Christmas 2010

Monkey's first Christmas was a bit out of the ordinary because Uncle Billy and Aunt Xela welcomed their little one on December 19, and my mom was in Philly to help them out. So we didn't have the typical Christmas at my parents' house. Instead, we celebrated Christmas with our relatives nearby and enjoyed the company of lots of cousins and aunts and uncles and Grampa!

And a good time was had by all!

Order? Bah!

Aaaaaaand my kid has decided to start walking. No idea how to crawl. No idea how to put herself into sitting. And yet she's pulling herself up to standing and shuffling along the coffee table. Why am I unsurprised that she has to do things the hard way and entirely out of order!?

Still catching up

Another pre-dated post, with just a few pics of the little one through the end of 2010.

Grampa Speaker!

Ellie took her Grampa out to dinner tonight to help him celebrate this fantastic achievement of a majority in the House of Representatives, and his path to Speaker. But she forgot her wallet so he had to pay. She still says, "Congratulations Grampa Speaker! We are so proud of you!!"

First Halloween

Some pics of BC's first Halloween. My precious baby girl.

Teething squared

My poor child has been teething. And not just teething. Teething both top front teeth at once. And not just that. They're Batchelder teeth.

Poor child.

Batchelder teeth. In adult form. 

Let's hope she doesn't start growing the eyebrows next.

Sleeping Update

I would like to report that, on September 10, 2010, my child slept nine hours for the first time. 6 months was maybe longer than I would've liked to wait, but I can't really complain!

And by September 29, she slept three nights in a row for 8 hours or more. Unheard of!!

Let's see how long this lasts . . .