A New Englander at heart

Just when it seemed spring had given over to an early summer here on the east coast, the 80 degree heat has been replaced by crisp, spring days and cooler nights. Since Lola was born in September, she's used to being bundled up for bed in warm clothes, thicker blankets, and of course; the all important hat. Here is Lola sporting some of her cool weather bedtime gear.

Lola bundled up for bedtime

But wait, what is that hidden under her blanket, could it be she's hiding her true colors? Oh no, a Red Sox suit!

Lola giving a shout out to her homie, Youk!

Baby in the bumbo

Lola has been practicing her sitting, rolling from back to belly, and reaching out with her hands to grasp objects. She really enjoys her new bumbo seat, smiling as she passes her stuffed dog hand to hand and shaking it like a polaroid picture.

Sufferin' succotash!

Lola has always been very verbal, lately she's trying to make new sounds and she makes the funniest faces trying to spit them out. Her eyes scrunch shut, her mouth screws into crazy contortions, and her tongue sticks out, finally resulting in some new exclamation. There's no doubt she'll be a real talker once she gets that whole tongue thing figured out!

Big girl bed

Lola has slept in her bassinet at the base of our bed since she was born. She's finally gotten too big for the bassinet so she made the move into her crib in the nursery. She has a lot more room and has recently started sleeping on her side! Here's a picture of her snoozing with some of her homies.

First Taste of Ice Cream!

Ahhh spring. The fresh air, the sun, the local ice cream!

Lola, Scott and I partook of some of the area's bestest concotions at McNulty's yesterday. I had coconut almond and Scott had chocolate. Lola had both!

Yummy times with the beeb.

Ya ve valk around the block Svedish style

The weather has been beautiful lately, so we took full advantage of the lovely day by taking a walk around the block with the baby. Lola is finally tall enough to face forward in the baby bjorn, so she could enjoy all the sights and sounds during our trip. If you listen carefully you'll hear her singing in happiness. Fun times.

Easter with the Giordanos!

We are so very fortunate to be adopted by the Giordano family for some of the tastiest holiday celebrations of the year.  Chris and John are the parents of Suzanne, Brett's wife. Brett is Scott's brother.

Easter was gloriously sunny and mild - the egg hunt was a wonderful success as always - even Lola got an egg. We had a delicious dinner and great time catching up with the rest of the family.

from left: Brett, Alissa, Sue, Lola and me!