Sooo close to solving this car seat thing.

We had a successful visit to a friend's house today -- there and back with only a few tears.

Dad's home!

Family dinner

While we enjoyed our lentil soup, Sylvia partook of a smidgen of avocado. In that second pic she's looking for her spoon. It's probably on her lap.

Saturday nap

When you have a stuffy nose, sometimes it's comfiest to sleep upright. And in a bar.

Friend!

New game

Valentines

Toys are for sharing

Best reader ever.

Good night, with toes

5 months old today

Notes

Sylvia now:

Reaches down and grabs her toes, often combining this move with a happy tipping over onto her side

Rolls over and rolls back, even on soft surfaces

Smiles hugely when Paul appears, reaches for him, and pulls on his face (with love, of course)

Reaches for everything, and pushes away what she doesn't want

"Drinks" out of my water glass, and dribbles it back into the glass and/or all over herself

Wants to eat everything we eat. She has sampled sweet potato and avocado, and she's gummed a carrot (don't freak out, grandparents; we will not let her choke).

Last night Sylvia had a bona fide "conversation" with our friend's son, Annen. He's four. She looked right at him and yelled at a high pitch, and he responded in kind, and they went back and forth, smiling. 

Life with Sylvia is totally fun. 

... and to talk

Learning to crawl ...

Don't ask us how this happened.

Kisses

Snow day! Everybody stay home and play

Sylvia at the art museum (and bonus quiz contest for viewers if this blog)

Sylvia's first BBQ