Man it's been busy since we arrived home from Canada.

2 many things on my to-do list. 

3 days until Holly's over-the-top birthday bash.

4 days until we're homeowners

5 boxes are packed (only!!)

9 (ish) days until we're moved in. Whew!!

Holly's been keeping me really busy! At her 1-year appointment, her doctor told Conor and me to pull the soother plug. The opportunity came for that when I couldn't find a soother (the kid likes to huck 'em out of her crib). She's been soother-free since Thursday. Holly's been super grumpy and although I don't think that has anything to do with her soother, I sometimes wish I could just pop a plug in her mouth. But, overall I'm glad we're done with the soother. Next is the bottle, but I'm just not ready to do that yet. My goal is to be bottle-free by October. 

Holly loves to pinch me. I'm her favorite outlet of frustration, whether it's from me not holding her, her being tired, whatever. Holly is more than happy to pinch me and tell me what's what. I've tried pinching her back, but she's just too tender and it hurts her feelings an awful lot, so I just can't do it! I think we may be giving time-outs a go in the near future. 

Holly can clap, high 5, give kisses, stand all by herself (she's SO close to walking!), say hi, mom, dad, duck, and ya, wave, give "loves," and occasionally fold her arms when praying. She's getting so big and I can hardly stand it! Even though she's grumpy pretty much all the time (teething? I have no idea!), I love her to bits and pieces. She's totally my girl. The other morning, when I took her out of her bed, she patted me on the back and said, "hi." If that isn't the best start to the day, I don't know what is!!!