Time Flies

An inexcusable length of time has lapsed since my last post. I really need to make a midyear resolution to check in more frequently. Let's see, what has happened since September 2010. I'll give the briefing here: I had two baby showers in September (one in SC at Jennifer's and one in CT with the Welsches), I grew to amazing girths and our baby "due" date came and went by 10 days. Dylan Elise Garrett was born on November 30, 2010 in South Shore Hospital, Weymouth, MA at 1:22 a.m. I can safely say she overstayed her welcome "in there" as it became difficult towards the end, but fortunately, our little one arrived safely and healthy into the world with many excited family members and friends awaiting her. It's hard to believe that today, our little Dylan is 6 months old! Where does the time go??!!

Tiring pregnancy aside, I did pick the best time of year to have a baby. I was fortunate to be home during the holidays and through the beginning of the new year. Mom and dad came to visit a few days after we came home from the hospital and Brian made his second Christmas trip up to CT. It was a lot of fun, despite the ridiculous snowy weather and blizzard conditions. We even lost power in the middle of the night in CT and relocated ourselves and a pack and play to the basement to stay warm. Moving to the basement you ask. Yes, it was warmer there! :)

Jodie came to visit in mid January to meet her granddaughter for the first time and it was so nice to have her here. In February we flew down to SC with Dylan for the first time so she could meet more of her large family. We stayed for a week and had a wonderful visit. Dylan was an unbelievable little traveler and gave no grief on the flight and with all the shuffling about during transit. We also got to see Sarah in Moore and meet her newest addition Reagan, who was a delight. Reese has gotten to be a big girl too and she is such a cutie!

I went back to work in February and it really wasn't as difficult as I heard it would be. I missed my little girl but it was refreshing to be around grown ups too. Dylan had a difficult time adjusting to daycare because there was so much to see that it was often a challenge to nap. She's definitely in the habit now and seems to be doing quite well and enjoys seeing her friends every day.

April and early May brought some visitors to town. Zach, Dylan and I were able to meet up with Julie and Bryan Hatfield of Charleston and we had a great time. It had been at least 10 years since we had seen one another and it was like no time had passed. If only they lived closer to us, I could see us getting together regularly. We also had Jenny and Nils Noeppert for dinner who were traveling here from Germany. It had been even longer since we saw each other last and enjoyed catching up.

So, there you have it! The last few months have been full of joy, visits from friends and many a baby milestone. Dylan is currently working on her crawling technique and I think she'll figure it out at any time! She is very determined.