Life as we now know it...

Well, Arjen spent his first week with the nanny this week.  Her name is Shana (pronounced like Shauna).  She has a 1 year old daughter who's name is Devi, who is super cute! (see the proof below).  He seems to have plenty of fun at their house, and adjusted really well after being home with only family for his whole life so far! 

Devi and Arjen - new BFF's

Before Grandma Cherie had to head back home, we spent an afternoon at Crissy Field in SF where it was definitely breezy, but beautifully sunny.  It sure was a treat having her here to help us with my transition back to work.  It's hard to believe that those 5 weeks have already come and gone! 

Gma Cherie and Arjen at Crissy Field

The Fam

With time flying by as it has, Arjen is now 7 months old! We celebrated by flying to LA for Great-Grandpa John's 85th birthday.  Arjen was a big hit with the SoCal family!  Also thrown in was mom's first Mother's Day! The three of us celebrated with a relaxing, lazy morning - a rarity for us these days.  Before heading back north, after saying our goodbyes to the fam, we spent a little QT with dad at the beach.  Andrew has been working in LA, so he had to stay down there while Arjen and I returned home.  

Arjen really enjoyed GGpa's cane! (sorry, this one's from the camera phone - didn't show up well when enlarged like the rest)

Taking a driving lesson with Dad at the Beach

Here are some updates as far as Arjen goes:

• He is definitely sitting up on his own.  He's starting to figure out how to use his hands to support himself if he wobbles, but a big wobble still sends him down

I swear this kid thinks he was born in the summer...doesn't matter the temp, he loves wearing his birthday suit!

• He is starting to pull himself up from sitting to standing!  He did this more than once, so that I can say he really did it, and it wasn't a fluke! 
• He's also finally starting to roll from his back to his belly, but again only once or twice "officially" where he was totally on his tummy (he tends to get there, but has the arm he rolled over stuck under him, so then he rolls back to his back again)  - so it's a toss up if he'll walk or crawl first at this point
• And the big one...drumroll please...he started solid foods! Wo-ah.  We decided to see what he thought of sweet potato, you can see the results for yourself...

This is probably the only time he let me put the spoon to his mouth - every time after he grabbed at it before I could get there!