Bath Time

Caitlin used to hate the bath. She wouldn't cry, but she'd have this 'deer in the headlights' look throughout the entire bath. Now she can't wait to get in it!

Big thank you to my niece Mia for giving us her bath seat! Caitlin loves it!

Mother of the Year - Application Denied!

Well, it appears that my application to become the Mother of the Year for 2007 has been denied. It turns out you are not supposed to leave your 8 month old unattended while you load up the car for an outing. They might pick up a heavy toy, while you've left the house for that tenth of a second, and it could fall on their head and give them a black eye. Who knew?! When I entered the house and heard the screaming I wondered what could have happened and then I saw this within seconds:

The bottom of the right eye is the bruise from the toy. The top redness is actually a couple mosquito bites. In my defense to those Mother of the Year judges, I guess even if I was in the room I would have had to probably dive across the room and onto the floor in order to save her from this little incidence! Two days ago she got a hold of my earing and put it in her mouth. This child is going to give me a heart attack, I just know it!

Under Construction AAARRRRGH!

Yeah, it's a madhouse. New photos though. Construction schedule is as follows: 7:45am banging begins; 12:30pm banging stops; 12:35pm banging begins again; 7:00pm banging stops. 9:30pm dust begins to settle--Steve. (This is per Linda who calls every 18.3 minutes to keep me updated as to how much noise is bouncing through the house; how much sheetrock has been knocked off interior walls [yes really]; and how she wishes she were in...take your pick of Canada, Canada, or hmm let's see Canada).

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Egg Face

Caitlin loves feeding herself puffs, a type of baby cereal that melts in the mouth, so I decided to put cooked egg yolk in front of her to see if she would like it. Here's what happened:

Yup, she liked 'em! Notice how she is mushing them in one hand and shoving them into her mouth with the other? I tried feeding them to her with a spoon, because they were all over the place, but she only liked them when she got to feed herself. She's my little Miss Independent!

Caitlin and Megan

Caitlin had a play date this weekend with a friend of mine's daughter named Megan. Megan is only 2 weeks younger than Caitlin. These two girls might be friends for life, so it was great being able to photograph them playing together at 8 months old. It was great to see how they interacted, stealing eachother's toys and patting eachother's hair. They are both fascinated with hair right now. Caitlin yanks at mine all the time and my friend Michelle tells me Megan does the same thing to her.

My friend Beverely and I have been friends since around 1 and 3 years of age and we are still good friends. Below is a photo of us from her wedding. It would be great if dad would send me a photo of when we were kids and I'll post it here too. HINT HINT DAD!!! Maybe one day Caitlin and Megan will be at eachother's weddings too. You just never know...

STRESSED OUT!

My house is under construction right now. I'll take photos soon, when I find my sanity. This construction has me going bonkers! All I hear is continuous banging and sawing. Pieces of wall have been coming off the inside of my house! I've had to leave the house so that Caitlin is able to nap. It's nuts! Also, so far rotten wood and termite damage has been found during this re-siding of the house process. Great...we're only on day 1!!!

Caitlin Discovers Gold!

Caitlin discovered her toy box this morning. She was playing in front of it and all of a sudden her little arm reached over and pulled the box onto her lap. There was no stopping her after that! She was like a kid in a candy store. She'd see a toy, pull it out. See another toy, pull it out.... and so the story or "Storey" goes....