Bailey's first bug encounter

Sorry, no pictures here, but Bailey just had her first encounter with a bug. Unfortunately, it was a wasp. We had our spring service on our AC and I think the wasp flew in when the door was open. I was sitting at the table eating lunch and Bailey was over by the slider door, sitting and playing on the floor. I looked up and saw something fly up away from her. I thought it was outside. Then she looked at me and started crying. Red face and tears. She had probably tried to grab it while it was on the floor. I don't know if it stung her - I searched her exposed skin and didn't see anything that looked like a sting. Guess I'll just watch her.

We are going this afternoon to pick-up Grandpa from the airport. He is in town for a short visit and to help watch Bailey while we pack the house...then Bailey and I will fly back with him to Boise.

Rita's Last Day

Rita is our babysitter that has come to our house since mid-October to care for Bailey while I have been at work. She has been so wonderful for Bailey. When Rita comes inside and Bailey see's her, she gets a big smile on her face and starts kicking her legs as I hold her. She takes her on walks, to the park, reads to her, and plays with her. Rita, we thank you for all you have done for our little girl and you will definitely be missed, but not forgotten.

Text Message from Daddy

"I love you and b. I would love to spend the day with my girls. Daddy"
Got this message from TJ today. So cute. He was hoping to get out early but their first case got bumped to the second case so everything is delayed. That's a common situation at WMC.

Easter Sunday

Happy Easter! We put Bailey in this cute seer-sucker, spring dress from Great-Grandma Thompson. She looked so cute! She had trouble crawling in it though, as her knees would go up and keep her pinned down as she tried to go forward. We took some family pictures, then changed her into pants for her Easter egg hunt. She crawled around and found the eggs. TJ put little stars in them and we would open them for her and she would pick it out and eat it, then move on to the next one. Check out the video.

Bailey Stands Up!

Bailey surprised me today when she was over by the gate at the top of the stairs.  Susie was downstairs doing some laundry, and Bailey was trying find her.  She went over to the gate and got up on her knees like she usually does.  Then she just stood up!  I yelled for Susie and she came up the stairs and said, "Bailey!  You are standing up!"  She just grinned.  She stood there for a couple of minutes, then gracefully sat down like she had done it a hundred times before.  She is growing up fast!

Into Everything!

Bailey has really got this crawling thing down. She was home all day with Susie yesterday, and was all over the place getting into anything she could reach. She seems to like the stereo, and things in baskets. We have to be a bit more attentive now when watching her, but it is fun to see her explore and discover.

The Boys are Chasing Bailey Already!

Our friends from Greenwich came over yesterday with their baby John. Ari and Adam went to school in Missoula, Montana. And Adam grew up in American Falls, ID. Small world. Anyways John was VERY interested in Bailey. He is 7 days younger than Bailey and crawling as well. As soon as we set them down across from each other, John crawled over to Bailey and started grabbing her shirt. The kinda freaked Bailey out, but she got over it. The second time John started chasing her, Bailey started running. She turned toward me for rescue. You can see that John managed to get a hand full of pants though. I guess Bailey has a new boyfriend! He is a cute little guy.

Spring is Here!

The weather is finally "warming up" here in CT. It was almost 60 degrees out yesterday. Susie is working this weekend, so it is just Bailey and me. We had a fun day. I took her to the park near our house. We sat on a blanket and played with some toys. She was very interested in some kids learning how to play tee-ball. She spent most of her time watching them run around. I thought that she might be afraid of the grass, but she wasn't. She crawled off the blanket a couple of times and stuck her hands right in the grass and dirt.

Uncle Scott and Tia Jenn visit us in CT

On March 25th, Scott and Jenn came to visit us in Stamford, CT. They took the train up from Princeton, NJ where Jenn's brother lives. We had a nice time. We took them to our favorite sushi place, Egane. We like it there because it is always empty and Bailey can make a lot of noise and not bother anybody. Not that she does though. After that, we went home and put Bailey to bed and watched American Idol. The next day, they went into NYC for a couple of days. Thanks for visiting us guys!

Crawling on the First Day of Spring

Well, our little girl is mobile now. She has crawling pretty much down. She has been trying to crawl for the past few weeks, and on the first day of spring she figured it out. Now she is crawling all over the place and getting into everything. It is a lot of fun though. It makes Susie and I feel good to come home after a long day at work and see our little girl crawl toward us and want to be picked up. It just melts the heart.