In the Woods

Quick post from the middle of nowhere. We're on a one week visit to another of the small towns we are auditioning as a potential place to live. We are staying in a great little house out in the country, surrounded immediately by hundreds if pine trees then by acres of cows and rolling fields. It's all very peaceful and we're loving it. Zain has had a lot of fun crawling around in the grass and we've taken lots of hikes in the trails behind our house. We don't have internet at the house, which is both a blessing and a curse. So I'm typing this on Shif's iPhone! So we'll have a longer update when we get back in town next week. A few updates - Zain is finally sprouting his first tooth! After six months of teething-like behavior, there's finally some real action. There is a sharp little nubbin on the bottom. It's taking its sweet time converting into something you can actually see, but you can definitely feel it and it clinks against the grown-up water glass he insists on using. He has also started waving 'hi', albeit with a closed fist. Still working on 'bye-bye'. He's also kinda sorta understanding the names of a few body parts - hand, foot, ears, nose. He's still a big kid and he loooves to eat. He has a pretty huge menu of fruits, vegetables, legumes, tofu, meats, and even herbs that he has eaten. We haven't found amything yet that he won't eat.