My new smile

My new smile - I wrinkle my nose - I think it makes me look even cuter.

Here it is again - my wrinkled nose smile.

And this is my crazy look

At the bunny festival. I was more interested in the grass than the bunny

waving and sitting

Two "firsts" today. Vivi got herself into a seated position on her own (twice!) for the first time today and she waved "bye bye" when we left daycare.

At Lake Mohave

I'm not sure what I think about wearing this life vest.

I got to drive Grandma and Grandpa's boat.

It was exhausting.

We went to a park

The sun is bright in the desert

Happy to be back home.

Seven months old

Ah ha - a block

What am I supposed to do with it?

If I concentrate, I can lift and hold the block

I'm seven months old!

Vivi everywhere

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A little tiger

Meow

Swings

Little Monkey

There's a monkey in the living room!

Peek-a-boo! It's Vivi

Posing with the pumpkin from Daddy's garden

Can I roll it off the table?

The beach

Places to go

OK.. on my hands and knees.

And .... push...hmmm... I'm not going anywhere.

I'm working hard on a more efficient means of mobility -- I have places to go and things to chew on.

Busy baby

Once upon a nap

4:00 pm: Naptime?

4:07 pm: I don't think so.

4:12 pm: Maybe I can get this bar loose

4:18 pm: I am NOT sleepy

4:22 pm: Oh look, toes.

4:37 pm: How about this bar? Is it loose?

4:42 pm: This little piggy went to the market...

5:00 pm: Oh come on, Mom, just give up and play with me

Rubber Ducky

I love my rubber ducky

 

 

Dressed up as a rubber ducky

If Big Bird laid eggs...

The toddler class cooked and ate a giant egg today. Look at that thing! It's an ostrich egg and that one egg is equivalent to 3 dozen chicken eggs. First, all the toddlers got to stand on it. The egg could support the weight of a 2 year old. Then the teachers opened it up and all the kids got to stir it. Then they cooked it up and ate it for breakfast. They started the whole process just as we arrived at the center today, so we got to watch the whole thing before going into the infant class. 

Ostrich egg

First day of daycare

Today was my first day of school - ever

I'm showing off my first day of school outfit.

And THIS is my very own lunchbox. It's a penguin!

Vivi did great at daycare today - it's right on campus so I can walk over and nurse her or play with her. She was happy and smiling and playing with toys every time I went over there. She seemed to love playing with (or at least near) the other babies and watching the big kids (2 year olds) play outside. And there are mobiles everywhere - what could be better? They got her to take two naps in her crib - they must have some sort of magic daycare dust.

Getting Vivi and all her "stuff" there today was a bit of a challenge - the "school supplies" for daycare are bulky.

Here is all the stuff we had to bring for Vivi's first day of school. If I remember to do this every year, it would be interesting to look at how that changes over time. We had to bring two changes of clothes, two blankets, diapers, emergency food (the jars of food and box of formula) and her lunch for the day (the container of sweet potatoes on the penguin). She doesn't actually need a lunch box, but it's the first day of school - how could I not get her a lunch box? She's lucky I didn't buy her a bunch of pencils and spiral bound notebooks too. 

Bubbles

Grandparents

 

 

Not sure who these people are yet, but I'm pretty sure they belong to me.