Jolly Jumping at 23 weeks.wmv

Amelia and Zia have an afternoon bounce together!

Flirting with Solids

Amelia encounters rice cereal (which was really more like milk soup with a few soft bits) for the first time. If you don't want to watch the whole experience, skip to the end when it turns into a cup feed!

Swimming in Bali

4 month old Amelia takes a dip with mommy in Bali.

I'm Back...

So after three VERY crazy weeks, I am finally catching my breath. I am in my final semester of my graduate program and was a bit overwhelmed by the workload the last few weeks. The good news is that the major section of my final graduation requirement (action research paper) is complete and the feedback is positive. I have a few minor revisions to do before we head to Borneo in a few weeks.

Believe it or not, Amelia is going to be five months this Saturday...yes, you read that correctly FIVE MONTHS! Wow...what a learning journey we have been on. Our latest discovery has been through the book, The No Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley. A friend suggested this after both of our sweet little angels started to have more frequent night wakings. (Whew...this was another reason I have been so disconnected!) We have been using the techniques suggested and have already seen amazing results in Amelia's ability to go to sleep without help and to fall back asleep when she wakes up at night. And...all without crying! We'll keep you posted on this one.

Amelia continues to be full of smiles and giggles. She is such an outdoors girl...I guess nature is just in her genes:) Today I took her on the community trampoline and bounced with her - sitting down together. She is still a little small for jumping just yet! But, we do have a jolly jumper for her that needs a stand. Once this is up and running you can surely expect some entertaining videos.

The photos this week are going to be the first in our recent fashion show. Anyone who visited with us this summer saw my extreme organization - everything sorted by size, stage, use. When we came back to Jakarta, I put everything in Amelia's dresser not realizing how different each brand is sized. Now that she is growing so quickly, I have discovered that so many things fit her and if we don't put them on soon we are going to miss the window. I am so thankful that we didn't buy any more clothes than we did because she can barely wear what she has. Enjoy the many looks of Amelia.

Our little Monkey with her monkey. Thank you Auntie Margaret for the cute little onesie.

Amelia in the sun suit mommy knew she just could not live without!

Reading with mommy in her Ween onesie -

Daddy is trying to indoctrinate her early!

Sitting up tall in her Bumbo