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it makes my heart happy to be able to pass on the ditty my dad used to sing to me, one of the hidden benefits of passing on the name mae. as you can see below, marley is quickly getting the hang of her puffs. surprisingly most of those went into her mouth. she loves them. as i am also sure you can tell. we have no idea where she got the humming-while-eating thing from. =) i have started making all of marley's food. which, if you ever had anything i've cooked, you might be concerned about. but it is surprisingly simple, especially with my fancy cuisinart. it's nice knowing exactly what went into the food she is eating. her sixth tooth has finally broken through, so at this rate she should have all her teeth by next week. she is army crawling everywhere these days. she especially loves louie's toys and the cat bed that the cats don't even sleep in. louie, however, is very concerned with this development. i think he's afraid he's going to lose his toys. omar has taken to hiding in closets. marley still doesn't know gentle yet. louie is great with her, lets her pull out big wads of fur while she is "petting" him. he has even become quite great on his leash so i can walk him and push the stroller at the same time. it's already cold as all holy hell here and it's only october. thankfully we have a fireplace. it is wonderful. tommorrow marley and i go to our first storytime at the local library. it's geared towards babies 12 months and younger. seems like a great library, with an entire floor for kids. i'm hoping to meet some moms there and see if i can find out about a local mom and me play group that marley and i can join. friday i go for an interview to volunteer at the local dv shelter, which i am super excited about. i've really missed doing dv work, it will be nice to get back into it. ben's a happy boy, if you know the bengals you know why. seems after 30 years they are finally on a winning streak. they play the texans this sunday. keep your fingers crossed for them, or for ben. marley also stands while holding on to things now. hmmm, it seems there should have been a bigger gap between crawling and standing...