Wow it's been a month!!!

Well I have not posted in a while, because basically there isn't much to report. We are all doing very well. We have gotten to spend some quality time with family in the last month which was nice. Erik's mother Susan and his step-father Alex, came up for the day a few weeks ago. Susan went to our last Level 1 gymboree class with Reid and I. He proved to be less than cooperative in that class but I think it was no longer keeping his interest. After that we had lunch and went back to our place to visit.It was fun to see them and Reid enjoyed playing on the floor with his gramma and grandpa.



In the middle of June we went with my Dad, step-mom, and brothers to Hammock Beach which is a resort in Palm Coast. My sister's fiance Rollin flies the planes for the bigwigs who own it. It is a beautiful place. We were only there for one night, but it was a lot of fun. Reid got to do a lot of swimming and so did we. It was fun to have a mini-break as the brits call it.

We had a nice fourth of July. We went on my Mom and Step-dad's boat and took Reid. We docked up at a place called Fort George. We swam and had a cook-out. This was Reid's first boat trip and he did wonderfully!!! He actually did better than Erik and I did. We were a little jumpy with some of the wakes, but Reid just sat there taking it all in. He didn't move a muscle for the entire boat ride on the way back to the marina. My mother was beside herself. Her two favorite hobbies are her boat and spending time with her grandson.



Reid has now graduated from rolling everywhere to "soldier crawling", basically while on his belly he pulls himself forward with one arm, then with the leg on the opposite side he pushes forward, it does not seem like the most efficient way to get around, but he does it surprisingly well. I am now wondering if he will be one of those kids that skips crawling all together.

I don't remember where we left off on our food list so I will just list them all:) Avacado, Peas, Green Beans, Acorn Squash, Apples, Peaches, Rice Cereal, Sweet Potatoes, Carrots, and Banannas. I am going to venture out into some new things next week. He is a great eater when he is in the mood. I don't know if you people remember or if you don't have kids, but there is quite a sport to feeding a baby. You have to have pin-point accuracy on a moving target in order to not make a huge mess. Good thing I like a challenge:)

Reid had one vaccine last week and he didn't even cry. What a big boy!!!

Reid graduated to Level 2 in Gymboree. We moved from the sweet baby class to the very busy next level. The kids crawl on obstacle courses (I am not sure how Reid is supposed to crawl up something when he doesn't even crawl on a flat surface, but we improvise), Reid flies on my legs, he gets thrown around like a sack of potatoes to music, we play gymboree soccer, which means we pass a beachball to the other people while sitting in a circle and you use the baby's legs to hit the ball by flinging them in the air, we play with a parachute, and blow bubbles as well. I get a work out too!!! He and I are going to be taking a baby signs class, which should be interesting. The idea is that baby's understand language before their speech develops. They are able to learn signs to communicate earlier than speak which leads to improved communication between parent and child. I will let you all know if it works for us.

We have had only 2 people look at our house, which is fine with us. We have realized how we are in no hurry to move. We are happy with our situation now, and it will change when we raise our mortgage payment. We are just relaxing and waiting to see what comes our way.

Anyway, that is all from the Hirsch's for now.