Our baby has now been "out" as long as he was "in" - which is hard to believe considering how big and curious and wonderful he is at a mere 9 months.
He was a trooper as we traveled to Italy for 2 weeks earlier this month. He made friends at every turn and weathered multiple forms of transportation without becoming a holy terror. (He was more resilient than we were on several occasions.) He's now got a stamp in his passport and has ridden in trains, planes, automobiles and funiculars.
Aside from taking in the majesty of Florence's Duomo and the historic sites in Rome (he was there, though I doubt he really "took it in")... he discovered the joys of solid food eating in Italy (doesn't everyone?!)! Gelato, Tuscan bread with olive oil, homemade pasta, pecorino cheese, bufala mozzarella - it all went down the hatch and was quickly followed by a gaping mouth asking for More Please! And his hand-to-mouth accuracy has greatly improved as a result. He's now trying to figure out the capacity of his mouth... how many handfuls can get shoved in there at once?
Exciting times around here.
Oh, and we're moving into our first house this weekend. But that's not nearly as exciting as cinnamon-spiced applesauce and finger foods!
