All the better to bite you with

Vivi's first tooth is starting to poke through (bottom front left tooth). It's nearly impossible to see (and even more difficult to get a picture of) because she closes her mouth every time we try to look. But we can feel it.

Let me out of here!

Painting and water fun at pre-school

My first masterpiece - it's an abstract.

I think I'll title it "dadadadada"

And now we play with water. I love pre-school.

Decorating for Halloween

Who left these lights in such a mess last year?

I guess it's up to me to untangle them.

Look! A skull.

Pumpkin carving

So that's what's inside a pumpkin.

I fit in the pumpkin!

Happy Halloween!

Pre-School Fall Potluck

My school had a party. The big kids painted pumpkins. We got little ones that we mostly just chewed on.

I don't remember agreeing to this.

I sat surprisingly still for the face painting lady to make a pumpkin on my cheek.

Ah ha! This is where they hide all the balls at school.

They can't keep them from me anymore!

Look at me!

Very carefully removing one hand from the couch.

Yep. I did it. Now I'm just standing here chilling out.

I'm so proud of myself

Fireplace

Now that Vivi is on the move, the fireplace has been child-friendlied. We painted a piece of wood with magnetic paint and then with chalkboard paint so that it is both a chalkboard and a magnetic board. It slides in and out to cover up the fireplace.

Cole's Birthday

We went to another birthday party - I helped wrap the gift

Happy 1st birthday!

feet

Got your nose

Playing with my computer's camera - so Vivi is watching the image as it is being taken. She's all about pinching cheeks and grabbing noses these days.

Tiger at the pumpkin patch

Tiger!

Inspecting the little pumpkins

I'd like to buy this pumpkin please

There's a tiger hiding in the corn maze

I have had enough of this costume

Pulling up

Watch out world - I'm pulling up!

At daycare I sit in a little chair to eat my lunch. Clearly something exciting is happening off-camera

Where are the puffs?

BEFORE - an assortment of finger foods

AFTER - where are the puffs?

Vivi's dinner initially included bits of carrots, avocado, sweet potato, tofu, cheese and baby puffs (the donut-shaped things) spread out on her high chair tray (see BEFORE picture). After a few minutes Vivi had systematically located, picked up, and eaten every puff (see AFTER picture). Vivi loves puffs. If there is a single puff on the tray, Vivi will find it and eat it.

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Talking with Grandma

Ah ha! They let me use the computer.

I'm talking to Grandma!

How does it work?

I know this does things

If I could just figure out which buttons to push

I give up - I'll just chew on it.

Peek-a-box

Peek-a-box

Adventures in eating - stage 2

They are finally letting me feed myself! (this is chunks of tofu)

 

Just two days ago, Vivi would eat anything we fed her - as long as it was blended. As of last night, Vivi is  boycotting mashed foods. She only eats what she can feed herself. Unfortunately feeding herself is very complicated. She has to pick up the little foods, get them to her mouth and then let go - in that order - every time. This means we end up with more food on the floor than in Vivi.

My typical leg position in the high chair.

8 Months Old

Hmm.. which of these numbers do I want?

This one, I think.

8 months old

26.5 inches long, 15.0 pounds. Likes eating (anything - and lots of it!), feeding herself baby puffs, being upside down, tickles, swings, playing in the pool, bath time, rubber duckies, books, singing, and bubbles. Army crawling and gorilla crawling, no teeth.