Wednesday, February 2, 2011

1st Hotel Stay & 1st Solid Food (well, it was pureed, but it was real)

Well, the trip to Atlanta was a success!  Dave said his auditions went well, and he should find out if he made it through by the end of February (this month!).  Then back to Atl for taping.  Marlee did well traveling farther than she has before and was a rockstar with her first overnight in a hotel.  We stayed at the Hyatt downtown, and stayed up later than we should have, but we were hanging out with Jon and April plus the time change messed with us.  Dave and Jon woke up (after I woke them up) at 5:30am to go stand in line to get into the building, they only had to stand in line for 2 hours and he was done by noon.  Marlee slept 7 straight hours (thank goodness the boys didn't wake her) in a pack and play the hotel provided.  I got maybe 2 hrs of sleep total, and Dave may have gotten even less.  April chilled with me and Marlee in the hotel room.  We got late check out, and then walked to lunch with my friends (Bryan & Kathryn) that met up with us.  The weather was great...65 and sunny!  So walking around til we decided where to eat was actually nice.  Fun times and can't wait to hear that he made it!

On my birthday (now 28) yesterday...Marlee tried her first real people food...pureed carrots (mixed with breastmilk and a little cereal).  She made a face that was unsure at first and didn't seem to love them, but managed to eat most of them...what didn't end up on her bib.  She did even better tonight eating off the spoon and hardly spit any out.  Next we will move on to sweet potato, peas, apples, pears, etc.  It is so cool to see her eating like a big girl off a spoon.  She tries to grab it herself...and the bowl too.  Can't believe after she turns 6 months we can put her milk and juice in a sippy cup too.  Such a big girl!

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