Another one for the history books...

Well, maybe not such a big deal but today we became officially bottle-free! See above visual- leaky, pain-in-the-hind-end, bottles in the trash! We have been swapping one bottle per week with a sippy cup of milk. Today we went ahead and held our breath while we handed over a sippy instead of her beloved "baa" or "mehh" (milk), that she promptly asks for within seconds of waking! Technically, Dad did the honors but she didn't put up a fight at all! We chose to ditch the a.m. bottle last since she likes it so much, we enjoy the occasional cuddle she allows while drinking her milk, and well- we're just plain busy in the a.m.! We're so proud of her!

Where were you when...?

I wanted to capture this very special Inauguration Day for Gabby so when she is old enough, I can tell her all about it and remind her of how fortunate she is to have grown up during such an exciting time in our nation's history!

Another pearly white!

Wow! We were completely surprised tonight to find that Gabby's right incisor popped through. We didn't even know she was working on a new tooth! Tooth #7 is cute as can be, hence the kitty brushing his teeth. (We're running out of shark photos that aren't just plain scary.)

She bleeds purple!

I just have to brag... Gabby has learned her first color- PURPLE! Daddy taught her, for the Ravens during playoffs. She's been learning while carrying around Mickey Mouse paint swatches from Home Depot (an idea I got from one of my mom friends). We got her to repeat "yellow" (or something like it) but purple is definitely her favorite! Daddy's little girl!!!

They always come in twos.

Gabby's 6th took emerged today! A molar on her left bottom to match the one she just got on the right. They always come in twos! She will even point to her new tooth for you and make you touch it. She's pretty proud!