Playing with toys

Josie loves her worm.








Here's a new toy that has a spinning head.








Another new toy that makes her smile.








Zeeb checks out the blue beret.








Happy baby.

Going for a walk

Josie is ready to go for a walk.








Take your time...I'll just gnaw on my hand here.








Let's go already!

More Josie and Noah

Josie visited her friend Noah the other day. She's still not quite sure what's going on when we lay them next to each other. Here Noah is making his little Noah noises at her.







Noah is a happy little guy here. Josie, not so much.








Try as we might, we really couldn't get them to look at each other. Here they steadfastly stare at the camera.

Tripp Trapp for Breakkies, Lunch and Din Din

We're getting ready to start Josie on solid foods. This morning we did a quick "test sit" in her new high chair (called a Tripp Trapp).

Josie is still leaning a bit since she's not quite able to sit up on her own, but once we get the straps figured out and adjusted properly, she should be fully secured in an upright position.






Here's a full-length view of the chair. You can adjust everything on it and the baby bar is removable. See how she has a nice footrest for a no-dangle effect? Eventually it can be used as a "regular" chair when she's a toddler and beyond.








It pulls right up to the table so that Josie can eat with us (once she starts eating, that is). So far, so good. We'll see what happens when we add food to the equation.

Yes we can! (but we didn't)

Josie and I took the train to Springfield, IL yesterday with the intention of partaking in history by being among the crowd gathered to hear Obama officially introduce his running mate. Unfortunately, I underestimated both the temperature (near 90 and humid) and the size of the crowd and overestimated the availability of shade in Springfield and my own ability to cart around a baby and her bag of stuff through said humidity and crowd. When I realized that the line to get into the Old State Capital was blocks and blocks long even two hours before the gates were set to open and that it would be at least two hours after that until Obama and Biden would speak, I erred on the side of safety and sanity and called the day's adventure off and headed back to the train station to get an earlier train home. Here's a picture of her waiting in the Springfield station.

It was still a fun day, though. We met a lot of Obama supporters and Josie was a super-good train traveler. There was plenty of excitement at the train station, too, what with the motorcade passing through and stopping all train travel for a short time. Josie loved walking around in the Baby Bjorn (thanks, Nan!) and enjoyed taking the bus home from downtown. She was glad to see her Daddy after being gone all day and then slept like a log after her first train ride/failed political outing.

Guess what?

Giraffe butt!

Josie and I waited out a brief rain storm today while we were out and about in Bucktown. She was happy and dry while she gnawed and licked her little giraffe toy. Here she shows some surprise that I'm taking her picture...While we were out, I think at least ten people commented on how big her eyes are. You can see why here.

You're beautiful, baby!

Hey, thanks for the script! I'll have my people call your people. Love ya! Ciao!