Spring Barbecue

On Saturday the Craft family joined us for a barbecue and good times. Janelle brought over an awesome artichoke dip and chocolate cake and Josh grilled some steaks. While the parents got to hang out the babies got to play, which is always fun for us parents to watch because we've definitely seen them react to each other differently over time. Dagney was definitely protective over her toys at first and would snatch things out of Cole's hands (even swat his own binky out of his mouth when she wanted it) - but now Cole has learned her game and isn't letting her get away with it as much.

Dagney can definitely move!

"Hey Cole, look at what I can grab onto!!"

Chicken anyone?

The tile-topped table was a hit with the babies because of the noise it makes when it's pounded by little hands.

Cole opens up a gift from us...his first toy truck.

Dagney, of course, offers Cole a hand.

Welcome to the "Name That Baby!" Show

Good afternoon and welcome to everybody's favorite game show, "Name That Baby!" As always we have 9 wonderful pictures which contain some beautiful babies. Please be sure to post your answers and/or score in the comments section.

If your score is:
Less than 5 - You must have some significant real-life responsibilities.
6 - You are a closet blog-whore.
7 - Clearly you have a baby and babies are now your life.
8 -You really need to explore other aspects of life outside of blogspot.com.
9 - You are a full-blown blogger junkie and will be reported to Dr. Phil immediately.

Picture 1: This is the most recent picture we have of this cute baby!


Picture 2: Okay, this diva knows how to enjoy the sun!

Picture 3: This little cutie is one of the more active babies we have seen!

Picture 4: "Now buddy, if you listen to me I'll have you out of that contraption in two shakes!"

Picture 5: This is an oldie but a goodie!

Picture 6: A little hint, this is Dagney's 'big brother' during the day!

Picture 7: The newest baby on the page, this little darling may have red hair too!

Picture 8: This is one of Dagney's numerous boyfriends. She found this one at Chesapeake Beach.

Picture 9: This is Dagney's 'steady' boyfriend.

Spring Cleaning!

Here are some pictures I took of the baby having fun with Ohma and me at bathtime. We're still using the sink because there's no way I could manage helping her in the tub with this huge belly of mine! Every week Ohma has been coming over on Thursday nights and watching the baby all day Friday. I was going to write about how Ohma does this to help me, but as I sit here and think about it, that's not truly accurate. The further I get into this pregnancy the harder it is for me to do a lot of things, and having a 10-month-old makes it especially challenging. Josh has taken over most of the baby duties, from getting her ready in the morning while I concentrate on trying to get myself ready for work, to taking her on food shopping trips and keeping our house tidy on a daily basis. So when Ohma comes on Thursday night and takes care of the baby through Friday night it really gives Josh the opportunity to take a breather and just have fun playing with Dagney. We are both so grateful for all that Ohma does for our family!
In other news, May 9th will be my last day of work - I officially go on maternity leave and am excited to have a few weeks with Dagney before Baby Bunks #2 arrives (then again I wouldn't necessarily mind if the baby came a bit earlier than her due date). Dagney has been doing great. She loves to "talk" and has been testing the limits of her voice by happily screaming and screeching. She can say "Ba, Na, Ga, Da, Ma" and she constantly points to objects so we'll tell her what they are...she particularly loves the pictures of our family over the couch. And in the past few days she's been exploring finger foods and feeding herself - she has finally developed the pincer grasp that mommy has been waiting for!