A funny foot, and other random cuteness

This week Eliza has continued to move more and more, leading Mommy and Daddy to the conclusion that it's time to baby-proof the apartment a bit. Exhibit one: Eliza, caught red-handed with her very favorite toy:


Apparently, she is also getting ready to play soccer (with a ball she, er, borrowed from her friend Mathias). Guess we'll have to explain that pesky old "no hands on the ball" rule one of these days...


We also suspect that Eliza is teething, since she has been waking up at night and chewing on everything in sight. For instance, wooden balls:


And shakers:


And proof that Eliza does, in fact, have a couple teeth already!


Another cute thing Eliza has started doing is giving hugs. Here is an example of Eliza hugging Beaufort ("BYUE-fert"), one of her very favorite toys. He is named Beaufort because he was a gift from Eliza's cousins from Beaufort, South Carolina.


Finally, the aforementioned funny foot!


And some more random cuteness.

Bigger and better

The last two weeks have been fairly exciting. First, because the Grandparents Galvin came to town. Second, she has been scooting all over the place, cruising like a bandit, waiving at everyone, and has even started saying a few discernible words: dada, mama, dat (which we think means "that") and--only twice--book. She also clearly understands many words that we say; if we ask her "where is dolly?" she'll lean down/turn around/scoot over to her dolly and pick her up!

Here are some recent pictures:

Waving "hi," with Grandma:


Playing music for Daddy and Grandma:


Explaining the complexities of the exersaucer to Grandpa:


And pausing to pose:


Any kind of cord, string, or strap is fascinating:


Aren't puzzle pieces meant to be used as cymbals??


Bath Time!!


Riding on Daddy's shoulders = FUN!!!


A rare picture of the three of us:


If you haven't heard, Eliza loves her cheese:


Happy girl!


Pulling books off the shelf and showing them to Grandma:


This one's just a nice picture: