A Thanksgiving Family Picture

After our dinner at Egane in Downtown Stamford, we decided to get a family picture while we were all dressed up. Bailey was so patient during the multiple attempts at getting just the right shot. She just grinned at me as I ran back and forth between the camera and the fireplace using the self timer on the camera to get the shot.

Sweet Potatoes on Turkey Day

Oh man...this was a lot of fun. Bailey's first "real food" besides the cereals was sweet potatoes. Boy did she like it! Being that today is Thanksgiving, we figured that it was fitting to give her a traditional turkey day dish. She gobbled it right up. It is fun to see her reaction to new tastes. She gets a serious look on her face at first. Then she relaxes after she realizes that it is a good taste. Then she gets excited and starts looking for the spoon.

I love the orange mustache. She is such a cutie.

Happy Turkey Day

It's Turkey Day! Susie and I are thankful for our healthy little girl and our beautiful little family. Bailey has made such a wonderful addition to our lives. We don't know what we would do without her.

Susie and I both have the day off. We are laying low today with Bailey. We baked cookies, watched football, went for a nice walk in the park, and went out for Sushi. No cooking today for us. Just relaxing. It is nice to have a day off with the family. Next year we will be able to celebrate Turkey day with the whole family in Boise. We can't wait!

It's Oatmeal Time!

We have been giving Bailey solid food for a month now starting out with rice cereal. She did pretty good with the rice, but you could tell that it wasn't her favorite thing to eat. The gagging kinda gave it away. But now we have moved on to oatmeal. She likes it a lot better. It must have more taste that the rice cereal because she gets excited about eating now. It is fun to see her attack the spoon and take big bites! She hasn't been spitting as much of her food out lately, keeping more of it in her mouth and belly, not on her bib. Next will be orange colored veggies on turkey day. That will be fun!

Nap Time with Daddy

Bailey and I took a great nap the other day. We turned some classical music on and curled up on the spare bed in her room while mom went to the grocery store. We had a nice little 45 minute snooze.

The Stamford Balloon Parade

On Sunday, we took Bailey to the annual Balloon parade in downtown Stamford. The balloons are old balloons from the Macy's Day Thanksgiving Parade in New York City. They have been retired from there and are now used in Stamford. There were about 30 of them there.

We walked from our condo, which was about a 25 minute walk. Bailey was all bundled up with a base layer of long johns, and then a main layer of fleece. She has a white fleece that is about 1/2" thick and very comfy. We then lined her car seat with a fleece blanket and put another fleece blanket on her. She wore her favorite pink hat from Ashley, and her sunglasses from Grandma. She was nice and toasty!

As for the parade, it was great. Bailey seemed interested in what was going on around her. The balloons did catch her attention as much as I thought that they would, but she still liked being outside with so much to look at. It was a lot of fun to take her to her first parade. We didn't stay until the end because it was about 34 degrees outside. Susie and I got cold, so we walked home. Bailey stayed warm the whole time though.

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Lil' Texter!!!

Here is Bailey today texting her Daddy.  He stayed at the hospital last night as he was on-call and operating until 1:30 AM!  She just wanted to tell him that she loves him, misses him, and that she and Elmo are waiting for him to come home to play!

Outback out, Tribeca in!!!

After I re-tweaked my back one month ago, we started discussing upgrading the 2005 Subaru Outback. Last weekend we test drove a 2009 Subaru Tribeca, and couldn't believe how we were getting Bailey in and out of the small doors of the wagon! I could get in the back seat of the Tribeca with Bailey and the car seat on my lap and didn't even have to duck my head! It was great! So, it was cheaper to lease than to buy, so we went for it and I picked it up today. It is a pretty sweet ride--TJ calls it bad ass. Leather seats, moon/sun roof, 6-disc CD changer in-dash, mp3 hook-up, heated seats. Very nice. And very new. Gotta love that new car smell!!!

Golden Shower!

Oh dear goodness! When TJ has been on-call and staying overnight at the hospital, I have been bathing Bailey at the kitchen sink so I don't have to bend over in the tub. A couple of nights ago, I had her on the counter on top of her towel, and I was getting her undressed and ready for the bath. I got her naked, and started tickling her belly with my hair. Since I got it cut shorter last week, I have to have my head pretty close to her belly. After a minute or so, I kept my head down while she put her hands in my hair. I had my eyes shut, and suddenly, I felt a wetness on my lips! I opened my eyes, and saw a stream of urine shooting up like a fountain! It died down just as fast as it started, and I realized she was peeing! I jerked my head up so fast and grabbed a burpie rag and placed it over her. When I looked up, she was smiling at me and her eyes were sparkling. All I could do was laugh and smile back and wish Daddy was there to see it.

Polka dots and Rubber ducks!

Bailey has been fascinated by my small collection of flannel/fleece pants. I have a pair of green jammy bottoms that have white snowflakes on them and she tries to grab them and put them in her mouth. I've been wearing some cream-colored jammy's with blue/green/pink polka dots and she stares at them, even when she's eating. It seems to be quite distracting to her!

We just can't believe how big Bailey is getting and the new things that we get to catch her doing. Last night as TJ was giving her a bath, we gave her the yellow rubber ducky to float around with her. She was leaning forward and trying to reach out to it with her right hand/arm. Well, she got it, and pushed it over to the left side of her body, used her left hand/arm to push it close to her body and she picked it up! We were so excited we were cheering for her and all she could do was try to put the duck in her mouth. EVERYTHING she grabs she tries to put in her mouth, and even things she doesn't grab, like her hands. She'll slobber all over them and jabber away and even growl. TJ and I smile and laugh and realize how lucky we are to have a beautiful, happy daughter who, when she smiles at you, melts your heart.