Week 13 growth picture

You heard it here first: the Chicago Cubs will win the World Series in 2010. Book it. In the meantime, I thought this would be a good week to celebrate in advance and try on some nice Cub threads.

Three months and counting...

Hard to believe, but I just celebrated my three-month birthday yesterday! Mommy & Daddy didn't throw a big bash in my honor for this small milestone, but Mommy thought it would be fun to take a lot of candid shots of me throughout the week. However, since I've discovered the joys of sucking my hand and kicking my feet as much as possible, I really haven't paid much attention to Mommy and her camera. (I'd rather look at myself in the mirror of my "tummy fun" toy, because, well, I'm just that cute.)

But especially around feeding time, I'm turning into quite the entertainer. I "coo" and "goo" with the best of 'em, especially right after Mommy or Daddy pulls the bottle out of my mouth. Someday I'll go back to being a clean eater...but for the moment, I really enjoy soaking at least a bib or two with every bottle.

Mommy is officially back to work these days too, though she does get to work from home a few days each week. Don't worry - as you can see in the picture above, I'm keeping a close eye on her from my bumbo chair to make sure she doesn't ever slack off.

Mommy & Daddy keep telling me the holidays are coming up...I'm a little new to this "holiday" thing, but if that means I get to spend some more time with family and friends again, count me in!

week 12 growth photo

I have officially attended my very first Marquette University Men's Basketball game! I lasted through almost the whole thing, but then I got tired and decided it was time to go home. We actually walked to the game because the November weather was so unusually wonderful - let's hope it lasts!

Week 11 growth photo

Ahhh - it's Halloween and our little pumpkin is dressed up like a pumpkin! It was too hard to pick between either picture - so this week she gets two!

Halloween weekend

The weekend was filled with Handrich family fun as we gathered in Waupaca for our first family photo! We had the chance to have the three gand-children on that side of the family all dress in the same pajamas and we had a chance for a photo op the next day! Rachel continues to smile more and more every day. She has also started cooing, squealing, and making some gee and gaa noises too. Rattles are becoming interesting for her to play with and she definitely knows who Mom and Dad are. Our little halloween pumpkin is getting bigger everyday!

Martha's Vegas Trip

With 100% respect to the saying, "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" I will not divulge the exact happenings of our short girls trip this past weekend. However, I will share that we had a great time hanging out by the pool, sipping some drinks (pretty much every where we went), and gambling just a bit of cash to keep the Vegas economy strong. I can't wait for another girls trip soon!

Week 10 Growth Photo

Just Mommy's luck: the weekend she leaves Daddy and me for a girls' weekend in Vegas is the first weekend I smile - on command - for my weekly growth picture. Will Mommy have the same luck getting me to smile next weekend for picture time? Let the betting begin!