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…
So this little lady went right ahead and turned 22 months on us–on her Uncle Matt’s birthday, nonetheless! She has changed so much this month, turning into a little sponge. Repeating words. Telling us she can do it herself. Not wanting help. Stringing worlds together to make real sentences. Caring so much more about the people in her life. And remembering things so well! Her new favorite line?? I DO IT! This applies to putting on shoes. Socks. Her jacket….
On January 12, Vivienne Kathleen was celebrated in style! Joy and Lee threw the most wonderful Sip and See at Ed and Susan’s house. Holly helped with the baking and everything was just beautiful–there were so many sweet touches and it was great to have my friends and family gathered to met this little lady. We dressed her in the gorgeous handmade outfit from Raul’s mom, which Vivi received for Christmas: They decorated the mantle with this sweet banner and…
So Mike and I ended 2018 with two very important firsts for Caroline: her first haircut and her first rock concert. In that order! Vivienne came along for both, in true little sister style. Caroline’s hair had started looking a bit unkempt and I got a referral for Salam, a toddler girl hair stylist from a friend of a friend who has little girls in the area. So after nap time, off we went! Salam was busy so we kindly…