Bye, Bye Binky

At 13 months old, Esme has finally given up her bink. I thought it would be difficult to get her to give it up (she was a HUGE fan of her bink!) but it overly easy. We went to bed on the 19th of January and when we woke up on the 20th I put it away. I had anticipated having to give it to her at night time for a few months but she fell asleep without it and it has been history ever since! Well done Peepers! I also tried to get her to give up bottles at this time but was less successful. The sippy cup of milk got tossed at me more than once. I think I will choose my battles and try that one another month.

My timeline is a bit out of order but I wanted to mention that Esme received a lovely box of Christening/Birthday and Christmas presents from her God father Michael and Veronica. They sent her tons of presents including a framed photo of her and her godfather, prints from our visit in September, an Octobubble Orchestra (an instant bath time favorite!), and a lovely comb set for her christening. She loved it all and is thankful to have such a thoughtful God father!

Some pictures of Esme with her Octobubble Orchestra






A video of Ez with her bath toy


Ezzy also received a special birthday/Christmas box from her God mother Abbie! Abbie sent her clothes, books, a framed picture and a super cool first kitchen toy! Esme loves the kitchen and knows all of the songs really well. If you sing one of the songs from the toy, she will run over and push the button that plays that song. She is one smart cookie!

When Ez was about 13 months we made a trip down to Philadelphia for Stephen's bell ringing and to spend some time with family in the area. Stephen had fun ringing the bells and we all had fun at Dick and Miriam's house.

The two towers that Stephen rung at




Here is a video of Ez at Dick and Miriam's house. She loved all of the toys they had! In this video she says hi, does the all done hand gesture and points out people.


Esme with Uncle Dick and Aunt Miriam


Dick and Miriam are always such gracious hosts and we are truly blessed to have them near by. We look forward to visiting them again in the near future.

Ez has been busy learning where parts of her body are. She has the nose down pat...sometimes she even sticks her finger up it- just to be clear!

Ez also loves to play with the kitties. She bashes them over the head from time to time but they are just happy to have someone to play with! Here is a video of her playing with Beans. She thinks it is hilarious!!