McPhee and Me

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Lucy's first foods!

Little Lady Lucy tried her first cereal! She's been eyeing our food with a lot of interest when we eat, watching it go from plate to mouth. She stops what she's doing whenever she sees me eat and sometimes she'll even start smacking her lips. Our pediatrician gave us the "okay" to start her on solids at our discretion. She's tried watermelon and tasted (licked) my apple.

A couple of nights before we tried cooked carrots and they were a definite no-go!

So last night we tried rice cereal with a bit of breastmilk and she didn't hate it. I think, in fact, that she rather enjoyed it! She's got a way to go before she gets the whole chew and swallow down, but she didn't cry and seemed to enjoy the taste of the cereal, even though it mostly ended up down her front rather than down her throat.

After all this excitement it was time for a bath! This girl is a water baby if ever there was one! She is fearless around water and incredibly curious! She's discovered splashing and got daddy completely soaked outside the tub. She also stuck her face in the water and blew bubbles -- all before mommy could stop her - ha! She came up laughing.

Tonight we tried cereal again (a bit thicker this time) and she was definitely opening her mouth to it and managed to get a bit more down. We're on our way!!

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Montana in May!

Over Memorial Day weekend we headed out to visit Isaac's parents in the happenin' town of Paradise, Montana, which is right next to the even bigger town of Plains, MT. Never heard of them? Then

you're missing out! I packed Miss Lucy up, picked Isaac up at his office, and headed east!

We spent a great weekend letting Lucy bond with Gramps and Grams, hiking, climbing, hanging out with camp staff, watching crazy kayaking, and all kinds of good stuff!

It was such a blessing for me to spend such time with my in-laws and really get to know them a bit better. This was our second trip to Montana as a couple, and Lucy's first trip. She was a trooper, I have to say! She handled being in the car for long stretches on the way over and hardly fussed, and, in fact, was really quite happy until bedtime came and she was still strapped in with the sun in her eyes... She finally conked out outside of Coeur d'Alene when it got dark and slept all the way up the crazy driveway to the house.

On the way back it was a bit harder, but who can blame a girl for crying after sitting in stop and go (more stop than go) for a couple of hours? We all wanted to fall apart... As soon as we got underway again, though, she was out like a light!

And now with no further ado, here's some photos:

Aaaand we're on our way!

It's like she knows what she's doing!

This girl loves her daddy! She lights up when he walks into the room!

Ah, Ritzville -- you'll always hold awkward memories of being stranded, engaged, and in a double bed for a very, very long night of not sleeping and trying to pretend we weren't in the same bed.