This tooth will be the death of me!

Just hit me in the head with a metal shovel.............PLEASE. Now I have dry socket, or so the dentist says without even seeing me. I can't go until tomorrow night because all they have are day appointments and I babysit so that isn't going to happen. I am just glad that I may finally have some relief, even if it is 2 weeks after the fact.

We had a great weekend. Saturday we went to a birthday party for the little girl I babysit for. She is one! I can't believe how fast babys grow. It is craziness. Gabby had a blast at the party. I normally let Mike be the "main caretaker" when he is home, just so he knows what it is like. After the party he was so tired from chasing Gabby around. If he only knew what it was like with two of them! It is so much fun, but I am dog tired by bedtime!

Yesterday we went to the Berlin Farmers Market, just for something to do. We didn't really buy much, just a hat for Gabby and some fruit and veggies! It was so hot and the whole time Gabby was in the stoller she was chewing on her feet (her new fav. thing). I love days when the three of us get to spend family time together. It is so nice. While sometimes I want to strangle Mike, I do miss him when he is working and we all know Gabby misses her Daddy!

Well here are some cute pics I took of Gabby today! Enjoy!

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Philadelphia Zoo

Today Gabby and I went to the Philadelphia Zoo with the little girl I babysit Rachel and her Mom Jen. It was a total blast! It was pretty muggy so I was sweating like a pig, but besides that it was fun. Gabby and Rachel didn't pay too much attention to the animals but did seem like they liked a few. Gabby is a total people watcher like her mommy. She could just sit there and watch people walk by all day long.

The best part of the zoo was the Treehouse. The girls LOVED it! Gabby was running all around like a mad woman! She actually walked up to a little boy who was about 5 years old and playing on the floor and pulled his hair. What am I going to do with her? I seriously have my hands full, but I love every minute of it! I can be a bit crazy so it is only fitting that Gabby be wild and crazy just like her mommy!

We spent about 4.5 hours there so when it was time to leave both girls fell asleep in their strollers and slept the whole way home! I can't wait to take Gabby back and hopefully next time bring Mike. He would get a kick out of watching her run around!

On non-zoo related news....before the zoo I was getting stuff out of the Jeep (stroller, carseat, etc.) to get ready to pack into Jens car. Well Gabby leaned back on the screen door and it opened and she fell out. She let out a little chuckle and I picked her up and she went on with her business. 2 accidents in one day and she is fine! I am pretty lucky! I always keep a good eye on her but it may be time for a baby leash (hahahaha).

Here are some pictures I took today at the zoo. I wish Gabby would stay still so I could get more pictures of her face not just her looking down. My camera has a delay and I always miss the great shot!

Escape Artist

Gabby has really be surprising me these past couple of days! She is doing so many things and most of them are just plain crazy! She is climbing like a champ and into things that I thought were way out of reach. This morning we did our normal routine only she had other ideas.

I fed her breakfast and then put her highchair in the living room and put on Noggin. I am not a fan of TV as the babysitter but a girl needs to pee and brush her teeth. So I ran upstairs to do my "normal" thing. Go to the bathroom and brush my teeth. Only this morning I didn't brush my teeth because I have a huge toothache and was waiting for the Tylenol to kick in. Thank god the routine was changed up and I was only upstairs for 2 minutes because when I walked down.....Gabrielle was STANDING on her highchair tray. I never strap her in because I am usually there with her and thought there was no was she could get out with the tray being so close to her chest. It scared the crap out of me. I ran and caught her before she feel.

Moral of the story...straps from now on!

I want to start updating daily with photos for those of you who don't get to see my little one on the regular but I am already falling behind.

Off to the zoo! Will post more photos tonight!

Meet my daughter!

I am going to start just blogging daily but I feel like my blog is so empty. No pictures of "My Pumpkin Butters", so here she is!

Hanging by Grandmom and Grandpops pool!
Just a day at the park with MomMom!

Gabby's First Birthday!

Gabby's First Birthday!

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Father's Day Eve

The weather today was terrible. It rained so hard I didn't even want to leave the house, but when it finally slowed down a little we ventured out to purchase a baby item. Okay so maybe it isn't a "baby" item. It is more of a "big girl" item. We bought Gabby a potty chair. I know she is only 13 months old and maybe it is kind of early, but she seems so interested when I am using the bathroom that I thought, what the heck. Well.....lets just say it didn't go well.

I figured whenever I went to the bathroom I would take her with me and put her on the potty. Also before and after the bath and just see how she does. Well the first time we tried Gabby wouldn't even sit on the potty. She is a crazy girl. Running, climbing, running, running, that is pretty much all she does. Getting her to sit still long enough for a diaper change is a huge chore (hence my reasoning for the early potty). So once I am done I just put her diaper back on and we go downstairs. I talked about the potty the whole time, how it is for pee and poop and how mommy is using the potty. She didn't care, she thought it was fun to just open and close the lid and try to stick her hand in the bowl. I told her dirty. She laughed.

The second try was during bath time. I set her on the potty while the tub was running hoping the sound of the water would make her go. This time she sat a little longer only to jump up, run to the side of the tub and pee all over the floor. Then I picked her up and put her back on and said "pee on the potty". She jumped up again and I figured that was it and I would just put her in the tub. Well as soon as I went to pick her up she starting to pee all over the floor again. So we are going to try sitting on the potty with the diaper, just hanging out while mommy goes for now. I am in no hurry, just think if she shows interest go for it. Well now she has no interest.

She amazes me everyday. I mean after I put her to bed I sit and think about how much she has changed since the day she was born and how much she has learned in the past 13 months. She just plain amazes me. I am so blessed to have such a great girl.

My first attempt at blogging.

Welcome to my blog! I am new at this but after checking out other blogs I really think it is something I want to start. Warning.....I am no writer, I never liked writing, I never wanted to be a writer, I can't spell, I suck at punctuation, I suck at grammar, I just plain suck, but here goes nothing.

I wanted to start this blog as something that I will have to remember every moment of my life with my husband, Michael and my 13 month old daughter, Gabrielle. I totally failed at keeping up with her baby book and I thought this would be a great way for us to look back and remember all of the good times!