Easter 2012

We had a wonderful Easter weekend. It was four day weeknd full of activities. We started the weekend off with a trip to the Arboretum with my parents. Bridgette had a great time looking at the flowers, petting the animals, listening to the concert, having a picnic, running around, and posing for a few pictures. On Saturday we dyed eggs and B had a fun time playing in the water and watching the eggs change color. Sunday was a funfilled day with church with my parents and then dinner with Ketzle family. We had a wonderful dinner and B loved playing with her cousins. Bridgette also loved exploring her easter basket and having an egg hunt. She was more into opening the eggs to see what was inside than she was finding them. We ended our fun weekend with a playdate with Kai. B always has fun playing with her BFF!

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Finally, it is April!

The month of March has been a crazy one. It will full of doctor appointments, an x-ray, blood work and an ER visit. For those that don't know and care Bridgette had 3 weeks of loose stools. We started at our pediatrician and then were referred to a GI dr. We did an x-ray and blood work to hopefully find an answer. X-ray came back normal and blood work showed that B has a low blood count and her celiac count was low. Dr. is not sure what is causing all of this, could be a food allergy or celiac disease. B is back on a dairy free diet and is drinking a special formula. We are still in the waiting process and will probably be referred to a Food Allergist. I'm tired just thinking about it!

Last Tuesday B feel at daycare and spilt her lip open. Patrick came to the rescue and took her to the ER. After a 5 hour wait because they thought they were going to sedate her one of the doctors felt up to the challenge of doing it while she was awake. When I arrived they were stitching her up. She was not happy but they were almost done. 2 stitches later and we were on our way home. About an hour and a half passed and I notice that her lip seemed to be open again. Patrick looked at it agreed. This time I packed a bag of toys, diapers, cell phone charger, etc. After another 5 hour wait B finally fell asleep. 10 minutes after she fell asleep the dr was ready to stitch her up. B slept through the whole thing! 11:30 came and we finally had 2 more stitches and we went home to sleep. Patrick and I NEVER want to have to go through that ever again!

We ended our week with a play date with Caleb at the mall and the church's Easter egg hunt. B had a blast! I cannot believe how much B has grown and changed in 1 month. She loved waving at the Easter bunny but didn't like sitting in his lap. She wasn't sure what to do at the egg hunt but she eventually figured it out. She loved opening the eggs more than she did finding them.

Spring Break

Bridgette had a fun spring break. She and I went to visit some old friends in Knoxville, TN. We both survived the plane ride there and back. It was like wrestling an alligator, but at least it was a happy one. While in Knoxville Bridgette had a few firsts; a picnic, a trip to the zoo, and playing at a gym. She had so much fun playing with Garrett and Taylor! She started walking right before our trip which made everything more fun because she didn't have to crawl everywhere to experience everything.














When we returned to Dallas we had two play dates. On Friday we went to Caleb's house to play. B had a great time playing with Caleb. The highlight was playing outside! Bridgette loved pushing other kids in the buggy. I forgot my camera so unfortunately we don't have any pictures.

On Sunday Kai and his family came over for dinner. B had so much fun playing with her BFF! The pictures say it all.

Frist Hair Cut

Grammy gave B her first hair cut. She didn't cut much off, just enough so that it wouldn't hang in her eyes anymore. Bridgette was fairly patient and posed well for her final picture. In one of the pics she is making a goofy face because she was imitating my cheese noise.

1 year photo shoot

Patrick and I decided to try and take our own pictures of Bridgette for her one year pics to see how they would turn out. I think that Patrick did a great job but couldn't have done it without his side kick (me). Bridgette was fairly cooperative and was in a great mood due to all the snacks I fed her prior to going to the park. Gerber baby snacks, I love you!

Happy 1st Birthday Bridgette!

I cannot believe that it has been a year since Bridgette came into my life. It has been one awesome year! Watching her grow and change has been amazing. I didn't know what motherhood would be like but it is much better than I ever imagined! Bridgette, life would not be the same without you!

This is going to be my last monthly update so I will try and make sure I hit all the milestones that she has made. For here forward I will blog the big important and fun things. She weighs 20 lbs 10 ounces and is 29 1/2 inches long. This month Bridgette has come close to walking. She has taken a few steps but does not like to fall down. She is very cautious and will fall to her knees whenever she feels unsteady. She still crawls quickly and likes walking when she has something to put her hand on. She loves to play and can make the biggest mess. She wants to eat anything and everything that Patrick and I are eating. She drinks from a straw and is weaned from the bottle! She just started drinking milk but isn't sure about it. Sometimes she downs it and other times she doesn't want it.

She loves to talk! Pretty soon she might be able to out talk her mom! She points at everything and will make a sound, usually a b sound. She could care less about baby sign but communicates what she wants by pointing. Here is a list of all her words: mama, dada, pepe, papa (Puma), baby, ba (bottle), bye bye, night night, boo, boom, book, ball, no no and num num. When she isn't saying real words she is always babbling!

Her first birthday party was a hoot! She has a lot of family and friends come celebrate with her. She had fun playing with all the kids, enjoyed her birthday cake and loved opening her presents. She wasn't sure what to do with the cake, she didn't really like the icing on her fingers. Once I started feeding it to her with a fork she loved it!