A Visit from Mimi and Boo!

Tatum met her Grandpa Boo for the first time when the Shearer Grandparents came to visit July 18th through the 21st. During this time we took lots of walks around the neighborhood, visited the Body Works III exhibit at the California Science Center, and went to the Santa Monica Pier where we had lunch. It was lots of fun.

Are these my hands?

Yes they are! Delight in these images detailing Tatum's discovery of her hands...

That's My Doula

As many of you know, we choose to have a doula present for our birth of Tatum Bell. On July 15th, Catherine came by for her last visit to check on the Shearer family. For those who are curious, doula is a Greek word used to mean birth attendant.

I'll sleep anywhere!

She's destined to swim

On July 12th the Shearer family visited our California foster family the Futterman's in Palm Springs. After a fun night of visiting, Tatum and Meg woke up early to swim in the pool. Thanks to LaLa ,Tatum had a suit for the occasion. Given the long ancestral line of swimmers in the family, she took to the water like a fish - or rather a turtle.