Soren in his crib

Soren has been able to roll over for a couple of weeks now. Every morning he'll be on his stomach, staring at the door and waiting for one of us with a big smile as we walk into his room. No crying, just patiently waiting, staring at the door. Good thing for monitors, otherwise we wouldn't know he was awake!

Soren and Maggie

Soren is now a big fan of Maggie (our 2 year old Boston Terrier) and Charlie (our 9 year old cat). He likes to look at them and smile. Maggie is good with Soren but doesn't understand why he doesn't do anything as she continually drops her tennis balls in his lap, staring at him and waiting for him to toss it.

We posted these photos and the one above on Tuesday night (Oct. 30), shortly after the 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit, which may have made the news outside CA. It was the largest quake to hit the Bay Area in 20 years. All is safe, but it was NOT fun. All doors and cabinets in the kitchen opened, chandelier rocked, house waving, all to a loud train-like noise for more than 30 seconds. Charlie went into hiding for several hours.

PS: On Halloween we had a 3.7 magnitude aftershock! Charlie again went into hiding.