New rug--morning and afternoon

We have a new rug in the living room to replace the thin rag rug. Now we can spend more time with Josie on the floor doing tummy time or just laying back and relaxing as in this shot. She can also practice sitting up without us worrying as much about her falling over and whacking her head.




Here's a sitting-up shot. Mmmm...monkey paw.

The tree outside our window seemed to turn yellow overnight.






Josie's head is a little washed out in this photo, but I thought she was smiling in a nice way.







Josie likes to sit up!








Here's a shot from later in the afternoon. She's a little drooly in this picture--she's been slobbering all over her squishy toy.







I like this new rug!

Some Saturday shots

Here's a close-up of Josie on her zoo mat.








All smiles (for now) on the mat.








All done! (and wiped clean of peas and oat cereal)








I'm a good a good eater!

The lil'est marathon fan

I posed Josie with my sneaker for a special shout-out pic to all my running pals and everyone else who will be tackling the Chicago Marathon this Sunday.






Now get out there and have a great race!

Thrift store tub!

Josie has a new tub...it's just like the one she borrowed from her cousin Katherine while we were in Albuquerque. I lucked out and found it at the thrift store for $2.95! I was dropping off some bags of old clothes and decided to run in on the off chance they had something...glad I did. They didn't have this one at Target and the tubs they did have started at $18 (although most of them were $30).


I spent a little of the money I saved on a bath fish. She likes it when I pour water out of it and sing the bathtime song for her which goes (to the tune of "You are my sunshine"): Oh, it is bathtime, it's really bathtime, oh, it is bathtime, for Josephine. We're gonna scrub you, right in this tub, you, gonna scrub you 'til you're clean!

CCC Onesie: Then and Now

You may remember this shot (and others) from back in June. Just thought I'd update it now that Josie is filling out her Columbia College Chicago onesie a little more fully.






This was taken earlier today. I call it "Crazy for Columbia College Chicago!"







She has a similar crazed look in this shot...I swear she was smiling sweetly. I just couldn't capture it with the camera.

Bob's yer uncle (and your stroller)

Josie had a great time meeting her Uncle Bob this past week, but she was also happy to return to her new favorite stroller, the Bob Revolution. It's so comfortable that Josie can either sit up and enjoy the view or sleep peacefully in a reclined position, even if I've got it out running (not that I run that fast, but in any other stroller she'd be getting majorly jostled).



Yay, Bob!

Out and about

It was a beautiful day here in Chicago so we took Josie out for a stroll this afternoon. We decided to stop at Tuman's Tavern so we could enjoy the weather with a beer and some food. Tuman's was formerly known as Tuman's Alcohol Abuse Center but the name changed when it came under new management. It still always makes me think of the liquor store back in Ojai, CA which is called the Attitude Adjustment Shoppe.



Here Josie attempts to adjust her attitude with my water glass.