Weekend of Firsts

What an eventful weekend for Mabel! She had all sorts of firsts. She slept in her crib for the night for the first time on Saturday night. Mom and dad had a hard time not having her in our room, but she loved sleeping in her own space and slept straight through until 6 a.m. this morning.

Mabel also ate her first solid food this weekend. She had her first rice cereal on Saturday night. We made the mistake of trying to give her her first few bites when she was really hungry. We quickly changed course, gave her the better part of a bottle, and then tried again when she was a much happier baby. She was a champ and seemed to enjoy her first taste of solid food. Of course, much more food ended up on her bib than in her belly, but that's the way the rice cereal crumbles. I uploaded videos to YouTube of her first meal - before and after the bottle. Right after uploading those, I realized I can upload video directly to the blog. Hopefully, you'll find a video of her meal tonight right below the links. Here are the links to the vids on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTwjPobzrw8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juHmLwFKOV0



Mabel attended her first festival. We went to a nearby school's fall festival for which Nathan's band, Sheela-na-gig, was the headlining act. They had droves of screaming fans... well, actually about 10 4- and 5-year olds... but, still, fun was had by all.

Daddy and Mabel watched their first Packer game together. Mabel actually spent most of the game asleep in her swing, but daddy made sure to fill her in on what she missed when she woke up in the fourth quarter.