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Mary tries out her high chair for the very first time! She seems to like the view sitting up by herself in such a high place. No food yet, but she did watch me do the dishes from here. We're planning on introducing solids in a week or two, after she turns six months old. I'm thinking avocados or sweet potatoes would be a good first food. I'll let you know how she likes it!


I bet you all can guess who was the mastermind behind this picture! Believe it or not, she was perfectly content to be rolled up like this. Mary and her daddy sure do some interesting things together...


Here's a nice closeup of how pretty her eyes are. They are very blue, and seem to be staying that way. Joe and I don't have blue eyes, but Joe's sister Carli does. Wherever she got them, we like them!


Happy baby grin! Mary rolling around on the floor at home. This picture is the most recent, taken just last night. Mary giggles a lot now, and it's so much fun to make her laugh. Plus, here you can get a good view of the cloth diapers we're using. We use these mostly at home, and use disposables at night and while traveling. I've noticed that she's a little more reluctant to pee in a cloth diaper than in a disposable diaper - I don't think she likes how it feels wet against her skin in the cloth diaper. According to our cousin Eric's science experiments, some disposables can hold up to a liter of fluid! That's a pretty big bladder for such a small little baby! Or I suppose you could just let them pee in it over and over and over and over....eeeewwwww!


Some more big news! Mary has finally decided to roll from her tummy to her back! She did it for the first time yesterday. She's been rolling from back to tummy for a couple of months now, which is somewhat odd since I read that most babies learn to roll from tummy to back first. I think Mary could have done it much sooner, but she just didn't want to. Yesterday she rolled from tummy to back several times, piece of cake. It was like she was just showing off -- "Hey mom, by the way, I just wanted to let you know I can totally roll wherever I want now." She's definitely getting closer and closer to being really mobile. She climbs up on her hands and knees and rocks back and forth, and sometimes she'll even stand up on her hands and toes, sort of like a downward dog yoga pose

Here's a big smile from Mary. We were having dinner on the grill in Grandpa and Grandma's backyard.


Mary has never been much of a thumb sucker, and she won't take a pacifier at all either. However, she does seem to enjoy her index finger. Here's a thoughtful pose:


Here's another picture of her "caught in the act." She doesn't really suck on that finger; she just sort of holds it in her mouth. We don't think she's teething yet, as she hasn't begun drooling and doesn't seem to be fussy about it.


Here's a picture of Mary at the Firemen's Picnic Parade. She caught some "love beads" early on and wore them for the whole parade. She really liked watching all the floats and people go by.