1 Month To Go.....

Only one more month until I'm done with work! I was so excited to see my little ticker counting down today. I'm more and more certain I've made the right decision with each passing day and I can't wait to be home with Allison full time!

Speaking of little Ally... we went to the doctor for her 12 month well baby check up last Friday and my big girl has grown! She's now weighing in at 18lbs and 8oz (up from 17lbs and 14oz a few weeks ago) and is 29.25 inches long with a head circumference of 45cm. The doc answered all of my questions and advised me to keep her in her infant car seat as long as possible since she hasn't reached the weight limit to graduate into a convertible front facing seat. She also told us to continue giving her formula instead of transitioning to whole milk since she's still a very finicky eater and isn't doing well with textured solids & finger foods. Ally was a champ for her shots- all four of them- and was pronounced healthy and happy! :-)

We had a nice, albeit rainy weekend at home. My Dad & Ann came back in town from NYC on Friday and are staying with us for another few days before they head home to sunny San Diego. We braved the slick roads and headed to the mall on Saturday afternoon to stock up on some new clothes for Ally and her first two pairs of real shoes from Striderite. Is it just me, or are baby shoes ridiculously expensive?? I checked out a lot of different sources and was shocked to find that they average about $35/pair for decent shoes! That seems like a lot of money for something that will only fit her for a few months.

On Saturday night I enjoyed a nice evening out with some girlfriends that consisted of dinner (and an adult beverage!) at Moe's and a trip to the movie theater- my first since December of 2007! We saw He's Just Not That Into You. It's not going to win any Oscars, but it was a fun escape for the night!

That concludes the weekend highlight reel- pretty sad huh? Here are a few of my favorite pictures to go along with it.

Thanks for checking in!
Wendy

The shirt says it all!

Sweet Goose loves Ally

My 3 kiddos

Ally playing with her new maracas- an awesome birthday gift from Aunt Michele!

She loves getting kisses from her furry brothers!