My First Time Hiring A Babysitter!

It has been a while since I have written anything in my blog, so am going to do a quick update now...

Heidi and I went to Maryland for a week recently. My parents picked us up at the Baltimore airport. My parents drove up from Alabama and we all visited with my Grandma Bradford and other family members who live in the area.

Heidi is still breastfeeding, but today before I put her down for a nap, she didn't want any milk... so maybe we are working our way to weaning!

She has also seemed to know the colors black and brown pretty well. She has known how to identify the letter "U" for a while now. She sometimes confuses "T" and "Y." She also sometimes confuses the letters "M" and "E."

We have been reading Richard Scarry's Best Mother Goose Ever book a lot lately before bedtime. I think Heidi's favorite rhymes in the book (that she usually wants me to do again) are:

1. Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Quick (This is probably her VERY favorite!)
2. Little Boy Blue
3. Baa Baa Black Sheep
4. Peter Piper
5. Fe, Fi, Fo, Fum

Tonight, I went out to eat with some girls from church. I got a babysitter for Heidi (my first time paying a babysitter) and we all met at a Japanese restaurant. It was Soooooooooooooo Delicious! I ordered chicken and shrimp. The other girls all ordered steak and shrimp, but I am just not that big of a steak fan. It was really nice going out and doing something without Heidi! With Brian gone, it seems like we are attatched at the hip! She is with me 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!

When I got back to the house and walked in the door tonight, Heidi had Brian's picture in her hands (the magnetic one that we keep on the fridge) and she was kissing her Daddy's picture. When she knew I was home, she ran up to me and gave me a big hug!