The Buerglers

After much discernment we chose to move Evie to a new preschool.  She was now eligible for the preschool at our parish, which was just a block away from her previous preschool. Evie had been placed in the 2 year old class last year due to low enrollment.  If she stayed at her school or switched to our parish preschool she would have to repeat the 2 year old class with students who had never been to school before.  While our parish preschool is absolutely incredible, the 25 minutes commute + price tag didn't sit well with us.  And while her previous preschool was great, Evie was ready for a bigger school and more challenging environment.  I started looking at a few programs closer to our house.  We applied to the neighboring Catholic parish preschool but once again we were wait listed.  I looked at the two Methodist preschools near our house, but they were HUGE! So a friend suggested the Episcopalian preschool where she sends her kids. ...

Our family was long over due for a trip to The Low Country.  We'd spent several months trying to find a weekend when the Buergler clan could travel together to Beaufort, SC to visit Aunt Jo.  Eric's Great Aunt Jo was/is his grandmother's sister.  Eric's grandparents passed years ago, so his Great Aunt and Uncle more or less stepped into that role.   Eric's uncle, Jim, had passed away since we had last visited.  Aunt Jo was recovering from neck surgery and heart valve replacement surgery. We weren't quite sure what to expect out of the visit, but as always it was a great trip.   The crew agreed to head South over Labor Day weekend.  Eric took Friday off so we hit the road after Maggie's mid morning feeding.  We had a million taco fixings left over from dinner the night before, so I made a stack of quesadillas to eat for a lunch picnic on our road trip. Quite possibly my most brilliant parenting moment to date.  We loaded up the CR-...

Measurements: Weight:  14.5 lbs (I am guessing) Length:  26-27 inches Feeds:  5 times a day, the morning feeding is getting longer with an afternoon feeding becoming more of a snack. She goes from 9-7ish at night between feedings Diapers:   Thirsties Size 1, full sized Tots Bots (middle rise!) and Bum Genius 4.0s;  and size 2 in disposables (at night).  We packed up the Tots Bots Tiny Fits this month Clothes:   outgrowing some 6 months, wearing mostly 6-9, 9 and 6-12 months. Shoes:  none Teeth:  none Firsts: 8/23/14 - Baptism 8/24/14 - Day in Exersaucer 8/26/14 - First Boat Day 8/29/14 - Road Trip to Beaufort 8/30/14 - Meeting Aunt Jo 9/7/14 - Rolled Over (at Grandmas!) Likes: A warm bath Laughing with Evie Time in the Exersaucer Sucking on her fingers Sitting in her high chair watching all the kitchen action Dislikes: Not having a regular nap (Time for a schedule)...