It seems like it was just yesterday when play group looked like this-

Now it looks like this-

No more lying still for the babies, they’re all up and either crawling or walking, talking and playing!

Now that winter is here, clementines are in season and are dirt cheap.  This morning we all shared a clementine in bed before Steve went to work.  Penny seemed to like it but I think it was a little bitter!

I’m sure all babies go through this stage at some time, but let me tell you how happy I am that Steve is home.  While Steve was gone, dinner time has become a PAIN!  For some reason, Penny has started putting her hands in her mouth while she’s eating and then spreads the food all over her face and head.  As if that isn’t bad enough, she also gags herself while eating.  It can get on my last nerve and I’m happy to say, Steve got to experience it tonight.  I made us all a nice turkey barley stew for dinner and it was a disaster!  You would think this is how we feed Penny-

just dump the food on her head.  No, she gets fed normally, with a spoon.  Though tonight, nobody seemed very thrilled with dinner time (and my stew was YUMMY!!).

Finally Steve got some food in the mouth and then, this is what she does-

We did find, while I was taking the pictures and Penny was distracted, she ate the rest of the food without incident and actually seemed to enjoy it.  Luckily, she eats her lunch which is her big meal without any problem.  Mainly she hates dinner.  I can’t really complain, it’s not always like this (hopefully she’ll outgrow this fast) and overall I am lucky to have such a happy baby.  After dinner she had bath time with dad, which I throughly enjoyed watching.  Steve is a great dad!!

Both Steve and Penny are now fast asleep and I’m relaxing with a glass of wine.  Perfect end to an evening!