Big week!

Over the past week, Foster has figured out how to sit up and the basics of crawling, although he's still a little jerky. You definitely can't leave him alone for a second. Baby proofing has begun...he wants everything that he hasn't been able to reach for 11 months!



After returning from Boston last week, Foster got a visit from Papa and Linda. He obviously remembered them and was happy as a lark in Papa's arms! He had the first signs of a cold at this point, which blossomed into a persistent cough. I finally caved and took him to the doctor today (he usually picks up something new, so I try to avoid it), which confirmed bilateral ear infections. So, hopefully after a few days of antibiotics, he'll be feeling better!





The other big news around here is that we are bringing home this guy next week...he's a 4 month old chocolate lab whose owners couldn't afford to fix a wound in his neck. He is house trained, crate trained, lived with children, and seems very eager to please and learn new tricks. SOOOOO, as long as he gets along with Foster, he'll become the newest member of our family. There are many people lined up for him at work if it doesn't work out, but we hope it does. Name considerations at this point are Fuggles (a type of hop), Cinco (he's coming home the Cinco de Mayo), Stout, Trout, Frazil (a type of sea ice) or Cosmo (Seinfeld reference). We're open to suggestions! This will all occur AFTER Chris defends his thesis on Tuesday. He has worked so hard to get to this point and the end is in sight!