The first 10 Months

As the summer comes to a close, and the chill of the coming season settles into my bones, I have no choice but to contemplate my life and all that it has been up to this point. Didn't take too long! As of August 22nd, I am now officially 10 months old - double digits.

I spent a lot of the last month either out of town, or being babysat while one, or both, of my parents were gone. I got to spend some quality time alone with Daddy while Mommy was in New York with her friends. She must have gotten sick while she was there because she kept talking about how her head hurt in the mornings. Bummer. After that, Nana came up to watch me while Mommy and Daddy went to a wedding in Minnesota. Finally, I went to Texas for 2 weeks, and you heard all about that fiasco. Whew! I am glad to be home, and happy that everyone is staying put for a while.

Actually, I am not all that interested in staying put. I am not quite crawling, but I am definitely on the move. I can scoot across the floor like a champ, so watch out Ruby - here I come! I also got a new tooth and learned to clap. Who knows what the next month has in store for me. See you in September!

love, Lily

Yee Haw

For the last two weeks, Lily and I have been in Dallas while Paul has been teaching in San Francisco. What I thought would be a laid back two weeks started with an unexpected trip to the hospital and the removal of my gallbladder. Three days of Mommy in the hospital meant that Nana, Opa and Aunt Karen were on the job. Lily spent a lot of quality time with her Texas family, playing with her cousins and watching cartoons. She mastered some new skills, including clapping, although her constant attempts at crawling still aren't getting her anywhere.

We are still working on the GI issues and altering her diet and medication. All the rice cereal in her bottles has given her a nice layer of fat for the approaching winter months. Finger foods are the name of the game these days, and Lily LOVES to feed herself. She has decided that moderation is for suckers, and she shoves every iota of food on her tray into her mouth as quickly as her chubby little hands can grab them.

One new adventure was a trip to the movies! A local theater has the cry baby matinee twice a week for moms and babies. Its totally fine if they cry or fuss, and there was even a changing table in the theater. Awesome, right? Not so much. Lily was terrible and my mom ended up taking her into the lobby for the last part of the movie. Won't try that again for a while. Here are a few photos of the cinema critic.