Berit Kay of the Milky Way and the Bee's Knees Ellinor Louise : Six Months!

Trying to get a visual on how long she is -- this kid cannot hold still!

Everything goes into the mouth and has been for over two months. Last month she started getting very interested in our food, putting her hand in soup bowls, causing huge reactions from her parents and some very optimistic puppies!

Berit:
- sits up very steadily until she doesn't...
- still loves movement like no other
- sleeps with us for much longer stretches -- yay!
- has regular lunch dates with momma
- continues to shower every other morning with momma
- seems to enjoy "school" (daycare) a great deal, and even recognized a classmate at the pool!
- giggles A LOT. Who is this happy creature we are blessed with?
- but does have a temper. And not a lot of patience. Is this a wicked combination of her parents or what!
- loves Lingo the most (we think) but grabs Yukon's hair and Sitka's muzzle. All dogs makes her happy.
- talks NON-STOP. No comment. ("Da" is most frequent.)
- loves to kick (Pete calls it Riverdance and brings us all to hysterical laughing)
- got her first tooth, and her second just six days later!
- eats banana and mum-mums; bananas cause a shot of whiskey shudder to run through her. Very entertaining for us!
- continues to love the swimming pool and even walks on the treadmill strapped to momma

First solid food!

Chewing with Lingo

Yukon took his turn

After school snack of mum-mums

I am still pumping, now three times during work, after a long illness caused my resources to drain (if you don't eat, your body goes into conserve mode and doesn't make as much milk!)

Berit has started really eating for everyone -- maybe a growth spurt -- or may she just realized that the good stuff originates from the ta tas but can be delivered in many forms.

This month Berit went to her first labor rally where Pete spoke. The moment his speech started, she wailed, then promptly fell asleep behind her sunglasses. She might have been the youngest DFLer in the crowd.

We had a family hike to the cabin to see how it weathered the end of winter -- amazing.