First St. Patrick's Day 3.17.2012

Dear Conor,

We celebrated your first St. Patrick's Day by having a party the day before with your Tuesday Group friends.  The party was hosted by Carter and his mom and they went all out with lots of fun toys to play with, rainbow themed foods and an awesome craft project.

Telling Mom to hurry up and get dressed so we can go!

When we got to the party many of your friends were already there and were very excited to see you!  It is always a joy to see you interact with your friends!

Baby B: 8 months old looking up at you

Playing with Baby N and Baby C:  loved seeing all the babies in green!

Sitting with Baby N's Mom

You and Carter

Practing Tummy Time

Independent Play

Your Art project - and bring home gift!

Your art project was a footprint shamrock.  You smiled when the cool feeling paint was put on you little feet.  We only made one little shamrock but we might have to do something like this for your family members someday soon.  Your friend Carter made each party guest a special magnet.  We came home and put your magnet on the fridge!

Since you didn't get much of a nap you were pooped by 6pm and asleep by 6:30pm.  You slept until 9pm and then went right back to sleep after a quick snack until 1pm where you resumed your normal night routine.  Seeing you this tired and having so much fun with your friends reminds me that it is important that I continue to make time each week for you to interact socially with your peers. 

Saturday was the real St. Patrick's Day and it was a day for me, you and Hunter to hang out at home while Daddy worked.  I took that time to take photos of you and Hunter (they all look photoshop-ed because Hunter is still a little leery about getting to close to you).

Celebrating the day right from the start with green jammies and a green diaper!

Excited that it is all about Irish today!  Hunter is not so sure about your movements!

As close as Hunter would get to your sour puss face :)

Hunter 3.17.2012

Irish from your toes to your 4-leaf clover binkie!

We had a great day just playing with your toys, practicing independent play while I did laundry and organized some of the house.

I can't wait to celebrate your next St. Patrick's Day with you - my little irish man!

xoxo
Mom

Six Months

Dear Avacado,

Six months . . . . that's what remains of your developmental journey in my stomach and our lives as a child-less couple.  Six Months. 

Six months can seem like an eternity.  It is the time it takes for Winter to turn to Summer.  It is the time that teenagers patiently wait through between getting their permit and their license to drive.  But, it can also seem incredibly short and when you are anticipating an event or the arrival of something (or someone) it can feel like not enough time.  Not enough time to get a room ready, to get a pair of first time parents ready, to visit with friends who might live farther away, to adjust schedules, and realize that in a mere 183 days - life as we know it will be forever changed.

Six months can seem like not enough time when we realize that three months have already passed.  However, we promised to take things day by day - Baby Steps I call them and by taking baby steps time will slow down (or at least we can pretend!).

In the last three months so much has happened.  In three months we (1) learned we were pregnant (2) heard your heartbeat for the first time (3) saw you via an ultrasound and heard your heartbeat a second time.  In three months you have grown from the size of poppyseed to the size of a lemon.  You have developed from a little zygote (basically a cell) into a tiny human complete with finger and toenails. 

Here you are at 13 weeks and  1 day:

See you in Six Months....

xoxo
Erin