Yesterday was my birthday - I turned 23. I'm still so young eh? It was a good day. Greta had a doctor's appointment (more on that later) and we played at the park. Holly's an outdoor junkie so we went to a little park before Greta's appointment for 20 minutes and then we went to another park for almost an hour and a half afterwards. Yesterday was so beautiful and warm - Holly has tan lines now. 

Conor gave me a really great gift - some giftcards that I can only use to buy clothing. Hallelujah. My wardrobe needs a pick-up so badly. I'm so glad that's what Conor gave me! Now we need to go shopping!

Even though I'm exhausted (Conor woke me up last night to feed Greta because her wailing wasn't doing the trick - oops!) and my house is messy most of the time, I'm really happy with where I am in my life. It's so fun to be a SAHM and go to the park and be all domestic. It's totally up my alley. Life is good.

I have a really funny Holly story to share with you. Holly and I had just come downstairs and as usual, she got distracted at the bottom of the stairs playing with something. I had already gone into my bedroom and begun tidying when I heard a panicked Holly saying, "uh-oh." I came to see what was the matter. She had to most awkward stance - halfway squatting with her knees and thighs tightly together. She was standing on the swiffer rod so I thought she was uh-ohing about dropping it and stepping on it. I picked it up and passed it to her. But no, the awkward stance and uncomfortable ehing and uh-ohing continued. I told her to come on and play and as she took an uneasy squat-step, her diaper dropped to the floor. Holly was uh-ohing because her diaper was coming off. I think she was embarassed. I thought it was hilarious!

This morning I was looking at potties. I think we're really close to being ready to potty train. The other morning, Holly was sitting on her floor, her one-piece pajamas unbottoned and removed except for around her ankles. She had a few wipes pulled out and ready to go, and she was tugging on her diaper. It looked as though she intended to change her own diaper! If she's poopy she feels uncomfortable and has been known to bring us wipes and then lay down on the floor and wait. She's always eager and willing to have her diaper changed. It's so exciting to think that I might be diapering only one bottom soon...

I put Greta in her itty bitty pettiskirt - she's so sweet!

Holly loves going down the slide at the park. She's quite independent too. I love the look of sheer joy in the photos below.

Can you believe it? I can't! Greta is still wearing all her newborn clothing. The bodysuit she's wearing in the photos below is size 0-3 months and it's huge on her!

I've decided to take a monthly photo of Greta in a pink bodysuit and felt flowers. I haven't quite decided yet, but I think I'll have Greta sit in the center of the couch for her photos. Right now she's just so little that it's hard to know what I'll like best! Plus, a sitting up one month old is kind of awkward.

Inspiration for monthly photos here.