Quick Update...

*The pink & brown outfit pictured below was one of the many outfits bought for Triniti when I was still pregnant. I thought it would be "forever"before she would be able to wear it, and here she is old enough to wear it already. The shirt is so true...she LOVES her Doddy.

*The shoes below are sized for 6-12 month olds. Triniti has just been able to start wearing them less than 2 weeks before her first birthday. I wonder if she'll have tiny feet like me?!?

*The rest of the pictures are of Triniti after she has fallen asleep for the night the past two evenings. In the first three, you will see that Triniti took her changing table pad off of her changing table (which is connected to her crib) and decided to camp out on top of it for the night...or at least until I removed it from underneath her. :)

*Where did the changing table pad go?? And how did the lotion bottle get knocked over?

*Tonight I walked in to find her snuggling up close with her giant Teddy Bear. She is actually laying on her Bear.

*Tomorrow is Triniti's ONE-YEAR-photo shoot. Wasn't it just yesterday that Michelle was photographing my ready-to-pop maternity shots?? And now she'll be photographing my child, outside of the womb, an entire year later! I know almost all of you that read this have already seen a sneak peek of Michelle's most recent pictures of Triniti, but for those of you that live far away, enjoy the picture below. I'll share more in a few weeks...

CJ the...cook?!?!?

So yesterday, as mentioned in a previous post, I was up at CJ's office enjoying a nice lunch with him and Triniti when I noticed a recipe on his desk. Curious, I asked him what he was doing with a recipe. He explained to me that one of his co-workers made the dish for his wife, said it was really good, and so gave the recipe to CJ. Me, being completely oblivious at this point, said, "Oh, so did Doug give you this recipe for me to make?" That's when CJ just looked at me (rather disappointed I might add) and mumbled, "No, the plan was for ME to make it for you." Of course I felt really bad that I had "ruined" his surprise. Poor CJ forgot to hide the recipe before I got to his office. I assured him that even though I kind of ruined his surprise, I would still be elated if he would go through with his plan. So last night, after working a long day, CJ cooked for me!!! Not only were his efforts truly loving and romantic, but as I've always predicted, his cooking was AWESOME!!!!!!!! I told CJ that after eating his delicious meal last night, I don't think I can any longer accept his excuse of "I can't/don't know how to cook." He just proved himself wrong last night.

So Babe, again, I thank you SO very much for all of the effort you put forth last night in cooking me a special, romantic dinner. You truly touched my heart deeply, and last night will be a lasting memory stored in it. The meal was delicious. I look forward (with great anticipation) to my next meal cooked by Chef CJ. Mmmmm...

Lunch with Daddy...

*Since I had the day off today, Triniti and I decided to bring lunch to CJ and eat with him in his office. We do this from time to time when I'm off of work. I thought I'd bring my camera along today and take a few pictures. Triniti enjoyed seeing her Doddy in the middle of the day, as well as all of Doddy's co-workers who gobbled her up! Enjoy the rest of your day at work Babe...I enjoyed seeing you too!!!

Triniti the Verbal Linguist...

*Below, Trin is trying out her new car seat. Well, it's not exactly new...we've had it since before Trin was actually even born, but it's new to her, as she hasn't used it yet. As she's nearing her first birthday in less than two weeks, she'll be getting ready to start facing forward in the back seat. I'm sure she'll enjoy a new view very soon.

*Triniti's new word when she sees a camera??? Cheeeeese, of course!

*Triniti's verbal skills have just exploded in the past two weeks! She is already in the "repeating" stage. So of course I'm taking full advantage of this and trying to get her to repeat as many words as possible. The list grows daily. I was able to get her to repeat a few words in the video below. Enjoy!!!