BIG NEWS

I have been keeping this secret for two months and it's been killing me! Aunt Attie is pregnant!!!! Hooray! We are so excited for her and Beau. Attie is such a wonderful aunt and godmother to Betsy and I know she will be a fantastic mother. Her due date is March 15. We can't wait!

On Friday B and I went to Target. In the afternoon we went to Evelyn's parents' house to swim. Both of the girls were exhausted after an hour of swimming. B took a two hour nap so I thought she'd be wide awake and cheerful for Katie's and my birthday dinner at Irene's. We went with Dad, Bee, Attie, Beau, Katie, and Peter. B ate some bread and butter, but she feel asleep before our food came so B didn't get a chance to try Irene's awesome eggplant parmesan. She woke up in time for the singing of 'Happy Birthday' to Katie and me. B wanted no part of the red velvet cake, however. She did try some today, though, and really liked it.

Today B woke up at 5:30. Didn't she realize it was Saturday? We went to lunch at St. James Cheese Company with Attie and Courtney L. The rest of the day we just hung out and B crawled around and pulled up a bunch. She is starting to say 'hello'--especially when she picks up her pretend cell phone and my real cell phone. She also did another magnificent trick today. We were listening to one of her CDs and 'If You're Happy and You Know It' came on. As soon as 'if you're happy and you know it' played, she clapped her hands--before the singer even sang the 'clap your hands' part! What can I say--she's brilliant.