Hanging out on the couch and relaxing with the kids Tomorrow we leave for a short but much-needed vacation to Phoenix to visit Rachael's father and brother. It'll be everyone's first opportunity to meet Nora and have a chance to see how much Joe has grown since they last saw him. Wayne hasn't seen Joe since before he turned three and Wes hasn't seen him since just before we left for Belgium when Joe was only 8 months old. It'll be a great weekend, I'm sure. Nora is just about 6 months old now and just loves to smile and spend time snuggling with mom and dad. She has parts of three lower teeth in now and has been gumming soft food for about 3 weeks now - sweet potatoes, bananas, and steamed carrots mostly. She also loves grabbing at just about anything we put near our mouths, especially glasses and cups. She's still running in the 60-70 percentile for height and weight, which is a drop-off from her earlier rate but still is great to see. ...