Our Little Tiger (or is it Tigger?)

Our Itsy Bitsy playgroup held a costume day, and all the little ones dressed up. So cute!!

Alone time with Grandma and Grandpa Kilpatrick

This weekend Pete and I took our first outing sans James to our friends John and Justyna's wedding in San Francisco. Grandma and Grandpa Kilpatrick happily offered to babysit (but little did they know what they were taking on). We found out that they possess an inordinant amount of patience, as James is still refusing a bottle and I was going to be gone for over 6 hours. Grandma K discoverd that James can be tricked into a bottle when he was sleeping, so he did get a bit of food. He was extremely happy to be read to, however, and they kept him content with lots of new books.
Pete and I had a blast at the wedding, which was absolutely gorgeous, but were more than happy to return home to our little nugget. Carsen and Krista stopped by the next day to meet James (and perhaps to catch baby fever for number 3?), and we were happy to show him off. James already missess his Grandma and Grandpa, but we'll see them at Thanksgiving (and with our packed schedule for November, the weeks will fly by until then).

James' Outdoor Adventures

James had quite the weekend! The family was up at the crack of dawn (5am -- just as James has begun sleeping longer!) to see Pete off on his century bike ride in Davis (100+ miles). This was James' first introduction to the biking community, and Daddy Pete hopes it made an impression. While Pete rode his insane idea of a fun weekend outing, Katy and James headed up to Sacramento to visit baby Madeline (and Jen and Israel). Both families spent some time on the Davis quad (giving the babies their first taste of college life at their parents' alma mater), and then headed to Dos Coyotes for an early dinner. The next day was a beautiful clear, crisp fall day, so we took advantage of James' good humor and went for a hike, his first long outing in the Baby Bjorn. The mountain scenery makes feeding and diaper changing much more exciting! James ended the weekend tuckered out and ready to sleep for five hours in a row. Let's hope this pattern continues!

Meeting the Clays

Hooray for family and friends! James was finally able to meet his other Auntie Hillary and her mom, Marla. Hill drove up from San Diego (we don't see her enough!), and we were so happy to introduce her to James. Because I've know Hillary since kindergarten, it was a bit surreal to be showing off my baby (are we that grown up now?). We had a great day, eating lunch and taking James on a walk. It was over too quickly, though, and James was sad to see them drive away.

As you can see James has had a very busy last few weeks. What with all the pooping, farting and screaming he still managed to visit with his Aunties Linda and Hillary, hang out with his trendy buddies Ben and Scott and best of all meet his new friend Madeline Gutierrez. Madeline was born one month after James and the two are now great friends. This weekend James will get a visit from Katy's best friend Hillary Clay and Hillary's mother, Marla. Visits with Papou and Grammy are also planned. James is enjoying his weekly outings in his Itsy Bitsy play group (and Katy is loving the chance to get out and meet other moms). The group also meets for walks around Lafayette Reservoir, so both James and Katy get to entertain their love of the outdoors. Life is settling into a quasi-routine in the Agnost household (complete with nightly cry fests and smilely mornings), and we can't believe James is almost 7 weeks old.

Busy Few Weeks for Baby James