Thursday, October 30, 2008

I am a constant picture-taker

So... here's a family one. Rene gave me permission to use his face:)
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this is Fi's favorite buddy.... her BFF, if you will. Charlie. They have a mutual love for each other and I think it is the sweetest thing. Luckily her mama and I are buds, too. It makes most of the days fun. Thank God for Jen!

bff

For all that missed it (Bailee was there for this milestone, too!) Fi had her first food! She's been exclusively breastfed til now, and even now she mostly nurses... but her first food eating experience was pretty fun. She loved it. She will surely be a food-eater.
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A little like Rene'... Smoothie blanket in towe...

smoothie baby

and a little like me... asleep with my mama bear. Whom I still sleep with. Aunt Lauren should get a kick outta that!

fiona and mamabear

I am almost finished with the Blue Ridge Pediatric photo project I have been working on, and still doing styling for some toy catalogs... (check em out if you want... Magic cabin and HearthSong. My mom also illustrates for Magic Cabin... she's really good at it) Rene is still working at Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind. Now that the deaf schools have merged to Staunton there are many more students. And Fi is grabbing things with her two fingers... very skilled. She's laughing and squealing and being all-around awesome. This is so cool, this parent thing. I'm glad Rene and I get to do it together.

Monday, October 27, 2008

hmmmm

Other happenings in recent 2008. 80's party.....
where I look 12.

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and

weddings

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fall

My mom saved so much stuff from my babyhood (thanks Ma.) So Fi now has a chance to enjoy some of my old things. It totally melts me to see her wearing an old tee shirt or dress I used to wear, or a sweater my mother made for me. Here are some old shoes... her feet were almost too big!
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and her with little baby... my first baby doll, whom I took EVERYWHERE. She loves her as much as I do!
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Fi-made mowhawk

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We went to the park this weekend to enjoy the amazing weather. Nothing like fall in Staunton, Va.

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I found her under the couch this morning. Perfectly happy.
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She really loves tags most of all.

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Something about fall makes me all twiddly inside. Hope everybody is enjoying the leaves!

Saturday, October 25, 2008

screecher

Her new favorite sounds.

Trapper Schnapperman

In honor of my father, the raccoon catcher.
Thanks Dad:)

trapper schnapperman

Friday, October 24, 2008

my favorite

drool

for all the world to see....

Oh man... I never thought I would be a blogger. I always find myself behind the times with these things (meaning technology. ie: cell phones, computers, and ipoditunesetc.) But now that Fiona is here its important to me to keep our family and friends updated on how we are. She is growing up so fast, and people are missing it! So, here it is! For all the world to see (googlers in Amsterdam enjoy!) Let's hope I don't get carried away with this, too and put some debaucherous things on here.