updates

did i mention that brynn eats food now?



yes. as you can see- her initial reaction was mixed.

good- no? good- yes?! good- maybe?

however, the nanny has reported that all is going well.
apparently oatmeal, sweet potatoes & pears are giving my milk a run for it's money. hmmm.





she sits up too- another thing i failed to mention?






i think what this means is that she's growing up. getting older. advancing. reaching milestones- etc etc etc.
these are all things that i guess i approve of (as a normal mother) but also refuse to think about (also as a normal mother)

why does it go by so fast? the next thing i know she'll be asking to go to the prom. with a boy. alone. with a boy. stay out past curfew? with a boy. the movies. with a boy.

um. what is this "boy" business all about? i think not young lady.

but oh yeah- i have 2 girls. how could i forget?



and they'll both gang up on me & tell me how unfair i'm being. and i'll have to give in because, you see that man on the couch?

he's an incredible pushover. and he'll never tell them no.



damnation!

Alex's first taste of solids

so this past weekend Alex got her first solids. oatmeal & sweet potatoes! we also picked up some pears & peas for later this week (yum)!


so, how did it go you ask? well the hubs got to feed her the oatmeal first while i documented:

"hmmmm, what the heck is this?!"

"...what are you getting ready to do?"

"...uhhhh"

"WHAT THE?!?!?!"

"errr, what am i supposed to do with this stuff?"

"have some more you say? well. perhaps i can assist you this time..."

"mmm mmm mmm!"


(as you can see, the dogs already realize that alex = noms)


::squee::

then it was my turn to give her some:



"well this was fun..."


"wait! what is that you said?! something ELSE!?


"SWEET potatoes you say? well i like sweet things! let's do this!"

"WTF?!"


"EW GROSS! NO MORE I SAY!"


"wait, what? if i eat it i can have a pony in 10 years? well..."

maybe if daddy feeds it to her:

"ok- not as bad as before..."

..."not bad at all actually..."

"in fact, i likes!!!"
"mmmmmm"

then alex decided that she could feed herself:


"see, i'm a BIG girl!"

"my precious..." (seriously- this pic cracks my shit up)

"there's going to be a NEXT time?! EVERY DAY YOU SAY?! OY!!!"

and there you go! she LOVED the oatmeal & eventually LOVED the sweet potatoes.

last night i gave her peas & she sucked those right down too!

as of yesterday she is 5 months old & i can't even believe it!! where is my baby going?! STOP!

i took some 5 month shots and i'll get those up ASAP. i was trying to be a "real" photographer & got some green fleece & set her up & turned on my speedlight- yeah. pretty big fail. NO natural light & thanks to cathedral beam cealings, nothing to bounce the flash off of. plus she was cranky- yikes. i got a few but they need some major editing first!

and as always- vote for me? all you have to do is click! and many thanks to those that have/do- seriously. i lurve it!

also- this weekened Alex will be trying her Yo-Baby 3-in-1 Organic meals. i'll write up a review & post it on Monday along with a giveaway from Stoneyfield's YoBaby!!! woot!