What does Jane do all day?

Since Richard and I decided to let this blog replace our mass emails, I had a few pictures left over from the past month that I just had to share.  So, here are a few more snapshots from Jane's days.  First of all, there are lots of naps. 

Since the activity doesn't change much, I like to switch up the location every now and then.  Maggie loves the company, too! 

We also look forward to bath time!  She has started kicking and splashing in the inch or two of water in her little tub, which is so fun.  She likes to have her most messy diaper explosions right AFTER she has a bath.  But how can you get upset with this face?  Sigh...

As for the rest of her days, she loves her pack-n-play where she can kick and bat at the little toys dangling above her.  She laughs and talks so much now!  She has started making long, continuous streams of sounds, and they are getting louder, too!  I keep trying to video tape her, but as soon as she sees me with the camera she gets distracted and just stares at it.  I'll work on being more sneaky...
   Her newest "trick" is that she is learning to grab and shake a rattle.  It is so amazing to see her concentrating so hard an figuring out how to control her fingers/hands/arms.  Her development from one day to the next is mind-blowing.  She is really growing into a little person! 

That darn cat

   So, the end of the story is that Nickel is safe and sound, chubby and round. She once was missing but now is found!  Wow, I really did not plan that rhyme...  ANYWAY...
   Last night when we were going to bed it occurred to me that I hadn't seen Nickel since the afternoon.  We couldn't remember whether she was in or out, so I did a thorough search of the entire house, including the basement, then proceeded to call around outside and clink the side of her food bowl like a crazy old lady.  I even tentatively checked the street and the ally to see if she had been squished by a car, since she is basically the same color as the gray asphalt.  Thankfully, I didn't find her in that condition, but I was distressed that she was missing!  Richard convinced me that there was nothing I could do at 10:30 pm, so I managed to go to bed.
   This morning, I called a couple of shelters, checked to make sure the company that made her ID chip had our current address, and made some "Missing" fliers.  Around lunchtime Jane and I headed out for a walk with the fliers in hand. 
   As I was getting out the stroller, we ran into a neighbor in front of our house.  I told him Nickel was missing and he tried to look concerned (not exactly a cat lover).  Then he perked up his ear and held up his finger as if to say, "Hang on, do you hear that?"  I eventually did hear a little meow that sounded trapped.  We followed the sound across the street to a vacant house.  When I looked up, this is what I saw in the attic window!

The house is being renovated, so she must have gone in while the workers were there and then got locked inside!  There was no one at the house when we found her, so my neighbor got a ladder and we were able to get her down.  She ran straight home to her food, then took a nice, long nap.  Phew! 

Hooo's Three?

ME!

Happy Three Months to Jane!

Jane's first vacation

Last week we took Jane to Destin, FL for Spring Break.  It was her first road trip and she did great!  It only took us 8hrs 15min to get there... woo!  We traveled with our wonderful friends, Andrew and Rachael Martelle and their awesome one-year-old, Wilder.  Both kids were troopers!
The weather was a bit chilly but sooo pretty.  George made us a nice wind break with the umbrellas, so we were quite toasty once we camped out behind them.  Here is a picture of our not-so-subtle camp. 
1 baby + 1 toddler + 4 adults = lots of gear!

Jane was a great little beach baby.  She enjoyed a wide variety of activities like sleeping in her car seat...

...and sleeping in the sling...

...and sleeping in the Moby wrap...

Oh, and one time she was awake! 

She also had fun back at the condo hanging out with dad, reading with mom, and learning to kick her mobile!

What a great trip!
P.S.  Yes, she is wearing leg warmers in the picture above.  I guess I'm getting back to my own childhood roots in the 80's.  I've got my crimper ready as soon as she has hair.

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Richard took these pictures last night while Jane and I were having a "conversation."  We're not quite sure what she was trying to say, but she sure was making some fun expressions!

Hmmm...

When I wake up from this nap, should I eat, sit in my swing, or sleep some more? Decisions, decisions...

 

Sleepy Jane

Don't fight it, Little Girl. You are getting sleepy...