So close to crawling!

Rose hates being on her belly, so she prefers to sit upright then to lean forward/sideways onto her arms. She keeps one leg bent under her and sticks the other leg straight out to the side. Then she rocks forward and backward for awhile until she gets tired and flops onto her belly, at which time she cries for someone to set her upright again so she can start over.  :)

Tooth #4!

Rose loves being upside down to look at her Daddy. :)

See her top right side tooth (the upper lateral incisor)? Now the right middle tooth (the upper central incisor) is peaking through as well! Any bets on when her left top teeth will make an appearance?

Stroller Alternative

As most of you know, Rose is generally chauffeured in style via her fancy stroller. This has generally been working great when Mike drops Rose off at school and I pick her up in the afternoons (or when her Grammy picks her up on Thursdays). However,  last weekend's snowstorm really did a number on our streets and sidewalks, and I didn't realize how difficult it would be to push her stroller in re-frozen muck! Thankfully we had used the last of our REI dividends to take home this carrier during their last sale, and this has been working GREAT for the past couple days! I'm pretty sure her teachers think we are the weirdest parents ever - it certainly looks funny to see all the infant carseats lined up in the hallway, and then our stroller or backpack carrier mixed in :)

Must be comfy!

We'll see what happens during this weekend's forecasted winter storm!

33 weeks (and snow!)

(I'm feeling better, so this post is actually on time!)

In honor of Rose turning 33 weeks old, the universe sent her a snowstorm! It's the first time she's seen anything more than flurries. She was pretty amazed with it :)

Going outside takes lots of layers!

First glimpse of real snow!

Unceremonious plopped.

Snow angels!

This white stuff is pretty fun!

I like it! I do!

Two real Minnesotans

One Minnesotan and one Minnesconsinite

Matching hats!

The snow is still falling.

We're forecast to get up to 10" by midnight tonight!

Have a great week, everyone!

You Know You're Sick When...

You Know You're Sick When...
1. Your naps are longer than your 7-month-old daughter's.
2. A popsicle can fill you up.
3. You finish off an entire box of kleenex in less than 24 hours.
4. Your daughter is close to 33 weeks old and you still haven't posted her 32-week portraits!

Eek!  Sorry!


Here she is (finally!) at 32 weeks old (these were taken last Sunday):

And here are a few shots of Rose eating. She is has recently decided that she only wants to feed herself, so she basically just gets table foods that are chopped up into small pieces. She loves it, and it's so much fun to watch her experience the new tastes. My favorite part is the funny faces she makes for the first few bites of anything, even her old standbys (like guacamole - her favorite!).

Lo Mein and Fried Rice

Scrambled eggs and Cheerios

Fajitas (with guacamole, of course!)

Incidentally, it's Rose's maternal grandfather's 60th birthday today! Happy birthday to her Pop Pop!!

Have a great rest of the week, everyone! I'm off to bed yet again...

misc. photos

In order to make up for yesterday's post which included no photos of Rose, here are two pictures from this morning!

Smoothie and Cheerios: breakfast of champions!

Face off!

(I think it's clear from these photos that we need to start moving Rose out of her 9-month clothing and into her 12-month clothing! Look at those long legs!)

tooth #3!

Rose had a third tooth pop through today! All four of her top teeth have been looking like they're ready to break through for well over a month, and finally today we felt a little bit of sharp tooth on top! (No photo, sorry.)  Interestingly, her "lower central incisors" (look at me, sounding like a dentist!) came through at only 20 weeks / 4.5 months. According to Dr. Google, it looks like the "upper central incisors" typically come next, but this third tooth is actually an "upper lateral incisor."  I guess Rose just likes to keep us guessing!