The Way the Baby Rides

G-ma Lewis does the This is the Way....baby rides.....mommy rides....daddy rides on her knees for A & B. It's been quite awhile, say last summer since she did it with them. Then out of the blue A has E on her lap bouncing her legs and singing the song! And then at the end makes sure she falls down. E loves it!

Walking!

She's officially wakling! She's quite the confident walker too. While A & B were hesitant to let go, she's initiated it all on her own and is proud to show it off too!

Doesn't care much for the walking toys to help her walk, but she'll play with them....just not walk with them.

Sisters

G-ma sent some cute matching dress/shirts = picture time!

handing over her bracelet - so proud to take it off and wave it at mom

A Year Already?

E turned one! For more details (pictures) see the Family page.

E's Great Strides

It has likely been said that E isn't your typical up-to-par baby. She didn't take such a liking to food until 10 months (vs 5 mo of siblings). And she's only barely begun to crawl - more like "worm" around (vs 8 mo of siblings). Until today! She's officially a crawler having just turned 11 months this week. Maybe she'll jump to walking by 12 months yet? Some highlights of her recent strides:
Already moving up to Mommy's glass and doing well!
In the meantime mommy wants to keep a lid on it a bit longer
But she officially LOVES to eat!
About a week ago she's begun trying to pull herself up on things. Not quite able to do so yet.....and she's quite vocal about her frustrations
And the full-fledged crawler! J even told people just today how she can't seem to get past 2 arm advances without giving up......She's now realizing how much cleaning up she needs to do!

6 Months

Over a month ago that is.... Time is really passing quickly! Too quickly to keep news up to date!

Still a 2-finger lover!

And occassionally a thumb gnaw-er

Calling All Super-Mom's

The lack of posts is directly related to the series of ailments in the Lewis household. Most recently is Elodie's RSV and earache. Nothing serious to be worried about, but Amoxicillin has been prescribed for the earache....the issue is getting her to take it. She hasn't caught on to the whole eating food idea. Just plays with it then spits it out. Even Tylenol is difficult to get her to swallow. So what tips do the Super-Mom's out there have to get their baby to swallow! Somehow a spoonful of sugar doesn't seem like it'll be helping much in this situation. And does Amoxicillin stain?

Baby E Update

While she still doesn't care to sport the rolling over moves, she has been wanting to show us that she can sit up...mostly. She usually ends up totally hunched over, but not having fallen down. She's loving her new view! And even thinking about reaching for some toys verses just getting excited to see them.
And the introduction to food. Not quite excited yet. So far she's more interested in sucking on the bib than eating the rice cereal. All in time.

Blessing

Finally the day came to bless E.Both Bunca Lewis' and Bunca Powell were able to be in town to assist and have some fun with the kids. E did cry before it was all done. But then it was evident that the bow falling down over her eyes must have contributed to her fussiness. But she still looked just has adorable, see for yourself!