Ok so we had a wonderful time at the ATWA picnic in Pleasant Hill on Saturday! We were very excited to see Lesley, Stacy and other Japan program friends! Ivy was a trooper on the way down to the Bay Area in her car seat. The weather was perfect for the picnic! On the way back from Pleasant Hill, we stopped in Sacramento at Oto's Japanese Market- and got a little homesick for the foods we enjoyed in Japan! We got a big sack of fancy small grained rice to cook in our rice cooker. We are big fans of rice now!
Some of the other pictures... Ivy sitting on a BMW motorcycle at our friend Randy's shop last week when we met him for lunch. Ivy cradled in "auntie" Dianne's arms at Madeline's going away party. Ivy with Grandpa at lunch. He always finishes eating first and takes her for a while until I finish my lunch-- it works great! Ivy swaddled and sleeping through "Mommy Group" today at Sutter Roseville. Ivy sleeping in her high chair after our dinner but before her bedtime.
And the other big news.... we tried cereal tonight for the first time! Ivy's been eating like crazy all of a sudden- and I asked the Dr. if we could try a little bit of cereal. We were really proud of the way she ate her first food! She ate maybe a tablespoon of the rice cereal- and a lot of it actually ended up in her tummy! We'll keep giving it to her for the next few days and see how it goes. So exciting!
What's she doing with her days these days? Well, we wake her up around 7:30 and get ready to go to work. She hangs out with Grandpa, me or Daddy for an hour or so and then takes a 2 hour nap until lunch time. In the afternoon we run errands and play for a while around her 2 hour nap after lunch. We make dinner together, try to go for a walk, take a bath and go to bed! Things are pretty simple in Ivy's world. She can turn over very easily from her tummy to her back, and shows signs of being able to turn over onto her tummy soon. She loves to play with her toys- with her hands and her feet! She still loves to dress up in cute outfits! She giggles almost on command with a number of people. She's pretty easily amused, like me I guess!
Alright= that's a lot of blogging and my punishment for letting it go for 3 weeks!
We leave for Alaska for Brian to do some work and for us to visit friends and family in Kodiak. Ivy will meet her second cousin Finn- who is about 11 days younger than she is. I'll try to send an update from Alaska, but it will likely wait until our return.
Hope everyone is well and happy!
Glad you had a nice time and trip. The Japanese food sounds yummy. I miss Tokyo so much.
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