COllaboration

We just returned from Montrose so that I could check in on Bryan and make sure that he wasn't causing too much trouble in the Gieszl household. Likewise, I got to meet the twins, who are fabulous, and see a 28 month old version of Yale (he is also fabulous, and particularly hilarious.  hearing his stream-of-consciousness makes me very excited for the future).  we went to the hot springs, and otherwise hung out.  grampa lee also made it down. we had a pre-thanksgiving thanksgiving, which was excellent. even the cranberry sauce.  The biggest event was that we had to run through the airport to make our connecting flight in denver, and sienna managed to sleep through unloading the plane, running through the corridor, and boarding the next plane.  I don't know how she did it.  especially since she hasn't been sleeping much lately.

The big news is that sienna tasted food for the first time.  I've been feeding her my peas and carrots beneath the table for months now, but laura doesn't know about it so technically it doesn't happen.  So saturday was the first day.  she tasted a persimmon!  Didn't eat it, but sucked on it. today she sucked on some kiwi.  she liked them both.  I doubt her stomach could really handle much more than the sugar water it provides, but she's psyched.  I'm trying to conjure her next big culinary adventure (how about star-fruit?).

feeding her this way is really easy since all she wants
to do right now is suck/chew on whatever is in front or her.

Also, it's bitterly cold here (-10) and snowing, so sienna is settling into winter.  she doesn't seem to mind it. not even the cold or the wind.  as it turns out, she's tougher than I am.  She also went to the pediatrician today.  she's 13# 2oz, and 23 inches long.  32% for weight and 8% for height.  head is 45%.  all this seems funny to me since she has the most proportionate head I've ever seen on a baby (ie, small head).  cruising right along. 100% for cuteness, which is all I care about.  got her shots, which she did well with.  afterwards, she slept all day, the way she hasn't since she was a week old.
that's about it.  I wish I had more pictures, but there were four adults and four babies, so no official photographer available as usual.  I hope to get some of her sweet down snowsuits and her sucking on a drumstick (beneath the table). happy t-gives.