los gardner: October 2005

Not much to report

Well, this week Rowan watched her National League Division Champion Houston Astros play the first World Series game ever in Texas (though she didn't stay up for the whole thing), celebrated her first Halloween, learned to talk on the telephone, got her fourth and fifth teeth, said her first word ("up"), and took her first step.

Other than that, not much to report.

First Halloween

Walking in the Halloween parade

Chatting it up on the phone

Trying to figure out how this all happened

Catching some rays

Head to toe

Readying herself to leap

Flying through the air with the greatest of ease

Rowan, rockin' the new cupcake lid c/o Susan

Checking the mirror with Gigi

Helping Mommy and Poppy with the birthday candles (sort of)

Playing with Papaw

Ride Your Pony

Chilling out in Grandma Laverne's 87-yr-old rocking chair

Another happy customer at Chez Gardner

Yeah, she's IN the fridge

Raising her sceptre

Homecoming

Babies, Babies Everywhere! Chris' 10 year college reunion at Southwestern. We had a great time showing off Rowan and gushing about the beauty and brillance of our friend's kids. Stacey's gracious cousins Karen and Bill (with their cuties David and Laura) hosted us for the weekend. Thanks for the banana pancakes!

The artist at work

Rowan practices with the walker, leaving her parents jubilant and trepidatious

Bill and the little people

Taking lessons from Cousin Bill

Practicing the Dorian scale

Sittin' pretty with Malia Weber

Facing off with Jackson Miller

Fulfilling a long legacy of tree climbers at SU

Checking the stacks

Fuzzy but sweet

That kinda stings...

...but nothing picks you up after an gut-crunching Astros loss like a bevy of baby pictures, right?

We keep trying to get her to eat what's in the bowl, but who can really compete with the taste of clean plastic?

Do I have something under my chin?

Really!? I do? Oh now that's embarassing.

Fuzzy but fabulous

Coming to eat the camera

Tickle toes

I told her she can get a haircut as soon as she can pay for it herself

Peekaboo!

A bit further out

The first and last day of swim lessons (Rowan was the only baby signed up, so we postponed)

Motor Boat

Pensive with Pumpkin

I think we found the Great Pumpkin

In the sunlight

One happy Mimi

Go 'Stros

Yesterday's historic Astros' game is really all Rowan has on her mind today. She hasn't said "dada" yet, but I thought I heard her say "Go 'Stros" this morning. Could be wishful thinking.

Robinson Babies at Uncle Stephen's B-Day dinner

Kearney with pretty girls

Playing with Cousin Katie and Eliza

Watching the Horns with Mama

Fresh out of the dryer

Hitting the beach

Not the first trip to the beach, but the first trip in which she could enjoy the sand without eating it. Riley, Jon, and Elly joined us, and Elly showed Rowan the ropes. Here are a few of a girl in the sun.