8,9,10,11…(im just gonna keep on counting baby…tiiill your mine)…

If you don’t get that reference…I’m sad you never experience the great wonder that is Gloria Estefan!

So I’ve been missing from this space for quite some time. I realized looking through my monthly Penny photos that a whole ton of crap has happened in that 4 month gap of no blogging. Like the fact that I took Penny’s 8 month photo the day after she got back from a nights stay in the HOSPITAL.

My very first mothers day began with penny vomiting uncontrollably all day while simultaneously having raging diarrhea. These two lovely bodily functions landed us in the E.R. at 9pm where were greeted with a flood of people who clearly thought we were being hypochondriac, over protective, over reactive parents. We finally saw a doctor around 11p.m. Penny got an IV (which was the most traumatic thing Ive ever had to witness…and at 3am a nurse came in and checked her diaper (still bone dry…for the 2nd day in a row). They offered her a bottle of pedialite and she vomited on the doctor. Which im kind of thankful for, because i think they took us more seriously after that and we were admitted to the hospital at 3a.m.

She spent the night on fluids and was released the next day at around 5p.m. and we fed her formula and pedialite through a syringe for the next few days. It was awful. And she now has years ahead of her of me telling her that “she owes me big on mothers day, because my first one was the worst!”

that’s what these early years are for right…taking notes and keeping things set aside for the days when we can hold them over our children’s heads? no? maybe that’s just me.

So…with that dramatic #tbt…here are pennys last 4 months along with her note.

Little One,

My GOODNESS! What a ride these last 4 months have been. You. Are. Hilarious. You LOVE tinkerbell. Like…obsessed. You have a ton of tricks which include: putting your hands in the air when we say “haaaands UP!”, when we say “yay!!” you clap, you wave at everyone and everything! The other day we were having coffee together and a man got out of his car across the street. you waved at him and he laughed uncontrollably. you made his day. you make my day. when i come home from work everyday i am greeted with the craziest grin (which by the way has 4 new teeth coming in!). a few weeks ago you took your first steps and now you are walking EVERYWHERE. You are so big! You love henry the gorilla, and you love walking around with your tiger pal. you also love books. i have a minute and a half video of you “reading” to yourself. its sort of my favorite.

you say mama and dada and you cry every time one of us leaves. it makes us all sorts of sad, but also is kinda nice knowing that you like us as much as we like you : ).

you had your first overnighter at grandma cocos house. two whole days and nights away from us and you slept like a champ and had so much fun. our reunion was beautiful and mom and dad got some much needed rest : ).

i cant believe you are going to be 1 next month! a big party is in the planning stages and we’re so excited to celebrate you with all our favorite people!

we love you penny joy.

xoxo,