Valentine's Day was nothing exciting for us. LeMar had to work, so I only saw him for about 5 groggy hours in the middle of the day. I took some obligatory "Alyssa's 1st Valentine's Day" pictures. She did get some Valentines from 2 of the boys she's at day care with. We are happily still using home care at April's house. It is cheaper for us, she is a friend of ours, and she provides professional but still personalized child care in a home with Christian values. Up through this week, Alyssa has been the only girl with three little boys, but a 2 month old little girl starts there next week. Anywho, here are pictures of Alyssa on Valentine's Day:
The weather gets nice pretty early here in the Florida panhandle. Don't hate us too much for it, we would gladly trade with you for some snow and a sense of the seasons, but since we are here we feel obligated to take advantage of it. Here are a couple of pictures from a trip to the park.
LeMar's birthday was March 7th. I surprised him with a mountain bike and a baby sitter so that the two of us could break in his new bike right away. No, there are no mountains here, but there are some decent single-track trails at a state forest near by. After breaking in his bike, we came back to the house, picked up Alyssa and went to lunch. Then the three of us went down to the AF base where it is a bit safer for cyclists to share the road. We took Alyssa for her first bike ride in a child seat on the back of my bike. Here are pictures from LeMar's birthday. He is a bit camera shy, so you won't actually see this strapping 24 year old, just his bike, his wife, and his daughter. It looks like Alyssa will have to do a bit of growing for her helmet to fit properly, it is adjusted as small as it can go, and I don't know of any smaller helmets out there.
Now for the most recent news. Alyssa has begun a period of rapid changes. Sometime in February, she honed her self-feeding skills and is now quite proficient at feeding herself Puffs or Kix bits of cereal. The other day I found here sleeping with her butt up in the air, and snapped a picture.
Then, Sunday the 8th she took her first steps while holding Dad's hands. Then today she started crawling AND cut her first tooth! No pictures or videos of any of this yet, but that is the project for this weekend. Praise the LORD I'm on spring break; I'm in need of a reprieve. I won't be taking advantage of the ladies' nights at La Vela in PCB, however; I have 2 exams and a group paper (with crap-tastic teammates) due the week we come back from break.
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