Moon Sand

Encyclopedia Myers

Reading these together is one of our favorite pastimes. I kid you not. She picks something she's interested in, and we read all about it. Subjects from the past month or so include bees, eels, the digestive and nervous systems, roses, fish, dandelions, etc... it might seem odd, but it is a ton of fun for both of us.

Next thing we know, she'll be studying maps just for kicks, like her Daddy!

Niamh is 6 months old!

Our little Neevie-Liz is about ready to take off. She rolls from back to tummy and tummy to back, all around the room. She scoots and tries to crawl, but she just can't seem to get her tummy off the floor, so her attempts look a lot like swimming! She sits for a few moments, but would really rather not. She's more interested in moving. She can spin herself in a circle on her tummy to reach toys, and if I put her on a hardwood floor, she pushes herself backward several feet until she gets stuck in a corner. I am not quite ready for her to be fully mobile, but ready or not, it can't be far away. She wakes us up with wonderful babbling, but doesn't say much the rest of the day unless it's quiet (which is not very often!). She does laugh a lot though, and she makes us laugh too. I take for granted sometimes that she is so mellow. Really, on most days she doesn't cry even once. Kathryn was the same way. At her checkup we learned that Niamh is 26 1/2 inches tall, and weighs 14 pounds, 11 ounces (I had her weighed at the breastfeeding clinic a few days later and she was up to 15 pounds though) and is in the 78th percentile for height, and 25th for weight. Doc says her growth is fine overall. She is waking up to the world around her, and it's a lot of fun to see.

new camera

I don't know how to do anything fancy yet, but here are pictures of the girls from today!

Princesses

We were lucky to meet three we didn't see last year. Besides Belle and Tiana, we met Ariel, but that photo wasn't as good. Kathryn was just in awe, and I think Niamh liked the shimmery dresses.

p.s. Niamh stole the show in her soft baby tiara. I bought it at Babies r Us before the trip, so she was the only one at the park who had one. She got compliments all day!

Villians

In any story or movie, Kathryn's favorite is almost always the villain. Sometimes she makes up tales of their redemption. I think it's really sweet.

Firsts

Niamh's first meal at the table

Kathryn is pouting because she really wanted to be the one to feed her!
Our first family walk in the double stroller- it was a hit! We walked around the neighborhood for quite a while, then when we headed home Kathryn asked if we could please keep walking for a while, so we did.