Siri -- week 11

Siri is now 11 weeks! We've had a lot of fun visiting with family members in Oregon and tomorrow we go to Seattle with my brother for a couple of days before heading back to Irvine. Here are some recent pictures of Siri sleeping, hanging out with family members and being a loner.

Siri and Santa

We saw Santa Claus outside the Whiteside theatre yesterday and since there was no line, we seized the opportunity to take yet another Santa photo.

Siri -- week 10

Here are some pictures of Siri from this week. We've been in Oregon for several days now and the snow has stopped but the rain has settled in. Siri is adapting to being around family members, but was overstimulated and acted out a bit last night.

Snow in Oregon

Siri and I have been in Oregon for roughly four days now and it's been cold, rainy and snowy. Unfortunately, Siri is not old enough to appreciate the snow, but I'm enjoying it from indoors.

Siri is talking a lot now. My mom says she's talking more than I was at her age, and I started *really* talking at 10 months. Perhaps she'll beat her momma in the talking category. She mostly makes grunty and cooing noises, squeals a lot and insists on prolonged conversations. She's enjoying all the attention here from humans and cats alike.

I'm hoping to update some pictures in the next day or so -- I have some super cute ones.

Siri -- week eight

Here are the pictures! Several were taken today; a couple of Siri during tummy time (see, the ravings about her head lifting are all true), and the one of her just now. Jeff was on the phone and carrying her at the same time and she just sort of fell asleep. Plus, a family photo taken with anorexic-Santa last Saturday (at the nearby Albertson's) and another pic of Siri sleeping cutely.

Siri all smiles

I don't have a picture yet to upload, but I do have this very cute video of Siri taken last Wednesday. We can't seem to ever capture a good picture of her smiling, so a video will have to do -- I'm not sure why it insists on being sideways.

Oh, and p.s. I passed my defense, which means I'm now ABD (all but dissertation).

Holiday Plans

Apologies to blog-followers, I have no picture to upload this week. We're in the midst of end of quarter/semester craziness. Jeff has finals starting next week and I'm defending my dissertation proposal on the 10th (Wednesday). We've still been spending a lot of time with our little one, buy just haven't really taken any pictures. I will update the blog as soon as I'm done with the defense with cute pictures of Siri. Promise.

Major milestones this week: squeals with delight when excited to play, can recognize mommy and daddy's voices, and can lift her head up steadier than the week before.

Folks in Oregon may be interested in our holiday plans. Siri and I will be flying into PDX on December 15th and Jeff will be getting in on December 19th. We plan to stay in Corvallis until the 29th or so and travel north to Seattle with my brother. The Pan-Rosenberg family will return to the OC on January 1st.