Growing and going places!

Jonah is amazing us each and every day- he is crawling now lots of places and starting to cruise- pulling himself up and now sitting back down (last week the only way he could sit back down seemed to be to fall which wasn't too happy!). He is also clapping a lot, by himself and with others and sometimes adorably, with his own face. He is also eating really well lots of food- last night we went out for japanese food and he was really fussy in his stroller. He had already eaten so I hadn't bothered to put him in a high chair with us, but he was WAY happier sitting up and eating with us- he ate about a 1/4 cup of tofu and miso soup broth- who knew! No sushi for him yet :).

Last weekend we took him on his first backpacking trip on the Washington Coast. We had the rare clear warm weather which makes this wild place really lovely. We got a late start on Friday after setting up a shuttle of vehicles (we hiked north from one car to another then drove back around). He unfortunately got a cold which wasn't much fun (and in turn both Dad and I got that cold too) but in all it was a very successful trip! Our good friends Greg and Kate came which was great fun and a big help as they helped carry some of our extra items. Jonah was very busy at night 'sleeping' out under the stars with his mom and dad- a lot of new stuff to process! We saw lots of wildlife including 4 river otters playing in the ocean, many bald eagles, herons, pelicans, kingfishers, sandpipers and more plus an adorable little doe and fawn. It was a long but very rewarding trip- we covered about 20 miles from Friday night- Sunday and got home on Sunday night at midnight! We are all still recovering from our colds this week...