Visit with the Great Grandparents

Chloe's Great Grandparents (Grandma Crystal's parents), Jamma and PopPop, came into town this weekend to spend time with us and Chloe and we had such a wonderful visit. We went out to eat a few times, we went to the museum today (Native American), hung out at home and.....they babysitted!!!!! On Saturday night they offered to watch Chloe and let Brad and I go out. Hesitantly, we went. We didn't go too far, and we didn't stay too long...but, it was really nice for Brad and I to get away, even if for just less than two hours. And, what a homecoming!! I hardly ever leave, so I hardly ever come home and have Chloe greet me. They said she was really good pretty much the entire time - she kept them busy. This baby girl does not stop for anything! Once home, she clung to me for the rest of the night....and, I didn't mind one bit!

Today we ventured out to breakfast and downtown to the mall. Jamma and PopPop wanted to go to the Native American Smithsonian. It was a pretty spectacular building with some really cool exhibits. Chloe did wonderful! We were there for over 2.5 hours (even sat thru a 13 minute movie!!)! Then we strolled to the Capitol Building. That was nice too. It was a gorgeous day and we were happy to be out enjoying it.

All in all, we had a great weekend. Next weekend we are off again to PA for our cousin's wedding. We will get to see the whole Mansfield clan in addition to a lot of FredPa's side of the family at the wedding and during the weekend. Yay!!

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Chloe is walking like a champ these days. She can walk really well from one side of the room to the other. She can change direction, turn in circles and recover from most unsteady wobbles. She does look a bit drunk at times...it's really cute. It seems like she wants to run...that's usually when she falls! Everyday she converts Chloe's Corner into Chloe's Disaster Zone! Of which Mommy and/or Daddy have to pick up each night. She is eating real people food (see pic of her eating her first grilled cheese - and clapping too!). She doesn't like that baby food much at all. Still only has a small appetite. She has a new bedtime routine (8pm bath and usually asleep by 9pm) and it has been going wonderfully for the past 3 weeks. It's good for all of us. She is still not sleeping thru the nite...oh well. I can't fight it. And, just in case you were wondering...that cry it out thing only lasted one night - for 30 minutes!!! Just not our style.

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Everything else is going good. I feel the pressure of the close of summer and am getting sad about that. I don't want it to end! When it does...it means her first birthday is around the corner! NOO!! But, we have a few more adventures in store before then so it's okay!