I'm so sorry that things have been quiet around here for a few days. this past weekend was incredibly busy, and today the dust has finally started to settle. on friday i came home from ohio and attended the opening for travis' thesis exhibition. his speech was wonderful, and his work looks great. i'm so proud of him!
our parents and travis' brother were here all weekend, so saturday and sunday were equally as busy. everyone except for my mom left yesterday. she is here until wednesday morning. saturday night we enjoyed an amazing meal at our favorite restaurant. sylvie tried both octopus and rabbit for the first time and loved them both! she also went to town on some rosewater black pepper ice cream and some butterscotch pudding. my girl can eat! in fact, in the almost 3 month since she started solids, she's enjoyed raw salmon, duck tamales, palak paneer, lamb shank, fish and chips, curry, and goat cheese. my baby is awesome. just sayin'.
next step: BABY-PROOFING. sylvie is this close to crawling, and is scooting/log rolling everywhere. she has such busy hands. i feel like she's into something potentially unsafe every time i turn around. NOT COOL.
on a separate note, a big CONGRATULATIONS to my cousin, marci! she is expecting baby #3 this fall. travis, sylvie, and i can't wait to meet the little guy or gal!
Thanks! We are excited! SO glad ya'll are bringing Sylvie down to Texas. I love that the kiddos have a family so large they have no idea how they are related to anyone... other than the word "cousin". Jaxon is begging to go to Houston. We will see you guys soon!
Posted by: Marci | 04/05/2011 at 10:38 AM
wow - I haven't even tried octopus or rabbit...I think i'll leave that to sylvie :)
Yup...we need to get a move on baby proofing...his hands are into everything...not crawling yet...but just his reach is scaring me.
Posted by: Dana | 04/05/2011 at 10:50 AM
Marci-We are so excited for you, Brian, Eli and Jax! I'm so glad we'll be down there for the little one's arrival. June 1st can't come soon enough!
Dana-The whole idea of baby proofing is so overwhelming to me! Good luck with it!
Posted by: sara without an h | 04/05/2011 at 04:35 PM
Wow, Sylvie is eating literally everything! The kid I nanny for (20 mo.) has a similar palette: just about anything you give him goes into his mouth. And although they say they'll eat anything at this stage, I'd still like to think he's got a leg up on other kids his age. Learning how to be open-minded with taste and other general choices starts with the most basic of stuff, FOOD! I never quite understand why parents are selective (aside from raw/allergy related foods) about only feeding kids "kid" food. I'm falling asleep just thinking about white bread and cut up hotdogs.
Posted by: emily | 04/05/2011 at 04:58 PM
Sylvie's gotten SO BIG! And ADORABLE!! I was an avid follower of your old blog, and then had a baby, well you know how it goes, glad to have found you again!
xo,
Hb
Posted by: Hillary Brooke | 04/05/2011 at 07:14 PM
PS we grabbed your blog badge & put it up on lifewiththehux :)
xo
Posted by: Hillary Brooke | 04/05/2011 at 07:18 PM
Yes, your baby IS awesome! I still think it is just so wonderful that you are letting her experience so many different foods at such a young age.
She keeps getting more and more beautiful. Those eyes, that pout!!! Adorable.
Travis' paintings are gorgeous. How does he do it? I remember the paintings he did of trash from his studio and thinking how amazing it was that he could make something so messy look so intriguing and pleasant.
Posted by: Emily O. | 04/05/2011 at 08:24 PM
A big congrats to Travis!!
Posted by: randalin | 04/05/2011 at 09:42 PM
Emily-Aw, you're nanny kid sounds like a doll! I don't understand selective feeding either. All over the world children eat as their parents do. Plus, prepackaged baby food is bland and tasteless. It's practically designed to make children disinterested in flavor.
Hilary-Thank you! I totally know how it goes. Huxley is such a handsome little guy! And thanks for the blog love. <3
Em-I agree with everything you said! Sylvie is awesome and Travis is amazing. Can't wait to see you get hitched in October! I miss you lots! XO
Randalin-Thank you!
Posted by: sara without an h | 04/05/2011 at 11:05 PM
your baby IS awesome AND cute. just sayin ;)
Posted by: allie (and HENRY!!) | 04/09/2011 at 03:42 PM
and congratulations to travis! we love his art so much. garrison paints too and he's always in awe of the paintings travis does every time i show him.
Posted by: allie (and HENRY!!) | 04/09/2011 at 04:39 PM
Allie-1. I agree! She IS stinkin' cute. 2. Thank you for your sweet words about Travis' paintings. I want to see some of Garrison's paintings! I'm sure they're amazing!
Posted by: sara without an h | 04/09/2011 at 08:23 PM