Itsy bitsy yoga

We dressed up for yoga class today! Abby is the hot dog.

Abby Laughs

Abby laughed out loud for the first time today and we got it on video! We love her SO much. Hope you enjoy the innocence of her first laughter.

Itsy Bitsy Yoga

Abby and I have enjoyed yoga together since she was 6 weeks old. Destination Maternity and A Pea in the Pod offer FREE yoga classes. Itsy Bitsy Yoga is the best. Anywhere from 3-15 moms and babies show up to class. We sing songs and move the babies. Abby seems to love it. If she is tired she will stay awake just to "play." She will last about 45 minutes and then is out for a nap. After the baby yoga I do postnatal yoga. But it is more like an ab and glut work out. After the classes the moms occasionally have each other over for play dates and lunch. It has been a joy to get to know other moms and have a good work out!

knitting

My Aunt Lee was an amazing knitter. Every year she would knit, crochet, and other crafting thing at least 100 beautiful things for the family Christmas party. She passed away in March 2009. I was five months pregnant and she had already made Abigail a precious blanket and booties. What a special gift from someone we loved so much! She also gave me socks that say knitting girl. Well I was wearing these socks the other day and it sparked a conversation with a friend. She is hoping I can give her daughters knitting lessons. I haven't been knitting much this year and a half. But I feel inspired by my Aunt Lee to make a lot of things. Maybe I can knit some presents for Christmas just like her. I miss Aunt Lee....

The Search

Abby has had a running nose and tearing eyes off and on the last couple weeks. So I called the doctor and found out that it is most likely allergies! She is so young to have to deal with allergies. :-( This makes sense because JP always has a runny nose. The doctor suggested I get "Little Noses Saline Solution." The next day I went to Babies R US to use a gift card and saw the medicine there. It was $5 and I knew I could get it cheaper at Target so I didn't buy it there. While at Target I bumped into an old neighbor in the medicine isle. He suggested I get the grown up kind because we couldn't find the baby stuff. But I insisted that they were different and I needed the baby stuff. We found the spot where they should be but they were sold out! It was $3.50. (I knew it would be cheaper) No big deal I had to run to Tom Thumb for some groceries and thought surely they would have the stuff, but no luck there. So I went to CVS and finally found and purchased the CVS brand of Little Noses Saline for $3. In the end I am really not sure it is any different than the adult stuff and it is a lot of work to get the baby in and out of the car that many times. If only I had spent the extra $2 at Babies R US I would have saved myself a lot of time and energy.