Cereal!

Well, we did it. Mollie had cereal for the first time last night! I really thought we'd wait until 6 months like we did with Natalie, but ever since her pediatrician said that it's fine to start any time she seems interested, I've been thinking about it. She sits at the table with us when we eat dinner, and last night, and she seemed to be especially interested last night. She was sucking her fingers like crazy, so we decided to give it a try. She definitely liked it, but she's not quite sure what to do with it yet. She did eat an entire teaspoon mixed with 1/2 oz of formula, and although that sounds like about one bite, it's quite a bit for an infant just starting out learning to eat! We'll just be taking it really slowly for now. Here are a few pictures of her little adventure. We still need to get her highchair cleaned up, so she's in her carseat! ;)

4 Months!

I'm a little late in posting this, but Mollie Grace is now 4 months old! She's just the sweetest baby and is growing every day! Her 4-month appointment went really well earlier this week, and we found out that she weighs 13.8 pounds and is 24.5 inches! That's right smack in the middle of average for her weight and a bit taller than average for her height!

This isn't the greatest photo of her, but it was the best I could get after trying several days, so we're going with it. :) :) The numerous attempts had more to do with big sister than with Mollie, but that's another story. ;)

Updates

Here are a bunch of random pictures taken over the past few weeks. I've been terrible at keeping up lately!

D Family Photos

I got to take family photos of our good friends Bill, Katie, Brooke, and their newest addition - Miss Summer! We had fun at the park, even though it was overcast and a bit chilly - I don't think you can tell from the pictures. :)

I took their family photos last year here and here, and newborn photos of Summer in August here. I can't believe how much Brooke has grown since last year and how much Summer has grown in the last 3 months!

Roll Out!

I know it's been forever since I posted anything, but this past week has been insanely busy. I don't have any photos to post, unfortunately, because I haven't had one free second to even take one!

BUT! I have news! Miss Mollie rolled from back to tummy on Tuesday for the first time, and she's been doing it lots ever since! It really cracks me up that she doesn't really like to BE on her tummy, but it's as if she MUST roll to it, just because she can.

I'll just give like a 1-minute round-up of stuff Natalie's doing:

• Mastered the art of running, and is working on the perfect jump
• Loves "SuperWhy" on PBS. Her favorite part is Princess P, and whenever she sees her on screen, she says, "OOOH! Dare is! I fine it!" Also, she must have her "magic wand" in hand to watch the show.
• Has about 1,537,000 new words. EVERY. DAY.
• Amazes us with her insanely good memory. The kid forgets nothing. Noth-ing. ;)
• Has apparently inherited her daddy's love of Egg Nog, which she refers to as "snowman," because the carton has a snowman on it. She literally giggles when she takes a sip.
• Asks me 400 times a day, "Whas wrong, Mommy?" It started out being very intuitive and cute - she asked it if I would sigh heavily or express frustration. Now it's just constant, whether something is wrong or not. Kinda cute, kinda funny, also a little annoying. It makes me feel like I'm giving her the impression that something is the matter with me all the time, which is SO not true!
• LOVES to race in and get Mollie up in the mornings.

In related Mollie news, she is becoming much more aware of Natalie and loves it when Natalie talks to her. She has lots of smiles for her big sis these days!

That's about all I have time for right now. We've got another busy, busy weekend ahead, but I'm *hoping* to take some photos and get them posted! :)

Photos of the R Family

I got to take photos of our good friends Sam, Elisabeth, and Aiden this morning in the Rose Garden at Will Rogers Park. The weather was great and Aiden was lots of fun, as usual. I cannot believe how much more little boy (and less baby!) he is than he was just a year ago when I did their family pictures here and here! I guess you just don't notice it as much when you see them all the time!

Halloween Festivities Part III: Our Monkey & Her Banana

Finally got some photos of the girls together in their costumes!! YAY! Aren't they adorable?! Natalie loved hers, but I'm not sure Mollie was too thrilled. Maybe next year! :)

And here's one of my lighting testers before everyone got dressed . . . :)

How lucky can a girl get?