Christmas in NJ

Erin had a great first Christmas in NJ with the Sullivans! Bob earned his first "Father of the Year Award" on the way there when Erin decided to poop through her diaper & pants mid-air. Boy was I thankful to have Bob there to change her and clean her up in those small bathrooms! Other than that, Erin did great on her first flight and made it safely to Nana and Grandpa's house. We took lots and lots of pictures to document her first Christmas as she met her extended family on the Sullivan side for the first time. Here are just a few of Erin's first Christmas moments. While we were there Erin has started to laugh out loud more often and rolled over for the first time from her tummy to back. Oh, and I should mention that she stayed up to watch the ball drop on New Year's Eve (much to our dismay).

Erin already misses her Nana and Grandpa!

We're In Trouble

Well, not really in big trouble, but this could get interesting. We'll be heading to NJ for Christmas this year and Erin can't wait to see Nana and Grandpa. She'll also get to meet a few other family members on the Sullivan side of the family! We're extremely excited, but I must say that I am also kind of nervous about flying with a baby. Erin has recently learned how to make her voice as high pitched and as loud as possible. She screams when she's happy, when she's lonely, when she's getting hungry, when she's tired, when she needs her diaper changed, etc. I think it is cute and I just laugh every time, but those around us on the flight may not feel the same way.

Wish us luck on our first trip with Erin. Hopefully there are no blowouts! Merry Christmas!

Video of Erin Screaming

12 Weeks Old!

Erin now weighs in at 11 lbs 9 0z and has a slightly large head (just like her daddy and grandpa Bob). The first thing everyone says when they first see her is "look at those blue eyes!" Unfortunately, I think we're going to have to watch her. She was already flirting with the firemen at the grocery store yesterday. Here are some more pics from the last month:

Look how long I am getting!

Putting up Christmas decorations in my Santa hat

Smiling all the time!

Not sure if I like this hat :(

Posing with mommy

Naked baby!

Erin's Baptism & Early Thanksgiving Celebration

Erin was baptized this past weekend and had the fortune (or misfortune) of meeting all of her cousins, aunts and uncles on the McGregor side of the family. Lets just say that it was a mad house, but I think Erin loves her loud and crazy family. The baptism was a success and Erin was a doll in front of the entire church full of people. Here are some pics from this weekend as well as a video of us trying to take a picture of Busia and Grandpa Bob with all of their grandkids (notice Erin just chilling even with all the noise).

I just love this picture! I didn't capture this part in the video, but Greggers falling over is priceless. Where were you on that one Grandpa Bob?

All the kiddos before mass

Erin with her Godparents

The whole fam

Hannah and Olivia making apple turkeys

Big cousin Zach holding Erin

Erin all pretty

Drew loving Erin

Erin with Greggers & Monica

Sally was so gentle with Erin

What a difference 9 weeks makes!

Wow, Erin has changed quite a bit in just 9 weeks. I have been meaning to upload videos for a while now......we only have about 100 so far.

This first video shows a few clips of Erin in her first few days. All of these clips show her crying, but she rarely cried. I just thought her little high pitched screams were too cute.

The second video is from the last few days. She is pretty fascinated by her own voice and is starting to use it more often. Enjoy!

Stay-At-Home Mommy

That's right, I'm officially a stay-at-home mommy. When I first found out I was pregnant I knew it would be hard to go back to work. After Erin was born, I realized it would be even more difficult than I thought. I was enjoying her way too much and I knew it would be hard to trust someone else to take care of her and give her all the attention she deserves.

After a few short weeks, I saw how quickly she was changing and how much I was influencing her. That is when I knew going back to work full time would be impossible. After much debating, crying and stressing, I finally made the decision not to go back. I am soooo lucky to have a husband who supports my decision and tells me I should not feel guilty for wanting to stay home. It was tough for me to let my job go just like that, but I knew it was the decision I had to make. I will miss all of the people I worked with and was so impressed by how much they understood and supported my decision.

Now I am lucky enough to hang out with Erin every day. I got to see her first smile a few weeks ago and now I know I won't miss out on her other "firsts". Even though I feel guilty at times for not making money, I know that I will NOT regret my decision. Erin deserves to have my full attention and I know I will not be able to get back this precious time with her. Thank you, thank you, thank you to all my family and friends who helped me make this difficult decision!

First Halloween!

Erin was supposed to be a gorilla this year (since the Denver Gorilla Run was on Halloween), but apparently they don't make gorilla costumes smaller than 6 months. Luckily we had a hand-me-down from Tim & Andrea! Our friend Katie also made us the adorable pumpkin hat.

Erin has recently found that she can suck on her fist.

My little pumpkin