Happy New Year!

Welcome 2011!Our New Years was very quiet. Cailin did manage to make it to midnight - and then slept til noon the next day. Since then, we are trying to get her back into a more normal schedule. The holidays are over, and we're slowly getting back to normal life. Holiday Season 2010 was wonderful, and we're sad to see it end.

I took the decorations and the tree down. Yesterday Cailin padded out to the living room and said, "Tree?" waiting for me to plug it in. It wasn't there, and she seemed pretty sad about it. Until! She stripped down to her pull up and ran around the house like a crazy person, laughing, singing and dancing. It was the funniest thing I'd seen in a while! I took some video.

Cailin may only be 18 months, but she has completely thrown herself (and me) into the Terrible Twos. Her favorite word is "NO". Usually said with great gusto and emphasis. Everything is "NO" from brushing her teeth, to getting dressed to changing her diaper. The toddler tantrum fits have also begun.

Speaking of diapers, she flat out refuses to lay down to get her diaper changed. She absolutely won't lay still! We switched to pull ups, and she's happy as a clam now.

Potty training? Came to a screeching halt over the holidays. There was too much to do, see, investigate and tear apart. Only this morning has she even given the potty so much as a minute of her busy schedule. A few days ago, she popped off the potty and peed on the bathroom mat. Good times, that potty training is. I have a feeling now that things have settled down somewhat that she'll get back into it.

The Sock Allergy has emerged. Thank you, Nana. When I put socks on her, I find them discarded on the floor approximately 2 minutes later. Bad news for me since Bailey is the Great Eater of Baby Socks.

Both Cailin and I seem to be suffering from a bit of cabin fever. I predict that it's going to be a long wait until spring. The sun was so bright yesterday that it filled the whole house up. I can't wait to be able to play outside.