Tim's uncle John and aunt Mary Ellen came to visit today. Mary Ellen knit Aoife a beautiful outfit that will probably fit her when she is about a year old. Aoife seems to be sleeping a lot here. It seem that she wakes up, gets fed, gets changed, gets played with by Gramma and then is ready to pass out into a deep sleep again. I wasn't expecting to have so much time on my hands, so I buried myself in some craft books. Hopefully we'll be able to get some things done while I'm here. Rachel wants to paint walls to give them some texture. She also wants to make a wreath out of wild grasses that she dried, and we'd like to make soap. I'm excited for the soap part.

Thank you Dawnatello!

Thank you faux-aunt Dawn for this ridiculously wicked outfit. She's going to look adorable in it when she's big enough to wear it which will be soon enough. She'll definetely have to wear it when we go to Wisconsin this June. I hope the weather is hot there because we don't get very hot weather here and I miss it.

I was so tired today and it didn't help that Aoife didn't know what she wanted or needed to keep herself happy. I think she's going through another growth spurt. She's growing out of a lot of clothes and is looking more like a toad everyday!

Thank you Gramma Rachel!

Another wonderful package came today for Aoife. What a popular lady! Inside was this diaper/nappy pouch. Gramma Rachel made it out of the lovely owl fabric and frog fabric that match Aoife's crib sheets. Gramma also sent MORE books! Tim has been reading books to her every now and then.

We are going back to Wisconsin the end of May for a few days. I'm terribly excited. Aoife will meet Grampa Steve, Uncle Topher, Great-Grandma Nice, Great uncles/Aunts, Grandma Moose, Grandpa Goose, Aunt Elf, Aunt Mic, and Uncle Mark. I'm hoping the flight goes well. I'm a bit frightened of all the driving we'll do, but she'll hopefully get used to it otherwise it'll be a bit of a nightmare. I can't wait to take her for walks on the farm and show her around Wisconsin!

Thank you Great-Aunt Susan and Gang

Today Miss Aoife got a package and inside was this beautiful outfit. I love the pattern on the little onsie...very cute. Thank you Susan and Gang.

Today Aoife and I took the bus to Janaki's office to drop off our birth class binder. Aoife got a little fussy when we got there so I took her out of the moby. Janaki was having a consultation and heard the commotion outside. I felt bad but she said to make ourselves at home. So I fed Aoife a little thinking that she was thirsty, but she just took a little, and was looking around at the strange new environment. She fussed up again and then I realized that she had a dirty diaper. So I proceeded to change her when I realized that I forgot to pack her diapers. I felt so bad. Her diaper was so wet and heavy. I'm starting to think that pregnancy amnesia sticks around after birth too! So, we packed up and quickly made our way back home. She didn't seem to mind too much and spent the whole bus ride staring at the passing world outside the window. She's becoming more curious about the world outside our apartment.

Thank you Great-Aunt Lisa

Thank you Lisa for the wonderful clothes that you sent little Aoife. The socks already fit her huge feet! I can't imagine her getting big enough to fit these clothes.

Today was a very good day for both Aoife and I. She slept for almost five hours last night! Amazing! She really likes sleeping on her daddy; she looks so tiny on him. Sparrow Aoife and I spent most of the morning in quiet alert time, so we had a lot of time to socialize with each other. She is smiling often now when she is in this mode. She is also making good eye contact and it looks like her eyes are going to stay blue. Her eyes remind me of my sister Michelles when Michelle was a baby. She is developing a rash on her cheeks; it makes her look older like a teething baby.

After lunch, we went for a walk. It's another beautiful day today. I love wearing her in the moby wrap; it's so much better than pushing her in a stroller/pram. The neighborhood looks so beautiful as all the plants are blooming and the cherry blossoms are out. We went to a gardening center and looked at expensive exotic plants. My body feels really good finally. I managed the walk without getting to sore at the end. Tim came home early tonight because he has a baseball game tonight. When Aoife is old enough, we'll go and watch him. His team bought Aoife a Twins (baseball team) outfit, so she's got the outfit, just needs to get fat enough to fit into it!

Thank you family

Thank you family for all the cards, gifts, and money. Her great-grandparents Foley (Irene and Da) sent her a gift of money and a cute little lucky charm onsie. Thank you, thank you! My uncle Sean also sent a card and money. My Aunt Terri sent a cute little outfit for Aoife. She's going to have to wait a while to wear it though. I just got another card: from Great-nan O'connor and some cash. We're going to open up this rich little girl a bank account soon. Thank you to all, and I'll be sending cards to you shortly.