Thursday, April 16, 2009

What's up Doc?

So the Easter Bunny visit didn't go over as well as Santa but can you really blame her? It's a huge rabbit, sitting on a huge chair, surrounded by a bunch of huge eggs ...kind of freaky, right? At first it was going good. She was smiling, looking at the bunny and then looking at me for approval. That happened twice until she finally realized the situation she was in! I scooped her up from the giant Easter Bunny and rescued her before a single tear streamed down her check. Now this only lasted maybe a total of 60 seconds but you would think the camera guy would of gotten at least one shot with a smile. Instead the best photo appeared to be just seconds after she realized what was going on but before the chin started to quiver.
Audrey is now 30 days shy of her first birthday. Mike and I look at her and no longer see a baby but a little girl growing up right before our eyes. She'll stand on her own for a short time and sometimes take a few steps if she's feeling really ambitious. She's pretty much given up baby food and has now been eating adult cuisines like grilled cheese, hot dogs, cheese and pastas. We're slowly replacing her bottle with a sippy cup and that seems to be going better than we had expected. At daycare she only drinks out of a sippy cup which means she's down to only 2 bottles a day.
We're looking forward to next month for her first birthday party, the arrival of her best friend Remi (...who still hasn't come out to play yet) and her new cousin Lola, and of coarse to the start of the camping season. Audrey's a happy camper!

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Go Spartans!

Audrey was sportin' her MSU gear on Saturday (Thanks Aunt Shirley and Uncle Doug) and even though she couldn't stay up to see them win she was really excited to hear that they had advanced to the finals. Go Spartans!

Some quick Audrey updates:

*She climbs on everything which means she falls a lot. Most the time she just gets back up and starts all over again but there are a few falls here and there that need a little TLC repair.

*She said her first word the other day while looking out the front window with her dad. He likes to show her the cars going by while he narrates. After he pointed out yet another car she finally repeated him. So her first actual word (used in context anyway) was "Car". Her dad was so proud.

*As we've blogged before, she loves her baths however she's recently made them more challenging for me. Since she's started to stand that's all she wants to do and it's not easy to stand in a slippery tub. Explain that to a 11 month old! Needless to say, bath time has been cut short these days.

Now we're just waiting for the arrival of baby Remi. We're so excited and anxious for the arrival of Audrey's best friend!