Gwen is closing in on her first birthday, and is growing by leaps and bounds. At around age 6 months, Gwen was sitting up unassisted,


starting to eat baby food (that's her brother's bib she's wearing),


and hanging out at the water park.

Gwen also had the chance to spend a lot of quality time with her extended family, including her uncle Burt,

      

her uncle Matt, her grandfather, 'Pop',

      

and her Gramma Lou.

Gwen also became familiar with, and then outgrew her exersaucer,


although at times, she didn't really accord it the respect it deserved.

She still only has 2 or 3 teeth, but she's pulling herself up and cruising around the house (sorry, no pictures yet), using anything she can grab hold of as a walker. She has also learned to feed herself Cheerios and other small things we put in front of her, which is a bit of a mixed blessing. She still hasn't learned the difference between 'people' food (crackers, Cheerios) and cat food.

Oh well.