Sunday, December 16, 2007

First Finger Foods




Mabel had another nice quiet weekend at home. Her newest adventure was eating little baby cereal puff thingies. When I popped the first one in her mouth, she looked at me like, "Lady, you gotta be kidding me." Over the weekend, Mabel got better and better at picking them up, but it wasn't until tonight during dinner when she actually put one in her mouth.

We all enjoyed the Packer game today, except for the fourth quarter. The dish stopped working right before it started. I was especially sad to miss Brett's big career yard record, but Nathan found some highlights on the web. Needless to say, DirectTV received one very agitated call from Mr. Ciske. We did score a $60 credit. :)

One more week of school for mama. However, we try not to countdown to loudly, because every day closer to my break is one more day closer to daddy going back to work. :(

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Ma. Ma.

Okay, so maybe she doesn't know it's me, but Mabel is on a big "mama" kick tonight. Whether or not she is referring to me matters it not. It still is very exciting. This little creature who has absorbed data for 7 months is now starting to generate some output. And not just in her diapers. Woo hoo!

She is also getting pretty solid at sitting up, as you can tell from the video.

And one last thing... today was a snow day for mama! Ice day, actually. We had an excellent day. The three of us played together and went out for some Vietnamese for lunch.

Okay - I'm being beckoned again, by name, so I must be off!

Monday, December 10, 2007

Vid Chat


So, the picture isn't the best one of the mama, but it does capture a big event this weekend. Mabel's cousins, Ab & Sam, got set up with an iMac. Their slick new machine allows them to video chat with us when the spirit moves them. Nathan had our Mac in Peshtigo and I had my work Mac here, so we were all able to hook up and visit a bit over the weekend. Very fun.

We have one other exciting announcement. Mabel may have said her first word today. It was "ba". But it definitely was said in reference to her bottle. She said it several times this morning and again this evening. Tonight, I also swore I heard the "ottle" part, but there could have been some wishful thinking there.

Thursday, December 6, 2007

St. Nick's Day




Mabel received a super-secret stealth visit from St. Nick tonight. He buzzed our door and left a bag of goodies. She got a baby-sized Toronto Maple Leafs hat, several books by her favorite authors, and a few jars of organic apple baby food. Yum.

Life has been great here for us since Thanksgiving. Nathan continues to enjoy his time home with Mabel. While Grandma Joyce was here with us after Thanksgiving, we did some daycare shopping and settled on a place called Shining Star right near Nathan's work. The people there seem caring, the fees are reasonable, and it's about three minutes from Nathan's work, so we're hoping for the best. Mabel will start there when mama goes back to work after her break, on Jan. 7. We're both very grateful that Mabel was able to stay home with mom and dad until her eight month marker.

Mabel is getting much better at sitting up. She'll stay up for several minutes, but once she sees something else she wants to get to, she's down on the ground rolling around. She does pull herself up on all fours occasionally, but no forward motion yet. Grandpa Dick was nice enough to install a very secure gate at the top of our stairs, so we're ready when she's ready.