Jane is amazing!

The biggest news from today is that I was able to put Jane down for a nap in her crib!  I think we were all completely surprised that it worked.  I can't express how I was feeling when I crept down the stairs.  I was nearly in tears because I was so surprised and excited and proud!

On to the pictures!

Posing with Dad

 Jane's Personal Pan Pizza

Eating pizza is serious business.

Well...

Maybe not so serious. 

 Jane's (and Dad's) favorite toys

 Brisco

 We had our first hot day, so Jane got to wear her Jurassic Park romper.

 The Peras gave us this t-shirt.  It's got "patches" and "buttons" on it that say things like "The Stay-up-Lates", "Death to False Milk", "No Nap", "Anti-Crib," "Bedtime Sucks", "Question Authority" and some others I can't read/remember.  Doesn't she look like a kid here and no longer a baby?

In true child fashion...

Jane loves the Lego bucket more than she loves the Legos.

 She also wakes up with a sweaty head sometimes, which is fun to style.

 Rock bagok!

 These PJs are 2T.  That means for a two-year-old.  They're only a bit big.

 We had people over for tacos on Sunday.  I suppose I could have taken pictures of more than just Jane, but it didn't occur to me.  Oops!  Anyway, it was fun, and the rain even mostly held off and Jane got to ride in her car for a bit while folks hung out on the patio.

 Jane and Lindsey

We've started doing sleep coaching of her first wakeup, now that she's going to sleep on her own at the beginning of the night.  Tonight will be the third night.  She hasn't figured it out yet, but last night was better than the first night, so we're making progress.  In fact, I heard Jane wake up around 10:30 but I ignored her for a while, and she managed to fall back to sleep!  Hooray, Jane!

She's still not quite crawling, but Andy thinks she moved herself backwards on purpose a few times.  She's been able to move backwards for a long time, but it never seemed like she knew it was happening.  She's also standing (with assistance), as you can see in the above picture.  She's taken a handful of steps.  She's making more and more sounds.  Andy said she said "Mom" and turned to look for me yesterday.

I can't remember if I mentioned she's decided to be too cool for baby food.  The grown-up foods she's eaten include beans, homemade pizza, pasta, yogurt, cheese, bread, Cheerios, oatmeal (not the powdered baby kind), apple, green beans, corn, and rice.  Probably more.  Our CSA share just ended for the winter and the summer one will start up in a few weeks.  One of the first things they always have is pick-your-own peas, and I'm really excited for her (and us!) to have those.

Until next time!

Jane and Grandpa

I never shared this picture from Thanksgiving in Michigan with Jane and Grandpa John.  Oops!  She looks so fat and baby-like!  Five months old there, nine months now.

In other Dad-news, Jane said Daddy yesterday!  She's been very vocal lately and certainly making the 'dadadadada' and 'mamamama' sounds, but Andy said she looked in the mirror while he was holding her, looked at his reflection, and said, "Daddy."

Lots of one-picture updates lately, sorry.  We're having people over this weekend and we'll try to document that a little better.

Our little volunteer

Last week was Volunteer Appreciation Week at the Survival Center, and the director, Mindy, snapped this picture of Jane.  She also put it on Facebook, citing their cutest volunteer!  :-D

Beep, beep!

There are many more pictures of this (and a video!) but here's a sneak peek:

I had a perfectly-timed lunch at the Survival Center a few days ago just after saying, "We should get Jane an outside toy for the patio.  Like one of those red cars with the yellow roof."  Someone had just donated one, so I snagged it!

Beans

We gave Jane some beans...

Getting back to normal

I spent most of last week very sick with a stomach bug.  I hardly ate anything and missed an entire week of work.  I feel fine now, though Andy's encouraging me to eat at every turn to get my stores back up.  Not an idea against which I'll argue!

Some amount of time ago, we went to Meltdown, and that's where we think I got sick.  I ate a sample of a muffin that Andy didn't.  Anyway, there are a few pictures from there, but we'll have to get them off Andy's phone later.  Have some of these in the meantime!

 Chubby cheeks

 Hangin' with Dad, learning about forams

 I LOVE this one!

 Dancing in my tutu, no big deal

 We got her a new sippy cup, one that doesn't just pour into her lap.  She cried the first time Andy tried to take it away.

 In an attempt to bolster my caloric intake, we made this sweet potato chard gratin.  Look at it bubble!

 Brisco is very happy that it's finally spring.  We are, too!