Give Peas a Chance

As noted by Heather, a dear reader, I have been a little remiss on the postings of late. Partly due to some unsightly eczema on our young star and partly due to flat batteries, both literal and figurative.

But we're back!

Millie just turned 6 months old - I know, can you believe it?! This means of course "solid" food! We started her off tonight with some peas and you can see here the results. She's stuck with peas for at least the next few days as we introduce foods gradually to watch for allergic reactions. Perhaps she'll grow to love them.

Feeling better now Little Red Riding Hood?

After a big scare on Monday night and a trip to the ER with Millie she is feeling much better today as you can see from the big smile below. We went out for a stroll on Michigan for some much needed fresh air and to see the Christmas lights.

Thanksgiving

This lovely sleepy babe is Millie's cousin Rebecca. The two finally met in New Hampshire and in the absence of any recorded conversation between the two (there was some tentative hand reaching and Millie was staring quite intently) we'll give them the benefit of the doubt and say they got on like a house on fire.



Presenting Arctic Millie! It was hard to imagine it being cold enough or her being big enough to wear this 6-9 month outfit when Uncle Jamie and Auntie Kat gave it to her in August, but it is cold and she is big.

High tea in the high chair

Well, we had our first go at 'solid' food today. Until Millie is about 6 months old this is just for fun, and practice. And as you can see from the pictures, we all need a lot more practice.

In goes the rice cereal...






Fun!

"Not a bad start"

So you may have already heard, a little thing called the election happened yesterday and we were thrilled to be close to the action here in Chicago.
Here are some pics from last night.

The view from ThoughtWorks over Grant Park - you can see the lights of the rally site off at the far end of the park.


Millie amazed at being out past her bedtime and all the people walking down Michigan Avenue.


Then, finally, the moment we were all waiting for...


On the long walk home, up a mostly pedestrianised Michigan Avenue, Millie attracted a lot of attention from the street party crowd. One lady walking next to us, smiled as she said to Millie "Not a bad start".

What an incredible night.

Millie at the weekend II

Although she is a long way off crawling Millie still manages to get around. She managed to roll off the gymini and shuffle across to eyeball her chum. She's stepping it up a gear - Mummy and Daddy really need to keep up.

Millie at the weekend I

Since I've been back at work I have been a bit delinquent on the blogging front. Here are some pics to make up for it. The weather is gorgeous in Chicago at the moment so we were out at the weekend soaking up the sun.