Erika at 11 months old. She's holding a seahorse shaker and at her feet are octopus cymbals. She's also got a Dr. Seuss book. She picked all of them herself.

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ERIKA'S 9-MONTH WELL VISITShe's been awful sick with a cold/cough for a month now, but the pediatrician said her lungs are clear, and to keep doing the steam bath, humidifier in the bedroom, nasal spray, and aspirating her nose ( Read more... )

Staying home for a whole week on Winter Break was tough. Erika is a curious and strong-willed child, who loves to crawl around, grab forbidden items, and pick pine needles off the carpet. When I'm cooking in the kitchen, she wants to see every ingredient I add to the stove and taste every food item that comes to the table. When we're out on walks, ( Read more... )

Erika got her two front teeth for Thanksgiving ( Read more... )

Erika has moved past making "muh" sounds and is now trying out "fff" and "sss ( Read more... )

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Erika with her fishermen-brim hat in her Quinny stroller, sitting on the deck while Daddy ate fried clams and Mommy had a hotdog.

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