Austin 7 months old

I'm a few weeks behind, but here are some pics from when Austin turned 7 months old on October 23. Tristan and Austin are such good buddies already. Tristan loves to bring toys to his little brother and also gives him big hugs and kisses. We've even seen Tristan change Austin's bib when it was all wet, and they were playing by themselves in the family room!

Austin has made a lot of progress in the last few weeks as well. He can now flip over from his back to stomach, is pushing up to his hands and knees, can scoot backwards, and has his first 2 teeth. Whew, that's a lot in one month!

Another day at the zoo

It started off a bit chilly in the morning. The boys were a little grumpy as we bundled them up in the stroller, but soon became much happier as we met up with our friends Zach (and David), Skylar (and Steve), Jasmine and Jordan (and Laurie and Juan)! Of course we had to visit the baby elephant again. His name is Samundra, or Sam for short, and is over 400 pounds already! At the end of the day, we got a great photo op with all the kids...check out the cheesy grins!

Lunch at the AfriCafe!

Goldwyn boys

My sweet boys

The best part of my day is coming home to my 2 sweet little boys. I love how Tristan runs to us as fast as he can, calling out "mommy" and "daddy", and how Austin's eyes light up and he starts kicking his legs excitedly in anticipation of being picked up. Seeing their faces is what I miss the most while I am at work each day. I can't help it...aren't they the cutest kids ever?

Clambake Adventure

On the rainiest day of the month, we ventured out to our friends Liz and JD's house for their annual clambake. They live out in the beautiful Mt Hood wilderness area, surrounded by privacy we can only dream of here in the Camas 'burbs. While the weather wasn't entirely cooperative, it turned out to be a lot of fun anyway... and there were lots of kids there this year for a change :)

food's still in the pit

Tristan visiting the chicken coop

The boys and Maddie

what a feast!

Sauvie Island Pumpkin Patch

It was a gorgeous day today. It felt kind of strange going out to the pumpkin patch in our shorts and t-shirts, but it was really nice that we didn't have to get all muddy picking out our pumpkins this year! Tristan was the perfect age to enjoy all that the farm had to offer!

Riding the Cow Train

Mom was a little big for this ride!

Tristan & Austin during our lunch break.

Of course we had to go on the hayride!

This pumpkin is perfect, but a little heavy!

Tristan sees the tractor coming back to pick us up from the pumpkin field.

Austin 6 months old!

Hard to believe half a year has gone by already. Our little baby is growing up so fast. At his doctor's appt on Friday, he measured 17-1/2 lbs, 28" tall, and 45cm head circumference. Interestingly, his height and head circumference were the same exact measurements as Tristan's, but Austin is a couple pounds lighter than his hefty big brother was at 6 months.

So much has changed in the last couple of weeks. Austin can now sit up on his own, at least for a little while before toppling over. He doesn't stay on his tummy for more than a few seconds before rolling over, always to his right. He also slept a record 11 hours straight a couple of nights ago, so we are all thrilled! Last week we started feeding him some rice cereal, which he seemed to love at first, but now isn't so keen on it. We'll just take it slowly...hopefully we can avoid any food allergies with him.

Labor Day Zoo Visit

We went for a quick visit to the zoo on Labor Day with our friends Tiffany, David, and Zach. It was super crowded so we only had time to do a couple of things -- see the new baby elephant and go on a train ride. But it was worth the trip anyway!