What a Sweetie

Marcus just makes my heart melt like nothing else!

Happy Birthday, Mommy

I celebrated my 35th birthday with my favorite boys. Marcus was so captivated by the birthday candles...good thing there wasn't actually 35 candles on that cake or we would have burnt down the house!!!

Yikes!

Marcus took his first ride in a grocery cart...which didn't exactly start out great. Once he got moving around he was much happier!

Feeding Marcus

Ever since Marcus has started eating solids, Owen has been there every step of the way. Marcus is so patient and allows Owen to feed him. Not a lot of food makes it in his mouth, but they both have fun trying.

Off the Charts Cute!

Today Marcus got poked and probed by Dr. Palant for his 6 month checkup. He did great and got a glowing review on his progress.

Here are his stats:
Weight 21 lbs (off the charts)
Height 26 inches (80th percentile)

Apple Picking

We had so much fun at Shelburne Farm last year, that we decided to go there again this year.
There was lots of fun stuff for kids and we had a wonderful day to enjoy it all.

This was the first time that we carried Marcus around in the backpack carrier. He has gotten too heavy for the Baby Bjorn, but the backpack was perfect for him. He loved it.

All the excitement was a bit tiring, so while we were scouring trees for apple, Marcus decided to take a little snooze!

A little family photo among the apple orchard.

We ended the day with a climb to the top of the haystack.

Sitting Up!!!

Marcus is finally sitting up on his own. We have been practicing a lot lately and he has really found his balance so sitting all alone is lasting more like 30 seconds instead of 3!!! He seems very proud when sitting all by himself.