Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Pitiful pitiful Gboo





You know, we've had more than our share of colds this winter. Try 5. That's a conservative estimate. Feels like we finally get Greta (and us!) over a cold and another one heads our way a week later. Ugh. I've tried to be a good sport about it, but it is getting really old.


So, we're yucky sick again (we're=mommy & Greta....though mommy has mastered the art of blowing her nose so it's not as obvious that she's sick) and hopefully over the worst of it. There were soaring temps over the weekend that kept mom & dad on their toes, but we seem to be over the fevers. Shew. Now if we could just shake the snots & the coughs we would be in business. I'm posting (against my better judgment) a few sickypoo Gretaboo pictures for your viewing.....pleasure? Before you are tempted to scold us on our blog: We DO wipe her nose often; I KNOW she should not be watching TV (but bored limp dishrag leaves us few entertainment options- and Baby Einstein has a dog puppet on it which goes over BIG in our house); and I KNOW that red popsicle stains. Other comments are of course welcomed. Especially if they are comments offering to take our little snotster and make her well.

Monday, January 14, 2008

Greta is one year old today!









We've been sitting around for the last few days thinking about how amazing it is that Greta has been in our life for the last year. In some ways it feels like she's always been with us....and in other ways we remember the day she was born as if it had just happened. We remember the funny poop stories, the first time she smiled at us, her first go at rolling over, the first time she slept through the night (cheer!), her first set of big girl shoes, her first steps, her first Christmas and now her first birthday. It's been an amazing year and we are grateful for all the love and support that has surrounded our little family.




We had a monkey party to commemorate our little monkey's first birthday...enjoy these pictures of Greta's happy birthday bash in Minnesota. Happy Birthday Greta-Boo!

Sunday, January 6, 2008

Happy New Year from the New Walker!

Well....she's been working at it for several months. But yesterday- Jan 5th- Greta finally took her first steps. She is very proud of herself. She still needs quite a bit of encouragement to chose walking over crawling, but she is making some attempts to walk all on her own now. Yes folks, we have a toddler. 1 week before her 1st birthday! Enjoy watching her doing some of her first walking here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD_-ylbo09I
Happy New year!

Gboo's AL Birthday Party






Lucky girl....for her first birthday she gets not one, but TWO birthday parties. No wonder she's a bit spoiled! While we were in Alabama, Grandma planned an early party for Greta and our Birmingham relatives were kind enough to drive up and celebrate with us. It was a fantastic day...though she didn't know why she was the center of attention, Greta certainly enjoyed the lime light. Check out her first experience of cake. Uh-oh....we have a baby with a sweet tooth on our hands!

More Christmas photos






I'm having a hard time weeding out photos....so I'm posting a bunch! Enjoy