25 weeks / beach house

Gloria recently started sleeping through the night- 12 hours 7-7! And just in time for our annual family beach trip. This year we stayed on Fox Island right near Gig Harbor at a great little house with a nice sandy beach- a rarity in the PNW. Charlotte and the twins played in the sand for hours at a time while the grownups enjoyed the spectacular view from the deck. Lots of cousin cuteness and some relaxation, too. 

5 and a half months/ Father's Day

Gloria discovered her feet this week- she grabs them every chance she gets. We pulled out the jumperoo which she is loving, and we have started trying a few solid foods- we started with sweet potato and avocado. Not much was swallowed but she seemed to enjoy the experience. Her new favorite sound to make is mamammum which kind of sounds like she is calling for me :)

Charlotte has been thriving in her swim class. At the first lesson she dunked her head under the water- a big first!

For Father's Day Charlotte made Matt a cute mug and some art at school, plus we made a trip to the candy store to pick out a bunch of his favorite treats. Charlotte had a very hard time waiting for Sunday to come so she could give him his gifts, and of course have a taste. We started the morning with a lie in for Dada followed by French toast. We thought we'd combine Matt's family birthday party with our Fathers Day BBQ, so I made a crazy Martha Stewart butterscotch pecan cake that took 3 days to complete! But worth it. Liz and all the kids made a poster for Popi with all his famous sayings on it. The cousins had a ton of fun playing at the water table  and digging up Titi's yard in the sunny weather. Gloria tried and loved baked beans!

22 weeks

Gloria has had a developmental leap of some sort this week- she is rolling around, escaping out of her swaddle, thumping vigorously with her feet, sticking out her tongue and vocalizing in new ways - lots of squawking and squealing. She definitely has somewhere she wants to be. And napping is not on her agenda :) Her hair is so long it is now officially in her eyes, so we have some barrettes in for now.

Today is Matt's birthday so we all went out for sushi- Charlotte was chop sticking and eating like a champ. Her favorite nigiri is ikura- salmon roe!