Going through a car wash

Yesterday, shortly after I got home from work and Joanna ate, we went out to the store. It rained while we were inside so we took our time and looked around. Joanna was in the baby carrier on my chest facing outward and she got all sorts of attention. She was smiling at strangers and kicking her feet. Many people stopped to say "Hi" or just smiled at her as we passed.

Jason made it home before we returned so he started dinner and suggested that I take the car through the wash since it was pretty dirty. I took the car through the car wash at BP when Joanna was with me. I turned around so I could see her expression as the green scrubbers went by. She just watched the window with amazement.

I remembered that as a child I loved riding in the car when it was raining because I liked to contemplate the windshield wipers and watch the interesting way water would travel across the window.

Professional Photos

Go to https://www.smilesbywire.com/home.asp?AC=LTP66501095005JCP and enter the name "Amy Kidd" to see Joanna's photos. Note: The link expires on 6/21/2008.

I took Joanna for her Easter/5 month birthday photos at JCPenney. She had a good time and was very patient through the whole experience. We'll need to go back soon to get a family photo.

Joanna's First Solid Meal

Watch as Joanna is fed her first solid meal of Rice Cereal. The mixture is really runny and appears to be a liquid, but there really is rice in there. Jason and I took turns feeding her. Joanna thoroughly enjoyed this event, banging her hand on the high chair tray, grabbing at the bowl, and eventually handling the spoon and sending it overboard.

Pizza's Here

Watch a video of Joanna cooing, slobbering, and sucking her thumb in eager anticipation of the pizza's arrival. No, we did not give her any pizza.

Happy Valentine's Day

Jason came home from work early and took his girls out to dinner.

We went to King Tut's Grill with Joanna. She was so happy and content to look at all the lights and listen to everything going on around her. She took a nap for a great part of the meal.

Joanna sat in her swing at home and made raspberries (spitting sounds) and just spit everywhere.

Back to Work

Tomorrow, I'm heading back to the office. It'll be 3 months and it has flown by. I'm sad that this time being home with Joanna is over. I don't really know what else to say about it; there's no sense in dwelling on it today.

A smiling baby

Joanna is about two months old now and is smiling and starting to interact with us. It just melts daddy's heart when he sees her smile.
She started smiling for real a few weeks ago and she has just become more and more interactive since.

Jason makes "woo" noises and she tries to mimic him. She smiles and shapes her mouth and gets all excited and grunts and breathes like she's saying it back.

She kicks her feet like she's riding a bicycle and her arms are swimming and her fingers are moving. She likes to sit up and look around at the world. She will recognize her momma's voice and looks to me from across the room.