Molly Cate's Room

Molly Cate's room is coming together (only 2 months after she was born). Gran and Mimi made some curtains for her since her room is nearly all windows. Mimi and PopPop bought her a new chest of drawers and the baby bedding. And Aunt Libby and Uncle Rodney provided the crib which has its own stories to tell providing sleeping quarters for both Matthew and Mary-Margaret. We spend many hours in the room playing on the play gym and dancing to music. Susanna gave us a great Dan Zanes CD, which has provided us with hours of singing and dancing time, so many hours, that Daddy, who offices in the next room, is pleased to announce that he knows EVERY word.

A few nights ago, Jay got out his banjo and was picking away as he is prone to do. We had Molly in her crib and she was kicking happily away (as she is prone to do). Jay thought it would be fun to pick the banjo at the tempo she was kicking. It was so much fun to watch, as if Molly had her own soundtrack. As she kicked faster, the banjo got faster, then she slowed down and so did the banjo. A kid and a banjo...instant entertainment

Bangkok Inn revisited

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Jay and I decided that we needed to get out of the house last night and being that it was a nice night, we decided to go out to eat somewhere walkable. We walked to Matt's Rancho Martinez last Friday and Molly seemed to enjoy the stagnant Dallas July air, so we thought "why not?". We went to the same Thai food restaurant (see first post). She was quite pleasant during the ride over there and we had several comments from neighbors wanting to stop and look at her as we stolled by. However, as soon as we got inside the restaurant and parked the buggy at the table...small whimpers. The small whimpers turned into big wails by the end of the meal and we found ourselves jogging home with her in the stroller to get her to calm down (which she did after about a block of jogging). East Dallas sidewalks can make for a perilous journey after dark, so we really had to slow down to navigate the minefield on the way back home. This was a 2nd trip with her (not counting the pre-natal visit) and both times she has found the experience unpleasant. It's almost as if she remembers the trauma that ensued the day after her first visit there in May.

Doctor Visit

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We went for the 2-month doctor visit on Wednesday. Molly Cate got measured and weighed and we found out that she was in the 50th for weight and head and the 90th for height. So... on the tall end for her weight...the bizarro-me. The doctor checked her out and declared that everything was "perfect". And while I am sure he was exaggerating for the benefit of the new nervous mom, I delighted in knowing that as far as parenting goes, I might at least be one step ahead of Britney and K-Fed.

The visit also required some unpleasant shots that the general pediatric community feels are necessary,
(so who am I to argue) but after seeing the most heartbreaking look on her face and the saddest cry I have ever heard come out of her mouth, I will admit that I questioned them.

2nd Month

Trip to Ruston

In late June, we took a trip to Ruston to introduce Molly Cate to her great-grandmother, Noni. Gran and Papa Jim drove into Dallas with Mary-Margaret to pick us up and take us over there. Molly Cate was not terribly excited about a 4 hour trip in the car and she made her concerns quite known.

When we arrived in Ruston, Noni was waiting up to meet us and Molly Cate was thrilled ot be out of the carseat. While Noni held her, we saw her first smile and heard her first coos.

While in Ruston, we had many visitors: her cousin Matthew and friend Mary Hollis Graham. Also, Aunt Schump and Uncle Dub stopped by as well as Aunt Judy and Uncle John. We also had visits from cousins Maggie, Susanna, Zoey, and Tait and friend Ian; Aunt Pat and Uncle Drew; Cousin Hassan; and friends Elizabeth Green and Jennifer Terzia. The week we were in town, Maggie had our newest cousin Ben. We did not get achance to stop by and see him, but we cannot wait to meet him on our next trip.