Walden Pond – Concord, MA
This is where Henry David Thoreau lived for two years and was the inspiration for his book, “Walden”. Visiting Walden Pond brought new meaning to the Conference talk by Elder L. Tom Perry we heard just a few months before visiting. You can read the talk by clicking here.
Today Griff turns 5 months.
- 14 lb
- 24 1/2 in
- Rolls both ways
- Sucks his thumb (no pacifier)
- Turns himself around in a full circle on his tummy
- Slowly scoots, and puts himself on his knees
- Loves rice cereal, infant oatmeal, and sweet potatoes
- Can sit up on his own for a few seconds
- Loves books (Favorites include: Goodnight Moon, Mommy Loves, Quick as a Cricket, and The Litte Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear)
- Kicks constantly and has fast hands
- Loves music (He’ll kick faster if the song has a faster tempo, and slower if it has a slower tempo)
- Drools like a faucet
- Which leads to budding his first 2 teeth over the past 2 weeks
And, we love him!
I try to be cool and pretend like I know what I’m doing with a camera. I really know nothing, but I have a good time with it and Chicago is the greatest place to take some. So, I decided I would start throwing some of my favorites up each week, on top of those that we already put up of Griff.
This was taken from a hotel room right on Wacker Drive. You can see the river and the Wrigley building and the Tribune tower, two of my favorite buildings in the city.
It’s amazing what fun can be had when it’s not 0 degrees outside. Needless to say, Griff hasn’t experienced much of the outside world quite yet, but this week it was in the 60′s so we took him to the park just around the corner from our apartment. (Side note: Yes, it was in the 60′s yesterday but as we write this it is snowing outside, go figure). He loooooves to swing.
