Paprika's First Swim Lesson!

We took Paprika to her very first swim lesson this morning! It was so much fun! She loves the water- it was wonderful taking her into the pool. She kicked her little legs like she'd been swimming all her life. She is so confident in the water. Mr. Mustard and I both got into the water with her and helped her float and swim. It was a great bonding experience for us both. The weather was gorgeous, nice and warm, and so was the pool- about 86 degrees. We are really looking forward to going back next week!

Getting Ready To Swim:

In the pool with Daddy:

Getting dry and staying warm after the lesson! Whew, that was fun!

Curious Baby

Paprika is SO FAST at crawling now! She is into everything and especially loves the slick floors of the kitchen and bathrooms! One of her favorite things to do is to crawl into the kitchen and explore Hauser's water bowl. She delights at tipping it over and watching the water splash all over the floor! I, on the other hand, don't find it quite as amusing. Well, I did the first time she did it and now I'm ready for her to find some new tricks! :-)

In other news, Paprika has learned how to say DADA! She called out for Mr. Mustard (aka Dada) the other night and now does it on a regular basis! We are both so excited! At 8 months old, her vocab now includes: mama, doggie (usually she just says "DA" for doggie), and now dada. She also says "BA" for balloon and ball!

Tomorrow Paprika has her first swim lesson! Mr. Mustard and I are both taking her and we're so excited! She loves taking baths, so here's hoping that she loves swimming, too!

A Great Visit!

We hosted houseguests this week! My friend Kim came to visit with her beautiful daughter, Meredith. Paprika and Meredith are 6 days apart in age, so they have a lot in common! They arrived on Tuesday mid-day and just left. We had such a great time!


On Tuesday, we took the girls shopping on Lake Avenue, a fancy shopping district in town. We had a yummy lunch and caught up. Then we took the girls to the park and they got to swing together. Yesterday, we went for a long walk up to the mall, where I finally got some new shoes to fit my post-pregnancy feet (they're a full size larger than they were pre-pregnancy)!



Paprika really liked having a friend to play with! She is learning how to share, and how to interact with others. She stole Meredith's pacifier on a few occasions, which was pretty funny! A good time was had by all.

Four Things Quiz

I don't normally do this type of thing, but thought it was fun. Here are things you may not know about me:

A) Four jobs I have had in my life:
Graphic Designer for The Gap and Old Navy
Assistant at a Major Hollywood Production Company (Think The Devil Wears Prada)
Summer Associate at a "Big Law" Law Firm
Assistant Editor on reality TV gems such as The Bachelor, Bachelorette, and High School Reunion!

B) Four places I have lived:
Indianapolis, IN
Bloomington, IN
San Francisco, CA
Los Angeles, CA

C) Four TV SHOWS I love to Watch:
Lost
American Idol
Battlestar Gallactica
Weeds

D) Four places I have been on vacation
All over Europe
Morocco
Aruba
St. Maartin

E) Four foods I like:
Fish, fish, and more fish (sushi and salmon especially)
Chocolate raspberry truffle cheesecake
Thai Iced Tea
Avocados

F) Four places where I would rather be right now:
At the beach
At the park
Camping or Hiking
In bed!

G) Four Hobbies or Games I enjoy:
Reading to my little girl
Taking long walks
Researching/Learning
Talking to old friends

H) Top four moments of my life:
Getting Married
Giving Birth
Passing the Bar Exam Nine Months Pregnant
Waking up each morning to see my beautiful family

Relaxing Saturday

We've been having a great weekend so far- just relaxing and spending time at home. Jessica and Matt came up to see us this evening. The plan was to go to dinner in town. Well, 15 minutes after Jessica and Matt came over, Paprika fell asleep! So, that pretty much scrapped our dinner plans. We got take-out and had dinner here while Paprika napped. Three hours later, Jessica and Matt have gone home, and Paprika is still napping!

We have been taking Paprika to restaurants with us a lot more now. It's easier than it used to be because she can sit up in the highchair and is fascinated with everything going on in the restaurant. It's easier if we take her out when she's rested, but even when she's tired, she does great. It's been nice to be able to go out to dinner like we used to, even if it is just for a quick bite to eat. Now, we still miss going to movie theaters and I don't forsee that changing anytime soon. We watch a lot of movies at home now, and that's alright. We watched Marie Antoinette on dvd last night (great costumes, but otherwise pretty terrible).

I took these pictures of Paprika earlier today. All she wanted to do was check out the new, colorful doormat we just got. As hard as I tried, I could not get her to look up and smile at me. She was fascinated by the different stripes!