Bundled up

Ready to go on a cool morning walk with Grandpa and Grandma.

Piano!

Cami made Marlo's day today by introducing her to this little bitty piano.  It's from the Museum Store but Cami brought it up to the office so that Marlo could play a little concert for us.  With in minutes she had gathered a large crowd of my co-workers and was having a ball showing off.
Looks like we will be making a purchase very soon.

Up and Down

Marlo got a new toy- a Johnny Jump Up Classic.  It's basically a giant diaper like thing that you hang from a spring in the door jam.  So far she just likes to lift her feet up and swing a little bit, she hasn't figured out that she can jump up and bounce.  You can watch a video of her twirly little dance moves here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YIg59JL0RU.

I'll post a better video when she really gets the hang of it.

Daddy actually got "Little No Napper" to take a couple naps this weekend. The secret? Don't lay her in her nice cozy crib but instead place her in the middle of the living room floor with all her toys.  Oh naps, what a mystery you are.  

Self Portrait

All Business

Yesterday we had staff head shots taken at the Museum.  Marlo was at work with me she did a few of her own.

She has her serious business look...

And her more casual business look...

Cute!

Hola

This picture is from early June- so it's pretty old- but I just came across it again and had a good laugh. Sometime while I am in meetings my co-workers entertain Marlo.  Or should I say Marlo entertains them?





Lil Drummer

I think Marlo learns something new everyday- today's trick was playing a drum.

Old pictures.

Every night before I go to bed I scan through a few pictures of Marlo.  Tonight Sean's out of town and I went deep into the archives.  I wanted to share a few that were taken before I really got into the swing of posting to the blog.

Happily snoozing with daddy.

A little skeptical.

Skinny Legs and All

Holy old man hair.

... And old man pants.

One of my all time favorite pics.

Remember when she used to sleep all the time?

Waving from her tent.

sweet dreams...

I love it when she yawns. So cute.

This picture is blurry but it's still a favorite.

She could fall asleep anywhere.

Anywhere.

(I'm not sure why the formatting on this post is so horrible. It really doesn't look so messed up in 'edit' mode.  Oh well... doesn't make the baby any less cute.)

Quick

Marlo's moving pretty quick now that she's been practicing her roll for a couple months.  If you turn your back for a split second she can make it across her play mat and the concrete floor to join the dust bunnies under the couch.

Happy Friday!

I know that the peekaboo videos are probably getting old but this one was so cute.  She is hiding behind her toy monkey.

Marlo does this silly little fake laugh. I don't know what to think about it, sometimes I feel like maybe she's mocking me. Anyway, it's pretty cute.

I worked the opening shift on the floor this morning at the Museum.  Marlo got to play in Rising Star Ranch (baby area) before we opened.  An entire 400 square feet full of baby toys all to herself and the only thing she wanted to play with was my name badge.

It's been so nice to bring Marlo to work with me.  I could not have imagined leaving her with anyone else when I had to go back- she was just 10 weeks old.  I am extremely grateful to my bosses, the Museum and all my co-workers who have accommodated us so graciously.  Starting next week Marlo is going to be working a little less.  Her good friend Cami (from work) will be taking her a couple days and soon her Mimi will be helping out too.  I am ready.  I would love to spend every day with her but I will be happy to get back to a more productive pace at work and know that she is getting all the attention she needs.

Sittin' Up

In the last week Marlo has made leaps and bounds in her efforts to sit up by herself.  She still has a few wobbles but is getting pretty stable- especially when she has a toy (or something as cool as a graduated cylinder) to hold onto and focus on.
Here are 2 videos. They are a little boring and long but I felt like duration was important for this milestone.  Anyone can sit up for a few seconds, but a couple minutes take endurance!





(In the first video you can also see that she's getting harder to trick and a little more demanding.  Sean tried to get away with hiding the graduated cylinder behind his back so she wouldn't grab for it but she wanted it and expressed that pretty adamantly.)

Peekaboo 2