Brooklyn Bound

It's official. As of February 1st, we will be living in Brooklyn! We signed the lease today for our new apartment. It is a garden level apartment in Park Slope - a very kid friendly neighborhood near Prospect Park (the Central Park of Brooklyn). The apartment has a private garden with a (supposedly) working fountain. It also has a washer/dryer and the landlord is installing a dishwasher. Here are a few pics of the place. Ours is the garden level entrance with the purple mailbox. We'll post more pictures, I'm sure, when it is actually our stuff in there...

Christmas Parties

The Christmas season has officially begun. Last week we went to a baby Christmas gathering, and tonight we went to the Rice alum holiday gathering at the top of the Chrysler building. I had never been to the Chrysler building, so it was fun to party at the top! Carter's daycare had extended hours tonight, so he stayed there while we went out.

Three years ago, Thomas was on tour in France, and I babysat Eleanor while Rob and Rachel went to the first Rice holiday party at a penthouse apartment overlooking Central Park. The Rice alums always have a nice party at a good venue! We just have a few work parties to get through before the holiday is actually here... (As always, I expect Thomas will be grumbling that he isn't invited to either of my work parties - no spouses are.)

Tomorrow we may have some exciting news to post, so stay tuned...

Sitting Up

Carter is really trying to sit up. He can manage it for about 4 seconds at a time. It is particularly difficult for him because he insists on sitting with his legs sticking straight out in front of him, instead of using one of the positions preferred by most babies (such as bending their knees out to the side or straddling). He's working on it, though.
 

It's Cold Outside!

It is finally getting cold here, though we haven't had any snow yet. Actually, it's that weird time of year when half the restaurants have put up their wind lock vestibules and half of them still have their outdoor seating out. He'll be needing a winter coat soon, but for now, Carter is keeping warm in his stroller bundle me.
 

Happy Hopper

Carter really loves his bouncing swing. Thomas caught him in action yesterday!

Happy Half-Birthday!

Okay, so his half-birthday was technically last week (on Thanksgiving, no less!), but we were out of town, so I am a bit behind.

At Carter's 6 month check-up this week, he weighed in at 17 pounds, 8 ounces. He is still quite long and skinny at 29 inches.

Enjoy this video of clips from the last two months.

A Few More Pics from the Weekend

 

Pictures from our Weekend

The view from our porch.

Thomas at the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Cooking a turkey.

A warm day.

Razz-berry

Carter has developed a new skill. He's been working on it day and night. In fact, he practiced in his sleep for a good half hour late last night. I managed to catch it on video yesterday afternoon. Enjoy!

Double Hooray!

We just got back from our trip - more on that later - but in the meantime...

We are doubly blessed by our friends' love this week!First Patrick and Kirstin, and now Stubbie and Shannon! Stubbie and Shannon got engaged on Thanksgiving day. We are SO happy for them! Below is a picture of the happy couple from their trip to New York back in April. In the photo Shannon is sporting a very fake rock that we got for her. This will have to do until we get some pics of her wearing the real thing!