back and better for it

we just got back from our six day trip to bachelor gulch, colorado where we skied bachelor along with the connecting mountains: arrowhead and beaver creek.  we also spent one day at vail when the high for the day was 9 and the low was -11.  you can imagine what that does to any exposed part of your face...windburn x 100.

we stayed just up the mountain from the ritz but this gives you a good idea of how beautiful the mountain is.  here is a winter and summer shot.

the skiing was amazing, as expected, and i can surely say a good time was had by all.  i can't believe how much i missed my little boy but he was in great hands courtesy of papa and gigi.

as for holden, we were lucky enough to not have missed any big milestone.  however, i have always thought holden would skip crawling and just go straight to walking as he's shown absolutely no interest in anything other than crying when he's on his stomach.  but, about two weeks ago i decided it was time to get the baby out of his little sleeper within the crib and see how he faired on a flat mattress.  as you can imagine, he had to...hmmm..."warm up" to the idea.  he didn't go down without a little bit of a fight and he did, eventually, wave his white flag.

so, just the other day, while i was spying on him in his crib, he started putting his knees up under himself and hasn't looked back.  while he isn't crawling yet nor is he even up on all fours, he's definitely improving.  what was once a loud cry saying "flip me back over!" is now nothing but little grunts as he moves himself around in circles inside his crib.  he just chats to himself, makes his little monkey noises, and squirms around.  it's nice to know that he has accepted that life can, in fact, go on even when one is lying on their belly.  before, he made it very clear that his life was ending any time he accidentally flipped himself over.

so, not loads of progress but progress nonetheless.

he has also tasted and loved the following new foods recently: edamame, broccoli with parmesan, turkey, strawberries, and peaches.  his other favorites for the record include: apples, pears (both with a little cinnamon), blueberries, cherries, carrots, butternut squash (especially with a little nutmeg), sweet potatoes, and zucchini.

that babycook machine is off the charts amazing.  plus, i would never have been able to pick out what a butternut squash was prior to hunting it down for holden.  so, it's not all work and no play.  just one of the many, many new things you learn every single day as a first time mother.

i'll post a few photos of the handsome guy soon.