First tooth! And other stuff...

Ian was super cranky the other evening. I couldn't figure out what was wrong since he was well rested and had just eaten... I checked his diaper and it was dry, we played together and snuggled but he still was cranky. Finally I stuck my finger in his mouth and lo and behold I felt a nice little tooth emerging from his bottom gum. A dose of Tylenol seemed to help and now he is peacefully sleeping in his crib. My little man is growing up so quickly.

We continue to try new foods. So far he has tried banana, butternut squash, mashed potatoes, beets, carrots and peaches. He seems to like the mashed potatoes the best but usually the majority of it ends up on his face, hands, highchair and in Miles' tummy. Miles is quickly realizing that it's worthwhile to hang around during Ian's mealtimes. Initially he would steal kisses from Ian's messy face when I wasn't looking and I would scold him. But then I realized that he did a better job cleaning up Ian than I did and that everyone was happier with this arrangement so I gave up scolding him (please don't report me to child protective services for such an unhygienic practice!) Here's a shot of the two of them after dinner... Ian isn't crawling yet but through rolling and scooting he's moving all over the place. He's particularly good at going backwards but hasn't quite figured out forwards yet. This often means that he ends up in a corner under something, such as the rocking chair in his room....
He looks happy in this picture but usually he gets pretty fussy when he realizes that he's trapped and can't get out.
I have realized that being a Mom brings many new chores such as diaper changing and feeding. The one that I wasn't prepared for was doing mountains of laundry on a daily basis. I felt the need the other morning as I attacked yet another mountain of unfolded laundry to document the task for posterity sake so here's a shot of my mountain...

And, to finish out the last of what we have been up to lately, last weekend I competed in the Crescent City Triathlon. I signed up for it thinking that it would help me motivate to exercise on a more regular basis but I can't say that it worked. I managed to make it to the pool twice, I rode my bike twice and ran a handful of times - not exactly what one would call true training. I decided to do it anyway and just hoped that I would embarrass myself by drowning, crashing my bike or crumbling on the run. But I guess all of that walking with an extra 19 pounds strapped to my body has been doing something because I managed to get 6th place overall in the Women's division (does it sound as impressive if I divulge that there were only 24 female participants?). Regardless of how I finished, it was a fun race and a beautiful day. Ian, Stephen and Miles came out to cheer me on.