Shannon Phillips

It’s been hot here, so this afternoon Robin’s hanging out in his underwear. I managed to get a shot of him sitting up:

This is a picture of Sam as a boy.  I think it is just about the cutest thing in the whole wide world.

EXCEPT MAYBE FOR THIS.

Move along, move along.

(Thanks to Aunt Betsy who gave us this fantastic onesie!  She is strong in the Force.)

We lost the white sailor cap that went with this outfit. And now the company is sold out! TRAGEDY.

Nanita asked for pictures, so I’ll try to post a series of them over the next several days.

Sam took this hilarious picture:

And also this nice one:

You can see that top tooth coming in now!

This excellent photo of Robin’s first tooth was taken by his Nanita:

It has been joined by two additional teeth, one on the top and one more on the bottom. We have been putting them to use testing the new frontiers of taste. Squash received a lukewarm reception at best, but Robin got genuinely enthusiastic about creamed peas.

I have been using a caviar spoon to feed him. Who’s a privileged baby?

It was really great to see my mom and Mark, although their visit was, if you ask me, too brief. Sam and I are especially grateful that they babysat Robin for a night, allowing us to go off and have a great time eating sushi.

Here’s a nice picture Mom took of Robin and Mark:

We’ve started giving Robin a little bit of rice cereal.  He’s taken to it really well, opening his mouth for the spoon and taking the food eagerly.

Now I can’t wait to introduce him to the wide world of taste sensations!

Robin’s favorite new toy is an ordinary wooden spoon. It has, he has discovered, so many different uses: he can poke things with it, bang things with it, twirl it around in his hands, and of course he can also put it in his mouth.

Here is a bonus picture of Robin making a funny baby face.