*sitting up (kind of)

Propped up with blankets and stuffed animals she can hover for about a minute before falling over to the side or keeling over frontwards, in which case she'll invariably spit-up. Also a picture of me with my babe (and my new sweatshirt that I love :). I've had to take most of the pictures of the two of us - it usually takes many tries and most end up with half my face showing.

*snow

We got about eight inches of snow last night and this morning. Ben was in heaven and has already been outside shoveling three times. No school today so we went on a little family outing to get coffee and scones [I included a picture - it is very artsy to post pictures of mugs of coffee on your blog]. I was telling Ben that it was the kind of snow where you could shake off a little slab that would maintain the exact imprint of your moon boots. Remember that?

*three

I think I like capturing a moment in threes...

Last night:

This morning:

*a good morning

I like me and Vera's [Vera and my?] morning ritual . She's always so happy and jolly - and it's just the two of us while Ben sleeps in a little more. I remember when she was tiny and I couldn't even put her down for a second without her crying. Eventually I was able to put her in her little chair while I made coffee and peanut butter toast for myself. Now we get up and she plays for a bit on her blanket while I get things ready in the kitchen. She lets me know when she's tired of being on the floor and either joins me at the table, we head downstairs to check email or she plays in her little jumper. She thought having her picture taken was especially fun this morning...

*an apple

*bundled up

Ready for a walk with Aunt Liz . . .

*rested

I feel rested today - Vera *only* woke up last night at 8:00, 8:45, 12:30, 3:30 and 7:00. You can imagine how it's been previous nights? Anyway, here she is playing with her little monkey this morning. It was cute - she didn't just stuff him in her mouth, but held him, looked at him, turned him over...

(Does the picture look a little funny? I found the camera frozen in the stroller pocket..)

*la bebita

Here's our little babe - Vera Winters Cater. She was born on July 29 which makes her just over 5 months old. Her current interests are grabbing her toes, sticking out her tongue, and sipping water from a cup, a bottlecap or a measuring spoon. She is not interested in bottles, naps or seeing mommy walk out of the room (well really just when she's tired...). Being new parents hasn't been easy, but we love love love our little bead and are so excited to be a family of 3.

*blog?

I've been thinking about setting up a blog for a bit now... I love checking my friends' pages - especially to see how their little ones grow and change. I always think, aw nobody would check mine. Anyway, it doesn't matter :) It will be a fun way for me to chart my own little family's growth and perhaps sometimes someone else might take a peep - be it my mom or ben's mom...

So here goes...