4 Months and Counting...

I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I know it's been more than a month since the last post. Somehow, between caring for this little one, finding time to work, doing my silly online class and trying to get some sleep, it's a challenge to find a moment. Uncle Shmiel is visiting from Washington today and he inspired me to do a quick post. (You'll have to wait for the next one for more pictures of him.)

Aria has passed the 4 month mark. Inspired by Richie, Bethany and Luke, we celebrated the momentous occasion with milk, and more milk. And a trip to her doctor for a friendly checkup. She has been declared still supremely healthy. She measured in at 23.5 inches and weighed in at 13 pounds, 2 ounces, a very respectable set of measurements.

She is so much fun these days. She's very interactive and extremely expressive. She has settled into life and seems much more comfortable in her skin and in this world, much more content to sit and watch us do various stuff (especially eat - oh, yes, that time is coming).

Without much time to write, I'll just get to the pictures.

Did I mention how expressive she is? This series of photos was taken over a time span of only a couple of minutes.

Chillin' with Turtle (thanks to Leslie, Laura, Jake and Alex for Turtle!):

Amused by something:


Talking about it:

Relaxin'. Chillin' again.


Back to talking:
Becoming a touch fiesty:

"Mama, can't you tell I've had enough of my chair, already?"


"I wonder how high my pants can go..."

Here she's wearing the little ducky suit that many a Baldinger baby wore long, long ago. She does it justice, if I must say so myself.



We went to a reunion for our childbirth preparation class. Here are our classmates with their healthy and happy babies.

Uncle Beastie (a.k.a Ethan) has been coming down to visit lucky little Aria quite often. There is a plethora of beautiful pictures of the two of them. Here are just a few.





These days, Aria spends about 90% of her waking hours with her fingers firmly planted in her mouth (and sometimes my fingers or her dad's). And the drool fountain has begun to flow. We think she's teething, an opinion confirmed by her doctor, although he says we may not see any teeth show themselves until December.


That's all for this time. Thanks for your patience. Don't give up on us. We'll be back again in not too long...