Photos for the Flood

Last weekend we participated in Photos for the Flood, organized by our good friend Sarah B. For a $50 donation, we received 5 (actually 6) photos after our 20 minute shoot. Also of note, Godmother, Aunt Lesley helped with the donation. Thanks Aunt Lesley! I know all the Taylors are going to comment on how RED your hair looks in this picture.
Of course you and Daddy got Mommy with the ice cream cone. I'll get you back soon!

Lattice & Mint

Here are some pics of our new lattice/toddler proofing on the deck. Door with Latch- Also Maevy eating mint and helping us sweep up the wood particles.

Helping in the Garden

Here are a couple pics of you "helping" in the garden. You've taken a liking to the mint. Everytime we go out on the deck, you head over there and pick some for yourself. We'll post some pics later, but check out the lattice/toddler-proofing mommy and daddy did last weekend. Maybe now we can enjoy some meals out there without the worrying of you falling through a slat!

Blankie

So Maev, we learned something last week. You are ATTACHED to your security blanket. We've made a point to only let you use it when sleeping, but still you are ATTACHED. Did I mention that you are ATTACHED? I don't know how we've gone almost 15months without an incident, but last week it happened.

Daddy forgot to bring your blankie home from school.

You are such a good sleeper and go to bed every night without a whimper. I thought maybe this wouldn't be a big deal. I said to daddy, "Well, we'll see how this goes."

It did not go well. We finished up bathtime, got ready for bed, read the book...and then you started pointing and saying "heh? heh?", kind of like- "Where's my blankie? Where's my blankie?" I tried to give you a back-up blankie that neither looks nor smells like your real blankie and you threw it on the floor.

So finally I just tucked you into bed...and left. You seemed fine and weren't crying. That lasted....3 minutes. You cried and cried and cried...Not being used to this, I felt bad and got you out of bed. I tried cuddling, but you kept playing with the chair. So I put back in bed...more tears. I tried just sitting in the room with you...more tears. After almost an hour and knowing we weren't going to make a habit out of this, I got you out once more and you whimpered yourself to sleep, sans blankie. By that point, I'm sure you were just exhausted from all the tears.

I was worried you might wake up in the middle of night and freak out because....again NO BLANKIE, but you didn't.

And guess what mommy did the next morning....? Found and ordered the same blankie. (see above) And I must have gotten the last one in existence because just moments after I ordered it, I went to send Daddy the link and the site showed it as SOLD OUT. I also discovered that the same company sells these security blankets in packs of 3. Now that's smart!

We received blankie #2 yesterday and you still prefer original blankie. This weekend I plan to wash them both and pull a little switch-a-roo on you. Then we can keep one at school and one at home.

Sorry for the drama-filled evening. We'll do our best not to let it happen again.

Love-

Mama and Dad-dee (as you say it)

Talking

Here's a recent video that Aunt Suz took of you in the car while in DC.

DC Trip

Maevy-

We had a great DC trip. Mommy and Daddy saw all of their friends and we met several new baby-friends. Daddy saw his beloved Nats play Friday night, while Mommy had a Girls Night In at the Olivos' home. Saturday you met Nathaniel and Lydia. You were even very sweet and gave Nathaniel a kiss on the forehead followed by a poke to the mouth. 

As a special surprise, Aunt Suz came down from NYC. As you can tell from the pictures, we went to several parks.

Sunday you met all of Mommy's college friends and more babies- Isabella, Sophia, and 4yr old- Mary Grace.

The cutest story of the weekend was Sunday afternoon at Stanton park on Capitol Hill. There was this little girl who was probably two. You locked your eyes on her while she was on a slide. Then when she was on the ground, you walked over and gave her a hug. She stepped away and you gave her another hug. Then she walked/ran away. You started to chase/follow her. The little girl's parents thought it was pretty cute and funny too. Eventually you gave up and moved on to something else. I wonder what made you like that little girl so much. (You following the little girl- below)

Oh and we met another Maeve. She was 2 1/2 and had an older brother Rowan.

You did great staying at Miss Rebecca and Mr. Brad's home. You might have left a couple cheerios behind, but at least the TV was intact.

Mommy and Daddy really love DC and we hope to make it our go-to vacation spot for years to come.

1st Plane Ride

Well Maevy, we all survived your 1st plane ride and trip. We went to DC this weekend to visit all of our friends there, and as a special surprise Aunt Suz came down to see you too! You were great on the plane ride up. You had a snack and slept during most of the ride. It also worked out that we scored you a free seat and were able to take your car seat on the plane. (Actual DC trip pics to come later...) 

 On the way back though, we ran into some bad luck. Our flight was at 8:30p, a little past your bedtime. I wasn't too worried about it and figured we would keep you up until the flight and then you would sleep during the plane ride. Well it started to thunderstorm in the DC area and planes started having problems landing in DC. Our plane was delayed until 9:05p, then 10:05p, then 11:50p, then 12:20a...and we finally left at around 1am. Once it got delayed to 11:50p, there was no way we were keeping you up until then, and we were already tired of walking/chasing you all around the terminal. So we found a dark corner and set up a bed time area- blanket, blankie, glow-seahorse, and the noise machine. I remembered from the show Supernanny that if we just stopped communication with you and kept laying you down, you would eventually get the idea that it was time to go to sleep. It took almost an hour, but Mommy and Daddy did it. A couple times you were almost asleep, but then something would happen and it would wake you up. Finally at 10p, you were out.  

We set up a little dark tent/barrier around you, and stayed asleep until I had to wake you up to get on the plane.

Mommy finished her book club book. Daddy listened to some shows and took a nap. You were a little frustrated when we got on the plane. (We had just woken you up and you had only slept 2 1/2 hours. I was frustrated too!) But once the plane took off, you fell back asleep and were fine.We finally got home at 3:20a, and we all went to sleep in an actual bed! Luckily Mommy had already planned to take the day off, we slept in until 8:15a or so. Yay! You were great the whole trip, Maev. Sorry for the rough night, but we couldn't have asked for a better travel partner. Love you- Mommy