Surfacing After the Big Move

We have been so busy with the move to Baltimore that I haven't blogged in two months...so here is a backlog of pictures and updates for you. We are slowly getting unpacked and settling into our new home. The house is great - we have lots of space and the neighborhood is filled with families. Michael's commute is about 35 minutes but well worth it to live in such a nice area. The kids are gradually adjusting and getting into a routine again but we do miss everyone and look forward to your visits!

Lily at Play

Lily is starting to play really imaginatively - she likes to dress up and role play. When she has her fairy wings on she says abracadabra and pretends to make things disappear or turn into frogs. Her stuffed animals, of course, are used as props. She also teaches them how to do things with her, such as use the potty. She tries to play with Juliet, too, and thinks it's hilarious when baby sister grabs her toys. They will make great playmates soon!

Juliet at Six Months

Juliet is already six months old! She is so fat and happy, we call her our Buddha baby. At her pediatrician checkup she was 75th percentile in length and 90th percentile in weight! She wakes up with a smile on her face and brightens up our days.

She said her first word "mama" to get my attention when we were all sitting around the table. She was looking right at me and said it very clearly, just the single word, and then grinned when I looked at her. Now she is working on her "da" sounds.

She is becoming much more mobile, already starting to crawl by dragging herself in an army crawl the way Lily used to do. She prefers her sister's toys to baby toys and will move across the room to get them! She has also (sort of) started to eat rice cereal and drink water out of a sippy cup. She doesn't actually ingest much but likes to feel like a big girl.

Eat Your Veggies

Lily isn't fond of vegetables. However, we've found that reverse psychology works amazingly well on toddlers. If we leave a serving bowl out before dinner and tell her not to eat it because it's for mommy and daddy, she will devour it with wicked delight, saying she will "eat it all gone" so there is none left for us. We just had to document it the first time this worked!