May 25, 2015

Memorial Day


Magnolia continues to grow cuter and cuter. Her eyes are starting to change, from the slate grey color she has had from birth, to a emanation of green coloring that fractures outward from the black pupil. There is still alot of grey, so I can't wait to see how the final transformation will appear. But over all, her large, light eyes attract a lot of attention.

Magnolia just started sitting up. Her balance isn't 100% there yet, but for the most part she can sit on her butt and play with her toys. Her back and stomach muscles have obviously been growing and building in order to support her little frame.

She is a big fan of bath time, where she can pull her foot towards her face and suck on her toes.

Overall, Magnolia is now quite perceptive of her surroundings, watching everything and taking everything in. She loves watching the Chinita (our cat) walk, run and play within the house. She loves watching Curious George on Netflix. She is quite interested in watching us eat and drink, reaching out her arms in hopes of a taste for herself. These are all big developments that have occurred in the last month of so, that took her out of just being a passive baby towards more of an interactive baby. Its been fun.

May 19, 2015

Where to start? Its been a long time. Magnolia is now just over 5 months old. Her leg muscles are strong and she loves to stand. She still lacks balance, and needs help maintaining her upright position, but none-the-less she enjoys having a small respite from sitting around all day.

Dress: Uncles Bob and Jay

 She is growing out of her 3-month old size clothes and heading into her 6-month old size clothes, yet only being 5 months old, most are still a little baggy. Leaving room for her to fill out a bit more as she continues gaining her womanly figure.

Bodysuit: Travis

She is drooling nearly constantly, creating a small leaky fountain effect emanating from her mouth that quickly spreads and absorbs into all nearby objects. Her shirts, dads shirts, her toys, the couch, nearly everything. I am sure if we had a CSI black light in the apartment we would be able to fully document the extents of her incessant liquid mouth within the apartment. Lucky for everyone involved, we lack this object.

Shirt-bib: Aunt Grace

 Yesterday was a gorgeous Monday worth spending in the sun. We took a stroll to whole foods to buy some pears, as we are going to start feeding Magnolia a bit of solids. After the store, we stopped by Dukes Chowder House on South Lake Union to sit on the balcony and enjoy a mojito with chips and salsa. As you can see from the photo below, Magnolia got a kick out of perusing the menu in search of something she would enjoy.

Sugar & Spice Onesie: Uncles Bob & Jay