Something's Afoot

We have a new discovery - FEET!! Savannah has been lifting her feet and legs for a while but  just seems to have realized there are cool toys to play with at the end of her legs (as if the array in the playpen are not enough). 

So far they have not made it to her mouth but I'm sure that's coming - yuk!! I guess the upside is since she can't walk yet her feet aren't all that dirty..

Baby Food

It turns out it is super easy to make Savannah's food at home instead of buying the packaged jars. Yes of course it takes less time to drop them in the cart then pop them open to feed Savannah but cost plus the additives (produce that doesn't go bad?!?) makes it worth it.

The first real food we tried was squash, Marc's favorite ~snicker~

All I had to do was cut it into pieces and microwave with water for 10-12 minutes too cook.

When it was done cooking - mushy consistency - I just dumped in in the hand blender container with some water and zip zip to blend.

I heard I could use ice cube trays but found baby food containers that have measurements on them so I can freeze in 1 oz and 2 oz portions. Granted, I don't understand why they all have a different picture on the top. Who only uses 2 oz of 12 different foods?!

I spooned the mush into the containers, put in their hand trays since by themselves they'd tip over and make a mess in the freezer.

And into the freezer they went! I ended up with 6 containers of Acorn Squash and 10 containers of butternut squash.

About halfway through the squash I was ready to make the next food. Turns out I can just pop the cubes out of the containers, drop them in freezer bags (marked with what they are and date made) to reuse the trays. The only thing keeping me from going on a baby food making bonanza this weekend is that I have to wait 10-12 hours between each batch for them to freeze through... 

Peas Please!

We are on to food number three - peas!! If nothing else, they make for great pictures as they are really bright colored. Still not sure Savvy is totally sold on the taste but she will eat them - well, some of them. A lot is ending up all over her face, bib, clothes, hands.. Tonight we saw some on her ear and the corner of her eye, no idea how that happened. We are already doing the spaceship move since she gets distracted easily. 

Currently the process is she gets some food then follows with her hand in her mouth which appears to be how the food gets everywhere else.. She does seem to be having fun though! We must be on the right track since dinner is generally family social time. 

And for our last picture, Savvy's entry to compete with Marc in the best goatee contest...

Reading With Daddy

I came downstairs for lunch this afternoon to find Daddy and Savvy reading. Marc finished Where the Wild Things Are before I went upstairs and commented that it makes no sense. I just chuckled as I've noticed it with other books I've read to her that I had as a child.

No Help Needed

While it is not all the time, more often Savvy is holding her own bottle. She's growing up so fast! ;)

Her other new thing is putting one of her lovies over her face while falling asleep funny enough she still immediately kicks her legs when we put a blanket on her until she gets it off. This Video is dark but hopefully can be seen. 

Random photo of her eating like a big girl :)

Crib Circles

I do not know when exactly it happens but sometime between when we put Savvy down for the night and when we get her in the morning there is a lot of activity going on.

We put Savvy down to sleep with her head where the blue and white monkey is in this picture: 

Where I have found her the past few mornings:

I didn't get a picture as she had moved again by morning but have checked on her on the monitor and seen her with her face up against the mirror (blue on the left side of the last picture). Maybe she's keeping herself company :)

Also have a short video of one of the mornings, hope to get a better one soon as she's normally VERY active and jumpy!

Camera Shy

Tonight a friend came over to visit and Savvy was laughing up a storm! I mean seriously uncontrollable laughter like she was watching The Hangover, I was cracking up at how much she was going on. However when the camera started I caught a giggle in the first second then NONE for the rest if the video (posted here). We tried everything but no dice. I'm glad I had a witness as otherwise it sometimes seems it may be all in my head.

I took Savvy shopping with me today and it went so well. She started fussing at the last store and I realized it had been a while since she ate so I got a bottle out and gave it to her. I figured I'd have to hold it but nope, she took it with both hands and kept it until it was gone. We even walked around for another half an hour or so until we had to head home to make dinner. And at the store I found the coat I was looking at online that was only in size 2T in Savvy's size. Yay!