Vivi: Forty-Seven Weeks

Vivi tried avocado for the first time yesterday.  I didn't have high hopes since her sister gags every time she tastes the stuff, but Vivi loved it!  She also loves black beans.  Perhaps it's all the burritos she was fed in utero.  I was fist pumping all afternoon until Vivi broke out in a really nasty rash a few hours later.  

Her skin has been clear the last few days, (the new skin care routine is working well) so it was a pretty obvious eruption.  Maybe it was the avocado.  Drat!  This baby needs some fats!  

On the other hand, she also wore a new sweatsuit yesterday. The rash was mainly on her legs and forearms where the onesie she was wearing underneath the sweatsuit wasn't covering her skin. Hmm.

Sigh...Vivi's life is one giant, rashy experiment.  

In other news, though she may be rashy, she's also the cutest baby on the planet.  Her smile kills me.  It's a slow, sweet, shy grin.  I die a million deaths from too much cute every day all day.  

She's invented a new game out of grabbing Eric's toes.  He wiggles them just as she touches his foot, and it startles her.  She lets out a little gasp, a giggle, and shuffles away.  As soon as it appears that Eric is no longer paying attention, she sneaks up on his toes again.  It's so funny watching her trying to be sly.  

She loves looking out the window.  She perches on the back of the sofa in the sun like a cat watching the world go by.  Sometimes she catches a glimpse of her own reflection and waves happily at herself.  

She's started reaching for me when she wants to be picked up.  It gets me every time.  This morning she did it to Madeline.  

Vivi and Madeline crack eacother up in the backseat of the car.  I don't know what they're laughing at, but whatever it is, they think it's very funny.  

They also hold hands from their car seats. It's the sweetest thing ever.  

She had a few rough nights earlier in the week that kept us up all night.  Her lone tooth is bigger, so maybe it was a teething issue.  Her poops are back on track, so it wasn't that.  

We've all been sharing germs, so it's been a quiet week.  Vivi spends most of her time trying to escape to whatever area of the house we are not in.  

Munchkin.  This baby is a munchkin.