A big weekend

We've been slain by a nasty bug. Tegwyn had it first, and then a week later she passed it on to us. Ugh. But coughs notwithstanding, life and parenting continues and amidst it all - there was some fun to be had. Callum had the biggest weekend of all: perhaps just to show off his super-immunity to the cold (yay for nursing antibodies!), this weekend he 1) started eating solid foods 2) can sit unsupported for several minutes at a time 3) can lift his chest off the floor from his stomach and 4) hit the 20lb mark! Whoa! Just in time to celebrate his 5 month birthday today. Behold his "take me seriously, folks" face:

Meanwhile, his sister decided that all Mom's talking about potty training was going to her head.



And since it's just about impossible to contain contamination between 2 little ones who just adore each other - I let them play as they wished. Having recently discovered the joys of his own feet, here Callum considers this new, strangely familiar, yet MUCH LARGER play thing in his view:

There's nothing quite like being snuggled by a fairy.

Cough cough. sniffle sniffle. smile smile.