Lincoln Park Conservatory

(After this post, I'll be done playing catch-up!).

On a wintry spring day in Chicago, Augie, James and I went to the Lincoln Park Conservatory to get a much-needed infusion of green. My uncles took me here years and years ago (I think!), and it was such a pleasure to return.

I know this is out of focus, but I love that little smile:

My favorite fern, the maidenhair:

Little explorer:

Like son, like father:

Oh, how I miss all that shaggy hair!

Just inspecting the water lines and drainage systems:

While I'm at it, might as well check Baba's teeth:

Definitely gonna need some work done:

10 months - At the airport

The only person who had more fun at the airport on Saturday than Augie was Augie's mama! We had an entire gate area to ourselves, so we had fun playing peekaboo, eating watermelon, and being meack attacked by each other. He's such a fantastic little guy.

Crawling between the seats at Chicago Midway:

By the way, he made 10 months on Saturday, when we traveled. The 10-month update is coming soon.

9.5 months - Maggie, Chicago, and Lake Michigan

We spent two nights in Chicago with Sabrina & Eric and their daughter Maggie (and Eric's mother, Colleen, who was fantastic with the little ones!). It's always so much fun to see Augie with other babies - especially when he gives them "hugs" and "kisses", which are really more like full-body tackles.

Both babies had their first dips into Lake Michigan:

Helping Uncle Eric take off his sunglasses:

Little dumplings on the grass:

Sharing the love with Auntie Sabrina:

The double-team take-down: