So I have officially been a mom for 1 year to the day. I survived my first year with no major damage to me or Sydney. I still can not believe a whole year has gone by. It was kinda funny because all day yesterday and today I was remembering what I doing one year ago at that time. Like yesterday at 10:40 a.m. I was thinking that one year ago my water broke, at 4 p.m. I was thinking that I was walking around the hospital trying to feel some contractions, at 8 p.m. I was thinking that I got my first dose of petocin and the contractions were going to come soon. I woke up this morning at 4 a.m. and remember that at that time, I was begging for an epidural! And then the alarm went off at 5:30 and I was thinking that I was sleeping because the epidural was so wonderful. Then at 9:59 this morning I was at work thinking that one year ago I heard Sydney's first cry and said "is that the baby?"So today was a pretty great day. My mom and grandmother drove down from PA. Sydney decided to act all shy. We enjoyed a great dinner (spagetti and meatballs). Sydney ate all by herself. The pics below speak for themselves. Then she had a little piece of strawberry shortcake. I have never seen a piece of cake disappear so fast. She ate the whole thing. Yes, it was the first time she had that much sugar, but there was strawberries too...so that makes it OK.The rest of the week I will be spending getting ready for Sydney's big party on Saturday. I'm so excited about it!
OK...so I keep getting asked why my blog hasn't been updated. Well there are two reasons. First, I can't really think of anything to write about. Life is extremely normal, we're in a good routine, so there hasn't been too much exciting stuff going on lately. Second, I must admit I have been spending hours on the wii and wii fit each night. Now I'm only doing it after Sydney goes to bed, so she isn't being neglected or anything :). I'm in a competition with some co-workers to break records. So I'm just a little addicted to soccer, ski jump, ski slalom, hula hoop, and step aerobics. As of today I think I hold the high score for ski jump, penguin balance, and soccer....woohoo! And I missed the step aerobic record by 4 points!So what's new with Sydney. She had a cold for over 10 days, so I had taken her to the doctor last Tuesday. Turned out she had a double ear infection. I couldn't believe she had an infection in both ears, yet acted completely normal and totally happy all the time! Fully dressed she weighed in at 18 pounds 11 ounces. So I'm guessing she is just around 18 pounds now. I'll know for sure on March 20th when she goes for her 12 month check up. She's wearing 9 month clothes, but lately I've been putting some 12 month clothes on her because the outfits are so cute...they are a little big, but still cute. Sydney still only has 2 teeth on the bottom. I thought for sure the top teeth were going to break through, but again, I was wrong. At this rate she may be 16 before she has all of her baby teeth! We have started brushing her teeth before bed each night. It's really cute...Sydney opens her mouth and says "AAAAHHHHH" while I'm brushing. Then she brushes for a bit. She is absolutely amazing!As for walking...this pic explains it all. She is walking all over the place. She has actually stopped crawling! She walks everywhere. She falls a lot but is becoming quite a little expert at walking. In fact yesterday at church, Sydney walked all the way up to the front of the church to receive communion all by herself! 
Do your knees bend this direction?Sydney is wearing a sweater that a family member handmade for her (Thanks Olga). It is an absolutely beautiful sweater (and so warm)!
Sydney's first time playing in the snow. Yes! We actually got snow...And not just a little. We got 11 inches!!! Well I'm not sure if it was really 11, but that's what the news reported. It was so cold, so Sydney only stayed outside for about 4 minutes, but she really liked the snow.
