Bella has Arrived!!

Bella Marie Bachman, our gorgeous niece, arrived on Sunday, January 24th @ 4:51PM. She was 6 lbs, 14oz and 21 inches long and PERFECT! Dena is a rock star and Matty might be the most supportive husband around (next to Doug of course!) We are headed to Maine in 2 weeks and can't wait to cuddle with that little bundle of love.

As many of you know, Eric has been very attached to this pregnancy. Bella has been in his belly for months now, enjoying his yogurt, animal crackers, and chicken nuggets. When I told him on Sunday that Bella was born and that she was no longer in Auntie De's belly (or his), he got really serious, thought about it for a bit, and then said..."Mommy...can I hold her?" Yes bubby...yes you can. But get in line, Auntie Val is first! ;O)

Tubby Time!!

Lessons

We thought we were being smart by buying a "backup Monkey" after we discovered how attached Eric was with it. This is the monkey he sleeps with every night. I went to the same store I originally bought it at, bought the same brand, and ended up with what I thought was a true "backup Monkey". I have even been washing him to ensure that he has that same worn feel.

Well...the lesson I learned this week was to pay more attention to detail because let me tell you, your kids will notice EVERYTHING! I tried to pull one over on Eric this week and swap out primary monkey with backup monkey so primary monkey could go in the laundry. I handed him backup monkey, he took 2 seconds to thoroughly study his face, and then handed him back to me on the verge of a tantrum saying, "I don't want backup Monkey. I want other monkey." Seriously??? Initially I tried to deny it, but quickly saw that he was serious and had truly figured it out. Defeated. So, now backup monkey has transformed into "School Monkey" and will be riding first class in Eric's backpack to his new school on Monday.

Now we just have to pray that primary monkey never decides to leave us or we could be in big trouble.

The plan for Pia's lion?? I will be studying every square inch before purchasing "backup lion"! And the funny thing is...I am sure she would never even notice. ;O)

Big Week!

It has been a big week for Pia. Her top teeth FINALLY cut through (yeah for sleep again!)and she started really crawling. So, the gates have officially gone back into use and Eric now has one more person (besides Pokey) to try to keep off his "ice"!

Happy New Year!

 

 

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