Summertime 2012

first willie show

first dance class

first professional haircut

first day of school

bea writes

(bea, oxox)

Merry Christmas from the Family

(Beatrix on Christmas Day)

(Visitor on Christmas Day)

Beatrix, Daddy and Momma spent Christmas Eve at home with a big pot of Borscht.
Christmas Day Grammy, Granddad, and Great Gma Sally showed up with loads of gifts. Including a "strange" jolly man in a red suit.
The day after xmas, we all enjoyed an outing to the Austin Children Museum.. B and Daddy loved it so much I am almost certain we will be visiting again.

Keely and Marsden stopped by in the evening with some goodies, including a perfect sized wooden desk with a heart seat for B and boozy fruit cake for Momma.

Nana, Aunt Lisa and the cousins paid us a visit on the Tuesday after xmas. Despite the wet weather, the kids ran around in the backyard a bit and we all enjoyed a late lunch together.

Beatrix loves her family very much and it is always nice to spend time with everyone.

2 Months

Beatrix is 2 months and doing a lot of fun things. She is a little chatterbox, cooing and grunting all day.
She is always doing something new and exciting. Today she deliberately reached out to touch her toy. She is holding her little head up most of the day (thanks to her wrap), and kicking her strong legs. She has favorite toys and is as alert as a little bright eyed baby can be.
We had a pretty great Easter with friends and Beatrix got some goodies from the grandparents and a dress from daddy.
As for me, I am definitely on the up and up. I am feeling pretty good, physically. I got a new pair of running shoes and ready to hit the Town Lake path. I am really starting to like my new job as momma. I have started taking care of a little boy, Oake, 13 months. He is adorable and loves "baby". He and his lovely family have moved to Austin from North Carolina. He is a smart little boy and knows his signs, a few that come to mind are baby, sleeping, careful, drink, bird and dog. He is going to be a great little assistant once Beatrix starts learning her signs.