Big Girl Bed

We were always amazed that we have such an active, daredevil child and yet she hadn't ever even tried to climb out of her bed. Well, it only took time and Sunday was the day that all our thoughts came true. Alahna was super cranky and didn't want to take a nap. I told her to go to sleep and walked out of her room, expecting that she would fall asleep eventually. After a half hour of playing then wining, the crying got much louder. I didn't hear a thump, so I'm pretty sure she didn't fall, but the crying was louder, because she was standing at her door!! I went up to check on her and much to my dismay the day came,she successfully climbed out of her crib. I had been fearing this day, because she is such a good sleeper and very consistent. I was worried that she wouldn't ever go to bed and she'd be up reaking chaos in her room every night. We didn't know what to do and tried to brush it off, like hopefully this doesn't become a trend. So when I went to put her to sleep for the night, she acted completely normal and then bam, 15 minutes later I heard those cries at the door! At that time, we didn't want to take the crib down and get the toddler bed out of the garage, so we put her mattress on the floor. She wan't having this and needless to say I was a long night! She eventually cried long enough that she decided the matress wasn't that bad. The following day Eric put her toddler bed together and she was actually pretty excited. She still cried herself to sleep but the time period got a lot better and the last few nights she has actually stayed in bed after saying good night and falls asleep! Thank God that it wasn't a long lived battle. She looks like such a big girl sleeping in a bed! Oh the little things that you hang onto as a parent of your first.

My baby is two!!

Alahna turned two on Thanksgiving this year and what an amazing way to remind us of how thankful we are! I still can't believe how fast the last two years have gone. I've heard so many cliche sayings from parents, but until you are one, you really don't know that they are so true. Time does go fast, but what a blessing it is. It's hard for me to remember back to each baby stage, because we are in the fast paced life of a toddler now. I am constantly reminded about how much love I have for this little girl. I seriously never knew I could love someone as much as when I became a mother. Thank you for all the wonderful memories and the adventure to come, Alahna. We love you!!



We had a small party in Chicago on her birthday and another one in PA when we got home. There wasn't much of a theme, but Alahna said she wanted a "cat" for her birthday, so I made a cat cake =)

Family Pictures

We finally got some "formal" family pictures taken. One of our good friends is a wonderful photographer and captured some great shots of us out enjoying the beautiful east coast fall. These are also Alahna's two year old pictures. She has gotten so big. It's truely amazing!