Benziger babes

We spent President's Day weekend at a little cabin on the Hood Canal. I got to take my first ferry ride to Bainbridge Island and then we drove to a small town called Brinnon, on the Olympic Peninsula. We tried to rush out of the house to catch the 7:20pm ferry after work on Friday but we didn't get there early enough and had to wait over an hour because of traffic. We remembered almost everything, except the iPads, but sometimes it is nice to get away from technology for a few days and have limited cell phone service so you can be present with your family. Theo and I slept most of the two-hour journey and when we arrived, Theo started crying uncontrollably and we couldn't figure out why. Finally, he said, "Where did Grandma and Grandpa [Pastorius] go?" He thought we were going to their cabin in Wisconsin, poor guy (that was our fault for using the word cabin to mean two different places to a two-year old). He preferred to sleep in the pack-n-play rather than ...

Grandma and Grandpa Benziger and the youngest grandkids at the Seattle Aquarium Grandma and Grandpa Benziger with Daddy and Theo at Green Lake We had a wonderful visit from Grandma and Grandpa Benziger over the past three weeks. Grandma got to hold me a lot while Mommy was back at work doing her MPH classes and cardiology clinic. We got out of the house a few times - to the park, the aquarium, and to a delicious french bakery in West Seattle. Here are some pictures from our trip and we can't wait to see them again in Chicago in June! Baby and toddler feet! Marit 2 month development I had my two-month check up and weighed in at 13 lbs. 4.5oz. (>97th percentile) and 23 inches (75-90th percentile). I got all my vaccinations (but unfortunately I'm too young to get the measles vaccine so I hope everyone else gets theirs). I've outgrown the 3 month clothes and am now in 6 month clothes. Grandma couldn't believe how much I changed in the time that they were...