The temperature was in the nineties today, and while stocking up on freshly made tortillas from the tortilleria before heading home, I saw Mexican paleta popsicles out of the corner of my eye. While traveling, Meryl has been eating everything we've been eating...an escape from purees! Sharing a popsicle with Meryl was such a highlight to the weekend, she could not stop giggling and smiling! And then she craaaaashed. Learned our lesson, but girl, that was fun!
With tasting notes of leather and a little slobbery on the finish, but cheerful and fun! We braved the holiday traffic with our Cellar Dwellers wine drinking crew for a weekend of wine tasting and Mexican food for every meal. (I loooooooove Mexican food. And we will no doubt be coming back with tamales and tortillas, and as many varieties of jalapeño and spicy flavored chips I can find.)
Meryl had her nine month doctor's appointment yesterday. She now weighs 18 pounds and is 27 and 3/4 inches tall. All normal, including her iron levels, which they checked by pricking her big toe. It's sunny, sunny, sunny outside, so she donned her sun hat and escaped outside like the rest of Seattle on this holiday weekend.
McKenzie spontaneously stopped by for a visit! OK, I caught her Instagramming from Seattle and made her come over.
...That time when we took Meryl to a BBQ party in her PJs and she got to swing in a swing that was basically artwork.
To Xanna, from Sarah: Glass ceiling shatterer, jewelry and Velveeta cheese lover, grandma extraordinaire. Happy Mother's Day to the one who taught me how to be a mom, friend, and community builder; it takes a village for all of us to be successful!
To Lola, from Frank: Happy Mother's Day. Thanks for showing us what strength and perseverance look like. Thanks for teaching Meryl Tagalog amongst other Lola learnings. Thanks for showing me that women are superheroes. Thanks for everything.
We're so not ready!
