June 25, 2009: 10 months 20 days old

Silas and I went to the playground for a little while today, and later, to deal with the crazy heat in our house, he got to play with a large pot of water. I decided to let him go totally natural for about an hour while he played with the water. During that time he peed four times and pooped once! He is obviously well hydrated.

Silas in the tunnel

Silas playing in the water

June 24, 2009: 10 months 19 days old

We went out to dinner at one of our favorite mexican restaurants tonight. It's the first time we've gone out to eat in a long time. It was fun.

Eric and Silas at dinner

Bethany and Silas hanging out in the back of the VW

June 23, 2009: 10 months 18 days old

Silas, Guthrie and Eric went for a run on the North Side.

Silas and the Pittsburgh skyline

June 22, 2009: 10 months 17 days old

Silas took his first dip in the Bloomfield neighborhood pool today. It was a beautiful day for a swim. He seemed to enjoy watching the other kids playing in the water the most. We will be going back for sure!

Silas at the pool

June 21, 2009: 10 months 16 days old

Happy Father's Day Eric a.k.a Papa a.k.a Daddy!!! And, happy Father's day to Grandpa Jack, Grandpa Bob, Great Grandpa Helton and Great Grandpa Randall!

Eric, Silas and I took a drive out of the city and into the woods where Eric took part in a 14.5 mile Mountain Bike Race today. It was a beautiful day and the course was set up so Silas and I could see Eric racing in a couple of different locations. I took a ton of pictures and posted many of them on our flickr site here. Below are just a couple from the day. Tante Robin gave us her baby backpack and today was Silas's first ride in it. He seemed to really enjoy the view.

Silas taste testing Eric's water before the race

Silas going for a ride in his *new* backpack

Eric coming to the forest road crossing

June 20, 2009: 10 and a half months old

It was pretty warm today so Silas hung out half naked for much of the day. He spent a long while throwing the ball and then chasing after it, and he also got to hang out with Eric in the garden. The third picture is a pretty good shot of Silas's top teeth. Pictures below...

Silas playing ball

Silas with the shovel

Eric and Silas in the garden

Eric and Silas in the garden

June 19, 2009: 10 months 2 weeks old

We stopped by AIA today to visit Becky and Rachael. Silas enjoyed crawling around on the floor chasing his new snack ball. Becky was unaware that she would be in the picture in the background. Sorry, Becky... I've got to get my pregnant Becky pictures in while I still can!

Visiting Becky and Rachael at AIA

June 18, 2009: 10 months 13 days old

Silas looks like he is waiting for something, perhaps a little impatiently? Perhaps awaiting the delicious tuna melt and french fries he would be sharing with his Papa here at Pamela's in the strip. Any second now...

He looks a little impatient

June 17, 2009: 10 months 12 days old

Mommy and baby yoga fun. Silas was playing with Aiden's birthday bag. I just love this picture of Ceci so I'm throwing it in.

Post yoga snack

Cecilia

June 16, 2009: 10 months 11 days old

Silas at the playground with his papa. We got him new sandals so he can crawl and walk outside without scraping his feet. They seem to be working out great.

Silas on the slide

June 15, 2009: 10 months 10 days old

Dinnertime consisted of bbq chicken and mac 'n' cheese. Silas is mostly eating what we eat for dinner now. It's fun. Afterward he walked for a little while with his wagon. His expression in this pic is hilarious.

Dinnertime

Playing in the backyard

June 14, 2009: 10 months 9 days old

Book Club Porch Sit at Becky and Tim's house. Lots of good food and good discussion.

Book Club Porch Sit

June 13, 2009: 10 months 8 days old

Eric participated in his first adventure race today. Silas, Guthrie and I went along to cheer him on. There are a bunch of pictures from the race on our flickr site here. Below is a pic from when Eric was going from the swim to the run. Silas decided to help :)

Silas helping Eric get ready for the run

June 12, 2009: 10 months 1 week old

Silas, Guthrie and I visited Ryder today. Silas got to help Ryder weed his garden.

Ryder and Silas weeding the garden

June 11, 2009: 10 months 6 days old

Silas loves to sit on Eric's chest. They have a fun time playing together. It also reminded me of a picture I took when Silas was thirteen weeks old and another from when he was only eight weeks old hanging out on Eric's chest. I put those picture below, and the original blog entries for them are 13 weeks 3 days and 8 weeks 4 days.

Silas using his Papa as a horse

Silas 13 weeks 3 days old

June 10, 2009: 10 months 5 days old

Silas hanging out with Joy during Mommy and Baby (Me Too) yoga.

Silas and Joy

June 9, 2009: 10 months 4 days old

Silas's teeth are starting to show more. He's got four on top and two on the bottom and he loves to bite everything. He actually will bite into food enthusiastically and then spit it out. Super fun for me :)

Silas with his two front teeth

June 8, 2009: 10 months 3 days old

Silas enjoying some pork spare ribs for dinner.

Silas likes pork spare ribs... a lot!

June 7, 2009: 10 months 2 days old

We had breakfast with the family in Philadelphia and then drove home. It was an eventful day. We stopped on the way home at a State Park and Silas got to go for a swim. Then it was home for a bbq with Papa and some corn on the cob. It was a nice day and we were both glad to be home.

Silas at the swimming area in Kooser State Park

Silas likes corn on the cob

June 6, 2009: 10 months 1 day old

Silas got to meet his Great Great Uncle Si for the first time during our visit to Philadelphia. He also got to meet his second cousins Barry, Jeff and Michael, and his Great Aunt Ellen. Everyone loved him and I took lots of pictures. You can find them on our flickr site here. Below are a couple of pics from the day. First is Silas with his Cousin Quinn, then Silas with me and his Grandma Bobbye, and finally Silas with his Great Great Uncle Si.

Cousin Quinn and Silas

3 generations

Silas and NSGG Uncle Si at the Bat Mitzvah

June 5, 2009: 10 months old!

Happy 10 month birthday Silas! We traveled to Philadelphia to got to our Cousin Hope's Bat Mitzvah and to visit with family. It took Silas and I six and a half hours to drive to Phili. Here is Silas at a rest stop along the way.

Silas gets his own seat in the bathroom

June 4, 2009: 9 months 30 days old

Silas really likes playing with Eric's bike.

Silas likes Eric's bike

June 3, 2009: 9 months 29 days old

Susie was amazingly generous (as usual!) and offered to babysit Silas while I went to a dentist appointment this afternoon. It's so awesome having such caring friends here. Thank you again Susie and Carmon!

Ruby and Silas hanging out at her house

June 2, 2009: 9 months 4 weeks old

Eric took Silas to the food co-op while I was teaching yoga. Silas enjoyed a sampling of co-op food.
Silas shopping and snacking with his papa

June 1, 2009: 9 months 27 days old

Eric shared some butterscotch pudding with Silas for dessert. Silas seemed to really enjoy it :)

mmm pudding