Eight Months for Meghan

On June 17th Meghan turned eight months old! It's hard to believe it. Here she is on the day.

With Daddy

And with her crazy sister.

A look back over the last month...

Just over a month ago I came into Meghan's room to find her sitting up in the crib. Time to lower it down! My baby's growing up. *sniff*

Only a few days later she was pulling up into a standing position. Since then she's spent a lot of time perfecting this move. Now she's much more adept and doesn't look like she's going to topple over at any moment. She still hasn't made the jump to cruising around though.

Of course one of her favorite places to pull up... the chest with the sharp metallic corners.

Making it tough for me to come in the back door.

What's going on in here?

She really warmed up to the swings at the park once we figured out that she feels more comfortable with her feet tucked into the bucket.

 Once again confirming how hard it will be to get a Christmas card picture this year.

Memorial day weekend walk.

To Memo's House We Go!

It had been entirely too long since we'd taken a trip to SoBo. The situation was remedied last week for what would become Meghan's first visit to Memo & Augs' house.

Clearly we should have brought her sooner because she's super happy to be here!

Not quite as happy about this swing.

Clara has currently been reading the American Girl books about Addy, a girl who is a slave on a NC plantation in 1864. The real thing not being too far from South Boston, we took a trip out to the Berry Hill Plantation to see the mansion as well as the stone slave quarters that remain standing. 

On the entrance hall staircase.

Posing on the stile over the stone fence.

Our plan was to eat lunch in the restaurant at the plantation, but apparently they don't serve lunch anymore. So we went to Pironi's in downtown SoBo.

Later on to beat the heat.

What a treat, Memo fried us some chicken!

The return of the blue hair! Meghan was not so happy about it. She didn't seem to grasp the comparison opportunities.

As promised... comparisons.

Younger than Meghan.

Older than Meghan.

Thank you for taking it off me.

Meghan Loves to Eat

In what has become standard around here, I'm "backblogged" (aka backlogged on the blog). So rather than attempt to construct several mammouth posts, I'll just start with something short and sweet, Meghan's eating habits. Right now the girl loves to eat. I'm not holding my breath that this trend will continue based on her siblings history. I'm simply going to enjoy it while it lasts.

 Poster child for good eating habits!

Working on eating chunks rather than purees.

Snacking on the snap beans with Mommy. 

She loves to eat right up until she can't keep her eyes open.

Happy Birthday to Me!

So I'm 34, but I did have a fantastic birthday weekend celebrating with many of my nearest and dearest. 

Nay-nay and Pop-pop joined us on Friday night, and Pop-pop was out bright and early working in the yard to make sure everything was spic and span for the b-day gathering.

Memo & Augs traveled down on Saturday morning from SoBo for the birthday bash. The summary: we sat on the deck, enjoyed Prosecco and various Belgian beers, ate delicious grilled shrimp & veggies and a watermelon, tomato, & basil salad, watched the kids play, then blew out the candles on a scrumptious coconut cake made by the master baker herself, Memo!

Getting some snuggle time in with Meghan and Clara.

Entertaining himself in the saucier.

Putting a fresh coat of "trim" on the house.

Meghan having so much fun with her first chance to play on steps.

 

 

Playing with a discarded cork, what else?

Hanging out with Daddy.

Snuggle time with Mommy.

Blowing out the candles!

Enjoying the tasty cake.

Later in the day we swapped Meghan's beautiful smocked dress for a short sleeve and pants outfit that Clara used to wear. Of course you know what that means!

Recently one morning Jack started spinning and chanting, "One, a two, a penny, hot cross buns." It's become quite the fun game with both kids. Now it's evolved to include falling on the ground or a nearby chair as you'll see. 

On Sunday morning we attended Clara's friend Carmen's fifth birthday party which was held at Pullen Park. Nay-nay and Pop-pop were able to play around the park with Jack while Brec and I celebrated with Clara at the party. The party goers got to ride the Carousel! Here are Sophie, Clara, and Rosalind freeze-framed on their animals.

Meanwhile Jack was having lots of fun swinging with Pop-pop, 

playing with the "blowing in the wind fan"(Jack's term for windmills, steering wheels, and pretty much most things that he can spin), 

and jumping off rocks.

After the party we had lunch at Player's Retreat where we enjoyed the outdoor patio dining. Meghan had her first taste of lemon

and had lots of fun playing with my cup of ice.

We finished off the meal with popsicles from Loco pops and headed to the Farmer's Market for some flowers to plant with Pop-pop to jazz up our back yard. What a great birthday weekend!