weeeeeeeee

pili loves the swings! they are really close to home, which is great. we take her there after dinner or after breakfast. she loves watching the other kids and babies play around her. this night grandpa mark joined us.

granville island

a few weeks ago we took pilar on her first summer outing! we took her to granville island which is now walking distance since we've moved back to the sogra neighborhood. our first stop was the kids waterpark, which is fab on a hot day! since pili can't walk yet she couldn't enjoy the park as much as the other kids seemed to be doing. we let her get her feet wet and feel the concrete and water under her feet, she found it all very exciting. then we went through the market, and she touched lots of different kinds of fruits and vegetables. then we stopped on the grass for a rest before the walk home again. you can see in one of the photos pilar's awesome yoga moves, I think she was a yogi in her past life, and she could be a ballerina in this life...let's see! anyhoo, pilar saw canadian geese for the first time! we had a great day! enjoy the photos.

the big kiss

Pili loves loves loves making this kiss face. she does it a lot,randomly, when she feels like it, and now she even does it when she is saying goodbye, or she sees someone leaving. it's her little wave goodbye, or goodbye salutation since she can't do either yet. i think it's very charming!

funny mummy

Pili just loves horsing around, and getting tickled, and giggling. precious moments indeed.

browny

Pilar and dad share a moment in the kitchen while mom makes dinner. Pilar is obsessed with little things she can chew on. Everytime she goes by the fridge she inspects all the magnets we have on it. Here she is playing with an old classic magnet of mine from Tamara, a brown baby, you know the ones with movable arms and legs and little eyes that bobble around?

pinky

Pilar got these pink overalls from her grandma sharen, and she loves them! They say 'cutie' on the bum, and she definitely is a cutie! here she is hanging around on the couch, one of her all time favorite places. she loves to stand at the arms and on one side, she drops stuff off the side, and on the other side she plays with the phone base, she is obsessed with the phone base! she discovered the buttons one day and realized that when she pushes them, they do something. like put the volume up or down, play the messages etc.

here she is with one of her oldest friends, piggy. the bubble arms are still around, as you can see because she is wearing her little 'wife beater' tank top from american apparel.

daddy's girl

Sergio and Pili have a very loving, playful relationship, and as a mom, it's so rewarding to know my two loves are so happy together. In these photos Sergio is laying on the floor and Pili is up to her usual horsing around, slapping dad's face to hear the sound it makes, poking around in his mouth, pulling his nose, etc. She also loves pushing on his nipples as if they are buttons, she even makes the associated noise as if they are buzzers, too cute for words. Her two bottom teeth are also easy to see in these smiley photos, enjoy!

hmmmmmm

Well here is one of Pilar's silly days caught on film (digital film that is). She loves our bed, and I mean it's our bed, all three of us! Pilar was actually getting used to her crib, and sleeping there all by herself. Then suddenly one day, she decided she was over it, and will only sleep with us in our bed. I have to admit that I don't really mind. She knows what she needs, and all I can do is respond to her the best I can. I also love sleeping with her there, she's like our cat, if we had one. You know most cats like to sleep on their owner's heads, or very close to them, and this is exactly what Pilar does with us. She sleeps with her feet on dad's face and her head and hands touching me. Periodically through the night this will change several times, and by the morning we are awoken by Pili romping all over the place trying to get us to wake up and play with her. Precious moments I can tell you, I cherish them!

watermelon

Pili's first watermelon...oh yeah baby! She started getting the hang of it after a while, but when these photos were taken (back in June) she wasn't having anything to do with solid solid food. She was still attached to her purees. It's a different story today, now she poo poo's purees in favor of more textured meals. Just last night she ate beef stew with us! yum!