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This week you started giving me your pacifier.  You take it out of your mouth and reach out towards my face with it.  You smile and laugh when I take it and put it in my mouth.  Then I give it back to you, repeat over and over.  You also played this game with Dada and your watermelon teether, he loved it. 

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This week we are back at home and you are moving.  Not crawling yet, but between log-rolling and sliding backward you are able to get around pretty efficiently.  This week you are back to sticking your tongue out and you are making all kinds of new noises and sounds including saying "ma-ma". 

35.

This week you and I went to Cape Cod for The Most Aggressive Vacation ever taken.  We stayed in a house (without air conditioning!) with Mama's friends from Brown.  Ginny (Chris), Jeri (Abby, Colin), Gina (Domenic), Jenny (Cooper) and Jayne were all there.  We went to the beach, the playground and the ice cream shop a lot.  We played on the front lawn on blankets and spent lots of time in the play room checking out toys, the house fans and the other kids.  You were so happy during the day exploring all the new things to look at and play with. Nighttime was another story, and we struggled with going to sleep and staying asleep.  You slept in bed with me every night. 

You went on the swings for the first time at the playground on the Cape.  You loved it! You kicked your legs around and giggled the whole time. 

You did great on the long plane flights to Boston and back.  On the way there you just wanted to stand in my lap and smile at the passengers behind us.  You did this for at least an hour straight. Luckily you are totally adorable and everyone loves smiling at you and saying hello. 

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This week you are lunging forward from a sit onto your hands and knees.  You can also stand with support now.  You are eating all kinds of new foods, but are still weary of textures and chunks.  You tend to spit puffs and other crackers right back out at us.  We set up a new play area for you in the living room and you love rolling around and the floor playing with your toys.

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 This week we went to San Diego and stayed at the Hotel Del Coronado. You spent time in the swimming pool and loved to splash and play. You had a play date with Miles Barker and you both sat and played on the floor while us parents enjoyed delicious brunch. You also played in the pool together. 

In San Diego, we saw Grandma and Grandpa Schlosser, Uncle David and Cousins Maddie and Nate.  We all went to Sea World together and you got to see your very first Shamu show.  You fell asleep at the beginning of the show and almost missed it all, but woke up to see the end. 

On the way home, we stopped on Tucson to visit Grandma Kautz, Wally and Aunt Mary. You clapped your hands for the first time while we were in Tucson.