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Hello dear readers! 

Guess what!? Mepher and Josh got married. 
[I don't have any photos yet, but Josh's cousin Mike took some lovely ones]
 Clicky here for photo of the newlyweds

Bunting was there, wearing a 5 piece navy suit.  Oh yes, you heard me right.  Behold! 


ugh. When can I get out of this thing!? 

It was a fun, joyous wedding, in a gorgeous locale.  Mepher looked stunning, and we were all just beside ourselves with excitement and happiness. Observe: 
Some very happy people  


This is about how excited we were


Can we discuss for a moment how incredibly blessed we are with our amazing friends? 
Bunting was in loving, capable hands (not mine) while I was assisting with last minute set up and troubleshooting, and FRK was setting up the fabulous, very complicated audio/DJ system. The Owyeung and Hayes families helped dress our darling in his suit and kept him entertained and happy, despite missing his second nap.  Just when he nodded off the hair and makeup people arrived, and the shrieking began.  He was no worse for the wear.  A special shout out goes to our friend Pilar (you will recall her from previous episodes, notably The Baby Shower and The Bridal Shower, which were both hosted at her home), who had baby duty during the ceremony, which meant toting around 22 lbs of baby and being drooled on. 


For the drool is epic around here.  Teeth #9 and #10 have made their appearance, but teething or no, this boy loves having something in his mouth. All the time. 



He is a busy, busy boy, constantly in motion, searching for new and ever more interesting items to add to his collection, and put in his mouth. In his wake he leaves a trail of items and debris. Observe: 

Not staged whatsoever. Sort of like Hansel and Gretel with the breadcrumbs. 

This is such an incredibly fun age. He explores and 'plays' by himself for extended periods of time, but also loves interaction and new experiences.  When it is just the two of us at home he is quite clingy, and weeps piteously the moment I am out of his sight; when we are out and about in public, he is Mister Personality, smiley and outgoing, totally fine with being handed off to friends. 

we are not hunters, but should be we ever change our minds, Bunting has the wardrobe for it. 


 Milestone: first rainy day fort


Walking is on the horizon, not as distant and fuzzy as we thought it would be, but instead looming and imminent.  This inspires both great excitement (almost everyone) and wistfulness and mild dismay (me). I just want to keep my little baby for a little while longer.  I'm not ready for him to make the leap into toddlerhood. Alas, I have little say in the matter- though Mepher and I did speculate that if we stopped giving him proper nutrition and held him all of the time, we might be able to delay the inevitable. Kidding! (sort of). 


[author's note: Yes, the frame is totally black. Do not fret, the action will being imminently. The author is an idiot who cannot consistently remember to open the lens cap, and lazy to boot, so she also cannot be bothered to edit out the proof of her idiocy.] 
Bunting discovers vertical locomotion from Sue Ann Peng on Vimeo.


This pre-walking development has cranked up Bunting's physical activity level once again. 
He continues to sleep like a log at night, but naptime-- well, let's go to the tape, shall we? 
Naptime!? We don't need no... from Sue Ann Peng on Vimeo.
Mama: would have laid him back down and reiterated that it is sleepytime! 
Daddy: grabs the camera 

We introduced a sippy cup a while ago, but it was something of a disaster; Bunting quickly figured out how to get the contents out, alas he was not interested in actually swallowing any of it, would simply acquire a mouthful of water, and then gleefully dribble/spit it back out.  We persevered, and now we have achieved about an 90% success rate of actually drinking. Yet another 'big boy' development that has his mother misty with disbelief at how quickly her little Bunting is growing. 
Smiley boy with sippy cup from Sue Ann Peng on Vimeo.

 
Our bro-in-law's cousins founded the "My Gym" chain, and very generously gifted us a membership.  Bunting absolutely adores it there. The entire space is padded and designed just for little guys, so you can just set him loose and not worry.  This week he wore his Halloween costume. Prepare yourself for the cute:



Our little duckling brings us so much joy. Life can be so challenging, but every day we marvel that we have been blessed with this boy.