Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms and moms-to-be out there! I had a wonderful 1st Mother's Day weekend. We celebrated for me yesterday (Saturday) since we had a lot planned for today. Mark and Keira surprised me Sat morning with a card, flowers and a gift followed by breakfast and a trip to the mall for some shopping. We spent the rest of the day hanging out and relaxing. It was a wonderful day. I'm so lucky to have such a great husband and daughter!

Today Jim and Margaret (my in-laws) came up and we celebrated Mom's Day with them with breakfast at our house. It was nice we were all able to spend time together. I always like it when Keira gets time with her grandparents.

Afterwards we went over to my Dad's and spent the afternoon with him, my sister and brother. We had some lunch and then went out to the cemetery to lay flowers on my Mom's grave. Today will probably always be a bittersweet day in that regard. I often wish Keira would've gotten to know my Mom. I know they would've adored each other. Keira's starting to laugh like my Mom. It's so sweet...

Our first Mother's Day together - Mommy and my little girl

Changes

Not only is Keira turning 1 in less than two weeks, but she's also transitioning from the infant room at daycare to the older infant room. She officially started the transition process this week. That means she spends some time in her new room, but mostly stays in her current room. Next week she'll spend more and more time in her new room so that she'll be in her new room 100% by May 19, the day after she turns 1. I'm so sad about this b/c we've gotten so used to her current teachers, Miss Ronda and Miss Laura. We love them and are so sad she won't be in their care. However, we've gotten to know Miss Katie Jane and Miss Sam over the last month or so and know they'll take great care of Keira too. Keira has grown quite fond of Miss Katie Jane and loves seeing her when she comes to visit her now. We're hoping she'll get better about eating table foods now that she'll be sitting at a table with the other babies. Here are some photos from time spent in her new room this past week.

I'm not sure how much food actually ended up in her mouth, but showing interest in her food is a definite improvement. By the looks of her messy face it looks like she was trying to get some of it in her mouth. Way to go Keira!

This is the first time she got to play in the great room at the center. There are lots of toys and things to play on. Now that she's transitioning she gets to go there and play. As you can see, like in her current room, she really likes the slide.

Getting Ready for Summer

Here's a quick shot of Keira in her new bathing suit. She'll start "swimming" lessons in June. I couldn't resist having her try on her new suit. It fit perfectly and she had a great time prancing around in it for awhile that afternoon.