We had a long weekend packed with fairs!  Rachel visited us this weekend and came with us to the Trumansburg Fair–the last time she was here, Graem was barely awake.  Now Graem is eating cotton candy and corn dogs and watching the rides!  Graem got to pet some goats at the Trumansburg Fair, and watched a presentation on SuperChammies in the Verizon Center of Progress at the State Fair.  By the way, there is nothing international about the Pepsi International Pavilion, unless you consider pizza a “taste of the Old World.”

Graem has been crawling around like mad, and cruising from couch to table and we’re sure it’s a matter of time before she takes off!  She occasionally gets stuck under a piece of furniture, so that slows her down for the time being.  She loves playing in Bailey’s water bowl, and has probably had a few bites of kibble.  She laughs hysterically when Bailey jumps or plays with her, and just loves taking handfuls of hair from Peanut and Murphy.

We are about to abandon baby food–Graem eats just about everything we do, from curry (Indian and Thai) to barbecue.  I’ve made her some yams and peaches, but I think she would much rather have what we’re having! Bottle is still pretty erratic, but she’ll drink water out of your cup.  Operative word being “Your,” since she’ll never drink out of “her” cup.

If we’re lucky she still goes down for at least one nap a day.  We’re thankful that she still sleeps 12-14 hours at night.

Graem loves playing with her LeapFrog table and dances to all the obnoxious songs.  She has started playing “I want what you have” with Shawna, and sings along to songs.

As much as we love that she is learning new things and whizzing through all the stages, we’re sad that she isn’t a tiny baby any more.  We were reorganizing and putting away some clothes the other day, and I started crying when Shawna showed me a newborn diaper and the first outfit she wore at the hospital.