we've hit the big time!

Fiki's been eating real food consistently all month. The past couple of weeks we've made it a priority to eat one real meal a day, and she's loving it. She enjoys pureed vegetables, and baby snacks! So this morning's poop was over the top... Seriously, I can't believe that her bowels are working this well. No longer yogurt consistency, this poop sludged up the back of her diaper pungently and by the time it was over, it was all over - a thick, orange, insidious magma. There was no saving the jumper. We had to take a double-bath. Strangely, this makes me very proud. Still, we'll have to teach her to use the potty soon.

We recently finished our first family road trip. It was awesome. Fiki had a wonderful time, we could tell. We met Ty's west coast family, who fell in love with her and showed her a good time. She loved being held by her aunts and coddled by Grandma. She also hung out with Madi, a cousin of similar age, and we saw a lot of development just in that week. Fiki can tell some full-on stories now when she gets into it. Someone or something out there must be able to understand her! Also, I think she simply enjoyed traveling - she was a great car companion, and it was cool to introduce her to all these new things and people all the time. Road trips are great for that.

One more thing to add: Fiki's taken a strong liking to rattles. She seriously reacts to them! She had no qualms picking out a toy when Ty took her to a kid shop in Flagstaff - a small, standard-issue yellow & green baby rattle, no hesitation. Perhaps she'll be a percussionist?