back and forth. The arm crawl has now followed. Now all I need to do is design a onsie with a swiffer wipe built in and our hardwood floors would be spotless!

Pinball Wizard

Sleeping Beauty

Wedding Bliss and A Skipper Brave and Sure

Soren, Granny Annie and I spent the weekend up in Ashland and Bayfield Wisconsin celebrating the marriage of Kate and Troy. Randy sadly had to work and miss all the adventure. After saying her vows and kissing the groom, I caught the bride trying to make a move on my date with a promise of providing all the alcohol he needs until he is 21.



The next day a fearless group set sail on a three hour sailing tour of the Apostle Islands on Lake Superior. Soren strapped on his Gilligans hat and showed his brave and sure spirit.


First he did a boat safety inspection starting with the ropes.


Then he carefully read the rescue procedures and was thankful for the illustrated version.



After an all clear - he took charge of the steering wheel, navigating around the islands like a pro.


And ended the sail with a happy clap and a christmas wish of his own 32 foot sailboat for next summer.

7 Months Old

Soren decided to get a little cheeky with his monkey Verde. He dedicated this image to Auntie Mary in regards to her 6 month comment.

Chomping Chomps

For at least the last two months Randy had sworn that Soren was teething. "Any day now" he was always saying. Well "any day" finally came last week. Randy was pleased to be the first to report that Soren's left tooth had cut through. A day later came the right one and the end of the teething waiting game.

Like Father, Like Son 2

Randy had been hitting Craigslist for a used Burley before Soren even got home form the hospital, dreaming about that magical 6 month safety timeframe for babies. Minutes after Soren's 6 month birthday Randy had him strapped into his carseat and into the Burley. As you can see - Soren is estatic with his personal introduction to the biking world and Randy couldn't be happier. The 20 pound Burley and our 19.5 pound son slows Randy down enough for me to tag along. Randy has been picking up the pace lately, so I have been suggesting more hilly routes, though I am thinking about stacking weights under Soren to slow him down..............

Beach Bum

Look who has mastered the skill of sitting up by himself! Sitting in the sand allows for a soft landing when Soren does have one of his tipsy - face planting moments. Summer is half over, so we are trying to get as much sand and water action in as we can get. With Soren being a natural water baby, it's a good thing we moved back to the Land of 10,000 Lakes.