Time flies.

We have been home with Ivie now for 4 months. Its so funny because I can't remember a time when she wasn't in our lives. She will be 14 months old soon and has really turned into a toddler.

Her favorite activities are walking and carrying stuff. It doesn't matter what the stuff is as long as she can carry it. She will walk back and forth from room to room carrying one thing into the room and carrying something new out of it. I often think that if we didn't move it back for her she would rearrange the entire contents of our house to suit her whims. Now if only I could get her to rearrange the furniture.

Ivie also loves to help out. She will take the laundry out of the basket and hand it to me to fold. Of course then she has to take the folded clothes and put it back in the basket. The other day I found her wiping down a step in the basement with a tissue - just had to make sure it was clean.

She has been in daycare now for three weeks. She really seems to enjoy it. She is a very social child and loves to be around other people - especially kids. She clings a little in the morning when Scott drops her off but then is easily distracted by a toy or the other kids. When I come to pick her up in the evenings she gets a huge smile on her face and comes running to me, which makes it all worth while.