Swimming in the Big Pool

Yesterday, Mairead had a new adventure when she went swimming in the big pool at Nana and Grampy's house. She loved it! We were glad that she turned out to be a little water baby, because she will be swimming a lot this summer at the pool, the beach, and at Grandma and Grandpa's house, too!

She loved this float-- we were in the water for over an hour, and she did not want to get out!

You can see that she is totally comfortable and having a great time!

11 Months Old and relaxing in the pool

Today, Mairead is 11 months old-- can you believe it? I can't fathom that she will be a year old soon- this year has gone by so fast and she has grown so much. We are still so thankful for her, and as we get closer to her 1st birthday, we keep seeing signs that she is totally healthy. No more physical therapy, no more 'extra' pediatrician visits, and just one more visit to the neurologist. She is crawling like crazy, can stand unassisted for a few seconds at a time, and is almost ready to walk. She is doing great!


Mairead finally got to spend some time in her own personal pool. It's been warm enough a few times, but threatening clouds have postponed the activity. Today, though, it was perfect. She loved it! She had her Nemo bath toys and had a great time.

We even got a rare picture of Mom


After swimming, she was pretty tired, so we tried a ride in the wagon (Thanks, Danny and Katie!), but she mostly wanted to try to stand up in it, so that was a short lived activity. She was having fun, though!



Soon, we should be able to go in Nana and Grampy's big pool, which will be even more fun. But this one is great for now!

That's our girl...

While cleaning out the fridge the other day, I put this growler from Rock Bottom Brewery on the floor. Mairead was immediately across the room and had it in her hands. She was fascinated by it!

She played with it at first, and then wanted to try it out.


Unfortunately for her, the bottle was empty.

That's our girl-- hundreds of dollars in toys, but she wants to play with this.

Finger Painting Footage

Mairead spent this past weekend with Nana and Grampy so that Meg and Dave could enjoy the annual Vineyard trip (Thanks, Chip and Jen!), so I don't have any new photos or videos to share. I realized, however, that I never posted video of her finger painting project, so this should hold you over until I get some new footage!

In other news, Mairead had x-rays today that confirmed that she does NOT have hip dysplasia. The orthopedist was 99% sure that she did not, and today just made that 100%. It's always good to get good news from doctors!

Dave and I are now on school vacation, so we are so excited to spend the summer with our little girl. Can you believe she will be one soon??? We will definitely keep you posted on a summer that is sure to be filled with firsts. She is standing on her own and cruising around the furniture, so I don't think her first steps are too far away. She'll also take her first trip to the beach, her first dip in the puddle up at the farm, her first swim in the pool, and many more exciting firsts!

Thanks for checking in with us-- we love to hear from all of you and we hope you enjoy the blog!

World Champs!

Here in Boston, we are once again celebrating a World Championship-- this time, for our Boston Celtics! As you all know, Dave is a HUGE Celtics fan, and was lucky enough to be at the Garden to see them win Game 6 and hoist the trophy. NBA TV put together a montage, and Dave (and Jon) made the cut! At about 2:17, right after the Tony Allen dunk, they cut to the crowd and you can clearly see Dave celebrating. So cool!

http://broadband.nba.com/cc/playa.php?content=video&url=http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/originals/finals_insidegame6_recap_080617.asx&video=blank&nbasite=nba

A Fun Father's Day Project!

Mairead made some very special Father's Day gifts this weekend, and had a great time working on them with her dad! We had a lot of fun with this project, and we have many very high quality paintings to display.






Obviously, there was a very long bath immediately following this project! Mairead loves any time she spends with her dad, but they both particularly had fun doing this. She is such a lucky little girl to have such an amazing dad. He is so in love with her, and it shows. I know how lucky I am to have a husband who is so involved and such a great partner in this whole parenting thing. We love you, Daddy!

Exploring

Lately, Mairead has been exploring every inch of the house. Today, it was underneath the kitchen table.


Also, she is getting her top teeth, so gnawing on the chairs seemed like a good idea.



It's tough to see it, but in this next one, she is just about to stick out her tongue. For most parents, this is not a good thing, but since Mairead had that tongue surgery, we have been waiting to see if she could do it. Turns out, she can! She has been sticking her tonuge out at us the past 2 days, and we are actually pretty excited about it!


And then it's back to eating the furniture.


We'll have teeth marks on all our chairs!