5 Months

Strong and healthy!
Beatrix is crawling and she is crawling fast. She can climb Mt Mommy with ease.
She loves to play with her best friend Irina (13mos) and will mimic her as much as humanly possible at this point.
Mommy found a new furbaby and he's turned out to really like the baby and vice versa, so I guess he is staying.

Shame on Mommy!

I am really slacking on the posts and I am sorry. Tuesday B turned five months and daddy turned 35 years! She weighed in at 15lbs and 25". Pictures to follow... I SWEAR!

12 weeks

I wanted to post this picture to give everyone a frame of reference to how big Beatrix is now; and, it is also a great demonstration of how much muscle control she has gained.
She has sat up alone for over a minute this week, rolled over to check something out on the floor and rolled back over to go about her business. We are amazed by her progress everyday.

New favorite toys:
Octopus, hands, and mouth.

Happy Mother's Day

Baby Momma and all the babies (with a stern grip on Waffles, of course).

Ten Weeks

reaching out to pet her dog

Ten weeks ago tonight I was in active labor... tonight, I am hanging out with the kiddo, playing and cooing and TOUCHING toys and doggies. What a cool thing.

We had our 2 month exam yesterday and the Doc said Beatrix was doing things at a 4 mo level. She referred to my milk as supermilk (hehe)! Trixie is the coolest thing I have ever grown.

A Visit from Nana and Co.

Cousins: Ethan (hearts) Trixie

@ the capital under the Alamo shrine

Aunt Lisa and Trixie

Damon, Papa, Beatrix, Lisa Marie, Ethan, Bryan & Nana
@ ATX Reggae Fest

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.