Danglish

Baby and parents are approaching spring with high spirits. Wow! What a winter we had! It was pretty difficult adapting to the harsh weather and difficult reality that baby raising is not all changing diapers, eat and sleep. We believe that Shelby has been exposed to every sickness known to man and would like to hope that her immune system is a little stronger as we look ahead to next year's winter. Thankfully, she just dodged chicken pox, but we found that she had fluid in her ear, which didn't make for a fun month. Simon and I were exhausted! Now, we think that is taken care of, but she still gets some teething pains from time to time. Shelby has six pearly white teeth that she loves to tear through crackers, bread, paper, keys and pretty much everything else she puts her hands on. Some of her favorite past times are: reading (Polar Bear, Polar Bear, what do you hear?, "Colors" and "Numbers" by Scholastic Reader) bath , singing and dancing with dad, pram walks, pram sleeps, getting out in the world period., watching Baby Einstein or Into the Night Garden, and watching other kids play. She loves to eat! Both from mommy (still) and from the table. Her favorite "dinners" are: potatoes, broccolli and meatballs and lasagna. She also enjoys pears, prunes and bananas and likes to get her nibble on with some crackers. About twenty five percent of Shelby's day is spent at the table.

The pictures below are some of the first few days we really felt the warmth and enjoyed extra daylight hours. The pictures from Vallø are our favorites! Two ducks decided to come picnic with us. As soon as we bit into our dinner here came Mr. and Mrs. Begster wanting to join along. Simon was mad because I gave them some of Shelby's salmon and potato mash and then couldn't get rid of them. Shelby laughed and laughed so we decided to get her down to their level. Since she can't walk yet we thought we would assist her in chasing them with just the wheels from her pram which she LOVED. Parenting can be so much fun! Today it is 70 and we will be picnicing in our own park tonight. See you soon!