cousins

here are some more pics of greta and shamus together. i stole these off of john's blog. in the first picture you can see greta playing the role of bully, and her giving shamus the what-for in the second photo. i think greta is taking advantage of the fact that although she is 4 months younger than shamus, they are almost the same size. but just wait til he starts walking....then he'll show her who's boss.

big girl day

today was quite the day for greta. she got her first haircut (see previous post), and now she looks like such a big girl. don't you just love her bangs!! she also sat in the front part of the grocery cart for the first time. we went to whole foods to get some fruits and veggies to make baby food (more on that later), and i decided to see how she would like sitting in the cart. we have one of those fabric covers for the cart, which in my mind makes it a little more sanitary and also seems somewhat safer. it was pretty scary for me, but she loved it. she was looking all around, swinging her legs and grabbing at all the produce. she was very chatty too. to add to her big girl day, she decided to do some major scooting around in her room before bedtime. she was lifting her butt into the air and scooting herself with her feet. my mind immediately jumped to visions of her crawling and all the 'babyproofing' we still have to do. such a big day!!

greta's first haircut

my mom and i took greta to get her first haircut today. joe was out of town, but before he left we agreed that she needed her hair cut so that it would be out of her eyes. (see previous post for the evidence). truthfully, we probably should have cut it a while ago, but joe really wants her to grow her hair long, plus it seemed so strange to take an infant for a haircut. anyway, today was the day. it went well. i cried a little bit. greta sat in the chair and watched baby einstein through it all. i think she was also trying to figure out why they would sit her in a chair shaped like a car and then trap her hands under the cape so that she couldn't play with the steering wheel.

check out the pictures and video of her transformation.

and now she has bangs. my little girl has a "hairstyle" and bangs. it was pretty momentous if you ask me. we even have the locks of hair to keep.

why i need a haircut

peekaboo

so yesterday i noticed greta holding her links

(those plastic rings that link together) over her eyes and peering at me from behind them. then she would move them and smile. i thought it was just random that she was doing that. then today she started holding her hands over her eyes like this. she did it a few times, and then the next time she did it i said, "where's greta?" while her hands were over her eyes. she moved her hands and i said, "there she is!" and she laughed hysterically. this went on and on, she probably did it about 15 times in a row. it was hilarious. joe and i have both been playing more peekaboo with her lately, which she doesn't seem to care about one way or the other. but clearly she has been paying attention....

playing at grandma and grandpa's

here are some pictures from greta's recent visit to grandma and grandpa hansbauer's. greta usually hangs out there about once a week while i take a few hours to work on stuff for xavier. i know greta has a great time and i think it's fun for the grandparents too. not to mention it's probably a good break for mommy. as you can see, greta was busy practicing piano. when i got there to pick her up she was eager to show me how she can bang on the keys. the other picture is greta doing what she does best, which is chewing on her toys. and as you can see, there were plenty of toys to choose from!

next on the menu...carrots