Julia had another first in the last two weeks...her first plane ride! She did very well on the four planes that we flew on, two each way to Baltimore and back. We went to visit Dan's family and celebrate his brother Patrick's wedding. So Julia travelled more than 6000 miles and added an aunt to her family tree all in one week. She never did seem to adjust to the time change and now she has started waking up at night again. Hopefully it will not take too long before she remembers how to settle herself back into sleep.
Playing with great-Granddad Klein on the floor!
All dressed and ready to go to the wedding! Didn't Aunt Anne make a great dress?
She looks happy now and later on in the evening her father caught her dancing on a table!
The day after the party with Uncle Pat and Aunt Lizzie
We are still waiting for those teeth to make more of an appearance. They are just flirting with coming out; at least they don't seem to be causing her much pain. We started her on rice cereal when we got back from Baltimore....we have pictures but they haven't been downloaded yet. She doesn't seem too thrilled with it, nor with the sweet potatoes I gave her tonight. I think the novelty of solid food has worn off and she is just kind of confused about it now. She does like to move her little mouth as though she is chewing and has also started to experiment with blowing the food out of her mouth. I think that we will need a raincoat for her before too much longer. Or maybe one just for me.
We had some unexpected news when we got home from Baltimore....the basement of the house was flooded again and this time it didn't seem to be going away. Turns out that the plumbing for the house is all wonky and the pipes have been completely invaded by tree roots. So we had to pack our bags again on Tuesday (just eight hours after being home) and head out to a hotel for two nights. I don't think that all the moving around is helping Julia's sleeping, but it cannot be helped. Thankfully the plumbers fixed the problem (and introduced two new leaks in the process) and we are back at home.
Julia took right back to daycare like she never left. She has been doing really well there and everyone thinks she is the sweetest thing. Mike mentions how she gets this look like she is going to burst out with something really important, then....crickets. She doesn't say anything. She has been perfecting her "boo" though as well as the "bppppt" sound that produces raspberries and allows her to spit out her pacifier with great force. Everyday just gets better and better.
We have a few more big events coming up soon. I'm taking Julia along with me on my departmental retreat in Leavenworth, WA on Wednesday. Then next week Dan goes on his retreat in Blaine, WA and the girls will be alone. We have two more PEPS meetings and a BBQ planned as well. Plus on Friday we get to see all of the little babies that were in childbirth class with us. Hopefully we can get another couch line-up shot!
