Family & Friends

Leah's calendar has been pretty full the past few days! One of the questions we still get the most from friends and family is: "How are the dogs with Leah?". We've said it before - they are great. Buffett loves to keep Leah company, and she lights up when she sees either one of the pups walk by. Here is a sweet moment I caught between Leah & Buffett.


Leah and Cousin Charlie are only only 7 weeks apart. Here are a few shots of the first time that they have gotten some real face-time with each other.



It only took 5 months, but we finally got a picture of Leah with Papa! She is a lucky little girl to have so many great grandparents around to love on her. She spent LOTS of time smiling at him across the dinner table tonight.


Here is Leah with Auntie Michelle. This was not their first meeting, but Leah pretty much slept through the last one! Leah had a blast with Michelle, and I think the feeling was mutual. We may just have a mutual admiration society here.

Mid-December

Happy December! Leah has had a good few weeks. She is enjoying all of her Hanukkah goodies. She is a rolling-over pro these days. In fact, Leah has spent so much time practicing this skill, that sleep has been less of a priority for a week or so (much to Mommy's dismay)! In the next few weeks, Leah will be making her first trip to her Daddy's homeland - North Cackalacky (aka North Carolina). There she will visit VV & Pop, and meet some friends, plus her aunt, uncles, and Great Granny. Busy times ahead!

Leah's friend, Anna Sims, gave her this t-shirt. While we generally agree with the sentiment, Leah proves here that sometimes girls drool too...



Leah's favorite part of this toy: the hip-hop zebra button on the keyboard. What can we say, the girl likes to bop!


After a busy day of drooling, and hanging out in the new saucer, Leah is wiped. It is hard work being 4 months old!


Here we see the elephant pricess, straight from her bath. Leah LOVES to look at herself in the mirror when she is wrapped up in this towel. Daddy makes it even more fun, as he can add cool elephant sound effects.

Happy Hanukkah

Here are some Leah and family photos from the past week. Included are her first Hanukkah (with parties at Bubbe's and at Aunt Sara's). There are also some photos of Leah's first encounter with rice cereal. Her final exciting first this week is that she rolled over from her back to her tummy for the first time. Of course, in typical stubborn Medeiros fashion - she did it when no one was in the room to see her in action! I left the room, and she was napping on her back....I came back 30 minutes later, and she was awake on her tummy. Please pardon any photos that need editing - we're still technically computer-less at home. - J

Catching Up

So, it has been a while...things in Atlanta are good but busy. We have had computer AND digital camera malfunctions over the past few weeks. Needless to say that this has inhibited my ability to update the blog. Below are some photos from Thanksgiving, including our visit to the Georgia Aquarium. There are also a couple of random shots including Leah's first sunglasses and her meeting with Emily W. Enjoy! Love, J

GA Aquarium & visit with Brad and Emily

Finally! The blogmaster got her act together (and is totally procrastinating), and put together a slide show of Leah's first trip to the Georgia Aquarium. She also had a great visit with Brad (aka Lamby 1.0) and Emily. She is heading back to the Aquarium after Thanksgiving, and based on how much she enjoyed the first trip, the next one should be fun too!

PS - I just realized that I misspelled "Beluga" on the slide show, but it is too much of a pain to go back and change it...so pardon my spelling!

A very special play date.

Leah had her first "real" playdate with cousin Sophie last weekend. Sophie has promised to teach Leah about princesses, and all of the other important things that little girls should know. In the mean time, it looks like both girls had fun getting to know eachother a little bit better. The only ones who may have had more fun were Bubbe & Leah's Mommy. It was a very, very sweet afternoon. - J

A girl for all seasons.

Hi All! Leah has been very busy, and her blogmaster (aka Mommy) has had a hard time keeping up! We have some great photos from Leah's weekend with Brad & Emily and her first visit to the Georgia Aquarium, but there are so many that they really merit a slide show. We promise to get those up soon. Leah's Auntie Shannon was here again over the weekend, so Leah's parade of company just keeps on coming. Following are some shots of Leah & her friend, Sam braving the cooler Fall weather for their weekly walk. Those fuzzy hats are pretty cute! There is also a very sweet photo of Leah with her furry-brother, Jack. Finally, we snuck a photo of Jack's Halloween costume in (duh, he's Captain Jack Sparrow). Once again, he was victorious in the All Creatures Animal Hospital costume contest. This makes our 3rd win in a row! In case you were worried, we have at least 4 more years of Jack-themed costumes lined up to follow the Jack-o-Lantern, Jackass, & Jack Sparrow that we have done so far. Love to you all! - J