December 24th, 2011

You started calling your brother "Peetie", which is close enough for me!

November 6th, 2011

You walked around the house saying "Oh shit. Oh shit. Oh shit." It sounded very close to "ocean" but was clearly "oh shit". Daddy called Nonna and told her that she has to take you to confession.

November 5th, 2011

You said your first two word sentence, "Hi Mama." Yay! :)

November 4th, 2011

You like to yell "AYA!" anytime we get near the karate studio.

October 28th, 2011

People love that you are going to be Rapunzel-from-the-end-of-the-movie for Halloween. I wish you liked wearing the headband, but that's OK.

October 1st, 2011

You like to stand on chairs and call us over, just so you'll get in trouble. You think it's so funny when we yell.

August 25th, 2011

You are seriously too stinking cute. :)

July 23rd, 2011

You took your first steps!

July 17th, 2011

There is some debate going on as to whether your first word was "up" or "out". I vote for the former.

May 30th, 2011

You figured out how to pull up on the furniture. And though the house is baby-proofed, it is not Peter-proofed. There are too many small toys around (legos, Super Hero Squad, etc.) so Mommy needs to take care of that asap!

We took you swimming for the first time and you loved it!!

May 4th, 2011

You are transitioning to the crawlers room. No more infant room! :( :)

May 1st, 2011

You did a great job going to Peter's friend's birthday party - stayed with me the whole time and didn't cry once!

You can now clap, wave, and blow kisses when asked. Maybe not in the right direction, but hey, it's something! :)

March 16th, 2011

You said Mama!!!! YAY!!!!

February 22nd, 2011

You woke up before your brother did. You were both in our bed, and you wanted him to get up and play with you, so you kept going, "Eh. Eh!" and batting at him, hoping he'd stir. When he finally did, you were so happy. :)


Once he was more awake, your brother played "This Little Piggy" on your toes. Except this was his version:

This little piggy had cornbread.
This little piggy made a house of straw.
This little piggy said, "Hi. My name is Piggy."
This little piggy said, "Hi."

When I asked him the last little piggy didn't go to market, as per usual, he said, "Because he was busy."

February 17th, 2011

You smiled at me and then fell asleep.

February 14th, 2011

You got valentines from your "friends" at school. Not sure how that works, since you're only 8 months old.

February 9, 2011

Your uncle likes to bark at you.

January 2nd, 2011

You got your second tooth! Also, Mommy started putting clips in your hair, and though they don't stay, you look adorable little girl!! :)