Josie the (Sour)Pussycat

Poor Josie. She barely fit into her 3/6-month pussycat costume! But she did look cute, with her tail and a pocket filled with a fish bone :-)

Grand Rapids Marathon

We spent last weekend in Grand Rapids; it was our first hotel experience with Josie. She was a good girl, but kept us up from 4 a.m. the day of Jim's marathon. Plus, last weekend was time-change weekend, so we spent much of our day and night wondering what time Josie was "really" fed, and what time her body "thought" it was fed, etc.

Jimmy got to swim on Satuday night, plus he tried the hot tub and thought it was funny. After the race he got an apple and found a leaf (he's been collecting them). Check out the video of Jim's finish--Jimmy helped dad with the last 100 yards!

Pumpkin Carving '06

We finally got around to getting the pumpkins done. Sorry again to Danny and Anuta--we'd tried to do them up by Gram's, but it was too hectic with the babies! Anyway, Jimmy really got into pumpkin carving this year--he was very excited with his little smiling pumpkin and the Uniqua pumpkin (from his favorite show, The Backyardigans) that I made for him.

Bouncy Seat Fun

A few weeks ago, Josie finally learned how to use her bouncy seat (you have to kick to make the music come on). It's just taken me a while to get the video up!

Jimmy's Marble Run

Here's a cute video of something Jimmy built. His marble run toy (a birthday gift from Uncle Chris and Auntie Christine!) had come with instructions for a few designs, which either Grampy or I would build for Jimmy. But recently he's tried to make his own, which is just really cool to see.

Purdue Wins!

Jim, Jimmy and Gramps went to the Purdue versus Northwestern game yesterday. Jimmy's at a great age for this--he really loved the game. He ate a huge hot dog, and apparently crashed into the Purdue fan in front of him, spilling ketchup all over her jacket . . . Good thing Jimmy is a loveable guy!

Josie and Dominik: The Second Blanket Party

The first time we put the two cousins on a blanket to see each other, they sat for a bit (not interested in each other at all) and then cried. This second meeting was much more lively--Dominik was talking to his dada and Josie looked at Dom and smiled. Don't think I caught that smile on film, though--but it was cute.

Punky Josie

Yes, it's a Halloween shirt, but since it was a gift from Mama's friend Carey, an avid punk-rock fan and wearer of many skulls and crossbones, the shirt becomes just a bit of everyday wear!

FYI this little sweetie is a whopping 15 pounds and 25 inches long (2-month doctor's visit was today). She grew two inches in a month! Given her length, she's at the 50th percentile for her weight. As for the regular growth charts, she's skyrocketing off of them. According to Jim, Josie's Auntie Susan was exactly the same, so we're not expecting our daughter to play pro women's basketball. Regardless it's a little weird to watch her grow this quickly!

More Smiles

A happy Sunday (and the last Sunday before Jim went back to work)!