Jump Jump

It's been super doom and gloom here in New York City. Here's a little video of Nina to brighten up your day, no matter where you are.

Nina loves Dancing and Elmo

Nina Dancing by IMachabeli

This is just one shred of evidence that Nina loves dancing & Elmo.

The Gift of Paper

And here are some pics of Nina, loving the newsprint that was used in some gift packaging. She spent well over half an hour playing, swimming, and indulging herself in the abundance of paper. It just shows you that kids don't really need any "real" toys.

Nina Wabble

These photos were taken 3 weeks ago when Nina was an active crawler/ climber. She's sporting a darling Liberty jumper my mom and I got her in the middle of winter.






And this video was taken this past weekend, and to my utter amazement (I'm a complete sucker for my niece's cuteness), she is a pretty good walker.


She's also in the process of learning how to drive. It's just done differently these days.

Babytalk

Nina (my niece) is trying to crawl. I got so excited the other day watching her attempt to go after the ball. She's not quite there yet but she's working on it!



I'm no longer babysitting Nina as much these days but here's a great This American Life episode on babysitting.



And Nina has been very bouncy lately because she's been practicing in this contraption you see above. She's very good at jumping!



And isn't that a sweet smile?

Weekend recap

So, somehow every weekend has been FULL and busy. Much of it has to do with the fact that I babysit my niece Nina every Sunday, if not part of Saturday as well. I don't mind at all because she's a doll, and I don't say that just because we're related. She's a pretty good cookie, but I do have to admit that I'm the one that's totally tuckered out at the end of the day. I even nap with her, but somehow it's just not enough. So I've been running behind on my own business, but hope to catch up miraculously somehow.



And for those of you interested in the progress of THE apartment, we finally have curtains up on every window. An especially important task since we live on the first floor. Above is the new cordless honeycomb shade from BB&B. Love it. Now I can strut around in my underthings without attracting unwanted attention. More photos of THE apartment coming soon-ish.

I also have to figure out this blogger ftp migration thingamajig before May 1st or else plumandlion will just fade into the sunset.

Little Nina

Here's some snaps of my new cutie pie baby niece Nina. I'm headed out to see her in a few. Speaking of growing I have to make sure I'm here as she grows, she's quite busy working on it.




With her mom, my sister, Tina.


I made this shawl collar sweater for her from this pattern by Stockinette. She's modeling it in these photos. I love the sweater so much I want one for myself. I just can't figure out how to make it my size.



Doing what she does best at this point.