Yesterday, the girls and I headed to a local quilting store to buy the last 3 fabrics for a gradient quilt I'm going to make for Holly. I had ordered 5 of the 8 fabrics, but I felt it was too risky to order the last three and figured it was worth the splurge to just go to a store and pick them out. I'm really excited about this quilt. Holly originally inspired me and it's also become a collaboration between Conor and I. I love it already! This is the fabric I want to use for the back. I need 2 yards... just in case you'd like to treat me.
We had a lovely weekend. We went to a pumpkin in the park festival in San Jose and we celebrated Canadian Thanksgiving. For the last 3 years I've made a butternut squash and sage lasagna with homemade noodles. We look forward to this little tradition all year long!
The most exciting part of our weekend was watching little Greta get up onto her hands and knees and rock! I can hardly believe it! We're all on pins and needles waiting for Greta to take her furst "step". I try to always watch her, even if it's just out of the corner of my eye, because I don't want to miss it! So far she's found getting on her knees handy for helping her to lunge further forward. She sometimes scoots both knees forward and looks like a monkey. It's been really fun for all of us to cheer her on together. Holly's totally Greta's number one fan. This is what family is all about!
Greta's 8 months old today! Where did the time go? In the last month Greta has started to move around even better. She can "army" crawl in a way. She holds her body up with her arms straight and then pulls herself forward with the help of her legs. She likes to tighten her abs by going into plank position every now and then. And, this morning, Greta was getting up on her hands and knees all by herself! She likes food now and gets really excited about it. She's the biggest bathtub splasher, way more enthusiastic than Holly and I thought Holly was crazy in the tub! Greta loves to be tickled and held. She loves hair! She loves her hair and she loves my hair and surprisingly, she doesn't pull my hair. She just likes to run her fingers through it. She's slept through the night about 4-5 times this past month. Heaven. Greta loves everything Holly does and thinks Holly is the funniest person in the world. And, Holly adores Greta. I sometimes wonder if this adoration is going to fade, but it hasn't yet. It's so wonderful. There's something about Greta that tugs on my heartstrings. She's so pure, innocent and beautiful. She has the sweetest spirit. She's brought a lot of calm and comfort and quiet love into our home. It's really hard for me to put into words what Greta means to me and the noticeable impact she's had on my life. She is absolutely my sunshine. She brightens up my life and makes me happy. There's something about Greta... my favorite word to describe her continues to be "sweet."
But not when Holly's keeping Greta up until nearly 9pm, then waking her up at 3:50am to steal her soother and then again at 6:30am. It kind of makes for a grumpy day all around. I just have to remember how adorable it is when the girls sleep nicely together. And when they do, sometimes they even sleep in!
Almost every day is a crazy hair day for Greta! Oh boy! We're in trouble when her hair gets longer. All those cowlicks...
