back and between

Monday morning I took my first ever "red eye" flight from Seattle to Cleavland, to Hartford and it wasn't as unpleasant as it could have been. At first there were two infants echoing each other's screams. One would cry then the other would screech back from some undisclosed location further up in the plane. But they settled down pretty quickly and I was able to catch a few hours. I'll post some pictures and tell some stories, but I am pretty spent right now. We're in the midst of IMpaCT 2009 and the Hartford Project starts this weekend, so I am a little overwhelmed. It definitely feel scattered - I better sleep. Goodnight

out...

Wednesday morning I'm on my first trip to the West coast. I'm attending a friend's wedding and am very excited. A few days with no responsibilities is pretty awesome and I don't feel too bad because Hillary has some help coming. There is a lot to do between now and 5am Weds. morning so I won't say much, but will write about the trip when I return.

smiles

It is pretty sweet when you see faces like these. Sometimes there is lots done to incite the smiling and other times it just kinda happens. Wesley is definitely putting on the weight and is on his way to being a chunky baby. He is just getting those rolls on his neck and it is pretty fun. Sleeping is coming along. Two times now he has slept for 6+ hours and we feel amazing when that happens. Other nights though aren't so good and we need to remember not to get discouraged. The next few weeks will definitely be a challenge for Hillary as I'll be away on and off, and she'll be on her own for some of it. I'm going to Seattle next week and am very excited to explore a new city and be on the West Coast for the first time.

growing - gardens and babies

Wesley is certainly growing and we think our garden is too. Wesley had his one month check up and weighed in 1lb heaveir than last time (8lbs 8oz) and you can see the difference in his chubby cheeks and chunkier thighs.

Our garden, unlike Wesley, is not so easily measured. I spent all of labor day weeding and trimming the various trees which efectively shadded our garden. We've got cucumbers, peppers (green and red), zuchunni, tomatoes, green beans and lettuce this year. In addition we've got a few herbs going by the deck. There is this neat sense of accomplishment in weeding and planting and I really enjoyed it. I think part of the enjoyment stems from the fact that elsewhere in life the results of what I do aren't immediate. I love working with people, but it is nice to spend a day in the garden and tear all this stuff out and put all this stuff in, but I guess it will still be a while to see if it grows.

If you are wondering about our sleep, Wesley isn't on a schedule yet. He has some nights where we only sleep four or five hours, but there are others, like last night, where we got about eight hours of sleep. Eight hours is amazing.