2012 Part 1

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I know that I have neglected the blog for some time now, but hopefully this will give you a quick synopsis of our year. till next time...which I hope isn't too far away!

The Year Erin Was Born

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WHAT?

My last post was March 10??? Oh.My.Gosh!

1. I can't believe I have negledted the blog that long.
2. SO MUCH has happened in the last...lets' say....almost 4 months.
3. We are getting ready to celebrate Erin's 1st Birthday!

Whew! I will make an honest effort to post some more tonight! I'll try to get everyone up to speed!

New Toys and Wonders

Erin has a little CareBear that she absolutely adores. It dawned on me the other day that I had kept a few of my old stuffed animals for the day that I could pass them on to my child. My aunt had given me a large CareBear quite a few years ago and I decided to unveil it for Erin this past weekend. Boy was it a hit. It now stays in her pack n play and is seems as though this is her friend when she is playing. I'm so happy I kept it after all of these years!

After our play time in the pack n play, we decided to set up Joe's new surprise for Erin too. He had been eyeing the big block foam floor mats that you can build with too and we decided to put those together and have some play time. Boy was that a hit...so much that we decided to have a snack and some down time too!

8 Months Old

8 Months have come and gone. No more little baby. This little girl is full of personality. She greets you with a smile every morning and after every nap. Toys and bath time are the highlight of her day. Although she can't crawl yet, she will find a way to get where she wants to go. Her boldness is definitely giving her a Type "A" personality already which only scares us of what lies ahead. Her daycare teacher says she acts like 8 months going on 2 years old. Independence is definitely her middle name. There isn't anything shy about this little gal. She will definitely let you know when she is not happy - please see picture 2 below! We are enjoying the new found wonders each and every day with her and continue to be amazed at how quickly she is changing. 

Growing Up

At the end of Erin's first week of daycare, they asked me if I was aware that Erin could hold her own Bottle. She has been trying to do so for a long time, but I guess I had never actually "let" her feed herself her bottle. That's my snuggle time with her. They said that she fights them at daycare over feeding herself and that they usually end up allowing her. I had to see for myself and this is what I got:

When did my little baby become so grown up?

Day Care Changes

Joe and I decided to make a change in Erin's Daycare a couple of weeks ago. There were a lot of factors in our decision and we couldn't be happier with Erin's new place! It's a smaller, more intimate daycare with only four infants. We are hoping that this will help her with a lot of the colds and sicknesses that she had been experiencing over the last few months. She also was not napping well and it was causing our evenings to be a little bit of a nightmare with an over tired baby.

Within the first week, we noticed a huge difference. Naps were back on schedule. Her eating habits had improved and our evening time went back to a happy, restful baby!

I got a call at the end of her first week asking if it was okay if Erin's picture and name could be in the local newspaper. Of course, we happily obliged and picked up a copy just a couple of nights ago! Proud moment for a parent when your kid's picture is in the paper! Thank you "Little Big Steps" for making our daughter happy. Happy baby = happy parents!