One of These Things is Not Like the Other

Spring has sprung, so we got Truman out in the yard for a photo-op.


Some of you may remember this pose from last year.



(I can't wait 'til he's 18, and we're still making him take this picture.)


P.S. More birthday photos are on the way. . .

Cake!

Courtesy of Uncle Harvey. More photos of the big day to come!

Dining Buddies

Truman and Phoebe ate most of their meals together during our trip to NJ. Here, Truman decides to test drive Phoebe's highchair. With her still in it.

The Garden State

Truman had a great second visit to NJ! Thanks to all of our relatives for welcoming us back!!



Truman and Aunt Elizabeth enjoy an inside joke while Phoebe says, "Cheese!"



Cuddling with Pop George at the kitchen table. (And enjoying Grand Judy's wooden spoon. Thought we were going to have to take it back to Austin!)


Aunt Ellen made a special trip to visit us on Friday. Thanks!



Splashing! The cousins enjoy their bath together.



About to turn two, Phoebe's an old pro with the birthday hat. [We celebrated five birthdays in all: two in March (George and Elizabeth), and three in April (Judy, Truman, and Phoebe). Happy Birthday to all!]



Truman's not a fan of the hat. (We had to bribe him to wear it by offering the pacifier.)



Truman enjoyed his birthday cake in his monster PJs, which caused quite a stir among the relatives. They're really not that scary, right Truman?


Phoebe likes to sit in her Elmo chair and watch her "stories" on TV.



Truman decided to join her, with Aunt Elizabeth (expecting baby #2 in July!) acting as referee.



Sunday found us in NYC visiting Sue and Munro, who showed off his guitar collection.



Serenading Truman, who later accompanied him on the coffee table.



So, so sad to leave. We'll be back soon!

SXSW Redux

We forgot to mention our SXSW visitors! Katherine and Stefan, former Austinites who now live in Brooklyn, came back to town with Astrid, who's only a month or two behind Truman. Katherine and I had a lot of fun introducing them. (And thanks, Leslie, for doing a quick drive-by to see them both!)

Next up: pics from our NJ trip!!

Rock Out

Truman's spring break coincided with South by Southwest, Austin's annual film, music, and interactive festival. Thousands of visitors descend on the city, and it's usually a lot of fun. This year Paul's band, Militant Babies, had a day show at a local bar. We decided to take Truman, which seemed like a good idea at first. Once we got downtown, though, I started to panic as the music got louder and the crowds grew larger. Truman wore his Junior headphones, which attracted a lot of attention. Many people wanted to take his picture, and some went ahead and snapped him without asking. I said yes to only two people: Summer, a Dallas photographer, sent me this photo. Truman summoned the perfect rock sneer for the occasion.

In the end, the band sounded great, Truman (and his ears) survived, and despite my worst fears, I wasn't arrested for being the worst mom on the planet for taking her baby to a loud rock show AND feeding him a bottle while sitting on the curb. And Truman enjoyed checking out some bicycles chained to a nearby sign, but we're still not sure he even recognized his dad on stage. Oh well.

The Walker, Part II

Truman must have some big Spring Break plans that we don't know about. It seems as if daycare closed for the break on Friday, and then he started practicing his walking in earnest. He's been quite industrious over the last two days. Maybe he thinks we're going to Sea World? Or the beach? Or Mexico? At this rate, he'll be toting his own roll-along suitcase onto the plane to New Jersey. I hope he remembers to pack his bottles.