Happy thirty-two weeks! Pics are posted in the gallery.

With the passing of thirty weeks (and seven months), Baby marks another milestone--teeth! We discovered yesterday that her lower teeth had broken the surface, which helps to explain all the excessive drooling and persistent chomping. We had laughed about the way she opened and shut her mouth repeatedly, but now we know why. She has also started to reach for more solid food. In fact, she has started eating 'Biter Biscuits.' (They're made by Gerber, in the Graduates line of baby food. Mom had no idea why they were called Graduates, but she figured the long biscuits would be easy for Baby to hold and suck. After I explained the significance of the name--for babies who have 'graduated' from baby food--she said, 'Ohhh, I get it.' While designed for older babies, I see no harm in letting Baby eat them. They are just biscuits.)

She has started to focus her babbling on the 'ma' sound. She repeats the syllable so it sounds like she is calling me. I don't think she actually is--she seems too young for that--but I suppose she'll learn what it means if I continue to respond to her calling. :)

Twenty-nine weeks and counting!









And check out what she can do... with her toes!