It's been hitting me lately how big D is getting. She's 18 months old, and fiercely independent! The other day I was changing her diaper, and turned to find her pants and when I came back she had grabbed her dirty diaper, walked over, lifted up the lid to her diaper pail and plopped it in! I was just so wrapped up in that moment, I could have cried (I might have teared up a little). It just hit me, how big she's getting. She helps me pick up her snacks she drops on the floor, pick up coat-hangers when I'm done hanging laundry. She tells me when her diaper is wet ( Pats herself and says BUTT! Meaning "Change my Butt!"). The other day we were watching TLC and there were babies on the TV, she toddled off and came back with her baby doll and rocked him and cuddled him and wrapped him up in a blanket. My little girl is getting soo big! And in case you couldn't tell I am having a BIG case of baby fever. So in lieu of that, let's have a view of D over the past 18 months...
This is our first year doing things as a family, really. Last year Danica was too little to really do much. And I was beyond excited for the falltime activities, including APPLE PICKING! We found a place nearby that sounded great, and took last Sunday for family day. And it was amazing! We picked 13 POUNDS of apples. Danica had a blast.
I was surprised there were any apples left on the trees but we had a good selection of McIntosh
They had a great old-fashioned swing I loved! There was also a newer swingset too
The apples taste great too! But nothing was better than spending the day with the family creating a new tradition :) And they have the best donuts I have ever tasted. Apple Cider, homemade on the premises.To give you a hint on how great the pricing was, we left there with a GALLON of their apple cider (with their apples in it) 13 POUNDS of apples, a Dozen homemade donuts and a little punkin for Danica. All said and done we spent less than $30! MMM! Now for the pies, Crisps, and Memere's homemade applesauce...
Well, after a bout of September-y weather the thermometer jumped back up to 100* but before it did, we had time to go out in the backyard and inspect nature. D loves anything to do with nature, leaves, grass, wind, etc. I also realized how great she looks in Sepia :)
ALL summer long I have been trying to get D to wear her "COOL DUDE" glasses. She hates sunglasses of any sort and would just take them off and throw them. Of course now that the weather is cooling off she wanted to wear them all night.
Sorry I've been MIA lately. It's been crazy at my house these past couple weeks. I just started working out of the house part time, and my Stepdaughter, L was up for the first visit ever! It's been a whirlwind. In addition, my peanut, D, got evaluated for Early Intervention for her gross motor skills and is going to be getting therapy. Just the little bit they did with her during the evaluation has jumped her skills tremendously! She went from not standing to standing every now and then, getting up from the floor to a standing position, and has even taken a few steps!! So here are some photos of our crazy month
D and L at the Childrens Museum in Boston. They had SO much fun together!
Swinging on the swings, yup, that's me pushing!
D showing off her new talent, and clapping for her. Yaaay! (I know she's in a sposie, YUCK!)
Now that the hectic-ness is hopefully over, the blog will be back on track!
