One Year Ago Today

It's just about 5:00 pm as I am writing this. One year ago today at 5:00 pm, my water broke. I was dusting our bedroom and "patiently" waiting for tomorrow - when we would go to the hospital around dinner time and they would induce labor. Mike was sulking on the couch because he had been helping me clean and something wasn't cooperating. I waited about 10 minutes to tell him that we needed to go to the hospital - hoping the mood would pass!

And so began almost 29 hours of labor. But we'll leave that story for another post.

Today at 5:00 pm, I am watching a flash of pink crawl at lightning speed around the livingroom, pulling up on everything, shredding the junk mail, chattering, and "helping" me type my blog. I can't wait to see what we are doing in another year.

So here is Fiona on her last day of being a "baby."

Humpty Dumpty Fall

Fiona started swimming lessons today. We ended the class with a "humpty dumpty fall" - where you put the babies on the edge of the pool and encourage them to fall into the water (and you catch them). Fiona was a bit hesitant the first time, but once she figured it out, HOOKED. We had around 15 humpty dumpty falls ... and she barely waited for us to get ready to catch her!

And one more picture - as a bonus ... a sweet smile while playing.

They Put the "Grand" in Grandparents

Fiona is so excited that it is grandparents day today, that she woke the whole house up at 5:30 this morning to begin the celebration. While Yogi, Mommy, and Daddy love Miss F's grandparents as well, they all felt that 5:30 was a bit unnecessary. The Bug persisted, however, so M and I took the opportunity to take part in another important event today. We watched the History's Channel's coverage of the 9/11 10th anniversary. It was a nice opportunity to reflect together and honor the memory of those lost.

For now, football has taken over the television and the little scooter (yes, that's right ... we are just starting to learn to scoot along the furniture [without braces on]) is down for a needed nap!

But we did take this picture today to send out love to Grandma and Grandpa N, Grandpa V, and Grandma and Grandpa J. Disclaimer: it is the best picture I could get. She does not stop moving for anything!

Hugs and kisses from the Little Bug!

Fancy Footwork

Today was the day. We got Fiona's AFOs. The timing is probably great because of all the pulling up that she has been doing lately. She wore them for about 20 minutes at the clinic and did fine. She got a little frustrated when she tried to pull up, but figured it out [good girl!].

She needs to wear shoes with her AFOs, so we headed to the shoe store tonight. It was a bit of a challenge because her feet are SO small, but Daddy rocks and found a cute pair of tennis shoes that weren't too big and fit over the braces (not an easy combo). After we found her shoes, she and Mommy trolled the big girl shoe aisles. You know, just in case. She kept pointing and saying "shoe" at every pair. I was giggling the whole time. I love that she knows "shoe" in context! My girl.

We also stopped by my office on the way home from the clinic to have a sippy cup of milk and a snack and do some emails (you guess who did what). She happily performed for my co-workers ... showing several of them her finger held up in response to how old she is (one) and she said "buh bye" for the first time. She thinks Mommy's work is a super fun place!

And finally, here are some pictures of her rocking her new footwear:

I'm tired and want to go to bed.
WHY is Mommy making me take pictures?!?!

Fine. I'll model just a little.

Her AFOs have ladybug "tattoos" on the back.

Standing Tall

Fiona is pulling herself up! It's so fun to watch. In the last few days, she's figured out how to pull up on her dinosaur, the couch, the music table, the DVD shelf, the coffee table, her crib ... yep, that's right. We almost made it to a year before we needed to lower her mattress. But the Little Bug had other ideas.

Here are a couple pictures of her new skill. Enjoy!

Sassing daddy