Determination

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This child is bound and determined to crawl! She's scooting everywhere and really starting to get into stuff. I guess it's time to baby proof.

Ebay Anonymous!

So, I have a little problem with ebay. Or a major problem - whatever. I love it. I love the bidding, I love the winning, just the whole thing. And then I love getting my brand new whatever from some completely random place. I think it's incredible that we're connected even for just a minute as I take possession of some $4 pair of pants that would have cost me $40 in the store. Of course, my husband thinks that I don't NEED the new pair of pants - but really? How could I pass it up?

Last week I stocked up on tupperware on ebay. Smidgets and midgets - oh my! I'm getting ready to start Julia on solids. Should be quite an adventure. We did frozen slushy breastmilk this weekend. Her face was priceless! I think we'll start rice cereal this weekend. Just a few days shy of 6 months but I really think she's ready. She's sitting up in her high chair and she's loving the spoon.

I also bought nursing necklaces on ebay. Beautiful necklaces that supposedly help with her tactile development while reducing her distraction and the potential for biting me. She really seems to like them and I think they are helping. Well, with the distraction at least - not necessarily with her tactile development (is that something I should be worried about while she's eating?).

Here's a picture of one that I bought - very pretty!

Summer Back East

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In July, we went back "home" to visit and Julia got to meet a lot of her aunts, uncles, cousins, and great grandparents. It was super exciting for us. There were a lot of folks she'd never met before and she and Xavier had a great time.

Smilebox

I love Hallmark's smilebox service. Here's the smilebox I created for Julia when she was 3 months old. I *think* she was just getting ready to roll over here. Now, at 5 months, she's rolling and scooting like a champ. We're getting ready for her to start crawling! Think it's going to be pretty soon.

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Getting Started

I thought this might be a good way to keep in touch with family and friends regarding the family's comings and goings. Being so far apart makes it hard to keep together and, while digital cameras are great, sorting through 185 pictures takes a little while. So I'm dedicating this blog to that - in the hope of keeping it updated with pictures and ramblings about the baby.