Starting Solids

We had decided to start Britton on solid foods when he turned six months unless he showed signs of really being ready for them sooner. Well this past week he was being pretty fussy during the days, putting everything in his mouth and staring at and reaching for our food so we decided to give solids a try. We started him on a teaspoon of brown rice cereal one to two times a day and he seems to enjoy it. Also he has been much happier in between feedings. Feedings are messy but fun as he tries to figure out how to control his tongue, take bites from a spoon and swallow. Some of the faces he pulls are priceless.
Darren spent most of Saturday studying for his test on Monday but we did start off the morning with a delicious breakfast. We saw this creation on Pinterest and decided to make it ourselves. It was simple, fun, and tasty. We'll definitely be making this one again...five ingredients: bacon, potatoes, egg, cheese and green onion. We served it with a side of buckwheat which complimented it well. Later in the day Darren took a break from studying so we could go to the temple. We took turns watching Britton and performing initiatory ordinances in the temple. It was a beautiful day so I took the advantage of the beautiful temple grounds and weather to take some pictures of Britton while Darren was in the temple.

Summer in San Francisco

So we've been living in the city for about a month and a half now and we're really enjoying it. Dental school is going well for Darren. It's challenging and keeps him busy, but he is enjoying it too. I love being able to be home with Britton and still work. The combination keeps me very busy and was an adjustment, but it's been working out well.

We're enjoying being close to Darren's family and being able to visit on the weekends. We've also spent a couple weekends exploring the city. There are so many great restaurants and parks in San Francisco. Golden Gate Park is huge and exploring its various parks, lakes, and trails is a favorite Sunday activity for us. We live in a little Russian pocket of San Francisco and hear Russian daily which is a lot of fun for us. Most the signs in our neighborhood are in English, Russian, and Chinese and there are several Russian stores nearby. I've scavenged the little Russian markets for favorite foods from our missions and enjoy the opportunity to speak Russian with the store owners. Our neighborhood library also has a Russian section with Russian children's books that I've checked out to read to Britton.

Below are some pictures of Britton. He has grown so much and become much more interactive in the past month. He'll be six months in September, and we'll begin the new adventure of solid foods.

We love living near the beach and Britton loves the waves. It's so much fun to watch him giggle and laugh each time a wave crashes on the shore.

This is Britton's Jungle Toy. I only put him in it when I'm showering as a safe place since he's mobile now. Apparently he wasn't ready to be awake that morning.

Britton is now able to sit up on his own and never wants to recline. His laugh is very cute and he laughs best for his dad.

I know it's summer, but the weather in San Francisco is pretty much the same year round and usually ranges from 50-70 degrees. Today was a colder day so we decided to dress Britton is this adorable outfit for church. It's a 9 month outfit so we bought it thinking it would be perfect for Winter (Britton will be 9 months in December), but as you can see it isn't any too big (Britton has been wearing 6-9 month clothing since he was 4 months).