Tucker had his 4-month check up & shots on Wednesday. He cried only during the shots then was so over them by the time we left the doctor's office. He ran a little fever for the next couple of days but that was it. He's 25" long and weighed in at 13lbs and 5oz! We can't believe how big he's getting!
Then Thursday was Tucker's 4-month birthday! He's mastered rolling from his back to his belly but hasn't quite figured out belly to back. He can sit up and stand with help. Oh and he finally decided to grow hair this week!
On Friday we bought rice cereal for the first time ever! Tucker had his first taste of "solids" Saturday morning.
He ate over half of the cereal then had a little mother's milk then a long nap!
Saturday morning we went to the flea market and found Tucker a rocking chair!
I'm going to paint it red and add a couple of stars to match his bedroom.
Later Saturday, Alec pulled up our old summer crops and cleaned out the garden. It turned out to be a much bigger job than he anticipated!
Later that evening when we were relaxing on the patio he said "It's hard being a farmer." And I agreed! It's also hard being a farmer's wife - with all the canning and what not. Speaking of, when Alec pulled up the cucumber plant, I made a batch of pickles.
I've learned that canning isn't hard - when you only process using a hotbath. I'm petrified of using a pressure cooker. I admit that I'm not the culinary master that I like to think I am. Only the grace of God would keep a pressure cooker from exploding and our house burning to the ground!
Our current inventory:
Sunday Alec planted our fall garden. Hopefully we'll have as much luck as we did with our Spring garden! He planted peas, carrots, green beans and pumpkins. Our bell pepper and jalapeno plants are still looking good so we didn't pull those up yet.
All in all, a pretty busy weekend on the farm. It takes a lot of work to live so simply!
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