7 Heavenly Months

Mona just turned 7 months old. What's new with us? Let's see... (click on pictures to enlarge)

Mona experienced her first significant snowfall in January. Work was canceled for Daddy on a few days due to the weather, and we all put on jackets and ventured out into the cold. Mona was excited about the falling snowflakes.

Mona recently started eating solid foods, such as rice cereal, sweet potato, avocado and pear. Here she is eating for the first time.

She makes funny faces while eating, and there's no telling how much of the food actually gets down the hatch, but she's getting used to the process. (Below, Mona drinks from a glass for the first time.)


This article interrupted by a Dracula sighting:

Mona has grown two teeth, front-and-center on the bottom row. On her upper lip there are two tiny patches of dry skin, peeling off in strategic locations to set up a good photo. What a ham, that Mona.

I'm 6 Months Old!

Check out some recent pictures of me here.

Click on the "slideshow" button, and increase the rotation speed; or hit pause and forward to the next picture at your leisure.

Bon voyage!

I'm 5 Months Old

Here are a few pictures of me, accompanied by an audio recording taken just after a feeding.

I Promised You Some Pictures

I'm here to deliver.

First, a thought-provoking photojournalism piece entitled Fun With Mirrors. As always, click on "slide show" and increase the rotation speed to 7 seconds for optimal viewing.

Next, more pictures of me, because I'm now Three Months Old!

Hope to see or hear from you soon.

95 Days

That's how long it's been since I left the womb!


I'll be back soon with more pictures. Sooner than 95 days, anyway.

Long Time No News

Here's what my parents and I have been up to lately.


The above picture was taken at the Shenandoah Baha'i School in Massanetta Springs, VA, where we visited during the first two days of September. Lots of friends, family, fun and sun throughout the whole weekend. See more photos here. (Click on "slide show".)

Family and friends have been visiting us at home in Blacksburg, too. View photos. (Click on "slide show".)

Daddy, who had been home with me on summer vacation during my first month, had to return to work in mid-August. He is unhappy about leaving me for 8-9 hours a day, 5 days a week. Luckily, Mommy is home with me all the time, except for a few hours on Friday afternoons when she takes a college course -- and Granny watches me then. I can spread the love around to all of them, and still have plenty left over for others.

In the past week or two I have started to smile deliberately. Mommy and Daddy make noises and faces at me, and I reward them with a grin. I utter all sorts of sounds while my parents talk and sing to me, and they think I'm trying to communicate with them. I am changing and evolving all the time. And all this growth is fueled by Mommy's milk. Powerful stuff.

I produce a not insignificant number of messy diapers on a daily basis. And I love to hang out on my changing table, so that works out well. That's the main place where Mommy and Daddy play their "communication" games with me. I am motivated to return to that spot. In fact, I'm going to sign off now so I can concentrate all my energies on getting back to the changing table.

Until next time,

xoxoxoxoxox

Grandma Rogers Turns 93

And baby Mona was there.


This was the fourth "Happy 93rd Birthday" party that was thrown for Great Grandma Mildred (she's popular). It was attended by cousin Wendy and aunt Marilyn, among others. Here's Marilyn holding me:


Here is one of two cakes featured at Mildred's party:


Below is a photo from a different "Happy 93rd Birthday" party (took place July 14th), featuring my second-cousin Garrett, mommy's first-cousin Laura, Great Grandma Mildred, Grandpa Bob, and mommy (I'm in the womb). Mommy's labor pains had started earlier that afternoon, and I was born two days later.


Other "Happy 93rd" parties are not covered in this post, due to self-imposed length-of-post constraints. With all that partying, Mildred stays remarkably slim.

By the way, if you want to see more photos of me (baby), go here. Click on "slide show", and increase the rotation speed to 7 seconds. I'm worth it.