Bath Time

Rachel gets a bath every night now. She gets frustrated around 6:30 or 7:00 every night. I give her a bath and she is immediately happy. She will play in the tub for 15 - 30 minutes at a time. In the few times I was planning on not giving her a bath, I took her upstairs to get her PJ's on, she got so excited when I took her clothes off because she thought it was bath time, so I had to give her a bath. She practically rips her diaper off if I do not do it fast enough.

I love her belly in this picture. When she is relaxed like this, it sticks out so far. It is so cute.

I bought these letters this past weekend and she loves to eat them. I love the eyebrow in this picture!

She loves to suck on the washcloth. I am not sure why, but I think that most kids like to do this.

She is reaching for me. We were playing peek-a-boo which is one of her new favorites.

She mostly likes to sit in the bath these days. Sometimes she still likes to lay down, which is a lot easier for me. Since she still falls over when sitting, I have to watch her even more closely in the tub.

I bought this new Tigger towel this past weekend. Tim's parents called him Tigger when he was a kid because he would bounce in a room, wreak havoc, and bounce back out. I hope that Rachel is not a havoc wreaker (don't know if that is a word or not).

30 Weeks

Rachel turned 30 weeks on Monday. She is getting so big. She is sitting so well on her own. She is drooling so much (as you can see below), but still no teeth. I keep checking everyday, but I think it will still be a bit longer.

She is just so full of personality. She now makes this growling type noise when she isn't getting exactly what she wants. It is really funny.

She still has no desire to crawl. I really think that she will probably walk first. She loves to be on her feet, and still doesn't really like to be on her belly.

We have started mixing breast milk with formula. I think I am getting closer to weaning her soon. I always said "6 months or when she gets teeth" is when I was going to stop. It is so much work to pump at work. I am not ready to stop completely. I thought I would be by now. I don't think she is ready to stop either. We'll see. I am just going to feel it out and see how I feel as time goes on.

Just Peachy

I finally found a food that Rachel loves. I fed her peaches on Sunday and she ate a whole container between the two feedings that we did on Sunday.

I don't know if it is peaches that she likes or if she is finally ready to eat solid foods. I will try another type of food in a couple of days and see how that goes.

Sarabi in a Box

I don't know what it is about this box, but both Rachel and Sarabi love it. Sarabi loves to sit in it and rub her face on it.

I took this picture right as Sarabi was sticking her tongue out. I would like to say I did it on purpose, but our camera is not fast enough. I only knew that she was doing this after I reviewed the pictures.

Drinking from a Cup

Rachel is drinking from a cup...well, kind of. Over the past couple of weeks, I have been giving her a cup of water to drink. She mostly just chews on it. She may drink a bit of it, but most of it ends up on her shirt. She is trying though.

Just Like Daddy

Tim's mom scanned a picture of him that she thinks looks a lot like Rachel. You be the judge...

Rachel in a box

Rachel in the box again.

Tim in a box. What do you think???

One of the funny things that Tim noticed is that the box Rachel is in says "Evolution". Definitely interesting. She loved to sit in the box tonight. It is funny how kids are entertained by things like boxes and plastic bags. So easily amused.

29 Weeks

We celebrated Rachel's 29 weeks by watching the Chargers game and eating yummy enchiladas that Tim's mom brought over to eat.

You can tell from this picture that Rachel is just as frustrated with the Chargers as we are.