Loryn's 1st Birthday Party

Loryn had a great birthday party. There were lots of friends that came and lots of little babies too. We went to Al Lopez Park and had pizza and chips and of course cake. Loryn had such a fun time playing with everyone and Susan and Brian's dog Einstein. It was such a very special day. Please enjoy some of my favorite pictures from the day. Also, we do have video, but we have not uploaded any videos on to the computer yet. Also, for all the pictures of Loryn's birthday and party, please visit my Facebook Page.

Thank you everyone for making this such a very special day for our daughter.

Happy 1st Birthday Loryn

I can't believe it has already been a whole year. Well, today is Loryn's 1st birthday and it is going to be a fun day for her. This morning her godmother is coming to spend time with her while I go on an interview. When I get back her Grandma Lisa and Marshall will be here and we are all going out to lunch. At 5pm, Loryn's godmother Lindsey, Uncle Jeff, Grandma Lisa and Marshall and Eric and I will be here to open presents with her (it will be video taped) and then we are all going out to dinner to celebrate her birthday. My mom will join us at dinner and maybe Loryn's Uncle Brian and Aunt Karen too. From there, it is back home to get a bath and go to bed. She is going to need some rest for her big birthday party on Saturday.

Happy 1st Birthday Loryn!!!!! You are growing into such a beautiful little girl.

Quick Update

Loryn started walking today. Loryn was playing in her play area and stood up and took two wobbly steps. Later in the evening, I took Loryn to the Dojo to go and visit her Uncle Jeffy and Daddy and Loryn got to show her daddy how she can walk all by herself. The most I have seen is about 4 maybe 5 steps. After that, she either sits down or falls. She is going to get the hang of this soon and then we will be in trouble.

Will have a video up soon.

Meeting the newest addition to the Gilmore Clan

Okay, so maybe this is just a little over due. But, to be fair my friends live over 3 hours away from us. This is baby Liam. He is the cutest little baby. He is just like his daddy, but with Mommy's nose and ears. Sorry there are no pictures of Loryn and Liam together, Loryn was sick when we met up with them so we kept the kids separate. Here are some pictures of our lunch with the Gilmores.

Loryn is on Daddy's shoulders. Gotta love how she wanted to wear her slippers.

Clayton and Liam

Newest and Greatest

Loryn is learning things left and right. This past week she has learned how to clap and will clap all the time and now she says "YAY" when she does it, because that is what I say when she claps. Loryn also climbed up stairs. Not sure how she learned how to do it, but while Eric and I were looking at a model house, Loryn started to climb up the stairs. Don't worry, Grandma Lisa was right behind her. Loryn is also getting in another tooth. She will soon have both her bottom teeth. Loryn knows what a monkey says and when you ask her, she says "ooh ooh ooh", Eric also is claiming he heard her say "monkey". Loryn loves to throw her toys down and say "uh oh".

Well, I think those her her newest from this past week. Will post a new update soon.

10 months old

Loryn is now 10 months old and growing like a weed. She is now 29 1/2 inches which puts her in between the 75th and 90th percentile for height. She is weighing in at 18 pounds with puts her in the 10th percentile for weight.

Loryn never stops moving. She is always on the go and always into everything. She is always talking or screaming. Not always sure what she is saying because most of it sounds like baby chinese. She has learned a few new words in the last month, like uh-oh, and maamaw (grandma), buddy, boy, and a few others.

Loryn is now going through a little bit of separation anxiety. Loryn is fine when Eric and I are around, but when she is left with other people with out us, she gets just a little upset. And by a little, she is pretty much throwing a temper tantrum.

Loryn also is walking if she is holding on to something. She would still much rather crawl though if it is for any distance. Loryn can stand up all by herself too. She gives kisses too, they are still wet kisses, but she loves to give kisses.

Mini Family Reunion

Last weekend Eric, Loryn and I headed down to Delray Beach to visit Eric's mom and his cousins. There were a ton of people there for it only being 4 families. Eric's Aunt and Uncle were there and three of his Aunt's kids with their kids and Eric and our group and his mom. All in all there were 22 of us, 12 adults and 10 kids. We had a great time. We went to the pool and hung out pool side with everyone. Grabbed drinks and lunch and then hung out upstairs in the lounge room area. Then met everyone up later for dinner, drinks and ice cream. It was a real treat to be able to see everyone, especially because Eric's family lives all over the place.

This was the first time I got to meet Eric's cousin Bruce and his family and Eric hadn't seen them since his bar mitzvah. And I haven't seen Eric's cousins Suzanne and Michael since 2006 when Eric and I first started dating. I met them on my first trip down to Delray. And it was the first time Eric and I got to meet Michael's girls. They are all just too cute. Especially little Julia. She kept pulling Eric's arm hair and eating it. It was too funny.

Here are a few pictures from the weekend.

This was taken at dinner on Saturday night. Loryn was trying to give her cousin Julia a kiss. And Julia didn't want Loryn to touch her. Loryn is 2 months older than Julia.

This was taken at the hotel in the lounge area. Loryn was playing with the girls.

Loryn just kicking back and relaxing out by the pool.

Loryn was being fed by the girls. One is 7 and the other is 4. More food landed on Loryn and the stroller than in her mouth, but the girls had a blast.

With all the girls, the guys had to stick together. There were only 6 guys out of the 22 people there. And all of the kids were girls.