Learning to Veg

Expecting the sweet taste of pears or bananas, Julia excitedly gets ready to eat today:

Then, she realizes she's been eating green beans!

In the end, she's happy to veg out with veggies!

Learning to Sweeten

Julia naturally sweetens the new year for us!  Here she sports her first Israeli "onesie" for Rosh Hashanah:

"Everything's Honey!"

Learning to Watch

Julia went to the beach for the first time!  It was my birthday, and we celebrated with a picnic dinner with Aunt LoLo and friends.

Here Julia watches the waves:

And other fun photos:

Learning to Eat

Q & A with Julia on her 5-month birthday

Q:  So, Julia, why are you sitting in this new chair?

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Q:  How do you like rice cereal?

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Q:  Not sure?  Are you willing to give it another try?

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Q:  How does it feel to eat from a spoon?

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Q:  Overall, how was your first eating experience?

A:

Follow-up photos from Day Two of rice cereal (this time with a bib!):

And  the final verdict on  eating:

Learning to Plan

As the summer ends, Halloween is already in the air (or at least in the stores), so Julia is starting to plan out her costume.  Here she tries one possibility...a four-eyed cat!

Learning to Mend

Despite that she still coughs like she works in a coal mine, Julia is on the mend.  As you can see from this morning's picture, she is not letting this cold get the best of her!

Learning to Roll

Julia is beginning to reach some fun milestones like this one: 

Rolling with her friend, Mr. Bagoly (Hungarian for "owl"; pronounced "bug-OY")