Vivian - 6 Weeks Old

Unbelievable to me that Vivian is 6 weeks old, and I am already half way through my maternity leave, and tomorrow is going to be 2011!!!!

The Highlights of the last 6 weeks include:

1. Finding out she's a GIRL

2. Introducing her to Violet

3. No trips to the ER

The Lowlights were/are:

1. Nonstop breastfeeding

2. Nonstop diaper changing

3. Screaming (her, not us) starting at dinnertime and lasting until bedtime

Milestone: Vivian's Smile

There were a couple questionable "social" smiles before this one, but yesterday was for sure a bona fide smile meant just for me. I know this because she smiled with her whole face.

Big and Little

Christmas Day

Cousin Stacy with Her son Jack and the girls

Cousin (and "God Sister") Katie with Violet

Dad and The Squeekquel

Christmas Tree at Tiemann Farm

The Cousins

Christmas Morning

Using the step stool Grandpa Robillard made to reach the train table

Playing trains with Dad

Eating the animal crackers Santa left in her stocking

Violet's stocking was HUGE!!!

Cookies for Santa

A thing about milestones

The thing about milestones is there are so many. I try to recognize and document the major ones, like learning to walk and talk, but lately I have noticed that there so many smaller ones that I don't want to forget. Like, I remember the first time Violet headed down the hall (on hands and knees) to play in her room all by herself. Before this she was always in arms reach. And I remember the first time I said "I love you" at bedtime and she said it right back.

On Christmas Day out at the farm I noticed another milestone. as Violet was playing with her older cousins she ran around with the pack of them and I didn't feel compelled to track her every move. She was old enough to take care of herself in a way. It was exciting to think about all the fun she and Vivian will have with the cousins - all of them just "being kids".

Stay tuned for many more milestones to be announced...