What a difference a haircut makes

I was uploading videos from my camera onto the computer when I came across this... it's just from a week or so ago, but obviously before I got Jenna's hair cut. We got so used to the rat tail that it was just a part of her, we never noticed it... but now that it's gone, looking back at this video, I realize just how ridiculous it was!!

Visit with Uncle Greg

Uncle Greg and Aunt Jessi live in Colorado, and Jenna doesn't get to see them nearly as often as we would all like. Every once and a while, Greg's job brings him passing through Maryland, and Monday night was one of those times. Here are a few pictures of Jenna playing with Uncle Greg, at 11 months old (Jenna's age, not Greg's... though sometimes I wonder!)

Jenna was super sleepy when we picked her up from daycare, and she was not going to cooperate for a picture... until daddy handed her a little piece of cheese :-)


Uncle Greg and Jenna playing with the animal figurines Grandpa got. Jenna loved them and can't wait to come back and play!


"What sound does a horsey make?? Naaaaaayyyyyy"


Here, Mommy, you want to play?


Sleepy Jenna with Grandpa... time to go home!!

I miss Jenna

There's an internal conflict that arises whenever the desire to maintain a "pre-baby, adult life" strikes. Tonight I'm going out to dinner after work with some law school friends (Hi Patti & Clare, if you read this!) I'm very excited to leave work when the work is done, not when the alarm goes off that daycare will close and Jenna will be out on the street (not really) if I don't leave NOW; go with friends to sit and get a drink and talk and catch up, etc... but in the back of my mind, I keep thinking to myself, "I won't see her tonight. I'll come home, and she'll be sleeping. It's a whole day of her life that I'll miss."

I'm sure in a few years, heck, maybe a few months, I wont' care, but for now, all I can do is look forward to spending time with my friends, know she's in her daddy's capable hands, and force myself not to "tiptoe" too loudly in her room when I get home... I'll see her in the morning and cover her in kisses. But for now, I just miss her!

My 11 Month Birthday and Max's 1st Birthday Party!!

I'm 11 months old today!! I can't believe that in one month, I'll be ONE!! I have really been changing a lot these last few weeks. I'm turning into a toddler right before mommy and daddy's eyes!! I walked clear across the kitchen over the weekend (granted mommy was bribing me with cheese) and I can stand for hours on end without holding on to anything. I'm much more aware of my surroundings and can make clear what I want... I'm a little girl now, not a baby!! Here are a few of my 11 month pictures (I don't like to sit still and pose with the sign)

(I still love ducks though!)

In other news...

Today was my friend Max's birthday party... hard to believe we ever looked like this:

And yet here we are today... (Carrie is holding us. She went to high school with our moms, and has known Max's mommy since they were our age... she flew all the way in from Florida to celebrate with Max!)

Max's mommy had a music lady come to the party... I've never been to a "class" before, and I had no idea what I was missing!! I tried to commandeer the event and kept going up to the teacher to tug on her shirt and play with her toys. I think mommy will sign me up for a class soon, after seeing how much I loved it!

She brought out bubbles and gave some to each kid to pop. I stood around looking up at the bubbles for so long that I got a lot of bubble solution in my eyes/hair, but I didn't mind, it was so much fun!

Oh, mommy asked me to post a picture of me from behind so you could see my grown up hair cut... no more rat tail!

We had so much fun this weekend!! Thanks to Max's mommy and daddy for putting on such a fun party. I hope mine lives up to it in just a few weeks!!

First Haircut!!!

It was long overdue, but it's still hard to believe she's so grown up!! As most of you know, Jenna's hair has been growing in a lopsided rat tail for quite some time... here's an old picture to demonstrate...

now that she's more "little girl" and less "baby" the rat tail was starting to draw some confused stares... it was time for a cut... neither Josh or I were quite ready to cut her hair, until we realized that hair clips were no longer a fashion accessory, but a necessity to keep the hair out of her eyes.

Here she is, strapped in and watching sesame street... Unfortunately this was the only picture I got, before my camera battery died :-(


She looks so neat and tidy and grown up now!! she has her boyfriend Max's birthday party tomorrow, so I'll post new pictures of her new haircut after that!

Back to normal!

From here on out, no more sad "sick" posts! Jenna is back to normal, and back to daycare (though she misses her mom mom and is very very grateful to have been with her all week). All posts from here on out will be happy, exciting posts full of Jenna's milestones!

YAY!!!

Guess who is officially keeping down food!!! Jenna cautiously ate some oatmeal this morning, and didn't look back!! She moved on to un-diluted formula midway through the day, and for dinner ate a normal jar of Earth's Best Split Pea and Carrot Soup (I know, sounds gross to me, too, but she loves it!) She inhaled it and cried for more when she was done. When it came time for bed, she drank her normal 4oz bottle and kept crying for more... whining as soon as the bottle ran low. I gave her more and more in little doses until she had drank 9 oz!!! she's never had that much in a single sitting in her whole life!!

And so far she's keeping it all down!! Poor kid must be starving after not eating/drinking for 5 days, but hopefully she'll wake up a strong, healthy little girl again!! I can't wait to see her stand on her own, rather than just plop down and hold out her arms to me! It's been nice having her be all cuddly lately (she's normally not a cuddler) but I'd trade anything just to see her happy and healthy!!