Well I am officially a staty at home mom!!! I have finished my BSW (social work) and am going to spend some much needed time with A.J. I know y'all are curious as to what has been going on with us in the last two months so here is a short recap: A.J.'s walking has gotten a lot stronger She has also began sleeping through the night almost every night She can sign "more" She is still on a bottle but is slowly getting used to the way a cup works She can say Mama and Dada but doesn't use them too often just yet She no longer has giardia!!!!!! This is by far are favorite milestone lol She loves playing with Amel but she can sometimes get a little angry with her lol She has 8 teeth! Her hair is slowly coming in Lastly, she loves taking a bath! Ok, so now on to what we have been doing for the last 2 months. When we got home things were in a whirlwind for the first month. A.J. is a VERY active child and wanted to be going all the time. Little did we know this was a coping skill. Due to our lack of knowledge on coping skills we went out often because we thought thats what she wanted and enjoyed.Of course, this did not create the best enviorment for bonding and when we finally realized that we pulled back a little. We still go out but we dont go anywhere where there will be a large crowd and we stay clear of groups of people that all want to hold her. Her attachment phase has to come first so if that means we offend some people so be it. Of course, we don't want to hurt anyone's feelings but she has to come first. A.J. had also started daycare because I was still in school, but thankfully she is at home with me now for good. That was really an attachment killer. She began yet another coping behavior by not crying when I would drop her off nor did she really seem to care when I came to pick her up. This broke my heart...but thats all over with now, whew! Michael is still trying to bond with her because he works an hour away and does not get home until 7 so he doesnt get much time with her. She loves her Dada but it will take time, as all things do, to become fully attached. For now we believe we are on the right track and cannot not wait to watch her grow! She is already going on 18 months! Here are some pictures to make up for the lost blog time :)

Moving

Well we are in the middle of a move and life is hectic!! We have a much larger house now and thus we have much larger messes lol! We are hoping to be settled by this weekend and will be able to post some pictures and tell you about our life so far. Side-note A.J. turned 17 months this past Sunday :( I hate seeing how quickly she is growing up but I am so glad that I don't miss a second of it!!