New Foods are In

With the introduction of butternut squash, Teagan set aside her worries of new and lumpy foods (see post: Solidify) stating, "Life is full of little lumpies, sometimes you just have to get over it." Now her menu options include: oatmeal, avocados, green beans, pears, apples, bananas, chicken, and steak.

"Well, maybe not steak - but with my two new teeth I'm working on it."

Declaring War on Charlie

No, not my mother-in-law - Charlie...

Creeping Charlie.

The temperatures in Minnesota have been warmer than usual and by mid-March all of our snow was gone. It's still too early to do any serious gardening, but the thawing ground made it a good time to clean the gardens.

I was eager to make the most of my time thinking that I was ahead of schedule. Apparently the Creeping Charlie had similar thoughts. Don't let those delicate purple flowers fool you, it's just a trick while they send runners ensuring they will be there long after the flowers are gone.

I'm not a fool anymore: Die Charlie, die! (But many, many years to my mother-in-law.)

Spring has Sprung

Spring is finally here! I just had to move a few weeds to find it.

Daddy's Home

On Friday afternoon Dan came home from work to find Sophia and Teagan patiently waiting for him.

"Daddy's home," the two shouted.

Startled, Teagan turned to Sophia and said, "I didn't know you could talk."

Sitting Pretty

"Learning to sit on my own has lots of advantages," Teagan says, "like better access to all those toys and an improved view of the world."

"It's difficult to remember what the view was like before, so sometimes I tilt my head back and try to remember. Sometimes I tip my head back too far."

"Yup, I'm a little taller but still not tall enough."

Solidify: To Harden, Set, or Fossilize

Teagan enjoyed her seat at the table with Mom and Dad. With the new view came more new experiences: eating solids, like oatmeal.

Once Teagan got the hang of oatmeal, her Mom presented her with what she thought was a green version of the same thing. Her Mom called it: avocado.

Teagan, however, knew better. Avocado must have been derived from the Latin word avocatio, meaning 'diversion'. This diversion was a new food and new foods meant even more new foods. Oh yeah, she knew right where this was going...

Mid-Year Review

It was the end of January and Teagan was due for her mid-year review. Had her core performance indicators leveraged synergies with the matrix organization? She had no idea.

Since her four month evaluation, Teagan had posted a modest 4.2% growth attaining 25 inches on the vertical measurement index. Even though analysts had scaled back their expectations in the weight sector due to the recent respiratory virus factor, Teagan still delivered a solid 5.8% increase to achieve an overall 13 pounds, 12 ounces.

When analysts sought her third quarter goals, Teagan simply stuck out her tongue.

Full House

As if having her Grandma and Grandpa Crago visiting wasn't enough excitement, Teagan was thrilled that her Aunt Michelle and Uncle Jeff (see post: Seattle's Best) were able to take some time off of work so they could see her too.

This however posed a problem: there was only one of her and four of them. How could she determine who would hold her? The game was on and the stakes were high.

And the winner is... Aunt Michelle.

What's for Dinner?

It had been a couple of months since Teagan last saw her Grandma and Grandpa Crago (see post: Heading out West), and she was very excited to see them again.

Grandpa brought a new book filled with fun farm animals and all their sounds. He demonstrated by pressing the cow which gave a long and loud "moo".

Teagan, however, immediately began to cry mistaking the book for the evening's menu.

She was quite relieved when her Grandma explained that the book was just for fun.

"Okay, so how do I make that pork chop say 'oink'?"