Another good weekend...

We went to Discovery World. We love the jellyfish.























Helena just knew she could blend in with the Halloween decor.


















The cat, meanwhile, is desperate for attention.

Back to your regularly scheduled smiley baby blog...

Reality check

I'm tired of blogs that only depict happy, giggling babies! Here's a dose of reality for you.

Exhibit A: Helena, having exhibited unmistakeable signs of sleepiness, has just been put down for her nap. And - her eyes SNAP open! and she's wide awake and all she wants in the world is to get out of the darn crib and play! just speculating, here.

And here's exhibit B: Mommy, covered in an unspeakable substance...

Sitting up tall

Helena can sit up by herself now! two weeks ago she toppled over immediately... we are such proud parents!

beautiful weather...

Settling in

Some shots from today...

Violet says: "Hey you, play with me now!"

What great daddies...

And good mommies, too, if I say so myself...

Meeting more of the family

We're settling in, and although mainly hunkering down, we've introduced Helena to a few very important family members- her cousin, and her Grandparents on Nikolai's side.

Also, it only took her a day to get into solid food! Here's her first solid food meal: rice cereal and peas. The peas, actually, didn't go over very well, but today's carrots were a hit.