No News But Baby News

Well, that's not exactly true. But it's been a little bit of a slow week. At first, that really bothered me, and I kept trying to find things to do, but then I remembered that school's going to start and it might be a while before Brittany, Juliette and I get another chance to just hang out together. So we spent a lot of time just hanging out. We slept late and sat around and generally enjoyed ourselves. Britt and I sort of went on a date. Actually we went to the mall to get jeans (I got two pairs for $20.00 at Old Navy! Yay for not spending lots of money!) but we did eat there and get ice cream afterwards, so it still counts as a date . . . right? On Saturday we went to the Tyson's Corner mall to look for shoes and visit the Apple Store. That mall is huge! It took like 20 minutes to walk from where we came in to Nordstroms. Mom and Heather: I definitely thought of you. I'm not enough of a shopper to do it justice, but I think you guys would have had a blast. Anyways . . .

The real news here, of course, is Juliette, who is the cutest child to ever grace the face of this planet (followed closely by her cousins). We bought her a little gym. I think that's what they call it. You know, it has a mat and bars hanging over it, with cute little toys hanging off of it. She really likes it, and spends a lot of time kicking her legs wildly and talking to her buddy the giraffe. Speaking of talking, Juliette has starting talking all the time. She loves to sing along with her mom and imitate the sounds she makes. I'm going to try to put a short video of that on if it works (mostly for you, Mom). She also started saying "Hi." One night, when we were all standing around her she just started saying "Hi! Hi! Haaaaaiiii!" over and over. She was obviously pleased that she was getting such a positive response from everybody. This went on for several minutes until she gradually became overstimulated and continued saying "Hi" but with a distinctly frantic edge to it. It's funny the way babies transition so quickly from excited to fussy. I guess adults can be like that too. Hmm . . .

We're really trying to get Juliette to do the tummy time thing. Her legs are super strong, but she hasn't totally figured out her arms yet and she hates tummy time. We bought the gym partially in hopes that it would help her enjoy tummy time a little more, and it has, but she still has trouble. She's very funny when she tries, though. The following pictures show a typical progression from propped up and looking, to one arm behind, to face planted firmly on the ground. I'm sure she'll get it, and in the meantime, we enjoy watching her try. The fourth picture is there just to show that she drools a lot. Seriously, she's like a little fountain.
Oh! I almost forgot! She totally started sleeping through the night this week. Yup, she has started conking out at around 9:30 PM and she doesn't get up until 8:30 AM (actually, she starts to rouse at about 7:00 AM, but if you stick a binky in her mouth she sleeps just fine). It's been really nice. Of course, now she eats a lot more at each feeding, (and in general), but it's a good trade off. We're very excited.

Anyway, I think that's about all we have. We're loving being with the McLerrans, but we're missing the Lisles. School starts on Tuesday, and I'm excited. Basically, we're happy to be where we are, doing what we're doing. We truly are blessed. All our love to all our family and friends!

P.S. As a last note, I'm thinking about buying a Mac laptop. I'm buying a laptop no matter what, and this seems like a good time to switch to Mac, despite the added expense. If any of you have any words of wisdom or advice, please post it here or on my Facebook. Ok, I'm done for reals now.