Not much new with us

This week has been spent playing and cleaning for company this weekend. Our friend Joel is visiting us from NC. We are planning a trip to Chicago for some shopping (mommy) and the zoo or aquarium (Sydney and daddy). It should be fun. I just wish we could stay longer as there is so much to do in Chicago.

Sydney's Swing

We put up Sydney's swing today. She LOVED it. We will have a lot of fun swinging as Daddy will be putting up a swing for mommy too!

My New Swing

Sydney's great Aunt Cheryl and Uncle Russ sent her a swing for her birthday. It has been raining so much that we could not put it up yet. So Sydney has been playing with it in the living room. She things it is fun to climb in and maybe thinks we got her a La-Z-Boy.

More Birthday Pictures...

Sydney's Birthday Party

Sydney's first birthday party was given by her Kiki in Texas. We were in Texas for Aunt Jodie's wedding so Kiki decided we should have a birthday party too. There were balloons, cupcakes, presents and cousins. We had a great time. Sydney loves her cousins and they are so sweet to her. They showed her how to blow out candles and open her presents.

Birthday Countdown

It is now August and this time last year Robbie was hot and tired. Little did she know how much more tired she would get during the next year! It is so hard to beleive that Sydney will be turning one year old in 2 weeks! The year has really flown by. We look at the hospital pictures and cannot remember Sydney being so little. We also remember the crazy feelings and thoughts we had about taking her home. Sydney survived and seems to be doing pretty well!

Next week is Aunt Jodie's wedding in Texas. Sydney will be one of the flower girls. Aunt Jodie's request for Sydney is that she be able to eat wedding cake since it is exactly one week before her birthday. Mommy and daddy are not sure about that yet, but somehow we have a feeling that even if we do not give cake to her, some other family member will. :)

Look at my Daddy!

David got to play with big boy toys at the lake. Allen brought his boat and some skis for everyone. David was very excited about this chance to water ski. Sydney and mommy walked out on the dock as daddy was skiing and waved. Luckily daddy did not fall when he waved back.

Fun at the lake

Last weekend we traveled to Big Ston Lake, SD to visit David's mom and Dennis. David's brother's and their families met us there and we had a great time. Sydney really liked being outdoors, though she did not get in the water or the boat. Instead, she played inside with Aunt Nancy, cousin Kylie and Grandma Jean. In fact, Aunt Nancy thought it would be funny to let her play in the sink!

Snack Time

Sydney and I are enjoying summer and spending time outdoors. We ate a snack on the front porch the other day, apples one of Sydney's favorites.

My new trick

Sydney is now 11 months old. She is VERY active and gets into most everything. She is also walking, most of the time. She will walk across the room and then sit down and decide to crawl. She is also a climber. She pushes toys to objects and then steps on the toy to reach whatever it is she is looking for.

She recently explored our computer desk and found a jungle gym made just for little girls.

We've Moved!

I know that many of you have been anxiously awaiting a new post on this blog and I want to apologize for the delay in postings.

As many of you know, we have recently moved to Iowa. This all started back in March, hence the last post date. I am now a full time stay at home mom so hopefully I will have more time to write.

Sydney has grown a lot! I will be posting some pics soon.

My First Boo Boo

Sydney fell and hit her head on the play gym yesterday. She did not cry according to the babysitter. Her war wounds look more like carpet burns than a fall. She is still the same happy baby though!

Aunt Jodie's visit

Aunt Jodie came to visit Sydney last weekend. She was so excited about seeing the little princess. Sydney was in love with all of the attention she got. She was also pretty spoiled...

Ceral Time

It's the last day of January and we decided to try cereal for the first time. Mommy mixed the cereal up like soup and got Sydney ready with a bib and her own spoon. The spoon did not last as Sydney gagged herself with it then through it on the floor. Sydney was very interested in eating, but the flavor was different. She ate several spoonfuls and then was ready to be done.

Look what Santa brought Sydney

Sydney was a very good girl this year...all 4 months. Since we were in MN and SD at Christmas, Santa left his present for her in NC. She is very active at 4 1/2 months and absolutely loves her activity bouncer.

Sydney's First Christmas

Sydney's first Christmas was exciting. We were in South Dakota at Grandma Jean and Dennis' new house on the lake. We spent Christmas Eve with Uncle Steve, Patty, Nikki, Tyler, Uncle Allen, Aunt Nancy, Lucas, Nathan and Kylie. There was plenty of entertainment for a 4 month old.

I've found my feet!

Sydney has found her feet. She is now reaching for them and trying to get them to her mouth. She also LOVES being naked. As soon as you reach for the tabs of her diaper she starts squirming and cooing as she knows she is about to be naked. It is like we have a totally different child!

Uncle Allen and Aunt Nancy

Allen was probably the most excited person to meet Sydney. The day we saw them he immediatley washed his hands and came over to get Sydney. He would take her to the window and show her the lake. They would play in the floor with the toys. He even babysat one evening so we could go to Target; I think they just watched basketball together.

It was very nice to have Nancy around to give mommy a break during the day. She would take Sydney and entertain her so that I could do something else. Many thanks to Aunt Nancy for keeping some baby stuff for us to use when we were in MN. Somehow she even managed to send some toys back to NC with us. Hmmmmmmm....

Cousin Nikki

Nikki is Sydney's oldest cousin, however she has a 2 year old brother at home so she is not a stranger to crying and diapers. She had a lot of fun playing with Sydney and showing her the Christmas tree. Nikki's boyfriend also thought Sydney was pretty cute as he was always tickling her and playing with her toes.

Cousin Kylie

We were most anxious to see what Kylie thought of Sydney. "Baby Cindy", as she was called by Kylie, was a lot of fun. Kylie was busy showing her how big girls eat their dinner, make Play Doh shapes, and use the potty. Perhaps the best thing Kylie did was "rolling practice". Sydney was so close to rolling over while we were in MN that everyone was in the floor trying to encourage the big event. Kylie rolled around the floor trying to get Sydney to do the same. I guess Sydney was paying attention as she rolled front to back soon after our return to NC and rolled from back to front yesterday (Jan 11).