Monday, June 21, 2010
Baby Birds!
We have a Robins nest in our backyard. First, it was just a nest with a bird. Then, we saw a few egg shells on the ground. Now, we can see 4 little birdies! So cute.
Family BBQ
My aunt Tracy came up to visit from Georgia and we had a lovely family BBQ. My grandmother still has a kiddie pool, so the kids were very happy!
Strawberry Fields and sleeping
We went strawberry picking many times this year. Nora loved picking the strawberries almost as much as she enjoyed eating them!
I checked on Beth the other day from nap. Here's what I found. She's so sweet! But, man does that look uncomfortable to me!
I checked on Beth the other day from nap. Here's what I found. She's so sweet! But, man does that look uncomfortable to me!
Video!
We recently got a flip video camera. Here are a few videos I took of Nora.
Here she is climbing one of the ladders at Roby Park.
This is a favorite now at the park. The "corkscrew" She will climb up and spin down over and over again!
Singing songs in the pool. She had a great time.
Here she is climbing one of the ladders at Roby Park.
This is a favorite now at the park. The "corkscrew" She will climb up and spin down over and over again!
Singing songs in the pool. She had a great time.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Nora
No real reason. Just love these photos of her from Butterfly place. She's such a great little model.
Beth is 10 months old!
What! I can't believe it. 10 months already! The last month has gone by so fast!
Beth is still doing a half crawl half hitch, but it's beginning to look more like a crawl. When she's outside, it usually is a crawl. She's also pulling herself to standing and starting to cruise a bit. Only a few steps, but I know it won't be long before she's cruising all over! She doesn't have any real words, but will say "dadadada" a lot when she's looking at Andy, "mamamama" when she's looking at me and "nanana" when she's looking at Nora. Nora and Beth are playing much better together now. Nora is still getting used to Beth's mobility and sometimes gets very upset if Beth gets to her toys, but she's learning how to redirect her sister. Nora also loves to care for her sister - helping to feed her, picking out her clothes for the day. It's really sweet!
Beth has 6 teeth - 4 on top and 2 on the bottom and more seem to be on their way. She's normally a great sleeper, but has been waking a bit more over the last 3 nights. She's eating wonderfully and eats almost anything. Avocado and pear is still one of her favorites. She also, surprisingly, really likes to eat asparagus! She was fussing and reaching for my plate one night, so I just gave her a spear and she ate almost the whole thing! Crazy! We just started giving her yogurt and oatmeal recently and they are also both big hits. Also, scrambled eggs are one of her favorite finger foods. We cook the lentils in homemade chicken stock, but otherwise she hasn't had any meat.
We are at the stage of the impossible diaper change. As soon as you get the diaper off, she rolls over and takes off. I have temporarily started doing diaper changes on the floor. Like her big sister, she loves to swing and loves being outside. She takes two naps a day pretty well. The first is often either in the stroller or Ergo and the second is in her crib. She's having a more difficult time napping outside of her crib because she doesn't want to miss anything ,but eventually she will just pass out. She still won't take a bottle, but Andy was able to get her to bed one night, which means I am able to play hockey on Wednesday nights!
Crawling in the grass.
10 month teddy bear photo!
I had a difficult time getting the teddy bear photo this month. Beth took a look at the teddy bear and then stood up. She made some great faces while "escaping" the photo.
I decided it would be safer to put her on the floor!
Here's a sweet photo my mother in law took while we were in Maine.
One of Beth's favorite places to pull up is on the baby gate. Then often times will shake the gate like she's telling me to let her out!
Beth is still doing a half crawl half hitch, but it's beginning to look more like a crawl. When she's outside, it usually is a crawl. She's also pulling herself to standing and starting to cruise a bit. Only a few steps, but I know it won't be long before she's cruising all over! She doesn't have any real words, but will say "dadadada" a lot when she's looking at Andy, "mamamama" when she's looking at me and "nanana" when she's looking at Nora. Nora and Beth are playing much better together now. Nora is still getting used to Beth's mobility and sometimes gets very upset if Beth gets to her toys, but she's learning how to redirect her sister. Nora also loves to care for her sister - helping to feed her, picking out her clothes for the day. It's really sweet!
Beth has 6 teeth - 4 on top and 2 on the bottom and more seem to be on their way. She's normally a great sleeper, but has been waking a bit more over the last 3 nights. She's eating wonderfully and eats almost anything. Avocado and pear is still one of her favorites. She also, surprisingly, really likes to eat asparagus! She was fussing and reaching for my plate one night, so I just gave her a spear and she ate almost the whole thing! Crazy! We just started giving her yogurt and oatmeal recently and they are also both big hits. Also, scrambled eggs are one of her favorite finger foods. We cook the lentils in homemade chicken stock, but otherwise she hasn't had any meat.
We are at the stage of the impossible diaper change. As soon as you get the diaper off, she rolls over and takes off. I have temporarily started doing diaper changes on the floor. Like her big sister, she loves to swing and loves being outside. She takes two naps a day pretty well. The first is often either in the stroller or Ergo and the second is in her crib. She's having a more difficult time napping outside of her crib because she doesn't want to miss anything ,but eventually she will just pass out. She still won't take a bottle, but Andy was able to get her to bed one night, which means I am able to play hockey on Wednesday nights!
Crawling in the grass.
10 month teddy bear photo!
I had a difficult time getting the teddy bear photo this month. Beth took a look at the teddy bear and then stood up. She made some great faces while "escaping" the photo.
I decided it would be safer to put her on the floor!
Here's a sweet photo my mother in law took while we were in Maine.
One of Beth's favorite places to pull up is on the baby gate. Then often times will shake the gate like she's telling me to let her out!
Playing outside!
Nora and Beth both adore being outside. Unfortunately (for me, anyway), Beth is not afraid of the grass like her big sister was, so sitting her on a blanket does not confine her to an area. It can be a bit challenging chasing them both, but at least for now, I'm faster than both of them! Nora's getting quicker on her trike though, so it won't be long before she could just take off. We usually play in the backyard - where we have a sandbox, a swing, a water table and a playhouse (and a pool on warmer days), but sometimes we'll spend time in the front yard - especially if Nora wants to ride her bike or if we've just come back from a walk and we are just waiting for daddy to come home from work.
Here are a few cute photos I took of the girls outside recently.
Here are a few cute photos I took of the girls outside recently.
Memorial Weekend
We had a quiet but busy Memorial Weekend. Most of my family was in Oregon at my Aunt Sue's wedding. We were sad to miss it, but after a long weekend trip to Maine the weekend before, we were somewhat relieved to just stay home. We spent some of the time doing yard work and also made it out for a hike! Nora had fun the whole weekend.
Nora sitting on a big rock at the bottom of the trail.
Taking a rest on the trail. Nora did really well on the flat trail, and rode on Andy's back when she got tired (which, naturally, occurred when the trail started uphill!).
Snacktime!
One of Nora's favorite activities for the weekend was helping to spread the bark mulch. She is still asking to put down more mulch!
Being goofy and wearing Beth's sunhat.
A shot of some of our work. We moved one of the azalea's, but in a rhododendron, and added some hostas, bee balm and a few other perennials. We also planted some cat-mint near the mailbox. Made our front yard look a lot better!
Nora sitting on a big rock at the bottom of the trail.
Taking a rest on the trail. Nora did really well on the flat trail, and rode on Andy's back when she got tired (which, naturally, occurred when the trail started uphill!).
Snacktime!
One of Nora's favorite activities for the weekend was helping to spread the bark mulch. She is still asking to put down more mulch!
Being goofy and wearing Beth's sunhat.
A shot of some of our work. We moved one of the azalea's, but in a rhododendron, and added some hostas, bee balm and a few other perennials. We also planted some cat-mint near the mailbox. Made our front yard look a lot better!
9 Month Well Baby Visit
Beth's 9 month well baby visit was earlier this week. Yes, 4 days before she turned 10 months old. She's doing great - 26.5inches long, 44.5cm head and 17lbs 14 oz. She's more petite than Nora was - Nora was a half in longer and a full pound heavier at 9 months.
I took Beth's 9 month photos a little bit after her 9 month birthday to let her chicken pox clear up a bit. Here they are:
I took Beth's 9 month photos a little bit after her 9 month birthday to let her chicken pox clear up a bit. Here they are:
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