Molly's first snow

Molly and Kate in a rare Seattle snow. Molly with her Wisconsin heritage is unphased by the subarctic temperatures and raging flurries.

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First Fleece

And here's Molly First Polar Fleece. Milestone date: October 30th.

Two Months

Well, Molly's officially two months old. While I'm not overly concerned about the milestones (did you know that "readily shows disgust" is a milestone?), it is easy to um, think about them maybe a little too often. We're pretty sure she's smiling but she doesn't do it a lot. That may not be a milestone issue, however, it may be that I'm just not very funny. We'll work on her sense of humor.

Molly did attend her first Benefit Luncheon on November 9th. I was a little surprised that there's no little sticker for that milestone in her "Guess How Much I Love You" first year baby calendar. No "first polar fleece" sticker, either. Obviously not created by Seattleites.

At the Aquarium

Here's Colin, Molly and me at the aquarium. We're sporting the fancy new carrier and if you look closely, you can see a black-tipped reef shark in the background. Nothing but life on the edge for Miss Molly.

Swimming in the Bath

I finally got the nerve to give Molly some swimtime in the bath. (Slippery babies can be nervewracking.) She liked it! I figure she'll be at the spa with mom in no time.

And here's another frog towel photo because you just can't get enough of the frog.

Happy 8 Weeks to Molly!

Time is a-flyin' and Molly is a-growin' like kudzu in Mississippi as Kate would say. World domination must be her ultimate goal. Don't worry. We'll raise a benevolent child. All hail Molly! Hail Molly!

Baby Carrier

I went to a babywearing workshop at The Peapod in Ballard and came home with a Mei Tai carrier. It's much easier for me to use than the ring sling I got a few weeks ago plus it crosses in the back so it's more comfortable for both Molly and me. We tried it out today at the Fred Meyer and had much success! Molly snuggled in and I was able to use both hands to paw through the little sleepers that were on sale. :)

She DID get tired before I had the chance to look for a shirt to fit me (no, my pre-pregnancy clothes don't fit yet) but adjusting her in the carrier to comfort her was really easy.

Here are some more photos of the Ellaroo Mei Tai carrier.

And here is a photo that has nothing to do with this post but I thought it was pretty darn cute. I will post pictures of Molly and me with the new carrier at some point.