Another Chai day!

(note to the non-judaic types out there: 18 is good number. The letters for the word "life" (Chai), if you add them up, equal 18. Doubles and other multiplicatives of 18 are good too. So I guess today is doubly good since we are at 18 weeks and also 126 days (18x7))

For those who haven't seen the youtube video yet, it's here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rnuU3Lufp4

New photos on new photobucket page.

Happenings of late: She's laughing a lot more now, along with lots of other noises she likes to make, at surprising volume. She will stay in a seated position for maybe 30  seconds without falling over or screaming because she's stuck too far forward. She'll stand, supporting her own weight while we help balance her body or arms, for minutes at a time. She will not suffer being put down asleep by anyone without a boob in her mouth. She loves to look at herself in the mirror, and touch her reflection. She is getting much better in the car, hopefully this will translate well to plane travel. Jen is finding her lots of friends in the neighborhood.. We know 17 other babies under a year old at last count (and there have probably been several additions (both born and met) since I last counted last week)

We are going to Cape Town March 20 - April 17. 27 hour trip each way with a 6 month old.  I fear for the poor people sitting near us on the long-ass Atlanta - Johannesburg leg. Other than that, should be a great trip. Will take lots of pictures and post them to the usual locations (and likely some new ones, flickr has run out of space and I'm not about to start paying them)

 Also, we took her to her first concert. Think she had a good time...