Double the fun

Yesterday was a fun day - once we got out of the house. Every Sunday, we have had an open house to try to sell the condo. Getting ready for it is extremely stressful with a toddler and a baby and all their stuff. The place has to be spic and span with EVERYTHING put away and out of sight. That means no toys, pack-n-plays, or diaper pails among just about everything else we need to live with. We never get to enjoy our Sunday mornings. No lazing about drinking coffee and reading the paper. Instead, we strap Liam in the highchair and feed him munchkins while we go on high gear to get everything perfect and then the whole family packed into the car before any child can undo what we have just done. Basically, it sucks.

Yesterday we went through all that and got in the car. Since it was a beautiful day we decided to go to Castle Island in Southie. We got hotdogs at Sully's and strolled around Fort Independence. You cannot actually go into the fort because it is "too dangerous" as we were told be the lovely old ladies at the door. By that point anyway, Liam was dying to get out of the stroller so we got him out and he walked with us for probably a mile! He loved every minute, There were boats zooming around the harbor and airplanes taking off from Logan every few minutes. A little boy's dream. I forgot to get my camera out so I don't have any pictures from our day.

On the way home we stopped at our storage locker and got Liam's old Exersaucer, which was a hand-me-down from my sister. It's missing a few toys but I don't think that matters. The minute I put Luke in it, it was instant entertainment - for Luke AND Liam. They can actually play together for the first time.

Luke is 5 1/2 months old and I am officially starting the weaning process TODAY. My goal is to have him completely on formula by his 6 month birthday.