Sweet Tweet

Today, as I laid Chloe on the changing table, she looked up, pointed a chubby finger toward the mobile above her crib and said, "bird."

I stood in stunned silence. She's been babbling for quite some time, stumbling across the occasional "Mama" or "Dada" with a timing that allowed us to convince ourselves she knew what those words meant. But this. This was...purposeful.

She looked at me, still pointing. "Bird. Tweet, tweet," she said. I thought of all the times I'd said those very words to her as I held her up to watch those fabric birds spinning above her crib.

"Michael!" I yelled. "She's talking!!"

"That's great, honey," he said, his voice dripping with skepticism after I explained what had happened. Then, as though to prove herself, Chloe looked at her dad, pointed and said, "Bird. Tweet, tweet."

Suddenly, he and I were the ones who were speechless.

Cutest Little Baby Face...book

Chloe's modeling career has officially begun! She's the (baby) face of Sharp HealthCare on their new Sharp Baby page on Facebook.

Check her out here: http://www.facebook.com/#!/sharpbabies



Daddy's Littlest Girl

Getting bigger every day.

Happy New Year!

Oh What Fun

Pretty much the best Christmas ever.

Uh-Oh

Storytime

Avery read Chloe and me a book this morning. "Mommy duck says, 'Quack, quack,'" she began. "Mommy sheep says, 'Eeeeww!!!'"

"No, honey," I reminded her. "Mommy sheep is a ewe."

Transformation Complete

We're totally that family. That stroller-lugging, tantrum-taming, preschool art-framing -- and now, minivan-driving -- family. Fifteen cupholders? Yeah, we can use those.