Playing at LuLu and Joe's

Playing with LuLu while mom rides Doodlebug.
Trying out a new toy with Joe.

First Auburn game

Talking to Aubie.
Dragging Aubie around during the game.
Pre-game fun with Dad.
M.E.'s latest trick is holding on to stand up. She does need a "spotter," but she really enjoys it.

Barnwork and pets

Mary Elizabeth enjoys supervising the barnwork in the afternoons.
Talking to Doodle.
Mike and I joke that maybe Doodle will be ready for M.E. once M.E. is 12 and Doodle is 20. If you know Doodle you know what I mean!
Petting Molly dog. I have to hold M.E. back or she would go crazy grabbing and pulling hair! She loves her pets. I can't get a picture of her with Belle (the cat) these days because Belle is trying to stay out of M.E.'s way. Belle can tell that things are changing and Mary Elizabeth is after her!

New pictures

M.E. has gotten really good at sitting up all on her own. She doesn't really need the Boppy, but it sofens the blow if she takes a dive!
Playing with Harry the Hippo in the bathtub. Poor Harry takes a lot of abuse these days.
Talking to Doodlebug at the barn.
Trying out a "biter biscuit". M.E. mainly slobbered all over it, but I think it felt good on her gums.

Regular routine

I am moving into the 3rd full week of school with the kids. I seem to have a good group of students this year. Mary Elizabeth is still enjoying school. Mike takes her everyday around 7 am and I pick her up around 3:30. LuLu picks M.E up on Tuesdays, so I have 1 day a week I can run errands or stay later at school. She is eating more baby food, so the formula intake has decreased to 25-30 ounces a day (instead of 40!). WE actually seem to have a real schedule, which is very exciting. The baby food and nap schedule had been pretty regular, but now the bottle schedule is regular as well. A normal day is:
6 am- wake up
8 am- cereal and bottle
9 am- nap
noon- fruit and bottle
2pm- nap
3 pm- bottle
5 pm- meat, veggie and bottle
7 pm- bath
8 pm- bottle
It is so nice to have a routine! I hope it lasts for a little while. Everyone is finally well and off medicine. M.E goes back next week to checck that her ear infection is cleared up.

Surviving School

Mary Elizabeth and I have survived the first week of school. We both managed to get sick and pass it on to Mike. Oh the joys of school germs! Sickness aside M.E. is still enjoying school. She naps well, eats all her cereal and fruit and drinks her milk. She seems to like her teacher and her school buddies. There are 3 girls and 1 boy in Infant 3 now, which is a good class. My classes seem to be good as well. I am the newspaper sponsor this year, which is a fun new adventure. I'll keep you updated.

First day of school

Ready for the first day of school
Snoozing at school

Mary Elizabeth started daycare today and I went back to school as well. M.E. seemed to have a good day. She drank 3 bottles, ate her cereal at breakfast and lunch, and took two 30 minute naps around her usual naptimes. She had just started another nap when I arrived around 2:45. Mike will be on his own Tuesday morning as the official drop off person. I will pick her up in the afternoon after school. So far so good in our new routine!