When is it going to be spring?

"When is it going to be spring? I wanna go outside!"

"OK - I'll just settle for crawling around the house again..."

One year doctor's appointment

Caroline got a clean bill of health from the doctor at her one-year appointment. Yeah!!!
She continues to be a little peanut...18 lbs (5 - 10 percentile) and 29 3/4 inches (50 - 75 percentile).

Despite being small, she's actually a great eater. She eats all kinds of meats, vegetables, and fruits. Here's a good tip I learned from another Mom from our Gymboree class - buy Chunky vegetable or vegetable + meat soup to feed your toddler. You heat up the soup as normal, and then just drain out the liquid. You're left with a variety of tasty cooked vegetables and soft meats. Caroline LOVES them!

Grandma's pictures from the party

Pictures from Caroline's first birthday

Growing with Mr. Bear on her first birthday

Caroline Elizabeth turns one!

Commentary from the birthday party...

We're going to have a party for my birthday?

Wow...fire.

Are you sure about this Grandpa?

Hey...who are you calling princess?

Cool! New toys!

Why God makes babies cute...

Why does God make babies so cute? Because there are days when you are just trying to change a diaper, and because of squirming, kicking, and the luck-of-the-draw, disgustingly stinky poop sometimes ends up on the legs, back, stomach, etc. of the baby, in addition to the changing table, the pad, the onesie, the sleeper, your hands, and miscellaneous other fun places. And when all you are trying to do is run the bath water to make sure all the poop has been cleaned off, you find a puddle of something on the bathroom floor by the tub that you know isn't bath water.
So...potty training starts when?

Happy Valentine's Day!

Is there anything more peaceful than a sleeping babe?

Someone has discovered mama's nailpolish...

2 + 1 + 1 makes 4

"And just what is this?" you may ask.
Well, it is a picture of Caroline's new baby brother or baby sister!

Lindsay is pregnant with number two!
This is an ultrasound picture from several weeks ago, so the baby is even more developed now. We're expecting the big arrival in mid-August. We're thrilled!

First trip to Florida

We took the "boo" on her first plane ride on a trip to Florida. The weather, unfortunately, didn't exactly cooperate the way we wanted it to. It poured rain the entire first day, and then the next 3 days were cold (cold for Florida, that is - in the 40s and 50s). On the day we left, the sun came out and it turned out to be a beautiful day. We were able to get out into the sun for a bit before we left. We took Caroline to the beach where she joyfully played in the sand and crawled around like a little bandit collecting beach booty. We (a.k.a Kevin) took her swimming in the pool. Here are some pics from the trip...