Tales from the Crib

This morning I walked in to find Brylee SITTING UP in her crib rather than lying in one of the many other flat on her back/tummy positions she normally is in. Apparently her mini daily workouts have been helping her build enough strength to finally pull herself up to sit. A part of me was excited for this new milestone, but the other part of me realized how much closer she is getting to becoming mobile. Time to dust off those running shoes because I have a feeling I am going to need them pretty soon.

What time is it...who cares, time to PLAY!

As I sit here and type this at 11:45pm, Brylee seems to think it is a new day and time to greet it with a smile and lots of giggles. Sorry child, but this tired mama cannot share in your enthusiasm as she didn't just wake up from a nap (or what should have been the start to night of slumber). How do you scorn a baby for keeping you from your beauty sleep when the smile on her face is enough to brighten the darkest of nights? The answer is, you can't. You just suck it up and give her lots of hugs and kisses and hope she gets sleepy again soon since you don't have the luxury of taking naps all afternoon tomorrow. I am just glad to have these fun moments with her before she grows up even if it costs me a good night's rest. Hopefully the rest of you are getting some shut-eye so I can enjoy it vicariously through all of you! Alright, I am off to try and put baby to bed...goodnight ritual, Take II.

Smiles for Mia

A visit from Mia

Mia
came to visit this week and Brylee and her played the entire time. It was
so much fun watching the two play together and we wish there weren't so many
miles between us. Brylee figured out how to play pass-the-ball with Mia
and tried very hard to figure out crawling. She tried to let Mia know her hatred towards orange foods, but mean 'ol mama intervened and made sure she gobbled up every bite. Next visit with Mia is in June and we can't wait to show her all the new things Brylee will be doing by then!

Happy Love Day!

Brylee celebrated her first Valentine's Day and brought all kinds of love to this holiday. We enjoyed a nice evening out while Brylee played with her Auntie Heidi and Uncle Peter.