GRRRR!!

Daddy just finished giving Elizabeth a bath.

Elizabeth shows off

Elizabeth shows off her new skill-independent sitting.

First Table Food

Elizabeth proved during the week that she can take a spoon without a tongue thrust. In addition, she is now sitting unsupported. So, although Mommy would have liked to wait, Elizabeth was developmentally ready for table foods. I cooked some of Daddy's organic beef (opening the door and using the fan for ventilation) and pureed it with some breastmilk. It ended up more like meaty breast soup, but Elizabeth didn't complain. She had a couple tiny spoonfuls and is looking forward to more tonight!

Milestones

Elizabeth seems to have been growing and developing very quickly over the past few weeks. Yesterday, she rolled over several times from her back to her front. Now she can roll both ways with ease. She is a supported sitter and she can sit for a while without any help and will also reach for toys. Both parents are so proud!! She slept last night without the assistance of her Miracle Blanket (a.k.a. straitjacket) and she seems to be waking from naps and sleep to play in her crib for a bit without screaming out, " Where is everybody?" She is falling in love with her Berea blanket, just like Jay, Amelia, Drew and Allen. However, last night there was much screaming for unknown reasons. We went through the checklist and eventually decided she must be teething, or in some other sort of pain. Daddy administered some Tylenol and Elizabeth fell asleep soon thereafter. No teeth sprouted overnight.

Yesterday, Elizabeth and Daddy came to watch me do my first race since delivery. It was a trail run on the local mountain bike trail (where I crashed on Labor Day and currently have a cracked rib...self-diagnosis). I finished 2nd in my age group, with a very good time for a 5K because they altered the course and it was actually shorter than 3.1 miles!! Daddy finished a 7 mile mountain bike race in the torrential downpour today. He entered in the intro/beginner category and came in first place by several minutes! His time will be difficult to compare to the sport and elite categories as they competed earlier with very little rain on their first 2 laps. Elizabeth was snug in the Moby Wrap while Daddy cruised through mud puddles. Another relaxing weekend in the Towe Multisport household.

Caught in the Act

Two firsts for today:

• Elizabeth discovers how to get her feet in her mouth for some much-enjoyable toe-sucking.


• Elizabeth figures out how to take off her hat; thereby rendering the hat as a sun shield, extinct.

Week of fun

Elizabeth has had a little cold the past week, so Mommy has been up at night a lot, worrying about whether she can breathe well enough through her nose. We have been squirting Little Noses Saline up her nose, which of course, she really enjoys!! I tried to upgrade her from the Miracle Blanket (aka straightjacket) to the Kiwi sleepsack this week, but as you can see in this photo, she continues to hit herself in the face and take out her dummy. So we are back to swaddling.

She really enjoys her new exersaucer and she has mastered pushing the buttons and eating the green dragon and yellow star. We went to the park with a friend today and tried out the swing for the first time. Elizabeth was very excited and we will undoubtedly be spending a lot of time at the park over the next few years!

Weekend at the cousins

Elizabeth went to visit Drew, Allen, Aunt Amanda and Uncle Patrick this weekend. We went to the crunchy farmer's market downtown and saw the extended family on Saturday night. Elizabeth hung out with her cousins, extended "cousins" and was lucky enough to get a bunch of new clothes, toys and Raggedy Ann! Here she is happily enjoying her new swing.

We stopped at Ikea on the way home and bought some new decorations for Elizabeth's bathroom. My friend suggested some finger puppets in addition to the wall art and bathmat. Daddy showed Elizabeth the animals and made some fun elephant and tiger noises.