Our Little Ham

Rowan has decided that it's fun to do things that make us laugh or smile, so lately she's been making faces at us because she knows it will make us laugh.  I find it incredibly endearing.

Rowan vs. Stairs

Rob has been trying to teach her how to go backwards downstairs, and it worked.  She went down 6 stairs in a row successfully today before she changed her mind and went back up.  Then down then up.  She still can't walk, but she can climb stairs!

The Non Nap

Rowan fell asleep in the car on the way home from running errands today, and apparently 20 minutes in the car is all the nap she thinks she needs because she's been in her crib saying "all done" for the last 10 minutes.  Guess she's not gonna fall asleep again, much to my chagrin.

Snacktime

Two crackers, some milk, and a little bowl of grapes.  She loves the crackers so much she won't put them down to drink her milk.  Instead, she leans over and tries to sip out of the cup while it's on the floor.  It doesn't work, but she keeps trying!

Sharing a Flashcard

Rowan loves these flashcards that our friends got us.  They have funny parenting sayings on them, and she loves to grab them and hand them to me.

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New wall art in Rowan's room.

Walking Progress

This morning, Rowan took four steps before falling, a new personal record.  And she was pretty steady.  I think she could have gone longer but she psyched herself out and overthought it.

Teeth!

Teeth!

Rowan's sixth tooth popped through today.  she got her first a week before her birthday, on the bottom.  Then the second bottom one came in, then her right front.  It took two weeks, but three more popped through in the last few days, all on top.  So she has 4 top teeth and 2 bottom.  3 of the top ones are just barely through, so those will take a while to come in all the way.

Toy Box Fun

She loves to climb into her toy crates and sit in there.

First Haircut!

Today was Rowan's first haircut, administered by me.  She didn't want to sit still and kept reaching for the scissors, so it took two tries, but her bangs are successfully out of her eyes!

Roughhouse Rowan!

Rowan discovered today that she could climb into her laundry basket, so that led her to try and see what else she can climb.  Turns out, if I lay down flat on the floor, she can climb over me.  She thought that was really fun and spent half an hour doing it.  She would take "breaks" by rolling toward my face so I would wrap her in my arms and tickle her.

She can't walk yet, but she loves to try and climb everything.  Go figure!

A Few Birthday Pictures

Here are a few shots from Rowan's birthday parties.  She had one in Pittsburgh with our friends here, and she had one in Cleveland with friends and family from that area.  She had a great time at both!  And I mostly took photos of her eating her cakes, so here are some of those.

Pittsburgh party first! Our friend Antonia, who used to be a pastry chef, made the chocolate mint cake.  

Rowan really liked it.

Hanging out on the floor with Daddy and two of her friends.

Birthday balloons!  Or, as she calls them, "balls."

Walking practice with my dad at the family party.

Cake by my Auntie Lu!  She did a great job!

What's in here?

Zoe Meeker with her mom, Kathleen.

Hey, want some of my special smash cake? (She liked the icing and mostly ignored the actual cake.)

No?  Okay, I'll just eat it myself.

Rowan's Birthday Trip To The Phipps

Playing with the plants on display.

Trying to grab something and play with it.

Crawling around the outside Discovery Garden area.

Sitting with the flowers.

She really liked this outdoor garden.

But she loved the train room even more.

Watching some trains.

She kept shouting "ball" at the lanterns on the ceiling...

...and she would try to grab them.

Together!

Crawling around Schenley Park with Pitt's Cathedral of Learning in the background.

Locomotion news!

Rowan took her first successful unsupported step today!  It was toward me, but it was really in an attempt to grab my cellphone...