Little monkey

Not sure if it is because she was Frank breech or she's just flexible, but Hopie uses her feet like hands...

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New smoothie recipe

1 cup strawberry yogurt
2 cups spinach
1 cup frozen cherries
1 ripe banana
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1/2 cup skim milk

Blend until smooth...excellent way to get your son to eat spinach!
(Cary I thought you would appreciate this;))


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Forest Park pictures

We were in Forest Park yesterday for family pictures and they went flawlessly! (in spite of my anxiety... Al got a huge scab on his forehead the say before and beau got into poison ivy)
I can't wait to see the pictures!

A couple of weeks ago we went to the Zoo in FP with the Murphys and Grandma...our first successful trip to the zoo.












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Hope is 9 Months!

Update:
Weight: 18 lbs 8 oz (50th%)
Height: 28.5 inches (75th%)

She is "ooching" around and having so much fun entertaining herself with the new toys she can get to now. She is too cute sitting up in her bed in the morning or after naps just talking and waiting patiently for me to come and get her. (This is one of the qualities I love most about my children, they both wake up happy and talking and are RARELY crying; which is so much more pleasant than the anxiey producing alternative.)

De-licious

I love this word and have taught Al to say this about most of the foods he eats which is so cute, I think. I won't have to convince Hope that food is delicious, however, because this girl LOVES food...






And I love this stage in a babies life, between about 6-10 months, when they will eat anything and still let you spoon feed them without grabbing the spoon or turning their head! I have so much fun making baby food and get a total thrill out of the variety I can give her (that is the dietitian in me) ... Parsnips, rutabaga, asparagus, cherries, plums, peaches, green beans, peas, potatoes, butternut squash with cinnamon, broccoli, zucchini... Delicious!


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New York prep

Linda, Christina and I are going to NYC in April and Beau is already prepping Al for all of the fun things they are going to do while I'm gone...
Eat cupcakes
Watch movies
Sleep on a pallet (this is them acting it out tonight)...




I would like to act out the "sleeping in" I will be doing in NYC...


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