Pool Party

Grandma Vicky came to visit this past week. And of course her bag was jam packed with goodies for Nina - including head to toe swim gear!

Doesn't she look like a movie star? It was perfect considering we were having a bit of a heat wave. Nothing beats cooling off at the pool on a hot summer day. Nina enjoyed the splashing in the water (as well as drinking it whenever possible).


Grandma was also kind enough to watch Nina while Mirko and I went out for my birthday dinner. Here we are about to take off for the evening.


More pictures of Grandma's visit are yet to come, but first I want to highlight a few of Nina's recently accomplishments. She is starting to sit up for a few seconds by herself. She prefers the modified tripod sit - one arm out to the side supporting her weight. Sitting up is a tough feat for Nina particularly because it requires her to sit still for more than a millisecond!


Next up is getting onto her hands and knees. She gets up into this position and rocks back and forth for a few seconds before flopping onto her belly. When she wants to get somewhere she still drags herself along on her belly, but I would say that this position means that real crawling is not too far off!