A World of Toys

Lena has so many options for playtime. Here she is on the floor with her car seattoy attached to the floor gym. She sits up great, but will fall back dramatically when done.

Lena Rules the World

Here's Lena on the quilt that my mother made for her. It's a great blanket for play time. This particular day, Lena was checking out squishy blocks. Later, it was time for some serious play in the crib with the wooden gym. Lena is very steady at sitting up.

Glamour Girl

Lena on a blanket in her room

Todd put together this batch of recent photos for his mom on her birthday this last weekend. They are gorgeous photos so I had to share. Our little Lena is so cute. My favorite is the second from the bottom. Her eyes are so blue. Todd promised he didn't photoshop her eyes. In the last picture you see Todd holding Lena on Sunday, yesterday, during our outing to Park Lane, the new development at Park and 75 across from North Park. We checked out lots of shops including Old Navy, The Children's Place, and Carter's, had snacks and went grocery shopping. We met a little boy named Thorian at the frozen yogurt place who was 6 1/2 mos.

Anne and Lena in Lena's room

Lena sitting up in her crib

Todd and Lena

Jump, Jumperoo

I finally found a place in the house where the jumper fits -- her closet door frame. The rest of the door frames are too wide. It's an old house. She seems to really like it now! She's twirling around and checking it out. Bouncing a little, not quite jumping yet. It's a nice addition to her toys.

Little Swimmer

Group circle, we're in the top middle

My parents came to watch Lena's swim class today. Next week is our last class. I hope to come back next summer. We've really enjoyed the class. By the way, Lena turns 5 months on Saturday. She's sitting up all by herself now.

Lena in a motorboat; kick, kick, kick

Lena sitting up on the tummy time mat with Jose

Wrong Season: Winter Wear?

Lena was helping me design my new baby hoods. Here she is modeling a blue and gray one that is almost done - I still need to put the button in the front to close it. She's slumping down in her car seat in the swing travel frame in my office. It's the wrong season now, but doesn't she look cute? When I finish the batch I'll put together a little photoshoot. I'm also working on baby ponchos.

P.S. Here is the photo of her trying on the matching poncho from the day before.

Summer Play

Lena and I have been trying to stay cool in this record heat. These photos are from Thursday. She's a little young to try to put the rings on the stand, but they are still fun to hold and slobber on. Lena is really good at rolling over to get places, as you can see in the bottom two pictures, and she sits up pretty well with help. She's still sleeping in her own room at night. We have two more weeks of swim class and one more make-up Mommy and Me Yoga class. Then we'll have to find new activities for the fall.