So the little one is 20 lbs of hot love now, and her legs hang out of her baby carrier car seat, which is only rated to 22 lbs. (Who rates these things? How do they do it? Is it like an Olympic committee, or a dissertation board?)

Thus, a milestone is established: baby’s first Big Girl Car Seat. We would have bought her two Britax Marathons if we were made of money – or even just financially comfortable – but we’re not, so we did a lot of research and then did some more and finally bought two Evenflo Triumph seats from Amazon. They each arrived in boxes big enough to hold dishwashers, and Tom did his Handy Dad thing and installed them.

Amelia definitely noticed a difference, but still fell asleep on the way in to school this morning, albeit with her head lolling forward. I was able to snap this iPhoto when we arrived, as she was just waking up.

Additional firsts today include first taste of avocado (verdict=yummy) and first visit to meet the new addition to our neighbors the Weavers’ family: 2 week old Atticus. Amelia is getting so big! It’s hard to believe she was ever a tiny 7-pounder.