Happy Birthday PAPA

Brie's papa would have been 42 today....and we spent the day looking at a video picture frame that showed our winter trip to Switzerland. Brie was very good at pointing out "mama!" and then "papa!" and "woofwoof" for the Swiss dogs we took photos of. I think for Brian in heaven, that was the best b-day gift he could have received...to see his daughter enjoy seeing all of our travel photos. How happy papa was snowboarding and eating fondue on that trip. Someday I hope to take Brie there to re-live those memories again. XXOO

15 mo appt

Brie had a good 15 mo appt. She is still around 90% for height and weight and is surpassing a lot of her 18 mo goals already. She got two shots and tolerated them well but she did fight Dr. Cox pretty hard when she checked Brie's ears and mouth. No one is really sure how many teeth Brie has because she wont let you look!

Some of the words Brie is saying are: ball, Mei Mei, juice, kitty, balloon, no, bye bye, shoes, nose, ba-ba (bottle) and PAPA!! Brie is almost perfect when finding photos of Brian in frame and she gets very excited saying "Pa-pa!" and I even tested her by showing her a photo of Brian with his friend Dave and she was able to pick him out perfectly. Hearing her call him Papa warms my heart and it doesnt make me sad...well of course is does but I am just blessed that she already knows him.

This weekend we're flying to Denver to meet the CO crew!

Bon Voyage!

Au Pair to Childcare

Come September, our beloved Maria will be heading back to Germany to resume her career as a pediatric nurse and she is going to be sorely missed. Not only will we miss her taking such good care of Brie but I will miss her companionship and funny antics.

So in September Brie will start at a great preschool called Childbridge in Mission Viejo. Its 2 mi from my house and my friend Melissa has sent her kids there for several years now. www.childbridge.net

I think she will like interacting with other little kids and she'll start off in the 18mo-2 yr old class and then move up from there. Its just another reminder that my baby Brie is no longer a baby. She's a growing gorgeous toddler!

Happy Easter!!!

Last year Brie was just a few weeks old and slept the whole time at Easter brunch. This year she was eating pancakes, smiling at the Easter Rabbit and wanting to crawl around the room. She was a total trooper and then spent 1.5hrs in traffic on the way home. Thanks to Fraulein Maria (we'll miss u next year) and all the grandparents for making Easter so nice!

almost walking

Brie's 2028 prom date

Today I got the news that Brie's baby friend Van (who lives in Denver) suffered a stroke this week. He's a couple of months older than Brie and luckily they did a ton of tests and his arteries have been opened up in a couple of places that caused this terrible scare. Last summer Van came out (with his mom and dad) and he and Brie rolled around on a blanket together and they held hands at one point. The reason for this post is that today when I left for work; Brie had gotten on my nerves a bit because the more active she gets the harder it is for me to get ready in the morning...so after hearing that one of my lifelong friends were looking at their son with a breathing tube and an unsure future made me realize that I need to work on my patience and give my little Brie an extra kiss and squeeze!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!!!!!!!!

Where did one year go? Seems like only a few months ago. I heard Brie cry for the 1st time. It was quite a wail too. 9 and then 10 on her apgar test!! We had a great b-day. Fraulein Maria got up early and made blueberry pancakes and eggs and then a nice dinner with grandma Jan. We are excited for Brie's party this weekend!!