Cross-cultural Communication

Elaine making Aletheia laugh in Juarez.

8 Months, 10 Days

With Clementine

This is one of my favorite pictures in a while. I love the look on Aletheia's face--she has discovered that the baby in the mirror followed her across the border, and seems delighted by that. Clementine, normally a little bit more outgoing, is caught in a moment of contemplation. She really loved holding Aletheia, and taught us some tricks about getting the baby to burp when Allie was having gas pains. Aletheia certainly enjoyed being with Clementine, too.

8 Months, 10 Days

In the Background

Aletheia with her friend Elaine in Cuidad Juarez, Mexico. Elaine is even better at getting in the middle of the shot than Aletheia is.

8 Months, 10 Days

International Pics on Wednesday Night

Hi friends!

We're on a brief hiatus during this super busy time, but will return Wednesday night with picture's from Allie's latest international outing. In other news, the kid is rapidly becoming a mobile baby. She can scoot anywhere and can crawl backward at a pretty good clip. I suspect in another week she'll find forward gear and then all bets are off.

Homegirl II

Homegirl

Sorry for the missed updates. It's been crazy around here. A quick trip to the mountains this weekend, our continuing home renovation, and an evening with The Bills drained our spare time recently.

Latest news: we've officially called "Dada" Aletheia's first word. Her mother testifies that when she says "Dada" Aletheia looks for me, so she seems to understand what it means now.

Also, as you can see in this picture, Aletheia has started holding her own sippy cup and can now give herself a drink of water when she wants one. One little chore handed off!

7 Months, 27 Days

Hole in the Wall

Aletheia near one of the little complications in our pull-off-the-old-dark-paneling-and-fix-up-the-walls home renovation project.

7 Months, 26 Days