Stages

Lately, I have been thinking a lot about Lily and how much she has accomplished in such a short amount of time. I'm sure it's because I'm trying to remember everything and when it happened so I can be that much more prepared when Baby comes in April. Plus, I'm loving the fact that I can be prepared for each month and almost know what to expect,I'm sure it will be completely different but I can try to anticipate every move, right?

So, what am I thinking about today? Eating.

This morning I made Lily a scrambled egg and some pancakes with syrup, she LOVES syrup. But anyway, I also gave her a big girl spoon which is now a metal spoon! It has only been recently, in the past month, that she has been done with the plastic utensils that have lasted her a good 6 months and now needs something with more weight and substance to get a good mouth full :). Then I realized how many types of spoons we have gone through in the past 18 months! I looked at them all and figured that there are three main stages in baby feeding/eating, four if you count bottle only. But once they begin solids and wanting to eat by themselves there are a good 3 stages and of course you need to be equipped to handle all 3. Geez...who knew a little person would require so many different types! I'm not sure what will come after the toddler fork and spoon, but I'm sure there's something out there for us parents to buy our preschooler! GASP...preschooler?!?!?! weather update: November Nor'easter, Day 2 of 3. Mike came home early to avoid high tide. Levels approached Hurricane Isabel status, all schools are closed, there is a river going down our street that is creating a small lake, chairs are being blown around, tree branches are all over our yard and not to mention the HUGE amount of leaves that came down, and our power was out for almost three hours.