time flies

I was looking back at my posts...  Just two months ago, Evey was learning to sit up.  Now she is on the verge of walking!!!!!!  It's crazy!  The learning curve is soooo steep!  Mine will never, ever be as steep as hers. 

One more picture for the road...

the new shoes payed off

It's been a week with the new shoes.  I didn't think things would happen this quickly.

Check out this video (sorry it's on it's side, can't figure out how to flip):

That's not even the best of it.  She can stand up on her own, without any help!  Jessie was AMAZED yesterday to see her baby sister standing up on her own two feet!!!  

Walking can't be that far away now...

I need to baby proof and get some baby gates... Oh God!

Baby's got some new shoes

It was time...

Time for some real shoes...

We have hard wood floors.  Evey is 11 months old and not crawling - she's trying like hell, but with the floors, it's impossible!  She slips all over the place.  So I took the plunge.

Now, in my defense, I've always been told that babies need good shoes.  So I went to a baby/toddler/kid shoe store.  I almost had a heart attack at the price.  But ALL the shoes were expensive!!!

These are the ones I chose.  I like them (1) they are not pink (2) I would wear them (3) they are super cute.

The good news is that Evey is WAY more mobile now.  Forget the crawling, she's pulling herself up on anything and everything.  She won't be a crawler, she'll be a walker.  My best guess is that she'll be walking in a month or two.

Now for the only downfall.  The price...  62$

I know I payed too much.  Next time I'll go to Globo - now that I know how to size her.

No comments from the peanut gallery, okay?

Will vacation ever be fun again?

Barry is on paternity leave.  We decided that before he starts his new job that we should try and get away for a few days.  Last time we went away, it was a disaster.  Evey was 6 months old, didn't want anyone but me and I was at wit's end by the end of the week.  Now that she's older, I figured it would be different.  She was different, more pleasant, but Barry still doesn't understand...  Any mom knows that a baby has a schedule.  Eating at this time, nap at this time, play at this time.  Most dads have NO idea about what the schedule is.  Most dads don't know how far they can push their child before the levy breaks.  Barry once again proved this.

I can hardly stand being in the car for 3 hours straight.  Imagine a 10 month old?  No kidding she's cranky, dumb ass!   Shopping for 4 hours...  I don't think so!  

Needless to say, the mini-vacation was not what I was looking for.  I, once again, would have preferred to stay home.  Besides, we didn't do much.  We went to Portsmouth, Maine.  Not too much to do there - be warned if you are in the area.  Cute stores, but not for a mom on a maternity leave budget.  It was nice to see the beach, I must say.  That was the highlight for me, I wish we could have stayed longer, but it was cold and windy.