Just a quickie post

Hi there,

Alice has put a few more notches in her belt recently:

1. rolling back to front, about February 15th,
2. solid food, about March 10th,
3. sleeping on her tummy, about March 10th.

So, she's officially a big girl now. Other than that, she is a delight. Very personable and social, and she continues to be very mellow. She loves hanging out on the floor with her toys, rolling around.

The big news for the family is that we are moving the NH, so Alice and Lizzie are gong to be New England girls! East coast!

Food, glorious food!

Alice had her first taste of rice cereal on Sunday, March 6th, at just under 5 and a half months. We had been planning to wait until her 6 month birthday, as we did with Lizzie, but it just wasn't meant to be. Both Alice and I have been ravenous lately -- and when I think of it, it's no small wonder: she's pushing 17 pounds or so. No wonder I can't keep up!


Alice took to rice cereal with gusto! As the spoon approached her mouth for the first time, she grabbed it and shoved it in her mouth with alarming speed. (She's been watching us at dinner for months, so maybe I shouldn't be surprised that she knew what to do. Still, it makes me question our table manners!) She had at least 2 tablespoons that first meal (though admittedly, a good bit ended up on her bib (and face, hands, tray, etc.). Yesterday she had a quieter meal. The first 10 minutes were relatively unsuccessful -- she kept spitting out the cereal, though it sure seemed like she wanted to eat it. After that she really got the hang of it, and ate another few tablespoons with relatively little leakage.