Sunshine and bunnies

After Diana's first nap I took the girls to our local mall to see the Easter bunny. Fearless Diana sat on the giant rabbit's lap and played with his furry hands while Amelia sat grinning next to him. As usual, my holiday pictures turned out "okay." It isn't easy to get both girls to look in the same direction and smile at the same time.

(Really, the main problem is that the people working the cameras at these mall shoots do a terrible job. It's enough to make me want to get a holiday job doing the work myself. I would spend at least a few seconds trying to properly frame the shot instead of just snapping a photo where I stood...but I digress.)

Things are fine here at home. We all miss daddy. I have been trying to do some "move-in" chores around the house. In the process of emptying boxes I found my copy of What to Expect the First Year. I'm quite relieved I've found the book, since I only very recently began to realize that Diana is actually growing up and changing in important ways. For example, all I remembered from when Amelia was a baby was that you couldn't give babies water until they had reached a certain age in months that's later than one might guess. That month has come and gone for Diana, who is now doing MUCH better since we've added a touch of water to drink alongside her solid food. She's also old enough to start using a sippy cup - amazing. And rumor has it she'll soon be able to pull herself up to a standing position.

I can't help but feel a little sad that my baby is growing into a big girl, but she's a good girl and we love her very much.

Lisa