Mother's Day

This is the last of my catch up posts, I think now we're up to date - phew!

I had a really nice first mother's day. Louie made breakfast, chocolate chip pancakes, and brought it to me in bed. Mollie gave me the gift of sleeping through the night and then going back to sleep after her breakfast until around 10 am. Then we spent the day walking through Georgetown and went to my parents' house for dinner. At dinner I got lots of lovely gifts and a wonderful meal. It was really lovely to celebrate my first mother's day with my mom, also her first mother's day as a Nana. We had a wonderful time.

The girls (minus mom, who was our photographer)
The boys, who did a great job cooking. Especially Jake, haha.

Mollie whooping it up with Auntie Elana.

Bed time? I don't think so.

Week 14 - Auntie Sissy's graduation and art show opening

This week we attempted our first fancy dinner outing with Mollie at Art and Soul to celebrate Elana's graduation from the Corcoran school of art. Things started out great. And then it started to get a little rough.

And then, Mollie decided she had enough, so Louie and I had to leave before dessert. Fortunately, Pop pop was there to keep things cool in her absence.

Don't Jake and Elana look excited? Anyway, we are very proud of Auntie Sissy and we were able to make a swift exit with our crying Mollie. Mollie hopes Sissy and Barty will still let her come to their celebrations in the future.

We also attended the opening of Elana's solo show in Bethesda. It was really fun and I encourage those of you in the DC area to check it out! Our friends Megan and Josh were visiting from California and joined us for the opening celebration. (Many more pics from their visit to come in next week's post).

Here is the lovely artist with one of her paintings.

As you can see, the gallery was packed with supporters!

Hey - focus on the art, people!

Welcome Party/Play Date at Nana and Pop pop's

Last weekend, Nana and Pop pop had a welcome party for Mollie. It was a lot of fun!

Here's the spread - very important. Lots of delicious treats for snacking.

Louie's friend Gloria was kind enough to make these little shirts to put the silverware in. Aren't they just adorable?

And in the play date spirit, there were lots of games for little people - bubbles, light up ducks, play dough, and coloring materialsWe had lots of friends stop by - here's Mara and Auntie Sissy.

Jordan and Quinn.

Mollie was obviously the life of the party. Notice Daniel in the background with a big bunch of balloons...

One got away. But not to worry, Uncle Barty to the rescue!

Phew - happy again.

Deb and Rina were there. How does Liam always manage to escape the camera?

Lots of good friends having fun!

And Mollie got tons of amazing gifts. Here she is with her new big bear from her great-grand poppy.

As you can see, she was quite happy with both the bear and her great grand poppy.

I'd like to title this picture "every party needs a pooper that's why we invited you..."

Mollie's First Friday Night Dinner

On our California trip (weeks 9 and 10) Mollie also attended her first Friday Night Dinner at Great Grands Naomi and Bob's house. Louie and I were so excited to have the extra hands to hold her that we didn't take a single decent photo. So, at long last, here are a few of the photos from the evening.

Mollie posing for the camera with great grandma Naomi.
Mollie hanging out with Great Aunt Sarah and cousin Aliza.

Getting some smooches from Great Aunt Sarah after viewing the new "Mollie" sweater Sarah made. It is gorgeous! We can't wait for her website to launch so we can buy one!

Hanging on the couch with cousin Jacob. If I recall correctly he spent most of the time hoping she wasn't going to poop on him.

Photo lag

I've been really bad about taking my own pictures so I'm waiting to get some from some others for this week's update. This is how Mollie feels about it.

Mollie 5.23

Changing time with daddy, wearing her dress as a hat

Week 13 - 3 month doctor's appointment, playdates & so long to uncle Sam

Mollie had her three month doctor's appointment this week. She weighs 15 lbs 6 oz and is 25.5 inches long. We told the doctor all about her impressive skills - rolling from belly to back, standing up with some assistance and big smiles and giggles. We also talked to him about some of her less impressive skills - refusing to take a bottle and crying when she has to go to bed in her crib. He gave us some tips, so hopefully we will be moving these to the nice column very soon. After her doctor's appointment, I brought her to the White House.
As you can see, she found it verrrrry exciting.
We also had some really fun playdates this week. We saw Jordan and Quinn to celebrate Jordan's birthday and we had lunch with Laura, from my work. I totally failed at taking pictures of these events. Probably because Mollie slept through both of them and I obviously have plenty of pictures of her sleeping. But I thought they deserved the shout out anyway. Next time I will be sure to document the event.

Louie thought it would be funny to "sword" fight with her using his collar stays. Note that she is sleeping. The battle is obviously intense.
Finally, this week we bid farewell to our dear friend Sam who is leaving us for the summer to go to Wisconsin to return to school. We are really really really going to miss him.

Saturday at the Zoo

We took Mollie to the National Zoo for the first time today. She loved it, especially the bird house.

Week 12 - Mama's birthday, adventures in head control, caught in the rain

This week was my birthday so Louie and I went to dinner at the renovated Sushi Taro and then met with some friends and my sibs for a cocktail. Mollie stayed home with Nana and Pop-pop and was fast asleep when we got back. Here are the ladies celebrating my 29th!Mollie has come a long way in being able to support her head so we decided it was time to break out the bumper jumper. Louie has been looking forward to this one since we saw a video of Silas jumping around in his. I'd link to the video on his blog, but I don't know how to do that. You should check it out though, it's hilarious. Anyway, the doorway jumper was a big hit in our house too. Mollie loves it. She moves so fast it is hard to get a photo, so it's very blurry.

We also decided to try the baby bjorn facing out. Although she loves being in the Bjorn facing in, she was a little unsure about this new view.

And finally, she's getting better at sitting in the bumbo seat. She loves to sit up and when she lies on her back she will lift her head up and grunt until someone helps her up. If we don't help her up quickly enough, she will cry and shout until we get the message. It's charming.

We also went for an outing with Auntie Sissy before her big trip to Berlin for her art show. We checked out the Rose Park farmer's market, but it started pouring, so our outing was cut short. Mollie slept through the whole thing.

Mollie rolls over

Week 11 - First babysitting, new Safeway, Race for Hope

This week Louie and I had our first night out together since Mollie was born. We went to the Washington State Society annual Potlatch. Mollie stayed with Nana and Pop pop, who kindly sent us many photo updates so that we wouldn't be as nervous. Here are some of the best ones plus evidence that Mollie was having a great time.

Her Pop pop was pretty proud that he got her to sleep.
Louie also began Mollie's training in being a San Francisco Giants fan. Apparently, she's good luck, because the Giants won!

At long last our neighborhood Safeway reopened. For those of you in the DC area, we highly recommend checking it out. They've got everything and it's really clean and new and well-stocked. Mollie and I have been frequent visitors since the grand opening last Thursday.Last weekend we attended the Race for Hope to support our dear family friend, Arnie and his family. Jake and Elana ran, Mollie, Louie and I sat and ate. Here are some photos from race day.