So far the new skills that Ginger has aquired are rolling over, laughing, screeching for joy, high pitched painful cries of hunger and/or fatigue, and falling asleep on her own!!! Well, not every time, but if tired enough I can lie her down and she will eventually fall asleep.
The main news here is that Ginger and I went to New Jersey for my Dad's 70th B-day, it was a great trip. She had no problem on the plane, she mostly slept and ate and everyone on the flight oohedandawed over her. John couldn't come becuase he didn't have the vacation. But I had my neices and sister to help take care of Ginger.
Here is a photo essay of the trip:
My first mother's day, I have a new holiday! It was a beautiful day and my first day in NJ. I went to Ann's and we hung out with the neighbors the Grants and drank bloody marys, mmmm... Here we are with all the moms (Ann, Sara, Laura) and children (Laura's 3 Neil, Julia, and Ella), Benton Girls, and Ginger.
The next day, Monday, Graciela came up with her brother Guillermo and nephew Ignacio who were up visiting from Argentina and on their way to Boston. Perfect timing that they could come up and meet Ginger. Graciela came up for two nights and had a great time. Pam, my father's fiance cooked up an amazing meal for everyone. I was so grateful that Graciela could spend some time with her first grandchild!
For those of you who understand my love of mint chip ice cream, you know who you are. One thing that is very important in the mint chip is that the chips be actual 'shavings' of chocolate and not big chips. And although you wouldn't think it, this is hard to find. Little did I know that in the town of Madison where I grew up there is in fact the most PERFECT mint chip ice cream on the planet!! Here I am getting my first of many doses.
My next dose of the mint chip ice cream came in the form of my dad's birthday ice cream cake, which he requested. We had already had strawberry shortcake twice that week in honor of his birthday, and next to stawberry shortckake, ice cream is his favorite dessert. Gary (my brother in-law) cooked up some amazing ribs and deviled eggs. Ann made potato salad. We got some authentic fried chicken from a special (NOT KFC) local spot in the "Hollow", a neighborhood in Morristown. Pam's family came (pictured with Butch is her granddaughter Grace). It was a southern lovin' food feast!
Here are the famed Benton Girls (keep your eyes peeled for their debut in People Mag, maybe in a few years....) They all loved taking care of Ginger and did an amazing job. One night they got her to sleep and I didn't have to do anything! Carline is expert diaper changer, a very important skill indeed. And Lizzie and Emily are full of unique ways of entertaining her that I hadn't even tried like making fun noises with their tongues and clapping, and playing peek-a-boo.
A great shot of Emily and baby G.
She is so cute sleeping, I had to get this shot.
And on the last day Kathy who is an aunt for the first time drove up from Baltimore to meet baby G. for the first time. I was so impressed she came up after having just returned from a two month trip to Argentina. But who could resist this cute little girl?! It was great having Kathy, she got to hold Ginger and I got all the news from her amazing trip. She brought wonderful gifts from some of John's relatives, they are so generous. I think we might have to take Ginger down there someday soon...
And finally, this is a shot I took after we came back. This little seat helps babies sit up and Ginger loves it because it can be put on the counter and she feels involved in whatever we're doing in the kitchen.
That's all for now! This weekend we go to the Oregon coast, so look for another posting hopefully next week!
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