I decided to see what Aviva would do if I plopped her down in front of the computer, since she was eyeing me earlier while I was on it. Quite a typing prodigy, she is:
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Not quite sure what that means, but I’ll take it 
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As I alluded to in the previous post, Aviva took her first trip to the East Coast last month. Joelle had a conference for work in Baltimore, and since both her parents live in the area, she made an extended trip out of it, spending time at each of their houses, and took advantage of getting Aviva some excellent grandparent time during the conference days as the grandparents played nanny (quite excellently, I might add). I had to work at the beginning of the trip, so this also served as Joelle and Aviva’s first time flying together solo – quite successfully, from what I am told. I joined midway through, and got to spend some nice time exploring Baltimore (National Aquarium, Inner Harbor, etc…) along with a quite wonderful weekend in Potomac, MD with Joelle’s dad and stepmom (and new dog Waldo – quite a character!).
As always, pictures tell the story:
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Hard to believe Aviva is 5 months old already! Lots to talk about over this past month. To start with, of course, our monthly photo with the giraffe:
Over this past month, Aviva took her first visit to the East Coast (Baltimore and DC), along with having her first experience swimming, and then also starting “swim lessons” (more like organized play time in the water) at the pool down the street. She’s also become a ton more interactive and talkative. Pictures and videos show this best, of course: (as always, you might need to visit the actual post to see the videos)
Aviva as the talkative one:
http://www.viddler.com/player/eeb07420/0/72826414
Aviva’s first visit into the water, at the hotel pool in Baltimore:
http://www.viddler.com/player/abf114c0/0/83959638
Aviva’s first swim lesson:
http://www.viddler.com/player/58c7ce58/0/19086181
And of course, pictures:
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