it is fantastic to be home.
i am extremely glad that we had the luxury of spending six weeks in michigan, visiting family and friends, and getting lots of help with our darling little rex. we were lucky enough to see everyone we wanted to see (although we would have loved to see everyone more times!), and i feel like i really got to bond with my sister-in-law, who is also a new(-ish) mom.
rex has been sleeping longer stretches at night the past few nights, which has been fantastic. he's been going to sleep between 7:30-9:30 and then staying asleep until 3-4:30 am. then he usually does a quick night feeding before falling asleep again for another 3-4 hours or so. hopefully this trend will last, and i can gradually shift his bedtime back to a later hour and have him sleeping from 11-7ish.

steve and i are both dealing with a bit of sneezy allergies as we adjust back to the california flora and weather. we were going to go for a guided hike today, but are not sure if we'll be able to make it. the hike is here on our little slice of heaven (pedro point) to take people through what will eventually be part of the golden gate rec area. i've scouted out some reviews and photos of the hike, and it looks fantastic.
yesterday we did a little hike at a park we hadn't been to before, milagra ridge. it would have been much nicer if it was warmer and sunnier (it was cloudy and a bit windy), or if there were wildflowers blooming. still, the views were neat and it was a good, easy hike to do with rex in his babybjorn.

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and since i'm catching up on periodicals like entertainment weekly that piled up while i was gone...
because i've always wanted to know, there's a food network show coming up called 'What Would Brian Boitano Make'. i'm setting my DVR!