Buzz

Petra had her first Peet's coffee the other day, and has been buzzing ever since. Well, OK, really she just played with the cup after mommy had an iced espresso, but it was still fun (and she probably got some caffeine via mommy anyway). Please note in the picture she is holding the cup all by herself. She also holds her own bottles when daddy is feeding her (not always at precisely the right angle, but she certainly has the right idea). She's also been sipping water out of a sippy cup, and this week we began introducing her to solid foods (if you can call baby food solid). We knew it was time when she kept grabbing our food out of our hands and shoving it into her mouth. Some calabasitas from Loteria Grill went down her throat before we had a chance to stop her (and they came out whole from the other end). She was sucking dried apricots to within an inch of their little lives, so we gave her some peaches for the last couple of days, and it seems to be going well. Zucchini is next!

We went to UCLA today to attend a childcare orientation (short answer: tough). Petra was a big hit, as was the stroller. One woman said she thought she had researched every possible stroller for her 5 month old, and was not happy she hadn't found the Zapp. Another guy came up with a story of longing for his Quinny back in Europe. Once again, the Quinny rules!

Speaking of Buzzes, I saw another Quinny (the Buzz)/Maxi-Cosi combo heading for Farmer's market, and a Quinny 4xl there. I've only seen 5 Quinny's ever (2 are ours), and all have been at or near the Farmer's market! We are such the trendsetters!