On the last day at the farm in Maryland, Mommy had trouble waking in the morning but Austen was raring to go. She posed for photographs with Grandpa Earl on his tractor, even took the wheel. [See separate blog entry] Then she visited Cousin Grace and Cousin Susan at their white window-filled home on top of the breezy hill where Mommy used to go sled-riding.
Out back under the deck, Austen tried the infant swing and gave it a big open-mouth smile.
Mommy will soon be ordering her the highly-recommended Dophin Swing. Also visiting were Daddy, Tod, Holly, Morgan, Mark, Jen, Emma, Erin, Earl, Heather, Zack, Mike and Jonathan.
Austen and Emma on Jeff’s three-wheeler:
After Mommy and Daddy tell Emma that Austen’s going to eat her – Austen has a tendency to open her mouth very wide:
Just before leaving the farm for home, Austen sat with Aunt Margaret and Uncle James, who commented on her new sunnier disposition and talked about Jeffrey and Jonathan’s first skiing experience. Austen can’t wait to become a Ski Wee herself.
Back home, Austen did some Wee Exercise, successfully rising to a standing position from a seated position on Mommy’s leg. She was able to stand, without holding onto anything, for about 3 seconds, and then toppled over.