Birthday in Baltimore

The thing about babies is that it's not convenient for them to be away from their mothers for too long. So, because Justeen had to give a talk at a conference in Baltimore, the whole family tagged along. I was on Elliot duty while Justeen said smart stuff to people, and Elliot was on Daddy duty. The great thing about conferences is that they really are just excuses to travel places. In fact, the whole family, Justeen included, spent a bunch of time tooling around town. But before we get to the Baltimore pics, here's Elliot in his monkey chair.


Only days after Elliot's monkey encounter, the beans got on a plane to Baltimore. In only about an hour we arrived in "Charm City" and Elliot was ready to enjoy some summer fun. He put on his pants and his shades and strolled around the Inner Harbor looking for chicks.


He found one. But it turned out to be his mother. Ah, so Freudian.



After many hours of walking around, we all got on the water taxi and made our way around the harbor. This was Elliot's first time on a boat (can you believe it? 4 months old and never on a boat.)


Speaking of 4 months - as it turns out, Elliot turned that ripe ol' age while we were there. So, in honor of his geriatric feat, we all went on a merry-go-round. I think this was the fastest carousel I've ever experienced. I thought I was going to spit up. By the end of the ride, we were all putting our fists in our mouths.