9 months old! Oh my!

I know everyone says this when they have kids...but we really can't believe she is growing up so fast! Karina is 9 months old today. Tomorrow she will go to the pediatrician for her check up and next round of shots. She is an adventurous little eater (check out Marie's new food blog: http://mammascooking.blogspot.com/), loves to read, jump and play in her wading pool. She is slowly adding some new sounds to her repertoire. In addition to "Mamma" she is saying "baaaa".


This was a contender for the 9 month photo, but Tim wanted a picture with her hair flat after she had taken a bath :)


Karina loves her pointer finger. She is always pointing at things with it and putting it in her mouth and her ear.


Just too cute for words :)


Sitting on Daddy's shoulders.


Eating her first biltong :) mmmmm...a great South African delicacy.


Karina and Daddy reading a book.


This past weekend there was a festival at the Nordic Heritage Museum about a block from our house. Karina was more interested in eating her foot than enjoying the live Norwegian accordion music :)


Punk rock baby!


Karina v. The fan


Karina wins!

It's finally Summer!!!

After a record cold June, the sun finally came out last week!! Unfortunately it was in the mid-90s, but luckily our house stays fairly cool, especially in the basement. We kept Karina cool by playing in a wading pool in our front yard and taking her to a fountain park where kids can play in the water. She loved it!!


She is a very happy little girl :)


She wasn't too sure of the water at first, but after a few minutes was splashing away.


Playing in her laundry basket.


Posing for a picture in the shopping cart.


Walking around our neighborhood on Daddy's back.


Hanging out in the front seat.


Sleeping through the parade of naked people (aka the Fremont Solstice Parade).


If you shake something in front of a group of babies they will all look at it :)
Karina and her friends from PEPS posed for a picture at a picnic last week.


Karina's new favorite thing to do....jump, jump and jump some more! We finally gave in and bought a jumper because our arms couldn't take it any more :)

8 months old and Happy Father's Day!

Karina was in a great mood today to help Tim celebrate Father's Day! Tim went bowling, we had a picnic lunch and a nice dinner out. Big difference from Mother's Day when we were all fighting a cold :) The sun was shining and it was close to 70. Perfect weather. Quite a change from the record breaking cold June we've had.


She is looking more and more like a little girl everyday!


Spending some quality time with Dad in the park.


Flying through the air, with the greatest of ease :)


Giving Dad the card "she" made...She put it in her mouth to put her stamp on it :)


Karina is starting to reach for the camera. She is very curious about this silver thing we keep putting in her face. You can see her two little bottom teeth in this picture. She has 4 white bumps up top, but no teeth up there yet.


Karina loves prunes :)


Playing on the floor of her room before bedtime. She hasn't started crawling yet, but this is one of the few places she'll actually stay on her tummy.


Posing for the camera.


"Daddy does my hair." Everywhere we go, people comment about her hair. Here its getting a little help from some hair product (thanks to Tim) but it usually sticks up on its own.


Karina loves bathtime. She's discovered that she can splash with her hands. She used to only splash with her feet and try to eat her duckies. Now she splashes away!

Karina is a sitting fool...

Karina is now sitting on her own very well, with a couple of head bonks on the floor, but she is easily consoled and still loves to sit. She's not so interested in moving around yet, but that will come soon enough. Her favorite things this week are cheerios and hording toys.


So cute in her strawberry hat...


Think she knows how cute she is?


Karina and Mamma cheering on the Red Sox at SafeCo Field.
Too bad they lost :(


Karina fell asleep in the 8th inning.


Karina and Alice playing. We took a fun Memorial Day
weekend trip to Mt. Baker with some friends.


Karina having breakfast with Brian.


Playing outside is so much fun!


"Don't I look cool in my sunglasses?"


"I can sit all by myself!"


"So many toys...and they are all in my lap :)"


"Daddy is the funniest man alive!"

7 months old

Karina is 7 months old! Time really flies. She is a very fun little girl! She rolled over from her back to her stomach and is almost sitting on her own. A very exciting development is that she now says "Mamma"! Just in time for Mother's Day!!


Karina's regular monthly picture on the couch in her capri pants :) The temperature got up to almost 80 today!!


She loves her squash and apples...


Karina's ready to cheer on her favorite team!



Karina loves to take naps with Daddy.


Karina standing looking out the window.


She loves her book...


Fun in her high chair.


More fun in the high chair.


Learning to sit in her chair


Playing with rings in her chair.


One duckie, two duckies...how many duckies does Karina like to have in the bath? As many as possible.


Mohawk baby


Ready for bed after a bath.


Karina with Daddy on the playground. Her first time on the slide!


Her first time on the swings! So much fun!


I don't think she was too sure about it, though.


Ready to give Mamma her Mother's Day card. What a sweet little girl.


Karina attacking Mamma's face (her new favorite thing) on Mother's Day


A pretty little girl on Mother's Day!