Out of the Fog

For the last few weeks, Laurie has decided she is done with sleeping. Doesn't want to nap, doesn't want to go to sleep, and doesn't want to stay asleep. I felt like we were back in the newborn stage! She and I were both sleep deprived and sporting matching luggage under our eyes! I can't decide if it was her stuffy nose, some teething, or just wanting to work on the latest tricks she's learned. But, she's been back to her norm the last few nights. I won't go so far as to say we are in the clear, but at least I have the cotton out of my head. Here is what we are working on...


In the mornings now, instead of happily rolling around the crib, Laurie stands up and flicks the little metal spring on the crib railing. Either that or drumming her nail clippers back and forth on the rails. Is she a prisoner?










We also love, LOVE looking at our decorative window on the front door, it's just so sparkly. And, OH, to the right, you can catch a glimpse of the beautiful shelves William made for us. They look fabulous in our home.



And in case you were wondering...we still love nail clippers. I think this is partly why she shows no interest in crawling, it's to hard too carry nail clippers.



Isn't she a cutie?

Fair Fun

The Fair is in town, Woo Hoo! So, right after Mommy and Me, Laurie and I met some of my friends and Dada, too, for a bite of yummy fair food and bit of good people watching. I think with such a beautiful girl with us, we were the main attraction. Mama had a cinnamon roll and Dada had a steak sandwich. After that, I don't know about the rest of the crowd, but Laurie and I are now in need of a nap.

I like that she has her foot kicked up on the bumper pad. hee hee.

Jum-ping is Bo-ring

I have really tried to encourage Laurie to enjoy her jump toy, but for the most part, she could care less about it. She loves the stationary jumper. But this one, is apparently lame. Usually she just sits there. Laurie will start a few baby jumps and then lose interest, especially if she catches me with the camera pointed at her. I think she does it to drive me nuts.

Laurie showing no interest.

Jumping till she sees me watching.

Building Blocks

I get so excited when Laurie figures something out. We have played with her blocks many a day and she has never done anything but chew on them. She only showed vague interest in the block with the rattle. But all of a sudden, "Hey! I can knock these things over!" Thank you, Ms Amanda! We love the blocks!

In the second video, she also realizes Momma's cup of coffee is on the fireplace. Mommy had to move fast, fast. And before you lecture me, I add so much creamer to it, it's only lukewarm, not fire hot.

Fun with Laurie

Laurie loves the fireplace, it's cold, it's shiny, and you can grab the screen and rattle it back and forth.

It really is hard to crawl when you HAVE to take nail clippers with you. What a grump! I think she is working on some top teeth, not that she would let me look at them, but she chews on her lip a lot these days.

She Grows So Fast!

I can't believe how fast Laurie is growing up, from two big teeth to eating solid foods. Each day she is mastering something she couldn't do the day before.

She is taking a big girl bath now. And she loves it! It's practically her very own swimming pool. The running water, the drain, the silver fixtures, everything is fascinating. She has tons of bath toys, but you can see from how Laurie is white knuckling the duck, her first bath toy is still her favorite. She is nothing if not loyal. She will go so far as to lunge after him in the water if he happens to get away.

The chip off the old block is enjoying reading!

She is crawling everywhere, she still prefers the army crawl, but this last week, she is trying out a few big girl crawling moves.

After weeks of hearing dadadada and then babababa, I am finally getting to hear mamamama. That is the most beautiful word in the English language. Speaking of beautiful, I love her sweet, soft baby whispers, but she has recently started adding a shrill squeal to her repertoire. I do not know where she go that from, I guess from some bad influence in the nursery.

Nail Clippers and Echo

I think for most women, all you have to do is find their soft spot and you can get them to do most anything. For me, it might be a yummy cream sauce or maybe a sparkly bauble. For Laurie, if you have her favorite nail clippers, you can lead her anywhere. At least in the picture below, she is gnawing on the plastic part and not the sharp metal end. And what else is she playing with? Diaper cream and a nose bulb.

Today, we were in the bathroom and I asked Laurie if she could hear her echo. She burst out laughing. All day long we have talked about "echo" and then burst out in giggles. Funny girl.