The Eccentric American Mama in Cumbria

I'm finding it very difficult to keep up with my blogging these days. On the one hand, I desperately want to record these special moments and share them with friends and family from afar but on the other hand i'm finding time far too precious these days to allocate anytime to regular blogging. When did Cyril become 19 weeks old? Where has that time gone, how could it have possibly gone so quick?  When he was days old, and I was in excruciating pain, the days seemed to last an eternity. Now that we're making real strides, the day seems over before it's even begun. And then there's my husband, yes I am actually married, although some days it just seems like we coexist under the same roof. I'm not saying this negatively, but when one of you has worked a really long hard day in the office, and the other has changed about 10 nappies, played 15 rounds of peek-a-boo, sung every nursery rhyme known to mankind, endured endless crying, walked both dog and baby to

Da Beach! This post is two weeks late because quite frankly Cyril, Josh, Hobson and I were having way too much fun on holiday to post in a timely manner, we also didn't have internet connection, but seriously vacationing with a four month old was a blast ;) Glenvaugh Castle, Ireland Tea room at Glenvaugh castle, the midges were ridiculous, miraculously Cyril didn't get bit! Attempting a family photo, Hobson finally cooperated but it involved Josh grabbing him and placing him in this position just as the camera clicked, phew! Mini me Hey, are you guys still out there?! Daddy help The top of Muckish Mountain, taking a well earned rest, not that he needs it since he slept the entire way up :) At four months Baby Cyril ... *Can roll from his back to his front and his front to his back Practicing rolling from front to back :) *Can move approximately 5 feet by squirming on his back, sometimes this ends up