Rhymes with Engine

"mention"? That's as close as I can get, and even then I'm sure it's my northeast PA insult to enunciation that is approximating the rhyme.

Violet is almost six months old now, which means that six months have almost zipped by in the blink of an eye.

Garanimals exist for the benefit of dads just as much as they help kids coordinate clothes. This weekend I was confronted with the impossible (not improbable, impossible!) task of finding a onesie to match V's peach-colored pants. I chose wrong. I'd swear there was a sea of peach lost somewhere in the floral pattern of the onesie I selected. But to reiterate, I was wrong, I chose wrong. Had I been selecting a grail, I would have been turned to dust. Luckily I wasn't, so I got a second shot at dressing V. Enter Garanimals, match zebra-to-zebra, ping-pang-boom, and Violet rolls out of there looking like a million bucks.

Violet is still having fun with solid foods. For breakfast, Violet eats a treat we make, called porridge. The name has little to do with actual porridge, but after looking up the word (porridge) to ensure correct spelling, I found that we weren't far off. Violet's porridge is a puree of apples or bananas, rice cereal and water to control thickness, and a slight hint of cinnamon. Yum!

In other news, we have another addition to the family, the iPad! This thing is a monster of awesome and it's never out of reach. The first great thing we discovered was Skype video calls. You have some family over here, some family over there, and bleep-blip-blop I'm talking through the intarwebs. I'm aware you don't need an iPad for that, but the iPad is the perfect device for the job. Also since this is our first iOS device with a camera, we are excitedly and excessively firing up the Hipstamatic. Enjoy...

Violet encounters the Creepy Crawler - a laughing matter

In this video, Violet is having a great time playing before bed. Just when she thought it was going to be a normal night, she encounters the Creepy Crawler. The Creepy Crawler, or CC for short (or my hand if we're tearing down the fourth wall), lurks under the sheets, waiting to strike. If you get too close CC will GRAB YOUR HAND and scare you so much you'll LAUGH YOUR SOCKS OFF!

Five Months! Awesome!

Yep, Violet is five months old, and then some. Check out her web album for the 5 month photo shoot. Her official weight as of last week's vaccination appointment is 16 lb, 12 oz. She is doing all the awesome things that five-month-olds do. Violet is rolling, and I mean lightning fast rolling. In fact, it's not rolling in the traditional sense; it's more of a quantum superposition. Violet seems to be in a state of being both on her back and on her stomach at the same time, flipping the instant we turn our backs!
More awesomeness - she prefers to stand up by herself with a little help from Mom and Dad. She's been standing for awhile, but now she will actively stand up from a sitting position. I keep saying she will be walking before she's crawling.

Violet is a super eater, champion of the spoon. She has loved everything we've introduced so far. The best part is that she's willing to go back to vegetables once she has tasted the awesomeness of fruit. Let's see what Violet's got cookin' in the kitchen.

• Sweet potatoes
• Butternut Squash
• Green Beans
• Avocado
• Bananas
• Pears
• Apples

That's all (for now) folks!

March-ing along...

So hey, hello! What's going on? It's been a bit since we've been around these parts. Mike has been working and comic-booking, I have been stenciling, fabric painting and getting acquainted with my new sewing machine. We are deciding on what is going in the garden this year and planning trips for the Summertime. Most importantly, we have been preoccupied in the best way possible - enjoying Violet and all of the wonderful things she does, of course!
She can almost sit up unassisted. Her eyes are getting darker, but they are still green with brown flecks. Her hair is getting a little longer. She babbles and coos more and more often each and everyday. She has been in 6 month clothing for a few weeks now. (She is a tall baby!) The foods she has tasted and liked so far are: sweet potatoes, butternut squash, green beans, avocado and bananas. She is petting the animals and laughing at them nonstop. She is in love with her Uncle Thom! He visits a lot and they are pretty much bffs. :)

Oh, green beans! How I love to NOMZ you!!!




Nothing too crazy to report, I suppose. She will be 5 months old on Thursday, so we are pretty excited for that. Milestones are always fun for our wee family of three. Before you know it, Spring will be here, the snow will finally melt away and we can get out much more often with our bundle of cuteness.