Teething Biscuit

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Long Holiday Weekend

Today we went to visit friend Salome to share leftover turkey and show off our snazzy new baby selves. Madeline and Salome (who is six weeks her senior) shared quite an excited moment. It was all the mommies could do to hold them back from reaching out and gumming one another silly. Later on Madeline made a breakthrough in bath time action - there's no doubt about it, the girl has realized that she can splash. A wet bathroom floor (and even wetter father's sweater) were proof of that. And that gargling cooing sound she's been making for the past two weeks? It's a "uvular trill." Now just which Portuguese speakers has she been chatting with lately?

Happy Thanksgiving

To celebrate her first major holiday, Madeline not only indulged us with many adorable photo ops, she also deliberately rolled over from her back to her tummy for the first time. We had a wonderful day at home giving thanks for so many new blessings this year. We hope that you all did as well.

First Kiss

When I picked her up this evening after school, Madeline greeted me with what I'm pretty sure was her first baby kiss. I crawled up next to where she was playing on the ground. As soon as she recognized me her little arms shot out, she grabbed my cheeks, pulled my face in close to hers, planted her open mouth right on mine, and then let me go and smiled.