Kristin and Thom are embarking on yet another adventure, raising their son Carrig. Read here to learn about what's happening, what's going to happen, and the various trials and tribulations raising their new friend.

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Sunday, July 25, 2010

Six Month Update

Carrig is now six months old!! In this time he has taught himself to smile, rollover, sit on his own, eat solid foods, beginning to crawl and pull himself up, and our newest battle teething. Here is a glimpse of the last few months!



Newest choking hazard, dog toy fuzz.


Carrig goes for it every time


Learning to read


He no longer fits in the baby bojon, and is too small for the backpack. Guess a trader joes bag will do for now!


Would anyone like a hug?


Pulling myself up

Always happy!! (at least when the sun is up)


Carrig loves Anna and she loves him

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Progress report

Carrig just completed his first five, consecutive, unassisted "high fives!" kristin cried.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

July 4th in the VC!



Vernon Center, NY. Home of the Sanger grand parents, agriculture, a horse track and...the Amish. This is a change that I didn't see coming and I grew up in this town.

This was actually quite a big weekend for Carrig. Besides heading back to the elder Sanger homestead and being the Fourth of July, Carrig has finally met Aunt Lisa and Uncle Eric! Mother Nature's best efforts couldn't keep the two of them from meeting our little man. Woooo hoo!!! (Little did they know that they would not have a reprieve from the heat during their vacation from Houston.)























Carrig sure seems to have a way of bringing the best out of people! (or has he stolen their minds and put them all in a strange trance?)


When we arrived we were also excited to find that Grandpa and Grandma had gotten Carrig a swing. He absolutely loved it!



Well, to be honest not every swing brought out quite the same response. Whoa...




We spent the holiday with my mom's sister, Aunt Eileen, and my Uncle Tim. Their cabin on Lake Moraine is quite possibly the most cozy camp on Earth and it is always a pleasure to visit them there.



Being the fourth, everyone brought their full patriotic spirit.














































Carrig! Don't eat the flag!







While at the lake we also introduced Carrig to his first freshwater "swimming" experience. It took a while for him to figure it out but he eventually broke out into a splashing frenzy.










We closed out our whirlwind (i.e. exhausting) weekend with a tour of the Utica Club Brewery. Now I have been on a lot of beer tours and I can easily call this one of the best. The combination of pre- and post-prohibition history married to my love of hard wood and good beer made this a very fun experience. As usual, Carrig loved it and, true to his form, behaved better on the beer tour than on the tour of the nation's capitol.
















































Getting back to Boston was a little bit of a challenge but we are back and all is well. We are now looking forward to a few SLOW weekends around home and with each other.

UPDATE: These photos and more on the Picassa page.

Saturday, July 3, 2010