My first Mother's Day

I got an inspired painting from Moss the artistic genius.  It was a delightful and hilariously sloppy afternoon.

the canvas awaits

the artist considers, acts

a bold choice

"this is pretty much the most awesome thing I've ever been allowed to do"

the artistic spirit awakens

I cannot get enough of the concentrate-y face he started doing with his lips

"I just let the inspiration wash over me. I no longer need my eyes, only my hands, my art."

a respite from the raging storm of productivity

it becomes multimedia with the addition of "lawn"

Moss gets major paint on his face:

action shot!

do. not. clean. me.  I'm busy.

I actually seriously like it, like, would enjoy it in a museum even if not painted by my first-born child

Three cheers for California stone fruit season

white peach is Moss-approved

Moss and his doggies

Hi Moss!

Aaaaand Moss can wave now.  And it's adorable beyond belief.  And you'd better believe I say Hi Moss about 35 times a day.

Moss and friend

What's that?

Bwaaaaaaah

A tiny adorable non-biting ladybug

Moss and Dad chilling at Google

Wedding Weekend

New family member, yay!

This past year I got two new sisters, which is kind of magical when you think about it.  Our whirlwind weekend in Austin at the end of April to attend the wedding was surprisingly very relaxing, distance traveled notwithstanding.  All evidence suggests that Moss very much enjoyed the change in scenery and all the extra attention.

Didn't exactly make it anywhere, but interesting to interact with anyway

There was tons to do.  Many items to chew upon...

A nice gnaw on an icy plastic foot

Cold foot abandoned in favor of puzzle mischief

Moss is a non-discriminatory chewer of things

All things will be bitten in good time

Age-matched baby friends with whom to practice standing... 

Grandparents to impress...

And naps.  Many naps.

Congrats, Pete and Anna.  <3

Thank you Goldens!

I quite enjoyed my Easter present, it matches my shirt.  Also it is very tasty.

April Photodump!

Moss is growing. I hear this is common in young children. I cannot keep up with the milestones. It used to be so easy to blog - 4 or 5 months ago, our days often consisted of nothing more than lying on the bed, leisurely nursing and gazing at each other. Now Moss's days involve a lot of climbing on things that are too dangerous to climb on, crawling towards things that are too dangerous to crawl towards, and pulling on things that are too dangerous to pull on. Therefore my days involve a lot of what I like to call "preventative parenting", which is basically providing a safe alternative to an unsafe action as it occurs. Which is every 37 seconds. Not a lot of time leftover to blog. But here are a few pictures and videos to make up for it!!

Amaranth is messy, but I'd recommend it anyway.

So delightfully squishy.









And with delicious coconut oil in it, it's good for the skin anyway.

Thinking outside the box

This is how Moss uses a pacifier. To each his own.

that baby in the mirror is ignoring me...

Future Moss says, "Beep beep".

Chompers

roseola babe :'(

Yet another excuse for the lack of updates, but this one's a doozie. Little Moss came down with an unpleasant little virus with a pleasant little name, and is on what seems like a never-ending mommy kick.

But guess what?! I downloaded the blogger app for my fancy new fancy pants phone, though. So moving forward I plan to reserve Mondays for longer posts written on a computer, but I will post pictures and other cute little short updates whenever I think of it throughout the week. Keep checking back, there will be much new posting before April hits us smack in the face. <3