Little Rocking Chair

I'm so proud of my baby. Saturday she sat through a writing conference and a haircut. She is walking all over the place now. I love the way she walks: her little bowed legs, the way her hips swing, the ginger way she steps. She is already a multi-tasker, too. She likes to carry around her sippy cup full of milk or a giant blue ball with her. Tonight she even carried around one of the couch cushions for a while. She got mad at it for being too heavy, though, and screamed at it quite a bit.
She likes playing "The Escape of the Naked Peach." That's when we have her all ready and naked waiting to take a bath, and she walks right out of the bathroom and tours the house in her birthday suit. It's quite cute until she pees on the kitchen floor. Actually, I have to admit, she is cute even then.
She is learning to give kisses lately. Sometimes we give each other raspberries on the lips. I kiss her so much on the cheeks she is quite used to it. Today she pressed her cheek right up to my mouth because she's so used to having it there.

Don't you love the little tiny baby rocking chair? Dear Kathy Gorman got that for her. It is a present for the porch of our new house, but we just couldn't wait to put it together. I was so proud that she knew immediately that it was a chair, and she went right to rocking herself in it! She has spent the whole weekend playing on it. I think it makes her feel special to have a chair just her size.

Carpet

Alice loved her first crawl on the new carpet. It was the first time we have ever let her down to explore the new house on her own. She took several steps in the master bedroom, too! She has been walking more and more lately. Getting a little more confident every day. Being sick last week set her back a little, but she is practicing plenty now. Lately she has been going around blowing raspberries all day long. It sounds like a happy little kitty. Can she get any cuter?

A Long Week

The sweet little Peach is finally feeling better. Whatever it is that we caught is just lasting forever, and it made us miserable.
Since Alice has been feeling better she has been walking a lot more. She will take about 7-10 steps at a time. It is so sweet when she walks to us. And of course she is still walking her little pony all around the apartment. She just gets cuter and sweeter every day.

Counters and Sinks

Sick Little Peach

Poor Peach and mommy are sick this weekend. It is just a cold I think, but it is the first time she has had a fever. She is so sweet and cuddly when she is feeling sick. She will sit on our lap all day with her head laid on our chest. A few times between fever spikes she will play on her pink horse or climb into the pantry. She has been eating well--especially apple sauce. She even asked for "more" in sign language last night! What a smart little Peach.

The Work of Childhood

Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.
~Mr. Rogers

Cabinets, molding, paint and shelves

Jason says the kitchen picture looks like the kitchen from heaven. I agree! Our new house is so awesome-I just can't wait to get settled in. I keep having these dreams about moving. I will be so ready to stay put for a while. The coolest part about going to look around in the house yesterday--it already has that "new house" smell!