Bouncing and Talking??

After months of playing in her jumper, she's finally JUMPING in it! She has spent so much time playing with the toys and hanging out, but now she finally figured out the bouncing part! This video does not do it justice... she can really take off, but you'll get the idea!



AND if you listen carefully at the end, you'll hear one of my favorite sounds in the world: "mamamama." I know it doesn't ACTUALLY mean she's talking to me, but we can pretend. Again, it's not the best example (sometimes she says it SO clearly), but it's a little sample. :)

Big happenings for Calista!

This little kid had a big night last night! Now that Calista's sitting up so well, she took her first bath without the baby tub... such a big girl!! She loved splashing around and was so proud of herself! Such fun!!

THEN.... after her bath, she was "air drying" and decided it was the time to crawl! She's been moving for a while now (able to get across the room by scooting or rolling or whatever it took), but watching her up on her hands and knees (with a few flops here and there) was awesome!

Slow down, summer!

Summer has gone way too quickly... I go back to school on August 28th (yes, I said August - the earliest we've ever gone back) and Ken starts right after Labor Day. We are just trying to soak in these remaining days and have some fun. We're visiting friends, playing outside, watching the Olympics, swimming in our little kiddie pool (okay, we only did that once - it was kind of a disaster), and snuggling as much as possible! Today Ken came to school to help me get started setting up and Callie got to stay home with Baba.

Calista weighs 16 and a half pounds now - such a big girl! She's working on some more teeth, and the high chair is becoming an increasingly more interesting place to be... between the finger foods she's trying (the puffs are not a hit, but the biter biscuits ARE) and the self-feeding she's learning (slowly) to do with her little baby fork and sippy cup, there's a lot going on (and Cammie loves to clean up Callie's messes)!

Well, as I'm sure many of you understand, the Olympics have once again kept me up too late (wow, how does Michael Phelps do this again and again?!), so I better go get some sleep. Be sure to check our latest pictures on Phanfare. :)

My New Teeth

Hi Everyone! Well, I'm officially seven months old... woah! I am getting pretty good at sitting up and I'm super close to crawling. The big news is that I have two bottom teeth! Mom says she'll help me attach a picture so you can see.

We're enjoying the final days of summer vacation, and Mom and Dad can't believe it's almost time to go back to school. I'm back to sleeping through the night (phew!) and I have finally decided not to boycott veggies.

That's all for now... Mom let me type this one, but my fingers are tired. Don't forget to check out our family pictures... http://albums.phanfare.com/lumblove

By the way, it's my parents' Wedding Anniversary today! They tell me life sure has changed over the last three years (for the better of course)! They're going out tonight to celebrate while Uncle Doug and Aunt Sarah play with me!

XOXO
Calista