Baby Gallory

We have recently rejoined our local YMCA, which, among other things, boasts a fantastic family pool. Julian is a bit overwhelmed by it all - there is always lots of noise, kids screaming and splashing, and the swimming diapers are quite an annoyance to put on and take off... However, he definitely enjoys the water, and we hope to keep it that way. We will sign him up for swimming lessons soon, but for now we'll just let him chew the communal rubber duckies (yuck, but no germ would survive THIS amount of chemicals), and just be silly... Mom

I wouldn't call it crawling yet, it's more like "beam me one-foot-over, Scotty". Hovever, the fact remains - Jules figured out how to get around. There is a lot of hands involved, forward AND backward motion, toes can be helpful, too...There is also a lot of squirming, sitting to laying down, twisting, and screaming impatiently, because he'd rather be training for a marathon with his Houston pal Kim... Enough of this stationary nonsense, huh??? Then there is standing. Standing is good, too. Additionally, we've been trying to max out on all the warm, sunny days by going to any and ever park we can think of. The biggest attraction there is grass, but Dad's sandals come in as close second. Tomato sat in a high chair in a restaurant for the first time on Mother's Day... Last Saturday, Julian had a first date with his beautiful friend Ama. It went very well, despite the fact, that Julian spat up sweet potatoes on her snow white blanket... Mom