Peek-a-boo with daddy...

Yesterday, Molly was having a lot fun getting surprised by daddy. Jeremy was just simply rolling towards & then away from Molly. Kind of like a game of peek-a-boo. Each time he'd turn towards Molly, she'd get a little surprised and then would start giggling away.

Today, Jeremy was playing peek-a-boo with Molly while she was hanging out on the bed. We couldn't help but wonder if Molly was starting to play peek-a-boo back, similar to how Jeremy was playing with her yesterday. You be the judge! Either way, it was pretty darn cute. Enjoy!

Rolling is fun!

As I've mentioned before, Molly's been able to roll for quite some time now. However, she hasn't been particularly fond of spending time on her back or belly, so she didn't roll very often and definitely would not roll on command. And when she'd roll it was always from her back to her front (apparently the harder of two rolls) & not the other way around. Well finally today she discovered how much fun it could be to barrel roll! And in true Molly form, practice makes perfect... She literally continued to roll over and over again for 30 minutes! Needless to say, she's napping away as I'm typing this. Rolling is hard work! Here's a she is perfecting her technique.

Turning pages...

Molly really loves to read books! Every night she reads a bedtime story with mom. But probably Molly's favorite activity is reading books with daddy. She can usually sit through about 3 books before she's reading to move onto something else. Some of her bedtime favorites are "Goodnight Moon" and"Hush Little Baby". Her daytime favorites include "My Nose, My Toes", some of the touch & feel books, and "Doggies". What's been fun lately is watching Molly anticipate & help dad ready but turning the pages for him! Here's a little video of Molly and probably her most favorite book "Brown Bear, Brown Bear".

Blowing raspberries...

Probably the most common word we hear people use to describe Molly is "observant" or something similar like "aware", "nosey", "alert", etc. Must be a consequence of having scientists for parents! Well Molly's been very well aware of the fact that we are in a new town, a new home and a new school. It's taken her a bit of time to adjust and get into a new routine, but she's been warming up to the fact that we're now "Buckeyes" (although mom will forever be a "Fighting Illini")!

There have been lots of new little things that Molly's been doing since the move... While she's been able to roll for several months now, she's started to do it frequently now. Although for a couple of days it meant that she would roll over in her sleep & wake up crying! Also, Molly's got a growing list of new foods that she's tried including butternut & acorn squash, sweet potatoes, avocado, green beans, peas, carrots, apples & pears and is now up to 3 meals a day. She's enjoys shaking and banging things together to make noise. My favorite though is blowing raspberries with Molly! It's pretty fun watching her imitate us. Here's a little glimpse...

Pre-Xmas gift from MomMom & PopPop Brooks

Molly got to practice her unwrapping skills on a pre-Christmas gift from MomMom & PopPop Brooks. I think she got the hang of it! Behind the paper was "The Night Before Christmas" read by none other than MomMom & PopPop! What a wonderful gift... Thank you!

"Baran butz"....

Molly's been enjoying a little game Grandma Irene has been teaching her... baran butz (pronounced like "baddan boots")! In Polish, baran means "lamb" and "butz" means "bump" like when you bump heads. Again, I always seem to miss the times when she does it the best, but I think you'll get the picture here.

A sad goodbye...

It was with a very sad heart that we had to say goodbye to Molly's wonderful teachers, Emily, Katrina & Jessyca. We will miss them dearly and thank them for the love and great care that they gave Molly! They will forever hold a special place in our hearts. Here is Molly with Emily & Katrina. Unfortunately, mom forgot to pull out the camera when we said "good bye" to Jessyca that morning.

Green beans... Not Molly's favorite!

Molly tried green beans yesterday for the first time. Yesterday's facial expressions were priceless, but of course, we didn't get it on film. Today we were prepared! Her initial expression wasn't as good as yesterday, but still pretty funny.