I'm walking!

Daddy took this video of me playing and beginning to walk at the beach before my birthday celebration!

Luke's Tree

In honor of me taking me taking my first trip around the sun we are planting the placenta that nourished me while I grew in Mommy's belly, so that it can have new purpose in helping to grow my tree. Mom and Dad chose an Lulu Avocado tree, since it is one of my favorite fruits and in season in my birth month. My favorite part was the dirt. Amazing soft black dirt!
Daddy placing the placenta where the tree will go.

There it is!Can you see how it looks like a tree itself, with the umbilical cord being the trunk, and the veins reaching upwards and outwards like limbs?And here is my tree! I climbed into the hole to helpby squishing around in the mud. Surely there will be no air pockets around the roots now!
A final drink and then we are done with our planting!

it takes a village

Mom has been wishing, hoping and dreaming about a garden for a long time now, and this last month we started putting it in a little bit at a time. Here is what it looked like on September 23rd:

Every morning we get out bright and early to move compost, build beds and plant seeds.
And ride in the wagon, of course.

Usually we're outside when the kids are waiting on the school bus, and since I'm their favorite they all take turns pushing me around the yard, carrying me, and singing to me. Do you see that stump in the background? That's part of the old tree. Mom and Dad put it out there so that the kid have someplace to sit and put their backpacks up. around the front! Kelsea runs and dances with us

then around the side! When they're off to school Mom puts me in the mei tai so I can watch her work and take my nap when I'm ready. And day by day, we've gotten it done, so that today a garden sits beside the house, growing all sorts of yummy things for us to eat.

Today we also brought home my placenta tree (finally!) to be planted Thursday. It's a Lula avocado, since that is one of my favorite foods and this variety fruits on my birth month. So next year I'll be eating avocados from my very own tree!

now and then

Today we went to help out with the Florida Friends of Midwives fundraiser and see our friend (and midwife) Harmony.

Luke's Birthday List

It’s been requested that we post Luke’s birthday list, and I know it’s late (as today is his birth day) but we will be having a belated celebration so that Daddy can be with us too.

First needs:
Cotton clothes, preferably separates, in sizes 24 months or 2T and up.
Soft soled leather shoes in sizes 5.5 and up
Training pants

Then wants:
Luke’s favorite toys are things for building, stacking and nesting. I’ve found a great assortment at http://www.willowtreetoys.com/category/9/?s=21&p=2

I think he’d also enjoy wooden vehicles, something sturdy to roll around. http://www.oompa.com/baby-toys/category/wooden_whe/Wheels-&-Wings.html

And he loves musical instruments, so additions to the baby band (especially percussion) would be great!

Thanks for asking!

big blink

this is my big blink I do everytime I see Mom get out the camera now...that flash is just too much!
The afterblink smile

first step

So I got so distracted looking at the fish that I let go for a second, then when the fish moved I took a step to follow it...then remembered that I don't let go yet and grabbed the rail again. But really, even if I don't believe yet, Mom says I took a step.
shrimp

See Kelsea over there?
Look at those huge fish!

this big!

First Peanut Butter and Jelly

GrandMinna's here! She brought lunch to all of us working out on the tree so we all came in to take a break and cool off for a bit. Kelsea decided to share her sandwich with me (even though I already ate all my lunch) which was very nice of her. It's my very first PB & J!

beach