Sad day

Well Corinne still is not sleeping through the night...in fact she is getting up about every two hours and we just can not figure out what is going on with her. Anyway, we went into school today which was extremely hard for me. I love teaching but I am thinking at this point that I would love being home with my daughter more. I know that Corinne will be fine with the sitter but I just am not looking forward to only have a few hours a day with her and possibly missing her first steps. After going to school for a short time because Corinne really did not really want me to be working in the classroom today, we came home for nap time. When Corinne woke up the neighbors came over to play with her which she loves! Then we all had dinner together, Corinne is really learning to sit with us while we all eat. Corinne had Cheerios' for the first time tonight and did very well. It made me a little nervous though since she does not really have any teeth.

Wheeling Days

We had a very busy weekend with a trip to Wheeling that was packed full of activity. On Saturday we went to Jeremy's parents and had a great time spending time with Grandma and Pappy, Aunt Brandy, Aunt Jolene, Austin, Kolby, and Madison. Madison just loves Corinne so she is always such a "helper".



Corinne and Madison

We had a cookout, played some games and enjoyed the beautiful weather. On Sunday we went to Jeremy's Pap's for a small party for his 70th birthday. Corinne got to she Pap Pap, GeGe and Jeff and her Great Aunt Kim.



Aunt Kim and Corinne




Jeremy, Pap Pap, GeGe, and Corinne


Jeff, GeGe and Corinne
Then we went to the nursing home to see Jeremy's Grandparents. Jeremy's Grandmother was doing great and was glad to see the baby. Jeremy's Pap is not doing so well unfortunately he did not get to see Corinne. Then it was off to Lancaster to get Zeus and visit with Grandma and Grandpa Hunt. Corinne is so loved by so many people we are truly blessed. She was waving and talking to everyone the whole weekend. By the time we got home Corinne was so tired she barely slept last night. I know one of these days she will sleep through the night I just hope it is soon! Today we went to the zoo with Aunt Carrie and Dominic. Corinne was much more interested in looking at the animals this time but still loves watching the people too. We had a great time and it was nice to spend some time with my sister.
Dominic and Corinne at the Columbus Zoo






Aunt Carrie and Corinne at the Columbus Zoo

Another Crazy Day

Corinne and I spent the day running around town trying to get everything done we had to do. It makes me wonder how we will get everything done once I go back to work. Corinne has been such a trooper this week with all the activity we have had. Tonight Tiffany, Todd and Jack came over for dinner and the kids had a good time playing with each other. That was about it for today! The picture below are from yesterday while she was playing and then one from when we took swim lessons in July which she loved.

Oh to Grandmother's house we go

We went to Grandma and Grandpa Hunt's house today and had a great time. We did some shopping with Grandma and then went to her house to play. Corinne has become quit the little shopper especially since most of the time I am shopping for her these days. We were looking at the Brown Bear books that they have at Kohl's and beside the books and Corinne grabbed the Brown Bear that goes with the book and gave it a hug. Then she would not put it down and continued to cuddle it so of course Grandma had to buy it. Once we were at Grandma's Dominic, Corinne's cousin came over to play and it is so funny to watch them interact. Corinne continues her waving and saying hi phase. She had said something that sounded like "Hi Zeus" before so I told her to say it today at my Mom's and there it was clear as day "Hi Zeus" and she looked right at him. So then my Mom told her to say "Hi Dom" and she did. She is such a social little girl! Corinne tried watermelon for the first time today and loved it. She also got the see Aunt Heather, Uncle Curt, and Grandpa before we left.

So busy

It has been a busy week. Yesterday we had a play date with Claire and Adam, my friend Elizabeth's kids. Adam is 2 and Claire is 4 so it was fun for Corinne to play with some older kids. She was really talking to them a ton. Jeremy is a little leery but when we go upstairs I have been showing Corinne how to crawl up the steps, which is mostly just me moving her legs, until last night. We were in the bathroom getting ready for bath time and Corinne pulled herself up, and got up the step that leads to the bathtub it was a big milestone. Today we had lunch with Daddy which was a rare treat. Then we played in the afternoon before going to Matt and Natalie's for dinner. Corinne loved watching Zeus and Cooper, Matt and Natalie's dog, play together. Everyday that I see her grow more into a person makes it that much harder to think about going back to work. I am trying to just enjoy every minute that I have at home from her but I have to say the tears are already coming daily!

Swimming

Today we made our first trip to the community pool with our friends Becki and Hannah that we met in Corinne's swim class. Corinne and Hannah had a good time splashing around in the big pool and watching the big kids splash around them.

Long Weekend

This weekend was an eventful one. Corinne was cruising on the couch on Friday which she really just started doing last week and see let go and took two steps before falling done. She is getting up on her knees more but still will not crawl on her knees. I think she is going to be walking before long. We had a cookout on Saturday so that my parents could see Corinne, they have not seen her in about three weeks. Corinne was her typical chatting self and she had fun playing with everyone. She also is eating foods with her half a tooth that she has to chew more. She even feed herself this weekend with a banana

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On Sunday we spent the day just being together. Nora the dog we were dog sitting went home and then we took Zeus to the dog park at Alum Creek. They have a section where the dogs can swim and he had a great time. Corinne loved watching him swim and loved watching the other dogs too! We really have a great life and I thank God for it every day. The picture is to show the curls that Corinne is getting now. We are still working on getting hair on top but the sides are getting pretty long.