Cousins

Cute, huh? Siris, Aislin and Lola

She saw Lola and tried to crawl towards her. This is about as far as she got since these pictures were taken last weekend--before she got the guts to just start crawling.

After a Long Winter

It's been a few months since we've seen my family, and it's been even longer since they visited us here in Quincy! Result: Pictures of each of them holding the baby :P We were all happy to see each other but I think Aislin was especially excited to have family over!

Aislin loves her lola :)

Aislin loves her lolo, too!

Posing with her Tito AJ

Mom and Me :)

Tim had fun providing the entertainment--video games and movie trailers! Note the wireless mouse on his pant leg ;)

Aislin's First Day Crawling!

When I went to get Aislin out of her crib she didn't seem as eager as usual to be picked up, so I let her sit and play for a little while...which is when I realized she was actually eyeing her binkie and trying to move closer to it. She pushed herself forward, got her knees down and slowly coordinated her arms and legs to move together. She crawled across her crib mattress until she reached her binkie!
Just to make sure it wasn't a fluke, I put her on the floor and set her binkie a few feet in front of her. I did this at least twice, and each time she slowly crawled towards it!
This video was taken in the living room where Tim could watch her, too.

Happy Easter!

A friend from church, who's also been babysitting Aislin, saw this dress at the store one day and couldn't resist; and then her daughters spotted these white open-toed shoes and wanted to get those for her, too! So Aislin was well-prepared for church this Sunday :)

The funny thing is that when I was done dressing her, she got really excited and started patting her dress. I put her in front of the mirror so she could see the entire outfit--dress, pink stockings and white shoes--and she made a big smile, kicked her legs out and waved her arms. When I told this to our friend at church, she said, Isn't it funny when they know they look pretty? Even baby girls can feel like princesses!