music prodigy.

Lorelei is obsessed with music and sound, and now that she is so much more mobile she really enjoys getting to make music herself. I don't know whether she's going to be a pianist or a percussionist -- she seems to love both:

10 months old and feelin' fine.

Lorelei is a lively ten month old. Current favorite activities: dumping everything out of her toy bin or the laundry basket and playing the piano (she pulls herself up and plays the keys over her head -- such talent). Pulling up on everything in sight is actually the best thing ever, apparently, and she'd rather do that than play on the floor with you, no matter how enticing you try to make the various toys you have out!

She's decided to start talking -- a lot! And screaming, especially in her high chair. Not that she's upset; she just wants us to remember that she's there.

Lorelei loves reading books, pulling them off shelves, ripping pages out of them, and eating their corners. If you leave one out somewhere, don't expect to get it back in one piece.

Lorelei thinks lots of things are funny: when you blow your nose, spinning around and around the room, blowing raspberries on her stomach, and sometimes just random things you don't even realize you are doing when she suddenly bursts out laughing during lunch.

And if you want a kiss, you've found the right baby!

live from spring break -- it's Lorelei!

Grandma Sara was nice enough to edit together all the video clips of Lorelei from our spring break trip. It's almost 15 minutes long, so make yourself some popcorn! And please pardon her parents looking and sounding totally goofy :)

swinging into spring.

Lorelei's taking some long naps today, so I'm on a roll with the posts!

We flew home to gorgeous spring weather this weekend -- it's almost hard to believe. So today we headed out to the park to try out the swings.

We took a walk afterwards -- Lorelei was happy to be in her own stroller so she could chew on the straps again. :)

Once we were back home, it was Lorelei + Jason bonding time: first over the dirty dishes...

...and then dancing to our favorite baby CD. Lorelei adores twirling and whirling around the kitchen!

If you're looking for a dance partner, Lorelei would love to take a turn in your arms!

last of our Florida trip: beach baby.

We spent one glorious day at the beach during our week in Florida -- can't wait to go back again when Lorelei is old enough to really play in the sand! There's not a lot of explanation needed for these photos: she loved playing with her beach toys and feeling the water lap up to her toes and ankles.

Thanks for the fun trip, Grandma Sara and Grandpa Sam! Can't wait to come back :)

still more FL trip: out and about.

Lorelei is such a lucky girl: while we were in Florida, she got to go out to eat almost every day. And since she was so obsessed with our straws, her grandparents bought Lorelei her very own cup with a straw. Didn't she look coordinated for our lunch at Pineapples?

We also got lots of use out of the stroller the Hannas rented for us while we were down there (it was so nice to travel with just our suitcases and have all of our baby gear ready and waiting once we arrived!). Here are a few family shots courtesy of photog Sara:

(in case you're wondering, Jason's shirt says "Green Bay" in Hebrew -- a gift from the Hannas after their recent Israel trip)

Lorelei was so inspired by our after-dinner walks that she decided to start talking. And talking. And talking. Look out, world!

One more Florida post to go -- our day at the beach!

playing in the pool.

Most afternoons we found ourselves splashing around in the Hannas' pool. Grandpa Sam keeps his pool immaculately clean and was kind enough to boost the heat for Lorelei's comfort, plus he got her a fun pool toy to float around in. (As usual, Lorelei tried to eat it.) Lorelei demonstrated all of her swimming skills from our weekly lessons, Kirby ran around barking any time Jason got in the water, and we took lots of pictures (of course!).

 (Dear FCC: please ignore Lorelei's wardrobe malfunction a la Janet Jackson. She doesn't know any better.)

(Lorelei's swimming teacher would say "Get those tootsies in the water!")

hangin' around the house.

A variety of pictures from around the Hanna house -- Lorelei scampered around and explored so much that her knees started hurting and she switched to bear-crawling on hands and feet!

Lorelei was fascinated by the sliding glass doors -- I think it was funny for her to be able to see herself and whatever was on the other side (she liked licking her own image!).

Kirby, of course, was an endless source of fascination -- at first Lorelei was a little nervous and would crawl backwards when he came close, but eventually she warmed up to him. He even let her stick her fingers between his toes (something that is definitely off limits for the adults in his life -- he has to be held down by multiple people when he gets his toenails clipped at the groomer!) It was hard to get any good pictures of them because they are both so squirmy...

And a few "posed" shots with Grandma Sara and Grandpa Sam -- Lorelei is sitting in a beautiful little rocking chair that was once Sam's and then Jason's and will eventually be her very own!

(What is she looking at? Either Jason or a ceiling fan...)

on the Venice jetty.

A beautiful day for a stroll down the jetty after lunch and coffee at perennial favorite Bella Luna!

(somebody was looking a little sleepy by the end!)