Caroline’s last day of daycare was on Friday, March 15th. It was so sad to end our time at such a wonderful school, made even worse by the fact that I was sick in bed with a stomach bug and didn’t even get to say a proper goodbye to her amazing teachers on her last day. (I went the following week when Caroline was at her new preschool. I just had to thank these amazing ladies for all the love,…
So we celebrated Caroline turning two with an ‘In TWO the wild’ party that was quite a grand fete! I had a great time planning this once I settled on the theme, which I selected simply because it was so fun. Toddlers wearing giraffe headbands? Um, yes please! It was a last hurrah before I went back to work, right as Caroline ended her time at CCCC, and right before our au pair arrived. Big changes were on the horizon…
So Caroline turned TWO on March 14th and if you ask her how old she is, she will tell you, “too much!” Which pretty much sums up how we feel about our sweet girl. She is loving and sassy and mischievous all at the same time and I just love spending time with her. She is an adventurer—Caroline loves going fast on the boat, high on the swing, and generally with this girl, the more bumps the better. On the…
In late February, we found ourselves unexpectedly back on a plane, Florida-bound! It was just the girls and me this time. Unfortunately, Mike had to head to Boston to tend to his sick dad. I was worried about taking care of both littles while he was away, so after a quick call to Matt and Tommie asking of it was OK to crash with them for a bit, I booked tickets and scrambled all day long on a Saturday to…
Vivi Kate turned three months old on February 22 and we celebrated by going to Florida and taking her inaugural plane trip! At 3 months old, Vivi is “talking” a lot, cooing, waving her hands around, and showing off her tiny dimple when she makes big smiles. She spends a little bit more time awake, and when she does, she is content to look at the world around her and talk to herself. But who are we kidding–most of the…
A year ago, when the WAIFWYP Old Girls were enjoying the spaaarty in Scottsdale, we decided we needed a big gathering…with partners and kids and all the mayhem that come with both. We settled on Florida and we selected St. Pete Beach (and specifically, The Alden) as our destination. And in no time, the time had come for this trip! MIke and I decided to go down a few days early since I was on maternity leave, so we could…
Well Caroline went ahead and turned 23 months old–on Valentine’s Day! What could be sweeter? It is hard to believe she is only a month away from TWO. Caroline is getting more independent, more sassy, more defiant, and more opinionated. She is also getting more adventurous, confident, funny (she even tells ‘jokes!’), and affectionate. She loves to be outside, climbing and playing and running from playground toy to playground toy. She does not even mind the freezing February weather! Here…
So every now and then at the Spead house, we all sleep in too late and Caroline misses daycare breakfast, which is served promptly at 9 am. I don’t mind! Hey, I will take a toddler who wakes up at 8:30 any day over one who wakes up at 6:30. I am NOT a morning person so this is fine by me. Not to mention Vivi has just started sleeping though the night, but not consistently, so there are nights…
So our Vivi Girl turned two months old on January 22 and we celebrated by getting a bunch of shots at her 2 month checkup. The good news is that now she can fly on airplanes without fear of her getting sick, but it is still hard to see her suffer from the shots. She had a great checkup and is a healthy little girl. The pediatrician remarked that her head and neck were incredibly strong and that she had…
Caroline has officially transitioned to her new Big Girl room! Mike and I spent the last few days of his paternity leave going to IKEA, putting together furniture, setting up the space, and putting the finishing touches on the room. Then on Sunday afternoon, we did a Big Reveal…and she loved it. We were a tad bit worried that she would miss her old room and would keep going in there, but nope. She understood right away that the new…