Falling for the Weather

Posted by Will on October 24, 2011

We are having some mighty fine weather in D.C. lately which has called for some quality time outside.

As noted previously, Nola absolutely adores the great outdoors (which for her entails discarded 40′s, hysterical motorists, and questionable levels of air pollution). But, the trivial peevish points of living in a city aside, getting out in the sunshine and fresh air generally puts her in a good mood.

Without the fear of sweltering in the UV rays so much, it’s easier and way more desirable to spend as much time outdoors as possible with our dear friend, Cooler Temps.

Aside from basking in the crisp fall air, Nola has been making other strides.

In general, we can feed her most foodstuff (aside from citrus) as long as the preparation is pretty vanilla (and even then, we tend to stray – I mean, who knows what oils, spices, and prep actually went into those sweet potato fries?). This goes a long way when we’re out for a meal.

Nola is also quite the mover and shaker these days. She is everywhere, all the time, wherever, whenever. It is practically a 50/50 split between her preferred mode of transit; a full out mercurial crawl or cruising upright along whatever will support her (furniture, people, walls, etc.). I feel pretty comfortable that she’ll be taking her first steps before she’s one year old.

Socially, Nola’s skills are rapidly developing and coming to light. We have observed everything from hand claps to waves (she normally will respond to being waved at). She occasionally will jabber gibberish but can also repeat sounds when prompted (e.g. buh, yah-yah). Endearing to us, she can occasionally assign “mama” and “dada” to the correct persons.

Here are some photos from this past weekend (since that is what you’re probably here for).

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