Slowly But Surely

Our little Bean is turning into a worm - an inchworm that is! She's not quite crawling but she's gotten pretty good at inching herself across the blanket when I put her down. Between the inching and rolling over she can travel pretty far. Yeah Bean! But that means we really need to get serious about the baby proofing around the house :)

She's still putting everything in her mouth and gumming anything she can get her hands on but no teeth yet. Occasionally she pulls on her ears too. The drool just keeps on coming so thank goodness for all the bibs we have or we'd be changing outfits every few hours.

Esme travelled from the center of the blanket to get to her wooden play cube

Keep The Milk Coming

I thought Esme might try some poi or apple bananas in Hawaii but she's still not showing a lot of interest in solid foods so we didn't do it. She watches us eat sometimes but not all the time. And she doesn't grab for our spoon or food when she sits in our lap while we're eating. I've tried dropping water in her mouth with a straw and she just lets it pour out. Today I even tried giving her a sippy cup with water but she just gummed it. So we'll just wait till after she's 6 months and try again. It's not like she's starving on just my milk either :)

Lasting images from Ko'Olina

    

               A full rainbow across the lagoon                                       Another great sunset  

                                                             Esme sucking her thumb

   

             Napping in the beach cabana                                              

   

               Charlie hammin' it up with goggles                                The Lindsey Clan

Happy Birthday Auntie Ness

Esme Likes Vacation

Esme's been trying to teach her cousin Hunter how to roll and he's trying to teach her how to talk really loud and how to blow spit bubbles but neither of them are having much luck :)  However we're all having a blast watching them together.  Esme's adjusted to the time change with no problem this time and she continues to sleep about 12 hours at night.  She's been tugging on her right ear a lot too but I took a look and it's healthy so I think it's just from teething cause she's not showing other signs of being sick.  I was a little worried there at first.  No teeth yet but she's been drooling a ton and chomping on anything she can get in her mouth.  

                       Father and son

    

                               Rockin the flamingo bathing suit and showing off all her rolls :)

   

                  Siblings and cousins                                                               Finally a nap!

    

                  Sunset at Ko'olina                                                      Tummy time with Hunter

Fun In The Sun

We lucked out on the plane ride to Hawaii because we got a row all to ourselves so Esme could really stretch out and our laps got a break. The hardest part was trying to keep her from rolling over on the seat. Otherwise she did her usual - eat, sleep and play a little. Thankfully no fussing or blowouts!

Yesterday she spent the whole day outside and thanks to her first little wetsuit and tons of sunscreen she didn't get sunburned. She's such a trooper cause she just goes with the flow too. We lathered her all up in the morning, zipped her in her suit and either carried her in the water or let her ride in her floatie. She just took it all in with no fuss. All the time in the sun made for a tired baby by the end of the day so she had no problem with naps or falling asleep. And she's transitioned to the time zone change with no problem either. It was easy to keep her up the first night with all the excitement that all the cousins, aunties, and uncles bring :)

   
          Star Trek potsticker dough pounding                              Esme and Nana cuddling

   

                       Malia saying hey!                                                  Tosh using his staring eyes

   
                  Big smile from Esme                                                   Naky Baby not wanting to nap


         Esme in her swimming outfit and floatie                             Tummy time out in the sun

                                                     Esme discovering the balloon

Five Months Old

Woohoo! Esme is five months old today. Nothing big went on - she went to daycare and we went to work. However we are taking off for Hawaii tomorrow to see my family :) All the traveling I did while on maternity leave has helped to alleviate some of the anxiety of traveling with a little one but it hasn't helped with packing. There's so much stuff! We'll try to post pics while we're there playing with all the cousins!

Big Girl

Esme's doing so many new things now that make me feel like she's turning into a "big girl" and no longer a little baby.

- She's been grabbing at her feet for awhile now but never used to stick her toes in her mouth until it warmed up and she's been able to cruise without socks or a footed outfit on.

- Now that she's rolling both ways, she usually gets on her tummy to go to sleep even though we put her down on her back. It still surprises me when I go in her room in the morning and she's on her tummy.

- We busted out her big kid stroller last weekend in the San Juans and I love it! It just glides over sidewalks and trails. We still use her carseat and stroller frame for quick trips or grocery stores, etc but the new stroller is so much smoother. She can't fully sit up on her own yet but it reclines and there's so many straps to hold her in she looks like she's ready to blast off for space exploration.

- She gets invited to birthday parties and has her own party dresses to show off. She took it all in very well but by the end all the activity was a little much for her and she knocked out even before it was time to go.

- She no longer spits out her vitamin D supplement at me. Instead she just takes it like a champ now with no fuss.

  
                    Yum, love that big toe!                                      Esme checking out her friend in the mirror.

She obviously has a lot of room to grow in this thing.

  
                 Dancing in her party dress                                                Can she get any cuter?

All partied out!

Happy 4th of July!

Allen and I felt like getting away this year and Esme was game for another adventure so we took off for a 4 day weekend of island hopping in the San Juans. We couldn't have asked for better weather either as every day greeted us with beautiful sunrises and sunsets and lots of cool breezes. We've only ever stayed on San Juan Island when we've visited so this time we decided to check out Orcas Island. Due to the limited weekend ferry service we had ALL day there so we covered just about the whole island. We even had enough time to allow Esme to nap out under the trees at the park instead of being stuck in the car. Back on San Juan Island we attempted to catch a glimpse of the whales that were circling the island but we kept missing them. The holiday weekend brought many other visitors to the islands and lots of festivities that we could enjoy. Esme got to see her first parade, blind-folded dinghy races, and log rolling competitions. Unfortunately the fireworks were past her bedtime so she was fast asleep by the time they started. Luckily for us we could see them from the balcony of where we were staying to Allen and I could still enjoy them.

    

          Cascade Lake on Orcas Island                                                 The tiny Cascade Falls

   
                     Esme cruising in the Ergo                                       The view from Mt. Constitution

    

Daddy and Esme with the salmon from the parade

    

                  Lime Kiln State Park                                                 Hanging out in Roche Harbor

    

           Esme's first fireworks that she missed :(                            Waiting for the ferry to go back home

 Esme dancing at the parade