Six months

Our little man is 6 months!!  He's a chunk and happy and healthy as can be.  Below is at his six month appointment with his pediatrician who I love, love, love!  In this photo he's contemplating her instrument before making a grab for it.

We went to Coloma, on the American River, to take pictures with our little man to celebrate 6 months.

Oh, how I love this man too!

Gil has been slowly introducing solid food to Wesley.  Thanksgiving was his first taste of mashed potatoes.  Grandpa Eccles, whose favorite food as a child was "spuds and guavy," is hoping this is not a permanent dislike.  

Terrible sleeper

 Back at work full time has been insane.  We are severely short staffed, I'm trying desperately to catch-up from the summer madness that I missed out on, and trying fit in time to pump while out in the field.  Since the power outages, Wesley routinely gets up four or five times a night.  I get up with him for most of them, giving sleep priority to Gil and his school work. (We gotta graduate and get out of CA!)  Working full time or more, coming home and mothering, wife-ing, and housekeeping full time, all on extremely fragmented sleep is pretty awful.  I had no idea just how much sleep deprivation affects brain function until the last few months.  I have a feeling though, at some point in my life I will look back and realize I never was and never will be again as efficient and on top of things as I am right now.

Looking through our pictures, we seem to have a lot of photos of the Wee Lad asleep.  Perhaps it is to prove to our groggy selves that yes, he really does sleep sometimes.

Asleep in the carrier after a walk, I got maybe fifteen minutes myself.

Asleep in the carrier after a walk.  Gil getting in a few minutes of studying.

Asleep in the carrier (sense a theme here?) on Nona during the olive harvest.

Asleep in his stroller after a Sunday afternoon walk. 

In one of the many baby sleep books I've read it says good sleep promotes good sleep.  It's just getting into that good sleep routine in the first place that is exhausting.

Lake Audrain

Gil had Veteran's Day off from school so we headed up the mountain for a hike.  

Wes and Gil, waiting for me to catch up.

We hiked to Lake Audrain.  This is one of my snow survey locations for work.  It was the first time I had been in this area without it being covered in snow.  The lake was not quite what I was expecting, but it was a beautiful day and so nice to be out as a family.

We dropped down into South Lake Tahoe for a late lunch at a small burger joint that was really good.  Wesley was ready to try his first french fry.  Not yet, little man, but almost!