Back from Brussels

I returned home on Friday after nearly 4 days away from Carlito and was greeted only by a quixotic gaze. I wanted to yell: DIDN'T YOU MISS ME? DID YOU EVEN NOTICE I WAS GONE?? I missed him a lot. Luckily Carlos' mom came to help out and took super good care of him. I was in London for a day and took the train to Brussels for a couple of days. While I might have hoped to actually get a good night sleep that didn't happen. I seem to be incapable of a full nights rest. Brussels is pretty nice - but, as you can see, I didn't get to walk around much in the daylight as it gets dark by 5pm.

I think he changed a lot in 4 days though I'm not exactly sure how. He just looked more like a little boy. He sits up on his own - though the big caveat to that is that he'll often start leaning and before he realizes it he has done a face plant. He still hates tummy time and he still insists on standing all the time. Here is his sitting up routine - sitting fine and then falling over - still with a smile on his face!!

He is still eating like a champ. He likes everything - he has tried peas, carrots, sweet potatoes, apples, pears and bananas. He likes is hot or cold, mixed with cereal or alone, from a spoon or my finger. Seriously this kid likes to eat. He's gotten pretty good, but this was his first time communing with the peas...

AND he got his two bottom teeth so he'll be eating steak in no time! His teeth are really cute and it means that Carlos can't call him gummy face any longer.

As for the house we are focusing on getting the basement ready to rent. Getting it to 100% done from 95% done seems nearly impossible as new things keep popping up. Here is Carlos putting the dryer vent in.