Day 239: Me, Myself, and Irene

What a week to check off items on the baby's "Things to experience" list - first an earthquake and now a hurricane.  Pretty exciting times, if you don't mind the threat of power outages, flooding, and general destruction.  Here is the baby welcoming Irene, with her thunderous breeze and torrential drizzle.  The hurricane did get a bit stronger, but it certainly came in like a lamb.

I have no idea what she's doing with the phone.  Maybe she's checking to see if the storm needs to make a call?

We headed out to Target to pick up a new toy for Michal, using a gift card given to us by her friend Emma in California (well, and Emma's parents, too).  Michal first got to play with this toy at her friend Lilly's house, so we knew it would be great for her to practice walking.  She played with it all afternoon. 

She's started to squat lately.  It's amazingly adorable. 

 Her new trick - standing on her own!   

Practicing walking! 

I had to include this one - she keeps practicing her fishy face.  I think she's perfecting it!