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The other day mommy gave me an apple... I ate it for like 30 minutes... I only got like 5 teeny tiny pieces out... but I loved every second of it!

I've always liked the pantry... but today I realized I could sit in it.. and I didn't want to come out... I just kept sitting and standing, sitting and standing... It's my new favorite place.

I also discovered this basket that mommy keeps her yarn in. I take all the yarn out and then pick it up and carry it all around the house. Don't put anything in it because I will take it out:)

Tomorrow I start swimming lessons with daddy!!! Wish me luck!

BOOKS!!!

I love books. I'm only 1 and I have 78 of my VERY own books... mostly board books. At least... 78 that mommy could find today while she was trying to organize my toys:)
I love to read - I have been looking at books since I was about 3 months old I think and I just can't get enough! I even have preferences over which books get read to me at night and for nap time and if I am not happy with your choice, I will kindly take it out of your hand and show you which one I want.
One day mommy tried to put me down for a nap and I didn't go to sleep so she came in to check on me and she found that I had figured out how to get 3 books from the basket next to my crib through the slats so I could read them instead of sleep. I'm crafty like that!

I have books in baskets in my play area, in my diaper bag, on a bookshelf in the living room, in my bookshelf in my room and one in my grocery shopping cart too!

Mommy went to Marshalls and found me these AWESOME sneakers.. they have The Count on them... She is worried they might not be big enough and that I will outgrow them REALLY soon... so she wants me to ask all of you blog readers out there to take a few seconds if you can the next time you are in a Marshalls Shoe section and see if you can find these sneakers in size 5. When mommy found them last week they were on super sale for $10 and she hasn't found them in any other stores yet. They are super cute and super cool and make me look like such a big kid!!!

Here is my final picture for this posting. Mommy made me ziti for dinner tonight and I LOVED IT. She took my shirt off and this is what I looked like at the end:)
Happy Monday!

One Year Checkup

Today we took Kaitlyn in for her one year check up at the doctor. She had just been at the doctor about 2 weeks ago to rule out an ear infection and apparently she remembered going because as soon as we got into the exam room - she started crying.
Hysterically... like hyperventilating.
She didn't stop until after the exam was over and she was back outside. She clung to Dave like she was being ripped away from us forever and it broke both of our hearts.

The good news is that she got an A on all things baby. She is 29 inches and 21 pounds. She can officially have everything but shellfish to eat now - and when she gets more teeth that will make things easier, but so far we have started giving her more of our food which she seems to love.

She has to go back to get a blood test to check for iron and that has to be done at a lab. I have NO idea how we are going to handle that as I can only imagine how scary that will be for her the way she was screaming at our teeny tiny, sweet looking doctor today just for listening to her lungs....

She cried in the car on the way home (she VERY rarely cries in the car) and got to watch lots of Elmo to cheer her up. By the time Elmo's song started, she was better - so let's hope for a good night.

Catch you all later:)

I'm 1!!!!!

I had my first birthday party with some of the best family and friends ever!!!!!!

On Friday mommy and daddy took me to the Maritime Aquarium!


Then on Saturday,
we had a pizza party for lunch with my friends and then a dinner party with my family from mommy's side.
Grammie and Grampie came down for the whole day!
I had so much fun playing with everyone. Morganne helped me by opening up all of my presents for me and even testing some of them out for me.



I had 3 cakes. A super fancy cake from a new bake shop in Naugatuck and 2 Elmo cakes. (one chocolate and one yellow) I didn't eat ANY of the cakes though - apparently I don't have a sweet tooth!!





Thank you everyone for the best birthday wishes and the sweetest gifts ever!!!

Bday Preview

I found some of my birthday decorations and I approved - I carried them around this morning with me.

It was hot here so mommy let me walk around in my diaper and put my hat on - it only lasted 4 seconds before I pulled it off...

Here is attempt number 2 of hat pictures... I took my hand off my little person to pull the hat off! But didn't drop the little person OR my barn that I'm holding:)

One year

One Year ago - Dave and I ventured to the hospital for the first of 3 times before Kaitlyn finally decided to come. Here we are, all packed up - last family of 2 picture - taken by the Paynes of course:)

Little did we know that we would be sent home after a few hours of monitoring to time contractions for the entire day - only to end up back in the hospital overnight - released AGAIN the next morning until our FINAL trip find them admitting us around Midnight on the 14th.

As we get ready for our First Birthday celebrations, I will be posting flash back pictures as well as her final monthly Care Bear Picture - how sad:(

Christmas with Grammie and Grampie

I have a new best friend.....

His name is Mickey!!

I got a little people doll house that makes noise

I'm not so sure about this talking Elmo Live thing... I want to carry it around with me, but it's kinda heavy - but he makes me laugh and smile... I think I'll keep him!

Grammie and Grampie left Maine during a snow storm to have Christmas with us and they got here on Grammie's birthday. We have been having a good time hanging out, except that I'm teething and SUPER cranky... Hopefully tomorrow I will be nicer and more fun to be with!
Happy New Year Everyone!

Updates

Teething, Teething, Teething means cranky, cranky, cranky. She is having trouble sleeping at night so we took her to the doc to make sure she didn't have an ear infection and she's all clear - so the doc said it's probably just teething and should be over soon!

Grammie and Grampie are stuck in Maine because of snow so our Christmas with them has been pushed off - hopefully the snow stops so we can all visit!

Jackie came to visit us twice this week for board games and some Super Mario Wii action and mommy and daddy to Build a Bear and I really could have cared less! But, they made me a lady moose named Molly and slowly I'm starting to get to like her!

Mommy and I are over our colds but now daddy seems to have a little one, so let's hope it goes away FAST!!!!

I am walking around like a professional. I only crawl if I have to get to something to help me stand back up and I'm not even that wobbly anymore!

Here is the special dinner daddy made for mommy for New Years Eve... MMMMMM Steak and homemade herbed frites!

Here I am in my hot tub!!! Mommy and Daddy say they hope they get to give me baths in the sink FOREVER cause our bathroom is small and it will be heard to give me baths in the tub!

See you all soon! Hope you are having a great weekend!