11.30.2011
Yeah, right....
I saw this today. Really? For a FIRST birthday party? Sorry, Alyssa. It's not going to happen.
11.28.2011
Christmas is coming! The goose is getting FAT.
The choice was to clean the bathroom and kitchen floors or update our blog...
You can guess which one won.
Thanksgiving was a lovely day here in the Delyware. We drove to Philadelphia, Penn-syl-van-i-a and went to the parade. It is the oldest Thanksgiving Day parade in the country (take that, Macy's!). We saw some big balloons. If Alyssa has red hair for her 4th Halloween, she'll probably be Madeline. She was particularly enthralled with Curious George. We even saw B. Franklin on a bike! (That's the kind of obscure picture in the collage).
She's such a good sport with our little adventures. She happily rides in the back seat and endures her big snow suit on cold Thanksgiving mornings.
After the parade we went to the Cluff's for dinner. It was quite a feast for 4 big people and 2 small people. Alyssa loved the pumpkin pie. At first she was eating mine, but it became apparent that it wasn't enough, so I started sloughing some off of Erik's plate...still not enough. Jill cut her a piece and she ate most of that, too. I regret buying a frozen pumpkin pie and baking it because it mean that the high fructose corn syrup intake was greater than a homemade pie...but all in the name of big baby thighs.
The day after Thanksgiving we set up the tree. Alyssa was a little hesitant and mostly screamed when we tried to put her near it. Now she and the tree are old friends. She likes to look at the lights.
We are excited to visit family so very soon! Only 22 more days until we leave the First State and then like 30 days until we are in OO-tah! And since Christmas is here, you better believe that I'll be making some of these very soon.
You can guess which one won.
She's such a good sport with our little adventures. She happily rides in the back seat and endures her big snow suit on cold Thanksgiving mornings.
After the parade we went to the Cluff's for dinner. It was quite a feast for 4 big people and 2 small people. Alyssa loved the pumpkin pie. At first she was eating mine, but it became apparent that it wasn't enough, so I started sloughing some off of Erik's plate...still not enough. Jill cut her a piece and she ate most of that, too. I regret buying a frozen pumpkin pie and baking it because it mean that the high fructose corn syrup intake was greater than a homemade pie...but all in the name of big baby thighs.
The day after Thanksgiving we set up the tree. Alyssa was a little hesitant and mostly screamed when we tried to put her near it. Now she and the tree are old friends. She likes to look at the lights.
We are excited to visit family so very soon! Only 22 more days until we leave the First State and then like 30 days until we are in OO-tah! And since Christmas is here, you better believe that I'll be making some of these very soon.
11.21.2011
7 months have come and gone...
Alyssa turned 7 months yesterday. This last month has brought with it an incredible amount of change and development! Alyssa is a speedy gonzalez crawler. She loves to pull herself up on anything she can put her hands on. She stands up in the crib (for all you worried people, we lowered the mattress). She is laughing a lot more and eating everything that is gummable. When she eats she sticks her toes in the edge of her tray and pushes out (see below). She also has 1 tooth and is working on another. She is such a joy to have in our home! We love our little Lyssa!
They came! They came! They finally came!
Mom and Dad came! It was so exciting! Alyssa was a little unsure at first but she bonded very well! We did some fun things. We went to Washington, D.C. We parked at a subway station outside of the city. We started at Arlington Cemetery and ended at the Air and Space Museum. We walked 5.3 miles! We recommend driving if you want to see a wide range of things.
I was going to feed Alyssa at the A & S museum. I was slowly arranging everything on a bench when I noticed the security guard was playing peek-a-boo with her and was slowly coming over to us. Then, an Asian man decided he should take pictures of us. He took a few of Alyssa and a couple of us together before leaving. I decided that was not the best place to feed her. It still makes me laugh in my head thinking about it...That'd kind of how our journeys turn out though!
We also went to Old Historic New Castle. It is about 20 minutes from our apartment. It was a cute little place. We saw holly and ivy (holly is a tree...who knew?) and walked the streets of houses that "witnessed the Civil War."
We also went to the Hershey's Chocolate Factory, Gettysburg, and the Fallen Fire Fighters' Memorial.
The best part was just hanging around the house. Alyssa really liked playing with Grandma and Grandpa. Grandpa tried to teach her how to click her tongue and Grandmum (that's what the Delawarians say) played patty cake with her.
We were going to go to NY but chickened out. However, I now have the inside loop on the best way to go there. Soooo if anyone wants to come visit we can go there! If you are Newsies fan then Broadway is brewing up a little special treat for you. I wonder if Dr. Baxter will see that one...
I was going to feed Alyssa at the A & S museum. I was slowly arranging everything on a bench when I noticed the security guard was playing peek-a-boo with her and was slowly coming over to us. Then, an Asian man decided he should take pictures of us. He took a few of Alyssa and a couple of us together before leaving. I decided that was not the best place to feed her. It still makes me laugh in my head thinking about it...That'd kind of how our journeys turn out though!
We also went to Old Historic New Castle. It is about 20 minutes from our apartment. It was a cute little place. We saw holly and ivy (holly is a tree...who knew?) and walked the streets of houses that "witnessed the Civil War."
We also went to the Hershey's Chocolate Factory, Gettysburg, and the Fallen Fire Fighters' Memorial.
The best part was just hanging around the house. Alyssa really liked playing with Grandma and Grandpa. Grandpa tried to teach her how to click her tongue and Grandmum (that's what the Delawarians say) played patty cake with her.
We were going to go to NY but chickened out. However, I now have the inside loop on the best way to go there. Soooo if anyone wants to come visit we can go there! If you are Newsies fan then Broadway is brewing up a little special treat for you. I wonder if Dr. Baxter will see that one...
11.12.2011
11.05.2011
Leaves are falling all around
We went for a delightful walk today. There is a wood behind our apartment and it's quite lovely now that all the blood sucking mosquitoes have left for the winter. It was a little chilly so we bundled Alyssa up nicely.
She wore the gloves the entire time. They sure did keep her hands warm!
Alyssa has really started to talk off in her development! Within the last 2 weeks she has learned to sit up, crawl, return to sit up position, and pull herself up on low objects including bongos and crib sides. When we put her in bed she sits up until she's ready to sleep (sometimes crying, sometimes not). Several times I go into her room to find her in a new position. It makes me laugh!
We have also ix-nayed the baby food. She was not eating any of it. She now eats green beans, graham crackers, saltines, bread, noodles, eggs, apples, peaches, pancakes, waffles...if she can gum it, she eats it! It is working 93084 % better than the baby food. I guess it was not for her!
Her final achievement is her little tooth. It's cutting in! This really has all happened so fast that I just have to marvel. I thought babies were a little bit slower in their progression, but I guess it is not so!
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