Resurrection of The Blog

Violet! In an effort to keep up with her and preserve some memories from this fast, fast time in her life, I AM going to keep up this blog. Here's hoping that by the time our Christmas cards go out with this blog address on them it won't be a sham. Here are some things the Lima family has been up to recently:

Halloween: Was so fun! Violet and I dressed up as sock-hoppers, Erik was a soda jerk for the L.A. M.I.L.K.s' Halloween party (yes, he loves us that much!) and a rocker on Halloween. I just didn't remember how fun trick-or-treating could be! Violet got the hang of it really fast, and was definitely leading the trick-or-treat parade. Sean (Obi Wan Kanobi), Tone (Waldo), and Rushika (The Headless Horseman) came to help us celebrate, and provided a very patient trick-or-treating crew. Of course, we all split her spoils after she went to bed.


2-word phrases: We're on the cusp! Violet is talking up a storm, and can say more words than we can count. She also can say a few phrases already (I love you, There you go), but she hasn't really started to spontaneously generate phrases on her own... until now! She really has the hang of saying "Hi ___!" and is beginning to spontaneously plug names in appropriately. So that's exciting! "Hi Mommy!" "Hi Daddy!" "Hi Bunny!"


Playdates: Violet has really started playing WITH other children. Incredible! It's so funny to watch two 1.5 year-olds play their own version of peek-a-boo or ball (which still inevitably ends in tears as one child is done and walks away with said ball).

Two year molars already! No thank you! Violet is teething up a storm as she works on her 2-yr molars. Yuck.

Short but important: Violet now does the chicken dance on demand (and all the time), and also closes her eyes when asked. Ok, maybe only important to her mother, but hey, I'm writing.

Caleb's funeral: Yesterday Violet and I attended Caleb Bryant's funeral. He was two months old. It was incredibly emotional, and I can't begin to imagine what his parents are enduring. I was awed that Violet really seemed to understand the somber mood of the occasion. I explained what I could to her, and she was quiet and still for over an hour at the service.

Finally, in an effort to keep the flu at bay, I am sanitizing Violet's nose every night and after every play date with saline spray. She has completely given up trying to resist, and instead insists that Daddy and I sanitize our noses as well. She's right.