Nicola and Jeremy: 5 Months Old and Seattle

Sophia turned 5 months old this past week. She is currently going through a growth spurt too - eating and sleeping lots! Her favourite things currently: letting Toby lick her hands, laughing and showers (still). She is learning to push up more with her hands, has rolled over from front to back a few times, can support herself on her knees and hands for a little while, and is learning to grab things and pull them towards herself.

About a week and a half ago, I went to Seattle for the AAFP (American Association for Feline Practitioners) conference. I flew out on a Thursday morning, so I had a full day of sightseeing before the conference started early on Friday morning. I really liked Seattle - beautiful city (I think I lucked out immensely with the weather, so that may have helped). On Thursday, I visited Pike Place Market, the Space Needle, a Chihuly glass exhibit and Bainbridge Island. I also met up with my friend Jenn (we met at U of A) and with my other friend Melissa (vet school) - it was great to catch up with them both! The conference was great and it was nice to get away for a little while and have some time to myself. I actually read a book! I missed Sophia and Jeremy a lot though - Sophia was thrilled to see me when she and Jeremy came to pick me up from the airport. I think Jeremy was pretty thrilled too - three days is a long time to be by yourself with a 5 month old :)