Crass Weekend

Evan, Marta, and Kate came to visit us this weekend. It was great getting to hang out with them and let the girls play. Ok, so the girls didn't really play with each other, but Kate entertained us by pushing the laundry basket all over the house and Alli showed off her stomach to back roll. We had a very lazy Saturday complete with big breakfast and lots of Olympic watching. Thanks guys for making the trec to our house.

A week of Firsts

Alli has had one busy week! It started on Monday with Alli's first extended period without her Mama. Kristi decided it was time to start breaking Alli (and herself) into the concept of time apart. For the first test, Meme and Grandpa Larry came to town to hang out with the girl while Kristi spent some time getting reacquainted with the lab at school. After four hours of separation, Kristi had cried, Alli had not. In fact I (Matt) think I heard from my office upstairs Alli say, "This isn't so bad: lunch in a bottle and playtime with Jacque the Peacock!" See below Alli kicking Jacque's tail feathers in a staring contest.

The 2nd "first" came on Wednesday, and was witnessed by Granny Lynn. Much to the disbelief of her parents, Alli rolled over for the first time in post womb recorded history. We're convinced that Alli's been TiVoing the Olympic women's gymnastics and has decided to start practicing her tumbling early. She went on to perform a series of rolls that haled a cumulative "9.8" from the judges, both her parents haling witness. She took her bow (or at least smiled real big).

The 3rd "first" occurred this morning when Allison slept for 2 hours in her crib without being swaddled. One night we were moments away from breaking into a Babies R Us after hours for a clean swaddle. Kristi was most excited about this since she was afraid Alli would never be able to sleep without being in her "baby straight jacket." Alli was dreaming about her first catch and practicing her story to her friends. "Isaac I promise that fish was THIS big."

Biking

Matt and I haven't been doing much riding since about half way through my pregnancy when my doctor put an end to our biking (and the only exercise I was getting). A few weekends ago, we left Alli with my mom for a few hours and we rode 14 miles. It was great being together and being back on the bikes.

Our friends, Sarah and AJ let us borrow their bike trailer to test Alli out in it. Hopefully Santa will bring Alli one of her own. We had to rig it up to get her to fit in, but we all enjoyed it (at least until the very end).

In a couple of weeks, Matt and I are going to participate in a ride fundraiser that is being done here. The full ride is 100 miles, but we aren't attempting that! We hope to do the 14 mile "fun ride".

2 Month Check-up

Alli went today for her first "well-baby" check-up. Of course, the doctor thought she was practically perfect in every way (even if he didn't say so). The long awaited weight is....13 pounds. Her length is 22 3/4 inches and her noggin, 39 3/4 inches circumference. She had to get 3 shots as well. Alli took it like a champ (too bad the same can't be said for her parents).

Since I haven't posted in a while, I have several pictures that have been taken in the past few days.

Visitors

Over the past week we have had a ton of visitors. Grandaddy and Nonnie, Granny and Daddy T, MeMe and Grandpa, and Poppy and BooBoo all came to see us. We were glad to see all of them, but the best surprise was Monday when Jessica surprised us by coming in from Houston and dropping by for a visit. "Meader", it was great getting to see you and your mom. For those of you who don't know, Jessica (aka "Meader Meader") lived with Matt and me in our home in LaVergne. Jessica and I also worked together at the trucking company. She moved last summer after she got married. We miss her!!!