The Buerglers

Have I ever told you that I am obsessed with the show Gossip Girl?  Like followed-all-the-characters-on-Twitter obsessed, which, in my opinion, is a little much for a 30 year old woman.  I'm pretty sure Eric even knows of my crush on Chace Crawford . So, I'm sorry again, Eric and Rosemary for my thousands of references to Gossip Girl while in New York, but I just couldn't help myself. I digress.  What else did we do on our 4 day holiday in The Big Apple? Days 1 and 2 here Day 3 We were curious to see the iconic Statue of Liberty, and of course Ground Zero, but with Ellis Island closed and the advent of the 9/11 Memorial Museum opening, we decided to save all the patriotic tours for another trip. But how can you got to New York and not see them?  So we took a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge.  We ate at the (in)famous Grimaldis for pizza (cross that bad boy off the 1,000 Things To See Before You Die list) and had ice cream at the Brooklyn I...

After a big trip to  Ireland  last year, Eric and I decided to take a smaller trip this year.  Our friend  Rosemary  is living in Manhattan these days and offered us her place for the weekend. Best friend meets tour guide plus free place to stay? Yes, please! (Thanks Connie and Pat for helping out too!) We'd had this trip planned since shortly after Christmas. It proved to be perfect timing, just a few days after  the miscarriage . It was nice to get away to something that was already planned, and that we were SO looking forward to. With a short 4 day trip, we decided to leave Evie at home with the grandparents. Neither of us had been to New York City and we wanted to maximize our time. The weather was absolutely PERFECT.  It was 65, sunny, with a light breeze.   Day 1 Landing a few minutes after 9am, we hit the ground running. Rosemary worked from home so she could help us navigate the city.  We grabbed bre...

Measurements: Weight:  29-30 lbs   (97%) Length/Height:  33.5 inches (92%) She's back down on to the charts for height and weight! Eats:  3 full meals, 1-2 snacks, 12-18oz cow's milk, 10-15oz of water, almost grain-free Diapers:  Size 5, she's outgrown her Rump-a-Rooz brand cloth, but continues to fit in all the rest, having a hard time finding a reusable swim diaper big enough Clothes:  wearing a few 24mos in generous fit bottoms, mostly 2T but buying 3T (and even a few 4Ts in smaller fit) Sleep:  8pm bed, 6:30-8am wake, one nap 1.5-3hrs long Firsts/Milestones: Evie was the flower girl in her aunt Katie / my sister's wedding. This included her first dress fitting and first bridal luncheon .   In March, Evie had her first hair cut ! She did great and looks like such a big girl with her bobbed hair.   She's really loving interacting with folks.  She regularly gets the fami...