Raspberries

I was trying to be all stealthy when I started this video. Sometimes it seems as soon as I point the camera at Helen, she stops doing whatever it was I wanted to catch. Anyway - it gets better at the end. This is another long video, so again, beware.

Helen video from Sat. 11/15

Warning - this video is over a minute and a half long. It's kind of dark as usual too, but she's really cute in it. We're going to have to buy some stage set lighting or something so you can see her in these better...

3 and a half month old Helen

Hi Aunt Judy. I'm sorry it took so long for my mom to upload new pictures. I kept telling her she needed to, but did she listen? Nooooooo....Here's one of me looking up at daddy. He came over to say hi.
I'm pleased as punch in this photo. If you were wearing something this cute, you would be too.
Check out my swirly tuft of hair sticking up at the back of my head - I've been working on that for weeks.Look at my rotund little belly - my mommy feeds me well.

Hi from Helen

Helen got the croup last Friday but is doing well. Her voice is still a little hoarse as you'll notice in the video, poor little bird. Daddy took her on a brisk walk today up Stone Mountain with her - the fresh cool air is good for her little lungs (mom found out after they got back - no worries, she was wearing a hat).

Happy Helen

Seriously serious.
I love her little ruffle butt.

Some video of Helen playing

Helen really likes her playing mat - thanks to C, B and T for this great toy! :-)

Happy Halloween!

Judy's Pretty Coat

Here's Helen in the coat Judy got her - isn't she so cute in it?

A conversation with baby Helen

12 Weeks

Helen is getting so big and likes to play with things more and more. This play station thing she's in looks like it's going to be a good investment!

Cute baby smile, but this picture doesn't look like Helen. It's weird. When I look at her, she doesn't look like this at all! But she sure looks a lot more like David than me in this pic.

Babies for Obama

Goodnight!

Goodnight grandma, grandpa, aunt Judy, aunt Cathy, Cecily, Chelsey, John, Joe and Sophia. We wish we could be there too and wake up to the smell of pumpkin pancakes. We hope pumpkin-palooza '08 was a smash.

Beach Ball Workout

Here's some video of D in action with Helen on the beach ball.

Pretty Dress

I rarely, ok, pretty much never, put Helen in dresses or other frilly things. This first time warranted a photo. The occasion - we took her to a fall orchard-y kind of place yesterday. It was a beautiful day.

Helen, Month 2

Better than tummy time? D actually read somewhere to do this. She seemed to like it, not to mention it's really cute!

Getting ready to go out for the day. Helen likes the new toy we got for her car seat. She's looking at everything now. Hands, dangly things and patterns (like the cool fish blanket from grandma!).
Helen enjoys the hanging bears, but what really gets her attention and makes her smile (see below) is the fine black print on the side of the swing. Perhaps we have a lawyer in the making?

And yet another video!

This one, also very similar, was taken a few minutes ago!

Another video

I think we took this video last Monday. She is getting to be a lot of fun! :-)

Helen's video debut

This one's for you, Sarah & Jim!

TGIF, continued

Here's Helen 2 days ago. She's getting so big!
Here's Helen at the confederate hero war memorial thing at Stone Mountain. We took mom, dad, Cathy and Sophia there. Yes, we go there a lot. Not because of the confederate thing, which I think is pretty strange given what they were fighting for... but because it's a really nice park.

TGIF!

On Helen's 1 month birthday, we pressed her hand and feet. Thanks Aunt Sarah and Uncle Jim for such a cool present! BTW - it was really challenging getting her hand print!
I got a haircut. You may have noticed. I'm soooooo glad I did.
We went for a nice walk at Stone Mountain park a couple weekends ago. I'm too tired to rotate this picture right now.
Whad are YOUs looking at?!?
Our two favorite couch potatoes (amid usual clutter that we can never keep up with!).


Well, we all survived my first week back to work. I eased into as much as I could, starting Wednesday and then slowly working 5, then 6 then 7 hours a day. It completely stunk, but easing in helped a lot I think. Now it's Friday and I don't think I've ever appreciated a weekend more than I have right now! Here are some pictures that I've been meaning to post or took recently.