Elmo at the Play group party
 

Our first trip to Rocks





We went to Rocks pver the weekend, to see the fall colors. Sydney was amazed with the big rocks!!! What fun!!


 

Sydney is WALKING!!!






Right after her first birthday party, Sydney began to really try to walk on her own. Over the next few days, she would do it only if no one was watching. I got an idea to see if she would chase something, and she did. Sydney got a "Spotty the dog" from Uncle Jeff, Aunt Julie and Danielle for her birthday. As long as I pulled the the dog, she would walk after it. Thanks guys!!! What a big girl!!! Now she is just on the go and having a ball. I used to be able to hear her coming and going, with that slap her hands would make on the floor. I have to wonder what she is up to when she is quiet, which is usually no good!! Now the fun really begins!!!
 

Beep Beep Coming Thru


 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
SYDNEY


On Saturday, we had Sydney's first birthday party. It was a great day to celebrate with the local family. Everyone had a great time especially the birthday girl. Sydney really enjoyed her presents and cake. It is so hard to believe
that a year has come and gone. No longer this little helpless infant, but a very independent toddler. She has become such a little person, with her own opinions and thoughts. What a big girl Sydney has become!!!

 

Shhhhh..........naptime

Since Sydney has gotten bigger, I have really come to enjoy naptime. She is a ball of energy, going everywhere and getting into everything. Plus, we have found our voice at all volumes and octaves. It makes for an interesting day!!! But it is naptime and I can start my day. It is naptime when I can do all of those thing I have been meaning to do for the day. It is naptime when I can get my hearing back; pick up all the toys that have been thrown around the living room. It is naptime when I can clean up the cheerios that were thrown during the course of the day, that the cats have not found. It is naptime when I can sit back and think about how much she grown up before my eyes. Yes, it is naptime and I can just be, because once naptime is over, we are full of ourselves and the fun begins all over again!!!

On Saturday, we were able to see Jeff, Julie and Danielle, as they passed through town on a family vacation. It was great to be able to spend time with all of them and watch the 2 girls interact with each other. Sydney and Danielle had a great time sharing toys, crawling around, and smiling for the camera. It was fun to watch how different and alike the 2 girls are. It makes you wonder what the next few years will bring for both of them. I hope they will be great friends and don't get into too much trouble together. I have a feeling, this is just the first picture of them conspiring to do something they are not allowed to do. Only time will tell!!!

Today Sydney is 10 months old!!!



I've been trying to write this all morning, but she is now walking around the living room holding on to everything and crawling forward with gusto, so I can't be far. I finally got a free moment while Sydney was napping and I was at a loss for what to say. Then from this little voice across the room, I hear a chorus of DADADA and this little smile peeking over the side of the playpen. I guess naptime is over. She has become such an interesting little person to watch and observe. Sydney has become very independent and inquisitive, wanting to do everything on her own without our help. No longer this helpless little infant who needed us for everything. If the past 10 months have been this amazing, what do the next few years hold in store for her

Today was such an amazing day to be outside enjoying the weather. Sydney and I went to the park today for a walk around the boardwalk and have some lunch, with a new friend we made. We all had a great time and Sydney got to swing for the first time. She really enjoyed it!!! Spring has finally sprung:)
 

Happy Easter

Love,
Sydney

The little things..............

Sydney began crawling forward on Friday, and began clapping yesterday. Who knew those 2 little achievements could bring a grown personto tears. When I look back at all of the firsts over her short life, I realize how much she has really changed. No longer this little thing that would just sleep and eat, but this little person who has demands, likes as well as dislikes, actions and words. When did Syd start reaching upwards to be picked up??? When did she learn her name?? When did I miss these suddle changes in her?? It all happened so fast, without any warning. It was like one day Sydney just woke up and knew how to do all of these things. I wish I could remember the days these little things happen so I could put them into that special place in my memory where all of her firsts go. Yet, these firsts will go into that other place where, I know she learned how to do them a certain month, but I won't be able to pin point the day, because it seems like she was always able to do it.

We have been doing swimming lessons with Sydney, and she is a natural. It is so interesting to watching her kick, as if she had been swimming for years. Sydney knows to hold her breath when she goes under the water, and splash just like the bath tub. She is a natural just like her Dad. It is really special to watch them in the water, they have a special connection, that is very unique. Not just father and daughter, but playmates for life. I'm just glad they include me every now and again. I really makes me so happy to do this as a family, because it is one of those memories that we will cherish always!!

As I sit here listening to a Baby Einstein video for the hundreth time this year, I can't believe how much Sydney has changed my life. I try to remember my life without her and it seems only a foggy memory, even though Syd is only 8 months old. I can still remember the day when I found out I was pregnant, after 3 years of trying and heartache. I can remember the first picture, the first kick, the first time I heard her heartbeat and I didn't even know if it was a boy or a girl. I just knew I was in love!!! From the first moment, I met Sydney I knew she had been the something missing from my life. She has become my world in such a short time!! I have watched her learn all of these stepping stone with such pride as if I accomplished them. I know there have been days when I wonder what have I gotten myself into, and then that smile comes over Syd's face, what ever it was seems to fade away to nothing. How can she do that??? All I know is that my life is better because of her!!