If Only We Could Write a Book!: August 2005

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Hi Grandpa!!

AAAAHHH!!! Bitter beer face!

Peas, Squash and Sweet Potatoes... OH MY!!!

Formula anyone??

and also....

We're starting real food for Mariel. We made our first parental mistake and started Mariel with applesauce... sweets...oops. So we shifted gears and switched to sweet potatoes, then peas, and now acorn squash. She loves it all! Actually, we're starting to think that she'll eat what ever is in front of her!!!

Mariel at 5 months!

Words cannot describe how I feel about this one...

Happy 5 month Birthday Mariel !!!

Happy birthday baby! That's right.. today is Mariel's 5 month birthday. Hard to believe that the time has gone by so quickly!
Mariel is sitting up alone , with an occasional "leaning tower of Pisa" that needs recovering... but she's holding herself quite well. She's also learning to roll over to where she wants to go, learning that toys rattle and that she can rattle them, and learning "cause and effect". Example, she has discovered that if she drops or throws something.. that Mom and Dad will pick it up. She's a smart one! Anyway, she's growing everyday and doing new and amazing things.. .always learning.

Wednesday, August 03, 2005

Last but not least... sleepy time.

Okay, just had to throw in a sleeping picture... she looks so beautiful when she's peaceful and content.

Mariel's Quilt

Finally, a place for Mariel's quilt! Great Grandma (Oma Osterbur) finished this quilt that was started by Mariel's Great-Great Grandma, Oma (Emma) Suits (whom Mariel is named after). Oma Suits made a pink quilt and a blue quilt... I think she secretly knew that Mariel and Nolan (Mariel's sixth cousin) would be born boy and girl. So now they both have a little piece of Oma in their lives...and the quilt will be a quilt that Mariel can proudly say has touched the hands of 5 generations of women. I think that's a beautiful and powerful statement.

The quilt has pink squares with various patterns and on the back are little pink teddy bears. I want Mariel to enjoy this her whole life, so I'm hanging it for now until she's older. Formula and baby drool aren't nearly as beautiful as this quilt is!