http://piesafe.net The Blog of Ginny Woods Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:53:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On a foggy Saturday afternoon, we decided to give Nina her first taste of the local bucket swings. After a few moments of being quite perplexed, Nina relaxed and enjoyed the experience. She also liked watching the children next to her swinging. I picked a yellow ginko leaf off ... http://piesafe.net/archives/92 Nina had her first taste of solid food (aside for a fingerful of carrot I gave her a few weeks ago) on Tuesday. We gave her this meal in her new red plastic IKEA highchair. She loves being in the highchair, feeling like part of the family at mealtime. The ... http://piesafe.net/archives/91 This is a picture from the day that Nina was sick with a fever. She woke up the night before screaming and inconsolable, and very hot. The fever came down somewhat in the AM, and I took her to the doctor. She seemed alert, so he said to just watch ... http://piesafe.net/archives/89 Refusing to be overshadowed by certain big news of the past 24 hours (on which I will comment soon...I am collecting my thoughts), Nina Woods has reached a new milestone today: eating without spitting up. While folks in my neighborhood are outside cheering Obama, Nina's mama is rejoicing at home ... http://piesafe.net/archives/88 She likes the balloons Originally uploaded by Ginny and John I haven't done a blog post on Nina's developments in a long while...so it's about time. She's now a week or so past 5 months, and here's what she's up to (see our Flickr photos for more details): She likes to hold ... http://piesafe.net/archives/86 John and I left Nina with her nanny on Friday afternoon and went to do some work outside the house (reading, etc.). Along the way, we stopped at one of the restaurants in the highly-lauded Momofuku chain, Momofuku Ssam Bar. We sat at the counter and had the prix fixe ... http://piesafe.net/archives/85 My friend Yishane made an effort recently on her blog to place her baby's life into context of the current financial crisis. I'm not sure how I can do that with Nina -- Does commercial paper crinkle loudly? If so, she will probably like it -- but I will say ... http://piesafe.net/archives/84 Nina and I are down in Florida visiting Grandmama and Grandaddy (who I would love to see Nina call "Gramps"...not sure how Gramps feels about that). Traveling solo with an infant, including a change of planes in Atlanta, was not nearly as easy as doing it with John, but it ... http://piesafe.net/archives/82 Nina's got a new trick since yesterday: blowing "raspberries," pursing her lips and saying something kind of like "boooo." I'm not sure why she's doing this, but she loves it and does it constantly. It's hilarious, and I've unfortunately had no luck capturing it on video. I'll keep trying! http://piesafe.net/archives/81 Nina turns four months today. This is a picture of her playing on the floor -- one of her favorite activities, along with rolling over and over, standing up on her legs (with assistance), watching things happen in the kitchen, looking at trees and being lifted up into the "Super ... http://piesafe.net/archives/79