8 Weeks Old!

Penelope is 8 weeks old! A few days ago, she was a little wobbly head. Today...well look at the neck control on this girl!

Hey Penny, what does a lion/tiger/bear do?

Here's Penelope with her new friend Ryan. Look how big Ryan is! He was just a baby at Penny's baby shower.

P-lo models the bathing suit given to her by Ryan's mommy.

P-lo feels like the joke may be on her:

Cute!

P and Papa

Part 2 of Weekend Fun

As promised, here are my photos from the weekend.

Penny does her best Eminem impersonation.

Here she is with her new BFF, Mr. Duckie the Pacifier.

This is what happens when there's no pacifier and someone has had a long car ride.

PeePee's first Costco shopping trip. Of course, she would fall asleep in the car and the moment we parked the car (or when our food was served), she would be wide awake and hungry!

Whoops, we forgot something:

Someone is exhausted after an entire afternoon of being pushed in a stroller, being held (but P-lo did come in handy...everyone is nicer to you when you have a baby and Nina did NOT want to wait in line at the Apple store), being fed, and having her clothes changed for her.

Grandpa Ed's breakfast was placed in front of him seconds before this picture was taken.

Back at home and Penny gets ready for a bath, her new favorite activity.

But, first...P-lo does her best John Travolta.


P-lo shows solidarity for the struggle.

Weekend Fun

I spent the whole weekend with Penny and I'm happy to report that she is still the cutest baby ever! I still have to upload my photos, but Annie sent me a whole bunch we took with their camera.

So many changes since last Sunday when we saw her at Coya's birthday party. She can almost hold her neck up by herself. She's super alert and a wiggly little one, always moving her legs and arms. She like it when you hold her by her arms and let her "walk". She's also smiling a bit more and laughing, but with no sound.

She's using a pacifier now. Sometimes it falls out of her mouth (and sometimes she pulls it out!) but for the most part, it keeps her happy.

Penny is an intense baby! She just stared and stared at me with this look on her face.

Papa was gone on a camping trip/bachelor party for Uncle Ted. Penny used the opportunity to sleep through the night for the first time. Well, from 11pm to 6am, but that's pretty good!
Here she is, early morning stretching:

Watchu talkin' about, Willis?

She spent a lot of time in her car seat this weekend and even though she hates being strapped down, she was a good sport about it.

And Sunday afternoon, after trying for an hour to get her to sleep, I just stuck her in the Baby Bjorn and she was out like a light.

More pictures to come later this evening!

7 Weeks Old!

It's been 6 whole days since I last saw Penny, and I miss her terribly. I'll be seeing alot of her this weekend, but to tide me over, Mommy sent over some pictures. P-lo sure is getting bigger and cuter!

Coya's Birthday

This weekend it was Coya's birthday and to celebrate, we had a deep fry party. Deep fried pizza, deep fried mac & cheese, deep fried pickles, deep fried twinkies....unfortunately, Mommy couldn't eat any dairy because Penny may be allergic. But Papa ate for three. And washed it down with Riunite.

Not so many pictures because Nina was busy with the deep fryer, but lots of Nina's friends fell over themselves admiring P-lo, some of them had cameras. Let's hope they share.


Lots of Leos and Virgos in the family.

She's back!

Penny, Mommy and Daddy got back into Chicago around 5:30 from Iowa where Penny made her Des Moines area debut. A quick phone call to Nina and Coya and everyone met up at Las Tablas, a Columbian restaurant.

Not used to the papparazzi in her face anymore, Penny told Nina to "talk to the hand" not realizing that that slang was waaay outdated.


Of course, everyone was fighting for the right to hold her first. And by everyone, we mean Nina and Coya. Nina wins round 1.


Mommy is so glad to not be in a car anymore:


After being handed off, Penny ponders being and nothingness.


Smile:


Gas:


At the end of the meal, Daddy tucks Penny into her car seat.


Pee Pee and her new friend snuggle up.


Penny can't remember if she told Nina to stop taking so many *^&$^#^ picturess.


But she doesn't have much short term memory (this is not based on any medical facts, just trying to make a joke).


Stick with me kid, and you'll go places.

P in Iowa

Well, just as we are going through some major Penny withdrawl, along comes a cameraphone photo...

Looks like someone's gettng a little sun. Or crying her eyes out. Oh, Moo Dang! Come home!