Latest pics

Here's a sampling of the latest pictures of Miss Julia... enjoy!

Julia continues to love her rainforest gym... and holding onto her lion's mane:

Another fan of the rainforest gym:

Mommy & Julia at one of the waterfalls at Letchworth State Park:

Sitting pretty:

Her quizzical look:

And a smile:

Still lovin' that rainforest gym... she's starting to grab at the toys just over the past couple days:

Fist is yummy:

Three months old!

Watching the ND football game (she is Daddy's girl!):

She's also just started learning to grab at the toys in her bouncer seat:

She's fascinated!

Julia sporting her overalls courtesy of Uncle Dan & Aunt Molly:

She loves going out for a walk:

Chillin' with Dad (and suckin' those fists!):

Three months:

Julia turned 3 months old last Thursday (already?! how did that happen?!?!) It's so much fun to watch her take more and more of an interest in her surroundings. She loves her rainforest jungle gym and has started grabbing and playing with the toys. Same thing with her bouncer seat: she bats at the hanging toys and loves watching the monkey and frog move back and forth. Her favorite book has been "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom," and she often giggles if I start reciting it to her. She's so cute when it's time to eat because when I lay her down on her Boppy pillow, she realizes what's about to happen and starts to laugh and cry at the same time and try to eat the pillow. She continues to blow lots of bubbles, enjoy sucking on her fingers, and generally frown upon nap-taking. She's also (somewhat) rediscovered her love for her nook, much to the relief of Jonathan's and my prunes (aka fingers).

For those of you who've been wondering how things have been going since Jonathan and I went back to work and school... I think Julia is the most well-adjusted of the three of us! (You can probably guess who is the least...) I'm working 12-hr shifts every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday; all day shifts thus far, for which I'm incredibly grateful! Jonathan is doing a wonderful job with Julia while I am at work, and they have already attended several organ recitals and master classes together. Julia even lets Jonathan practice sometimes (must have been all that intrauterine exposure...). It took awhile for Julia to figure out how to take a bottle while I'm gone, but she seems to have gotten the hang of it. When I come home at night, no matter how cranky Julia has been up to that point, as soon as I walk through the door, she can't stop smiling... it is the most wonderful feeling in the world! I sure enjoy the four days off I have a week with her, but we miss Jonathan while he's at class (she sure is glad to see him when he gets home!). I think Jonathan and I feel like single parents a lot of the time, but we are grateful that we've been able to work out an arrangement that keeps one of us at home with her all the time.

That's all the updates I can think of... I'll be posting some new pictures of Julia soon... hopefully today, but that depends on a certain young lady!

Like Mother Like Daughter

The women of the family (especially Julia's aunts) will appreciate this. On Labor Day, while Jonathan was at an organ department master class (in spite of the fact, by the way, that Eastman did NOT hold classes on Labor Day), Julia and I took a trip to Kohl's. Julia was in her stroller, and usually she fusses if she stops moving. HOWEVER, as we wandered through the shoe, purse, and little girl clothing departments, Julia just looked at me and smiled, cooed, and giggled nonstop. She was in seventh heaven. When her father heard of it... well, I'll leave the disgruntled moans, groans, and lamentations to your imagination...

A day in the life

Friday, September 11, 2009

6:00 AM: Wake up. Eat with Mommy. Mommy goes to work.

6:30 AM: Play under jungle gym while Daddy eats breakfast.

7:15 AM: Get bored with jungle gym. Wander with Daddy for a few minutes. Fall asleep.

9:00 AM: Wake up in crib. Eat with Daddy. Play with rain forest mobile.

9:45 AM: Fuss. Fall asleep on the couch while Daddy reads The Children of Húrin.

12:15 PM: Wake up. Eat with Daddy.

12:30 PM: Fall asleep while driving to Third Prez to practice.

1:00 PM: Continue to sleep while Daddy practices loud stuff for Sunday (!!!).

2:15 PM: Stop at grocery store to pick up coarse sea salt for pretzels.

2:30 PM: Stop at liquor store to pick up vermouth for tuna casserole. Be admired by checkout people.

2:45 PM: Arrive back home. Check the mail with Daddy. I had a package! Eat with Daddy.

3:00 PM: Play with rain forest mobile again.

4:00 PM: Fuss. Wander with Daddy for a while.

4:45 PM: Sit in snuggly semi-contentedly with Daddy while he makes dinner.

5:15 PM: Sit on floor and watch Daddy assemble casserole. Fuss again.

5:30 PM: Eat with Daddy.

6:00 PM: Fuss while Daddy eats dinner.

6:30 PM: Leave with Daddy to drive to organ recital. Fuss in the car.

6:50 PM: Arrive at church for recital. Be admired by organ department girls.

7:00 PM: Listen to recital. Fall asleep. Wake up halfway through recital and be bored. Fuss.

8:10 PM: Drive home with Daddy.

8:30 PM: Arrive at home. Mommy is home! Coo at Mommy. Get ready for bed. Eat with Mommy.

9:30 PM: Cuddle with Mommy. Fall asleep. Sleep until 3:30 AM.