33 Weeks

Time is flying by too quickly this summer!  We're only about a week in to "actual" summer, but it is crazy how we are so busy that I can't even write blog posts in a timely manner!  I love putting Gabriel in overalls, but I have to laugh because the length is usually good but he looks so chubby around the middle because the fabric is so large around his skinny belly!

• We met up with the Sawyer family for a BBQ at Green Hill Park.  Richard is even cuter than the last time we saw him a few months ago!  Gabe & Richard played very well together (they are only a few weeks apart in age).  They even shared their toys!  It was nice to get out in the sunshine and commiserate talk with other first-time parents.

Just two friends tasting each other's toys, haha!

• Baby led weaning continues!

Pumpkin pie yogurt

Roasted radishes

• Nonno bought Gabe a new toy - the Munchkin Musical Mozart Cube.  (Something about introducing kids to classical music at a young age...)  Gabe really liked it!

• We finally completed 99% of the construction fixes on the house.  It's like the whole first floor is brand new (again), though this is the first time we were able to renovate the living room.  I am happy that I have my kitchen almost back to normal (a small pile of tools still christens our kitchen island...) and excited that we are planning to upgrade to a new sectional sofa for the living room.  We are foregoing a coffee table so that the floor space can be used by the worm for sitting and crawling and whatnot.  I'm excited to see the new look complete in the next few weeks (and promise to post a picture or two!).
• Sometimes I forget that Gabriel is actually growing.  I forget that certain toys are now age-appropriate; I forget that since he can sit up pretty well, he can sit in the front of the shopping cart.  Things like that.  Speaking of shopping carts, I am now "that" mother - I bought a shopping cart cover to keep him away from other people's dirty hand germs.  (It's nice that it covers where MY hands go too, haha!)

Other pictures from the week:

Mommy loves this seersucker outfit!