5 Months

June is here and Ida Rocket is 5 months old! Technically, 5 months and 1 week old. Boy, how time flies.




IRX is getting better and better at sitting up by herself, she's able to sit up for about 20 seconds unassisted and she's getting better and better at pulling herself up and it's been that way since Titi Annie gave her P-lo's old high chair.



She likes to sit in her chair and when you put something in front of her (lollipop, spoon), she grabs it with her hand and puts it in her mouth.



IRX is sick of being strapped in all the time.


Here she is holding on to our leftovers.


Ida is shocked at the price of potatoes.


Her mullet is long enough to put in a ponytail! Although she still doesn't have any hair on the side of her head.


Asleep in a booth a Edna's.


IRX got her learner's permit and has been taking the car out for spins around the block (supervised, of course).


Waiting for the light to turn green.


Parallel parking for the first time. Success!


Ida will now show you to your seat.


Bedtime funtime

First Food!

IRX has been intently watching us eat for the past month or so and when the pediatrician said it was okay to give her some rice cereal at her 4 month check up, we decided it was time for some solids. Well, kind of solid, not really I guess, still kind of liquidy.

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IRX Eats from on Vimeo.

She seemed to like the rice cereal, ate about half of it each time, signalling that she was over it by blowing raspberries with her mouth full.



Last weekend, we went to NYC to visit a bunch of friends and family and go to Connecticut for Great Grandmother Florence's 95th birthday. We stayed with Uncle Jesse, Uncle Kostas, and Cousin Olympia, who Ida adored.


IRX waiting for someone to take the NY Times out of the wrapper.



Out and about in NYC.



Ida in her stoner hat, given to her by her new friend Ima.


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Untitled from on Vimeo.

Olympia with Florence's walker.


Florence and Beau


Uncle Kostas with IRX, OBJ, and DSW (Cousin Dean)


IRX and Aunt Molly


Ida was a big hit at the party, here she is with neighbor Sally.


Lounging around Westport style




Windblown hair

Hair from on Vimeo.

The weekend before, Memorial Day, at Uncle Kostas's poetry reading with Casey Blue and OBJ.