It Don't Mean A Thing...

So, on the unseasonably warm day of 62 here, we decided to take Emelia to the local park, located a quick 2 blocks up the street from us. Her first experience on a swing, and being around a billion little buckets of screams kids.
She thought the swings were the bee's knees,














and did a little cavorting about on the fire engine/wooden playpen thing with Kel. She's a terrible driver. Emelia, that is. I expected better.














The pediatrician visit went well, Dr. Ettner assured me of things I was being a spazz about. Weight, eyes, ears, muscle stabilizers firing at random. She's becoming better at food, putting a sizable dent in some sweet potatoes and plain old bland white rice. The doc told me the only things that are taboo are egg whites (oops, only yolks for now), citrus, and grapes/peas (unless I want to peel them. ha! Ha! HA!)

We've got a grandma visit coming soon, and a friend of mine will be in with her husband and baby girl in the same weekend... see if we can't squeeze a little time in thar.

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Far Beyond Metal

I've introduced pot and spoon, much to Kelly's chagrin. But I think it's awesome. This was a pre-meal concert, and gave me time to do the dishes. She backed up The Crown while they rocked out (disclaimer: I turned the music up for the purpose of the video). So that's good. It's off to Dr. Ettner tomorrow, where no doubt, I'll be assured that she's "perfectly normal" on a whole range of issues that I think she's having. From the whole eating issue (read: not), some odd muscle jerking, but I think it's some stabilizer firing at random while she figures out the whole standing thing.

Also, thanks to tomorrow's awesome weather, we may hit the wee park up the street for the first time. Throw her in a swing, and all that good stuff. We'll see. Then dinner with some friends on Wednesday evening for a Trifecta of Amusement.

burp

...you can even eat the dishes!

new spoons are a hit, for the teether in you! Just listen closely...
she mostly wants to eat whatever I'm having. I think this is good "social learning". See? I AM studying!

puppy!

ok, not reeaaallyy...just a stuffed pug from Gramma. Grandpa came to town from Thursday to this morn, and came bearing giftage. E pounced.




heh heh
this happened after Grandpa spent 20 minutes+
playing with her and the new toys,
going bark-bark and stuff.
It was a fun visit, but stressful times as I got stuck with loads of coursework crap. I stress easily: duh. So hope Grandpa had a good time--E sure did! She enjoyed showing off, hanging out and burbling, pulling up, eating some solids, and being cute. Today? Well, we're both cranky and time to go for a walk in the rare non-zero weather!! Then back to work. bah pooey

a snippet of motion

From last week, E in action (not that exciting, we realize that!)


listen to her noises!


we did this for quite a while

growing

in repose, Wednesday

robstar shoos
She sure is growing, as a person and in height, I think. Her poundage is not that extreme, but as D says, she's starting to get into the concept of solid food and that will help soon.
Right now, she's taking to some jarred food, as we cheated and bought some Earth's Best to try and figure out what she likes. Spinach seems to be winning out, over peach and apply things and even strawberries that her Daddy cooked up.
1/22, gnom gnom
trying to eat the camera...
We are going to go to Cally to visit her great grandpa and Nana the end of March, and I hope to be impressing our friends Bleen and family with her eating skills. Maybe even teeth? Maybe??? they just keep teasing at the surface and cause pain for a day or so, then dissipate. Eh.

School continues ever forward, with my first exam of the semester on Monday afternoon. Wish me luck. I am hesitant to say that I'm feeling ok about it, as it depends how much is multiple guess and how much is essay...
tricky, this school stuff, innit it?
Aunt Cindy, last Sunday, brought her an Ugly doll! Tasty.
We got to see Becky this week, which was fun, and some friends Betsy and hubs Tim at the Perth this evening. Overall, E starts with hesitant then is groping for them to hold her. Good sign, as she's getting closer to stranger fear.

see the video?

It's fun to have Gram and Grampa partake in food time over IM-video cam, and I think it encourages E to be a good girl and eat her veggies. She also takes to eating whatever I am, if it's polenta or mashers off my finger, it's sure to be a hit.

That's all for now. Now I will rustle up some photos of the past week!...And done.
hugs,
K

Robster Craw

These Boots Shoes Were Made For Walking Pinching.

As an aside, Kel ordered these sweet toddler old man slipper/patent Corinthian pLeather shoe things for LLBeanz. Yar... that's a lobster. Maine or no, I know not. Also, Left Claw North, Right Claw South. I love lobsters. They suck to eat, and I dislike the taste. But everything else is awesome.

ANYway. Emelia has been making awesome leaps and bounds on the crawling and pulling-up front. She entertains herself for extended periods

of time, which makes daily life a bit easier. I can cook, run errands, or take a quick nap while she has a one sided conversation with herself in the Pack n Play.

"Wasssaaa!!" She's a big fan of baths and water, at least for the time being. We usually squeeze a washcloth of water over her head and it pours down. blink blink, sniff... tongue out.... Resume playing with frog/duck.

Overall, it's really incredible seeing the changes that have come. 9 1/2 months has gone by in a flash, and the fact that she is crawling, pulling up, walking along the edge of stuff, laughing, eating... This is all banal, day to day crap, but all adds up.

Her personality is starting to coalesce. I can't really describe it, because to most people she probably comes across as a baby. But! Her eye contact, facial expressions, body language and howls/yelps all serve to add to the communication she has at her disposal. She's been introduced to a few new people over the last couple weeks, and while not leaping for joy at them, she warms up after assessment.

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