2009 was a strange but good year. We had a lot of "firsts" for Jessica. She began crawling, getting teeth, walking, talking, getting teeth, eating "real" foods, and did I mention getting teeth!! She has officially broken ground on her 15th and 16th teeth. No more until the 2 year molars (which at this rate will be in very soon). She has been the light of our life and it is so interesting to see her developing. I thank God everyday for all of the things she is able to do and understand. Coming from the special education background, she does more than some of the children with disabilities that I worked within the preschool program...and they were older than her!
"LOOK, AH-MA I BRUSH TEETH" (That is what she calls Grandma Scocco - AH-MA)
I the majority of the year on maternity leave so for the first 9 months of 2009, things were really calm. If you don't count the miserable few days after Jessica fell down the stairs under my care, on the day she learned how to crawl and then ensuing ER visit and CHOP visit.
We enjoyed a family vacation with my parents over the summer, a vacation in August with the Bisti's (Jessica was not the best behaved child when it came to sleeping in Ocean City), and a trip to Pittsburgh to Chase's baptism.
Once September hit, things got crazy!!! Jessica and I started back at our schools (well, I started back and she just plain old started). Joe and I decided to sell the townhouse (what in the world were we thinking??) We were blessed that it sold in 3 days time but then went on a frantic search for a house of our own. In September, Jessica got sick for the first time (thanks a lot daycare) and celebrated her first birthday!
Come October, we found the new Medford house but the people were not the easiest to work with in buying it. The frantic packing started. I was in Amber and Jaff's wedding and fell while getting ready so I sprained my ankle. Rendering my stress level to fly through the roof (I wasn't able to take care of my baby, let alone pack the house). Thanksgiving came and went very quickly...We closed on the new house and the next thing we knew, the moving men showed up at our house half an hour early!!! We were in our new home. Speaking of our new home, here is a new table and chairs we got for the breakfast nook. Love it!!! The second one is the other side of our kitchen. We changed the knobs on the cabinets to brushed nickel from gold, we hung a new lamp over the kitchen table, put a sign on the wall, and hung a curtain. Now the kitchen is complete until we do the new floor (I HATE THE ONE THERE NOW) and paint...but it is more homey feeling.
Christmas Night with Grandmom and Grandpop Bisti
Jessica's NEW Wheels
I think holding onto your security blanket while driving is just as bad as talking on your cell phone!Christmas with Ah-ma and Grampy
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