There are lots of “firsts” in our world these days.<\/p>\n
We bought our first new car. Eric came with a 1998 Jeep that he bought in 2001. I owned a 1995 Corolla that I got in 1998 (which Erin affectionately called the “beater car”). They were paid off. They were good cars. They had lots of good memories tied up in them. But they were old. And getting tired. The Corolla got great gas mileage, but wasn’t reliable anymore. The Jeep was reliable, but guzzled gas. So, after discussing it, we decided to test drive a Chevy Cruze. They took both our old cars in trade. And we drove home in a brand-new car. It gets insane gas mileage. It’s cute and sporty. It’s Bluetooth enabled, so basically, we bought a really big, drivable phone…sweet! And it cannot fit 3 carseats, so it is a kid-free vehicle for running errands and tooling around…super-sweet!<\/p>\n
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A week before she turns 7 months old, Megan has been in a whirlwind of firsts…<\/p>\n
– she’s started clapping (it’s very cute)<\/p>\n
– she’s learned to sit up on her own<\/p>\n
– she hooked an arm over the handle of a stool and hauled herself into a standing position. <\/p>\n
Of course, we’re still waiting for a first tooth and a first all-night sleep (okay, so that would really be a return to all-night sleep, but it’s been so long that it’s like she’s just starting, for me anyway!), but at the rate we’re going, she’s going to be writing her own name next month.<\/p>\n
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Speaking of names, Erin found her nametag from Sunday and announced to us, “I found my name. I found my name. Erin. E-r-i-n. My name.” Okay, so she can spell her name. Didn’t know that. <\/p>\n
She’s also getting really good at puzzles. She can do a color puzzle we have (not a Melissa & Doug, fit-shapes-in-the-matching-hole kind) almost entirely by herself now. <\/p>\n
And I’m suddenly realizing that Alex is making more and more sense every day. I’d gotten so used to just half-listening to his sounds because they weren’t really recognizable words that it is just hitting me how many of the sounds really are words now. I’m going to have to start really paying attention to him. <\/p>\n
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Other firsts…<\/p>\n
Eric drove the new car (Erin declared that to be it’s name “New Car”) to work today.<\/p>\n
We grilled out for the first time this year tonight.<\/p>\n
I’m just re-read the book from which I learned the word “bauble” when I was in 3rd or 4th grade. (Okay, so the first happened like 25 years ago, but I was just reminded of it this week which was kind of cool.)<\/p>\n
I actually walked\/ran for more than 2 miles on my treadmill this morning. That’s a first since I got pregnant with Megan, for sure…maybe longer!<\/p>\n
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And…I think that’s all I’ve got for now. Happy Tuesday! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
There are lots of “firsts” in our world these days. We bought our first new car. Eric came with a 1998 Jeep that he bought in 2001. I owned a 1995 Corolla that I got in 1998 (which Erin affectionately … Continue reading