The Family Edelhay: Jordan, Alex, and Angus

Howdy from our hobbit hole on a misty autumn morning, coolly kissing us on the cheek. We are taking advantage of these crisp days by taking lots of walks, shuffling our feet through dried leaves, the trees awash in color.

Angus is changing too, like the leaves on the trees. Every day he is more colorful, more alert, more interested in the world around him. His umbilical stump fell off, leaving a delicate little belly button. He is intensely interested in food, watching closely while we cook and eat, pursing his lips, sticking out his tongue, and vocalizing. It is a constant effort to avoid sticking morsels of food in his cute little mouth. He sure doesn't need it as his current diet is adequately fattening him up for the winter: 11 pounds, 7 ounces as of 10/11. If you average his change in weight over his age, he has gained 1% of body weight for each day he has been alive! (It's actually 22% in 19 days.)

We took our first big family trip, driving up to Anacortes to spend a few days at Hay Mountain. Despite our best efforts to time the drive, he got hungry halfway up, so we pulled out of some wicked traffic to fed him in a Starbucks parking lot in Lynnwood. I did my first diaper change "in the field" in the Starbucks bathroom. Yes, of course he peed everywhere. When I think about it, the $3.29 I paid for that double-tall 2% latte is a pretty good price for not having to clean peepee off the walls and floor after changing his diaper.

Everybody was very well taken care of in Anacortes, the Hay grandparents keeping us well fed, hydrated, rested, and taking Angus off our hands every once and a while. Jordan and I were even able to escape for dinner alone! Twice!

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