Theo grows into travel!

Who knew having a kid was so time consuming!?  Juuuuuust kidding! We haven't exactly been making it easy on ourselves lately.  Katie went back to work August 10th and due to issues with some of her coworkers (health, new jobs etc.) she returned to essentially run the department as they moved into the busiest time of the year.  Andrew's work always picks up as we move into the fall and this year was no different.

Theo is solidly average in just about every way measurable which is perfect for us.  The doctor says he's just about at the 50th percentile for length and weight and he's right on schedule for muscle development.  We're just starting to introduce new foods, although Theo seems more interested in the breastmilk diet than shaking things up much.  He found his feet recently and has been perfecting his happy baby yoga pose.  It feels like things are going slowly, but when we look back at photos of just a month ago, it's shocking how far he's come.

So naturally, with everything that's going on, we decided Theo should start seeing new places!  Once we started traveling with him we haven't really slowed down.  He's approaching his 5 month birthday and has already been to 6 states (Illinois, Kansas, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, and California) with North Carolina on the way in a few weeks!

In mid-September, we returned to Kansas for Theo's first time to visit the all the family and let Andrew enjoy the state fair for the first time in 8 years!

Walking through the airport

 Riding the train!

4 generations of Kinasts!

Grandpa was sick most of the weekend, but he got a holding session in!

The worlds most photogenic baby at it again!

Then at the beginning of October we upped the airplane ante and braved the 4 hour flight to Los Angeles for a friend couple's wedding.  We also had 3 other close friends to visit in Mike, Ian, and Tim.  So Theo spent the weekend touring the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pacific shoreline, San Diego Zoo, and watched Tim perform a violin concerto from his doctoral recital.  

Airplane naps

Jet lag makes time for early morning tummy time.

Viewing rovers under construction for the Mars 2020 mission

First dip in the ocean!

Ian and his sons Sylar and Solomon with Theo and Andrew at the San Diego Zoo.  This is perhaps the single coolest and most terrifying reminder of how much we've grown!