Mary with a little "turban" her dad gave her. She's four months old now and getting so big! We especially love to make her giggle.


Here's a picture of Mary and mom with our New Native pouch carrier. We like it a lot for short walks, getting Mary to take a nap, and discreetly nursing in public.

For longer walks (like when we went letterboxing), it gets to be a bit of a strain to carry the baby's weight on one shoulder. Also, sometimes it isn't as convenient to have a baby on the front side of you. So I looked into some other options and ended up making myself this wrap. I bought five yards of fabric at Jo-Ann's, cut it in half the long way, opened up the sewing machine we got as a wedding gift, and used it to hem the edges. I ended up with two wraps. I sold one of them for the cost of the fabric, so my wrap ended up being free! How's that for a deal?


It's super comfortable for long walks, and Mary likes to look around from this vantage point. It sure beats staring up at the sky from the stroller seat! Plus this way we can go places strollers can't!


I haven't mastered using the wrap to carry Mary on my back yet, but I'm working on it. I've had so many compliments on it while taking walks around Madison - even requests from other moms who want one too! 

Mary can roll over! On June 1 she rolled from back to tummy for mommy for the very first time. She rolled not just once, but four times that morning. It was like she woke up ready to roll. Here she is getting a look around from this newly achieved vantage point.


We went to Stockbridge for the weekend and decided to go Letterboxing at High Cliff State Park since it was Open House Day and there was no entrance fee. We took along my brothers Andy, Adam, and Alex and Adam's girlfriend Devin. We found a series of three letterboxes - and it was a really beautiful hike with waterfalls, cliffs, and gorgeous lake views.


We also had a chance to see Adam and Alex play baseball on the Babe Ruth team. It was Mary's first baseball game, and she seemed to enjoy it.

 

Time for a burp!

She and her dad always seem to be goofing around!
All clean! She loves to "talk" to everyone.

Lazy little smile...she's a happy baby.

 

Hey there everyone. I decided to start this blog to keep everyone up to date on what's happening with us - it's much easier than sending mass e-mails. Plus, all those large attachments of pictures of Mary will no longer fill up your e-mail inbox.

Mary is three months old and growing so fast! She smiles and laughs easily now, and she can almost roll over. She lays on her back and kicks her legs up and throws them over to one side, and ends up teetering on her side; she has yet to roll completely over.

Joe and I finished up the semester - no more classes or exams, but we both still have some work to turn in before grades are final. Fortunately, our professors were very understanding about the demands of a newborn, and have given us some extra time to get things done. Joe is looking for a summer job in the meantime, and I have plans to finish up my senior thesis project over the summer.

This weekend we're going camping with Joe's parents. It will be Mary's first camping trip, so we'll see how she handles tent sleeping. Last night she slept for nine straight hours! It was her longest sleep ever...she really sleeps like an angel. We are so lucky.