Mina is 2.5 months old

Mina had her 2 mo vaccinations last Friday, and she let us know it for hours afterwards. But otherwise she is a very sweet and peaceful baby - especially when she's around people.  Taking after nani and masi, perhaps?

Getting her grip on

Why bother building neck muscles when there is a tasty fist right here?

First trip to the hardware store

This active baby insists on being perched on my shoulder and shown stuff.

She may not be totally cool with baths yet, but she loves getting her diaper changed. She stretches, she talks, she gets massaged, she jogs her legs, she smiles, she gurgles, she pees everywhere.

Family Picture

Spooky Thanksgiving at the Barrys

The yearly halloween party at my old PI's house.  Mina is, like, 30% bigger than she was when she was a larva, so that costume was out.  Instead she got to be an angel, which she didn't want to wear, so we busted out Wonder Woman instead.

Velma (Scooby Doo), Wonder Woman, The Cat (in the Hat). 

Walk at Quarry Hill

We were running late for a birthday party on Sunday, but were very pleased when we realized that daylight savings had just kicked in and we weren't going to be late after all.  Unfortunately, we made it all the way there before we figuring out that the party was scheduled for the week AFTER. Apparently baby brain is real. Fortunately it was a lovely day and we went to Quarry Hill for a walk instead. 

Monster Maggot

At some point in her future Mina will probably be outraged that she was dressed as a Botfly for her first halloween.  These critters are pretty creepy in real life since their larva need flesh to mature.  They burrow into the skin deep enough so that their heads just barely peek out of the top in order to breathe.  They can't be easily pulled out or dislodged though, since their tiny rings of barbs point upwards, like arrows. Over time, the little larva will drop into the soil where it will mature into a botfly.

Sweet, wriggly larva

Bad larva

UPDATE: Honorable mention on Dr. Bobbi Pritt's popular parasite blog: http://parasitewonders.blogspot.com/2014/10/answer-to-case-323.html. Please note that ours wasn't the most elaborate costume by a mile.

Goodbye for now Nana, we will see you soon!

Mina at 5 weeks old

These days we have been marveling at how much stronger Mina's little neck muscles have become. Now, instead of paying attention to getting her burps out, she rears up her head like a baby dinosaur to stare at the fascinating black and white patterns posted on on the wall behind us.

Did you hear that?  That's the sound of Daddy's heart melting. 

Uh uh mommy, you are not going anywhere.

Mina's first Diwali 

Brunch at Tracy's New House

We spent a very pleasant Sunday afternoon at Tracy's new house.  She bought a lovely 3 bedroom place in Pharmacy Flats, so we broke it in with a housewarming brunch. All the aunties (and Aaron as well, actually) cooed and cuddled and passed Mina around while we ate.

While we digested our bacon, Dan happily watched the Vikings while Tracy and Mallory knitted me and Mina matching hats. Then we took walk around the Memorial Parkway neighborhood to enjoy the last few colorful days of fall.

GLC

Massage and bath

Nana giving a massage to the little peanut. Mmm, nice. 

Bath time afterwards? Nope, not so fun. 

Mina's first outing

Mina is almost two weeks old.  We took her on her first real outing to the farmer's market, but it was gusty and cold, so we bundled her good and tight.  Can you tell that we are first time parents?

Visits from friends

Thank you, friends, for feeding us when we couldn't feed ourselves.  These aren't all of the people who were thoughtful enough to stop by, but here are some. 

Tracy and Aaron

Uma and her daughter Nisha 

Kelly

Mallory

Manske

Happy 1st Birthday Ian!

Generally Looking Cute

Mina's amazing family

Our families are absolutely amazing.  Thank you for babysitting, bringing us food, and listening to us vent from afar.

A visit from Dy Masi and Nana

A visit from Sarah, Tony and Ian 

A visit from Bob and Leslie

Well wishes from the Lantz family

Open your eyes little one, Nani wants to say hi

Mina's first week

Trying to work from home, but Mina is too distracting. 

Daddy got so engrossed in his new baby he forgot that he still has his pajama shirt under his work clothes

Grumpy resting face? 

 Almond oil massage and bath

Snuggled in the rocker

Eskimo kissy

Skin-on-skin action

Discovering her smile

Biohazard