Fall O ween at Coney Island

Well time is passing quickly our baby girl has been with us 4 months and turning 15 months Oct 11! She has come so far however still realizing how behind she really is. Everything is so new and she is taking alot in as she explores her world. She is walking and still teething. It is pretty amazing the child who could barely roll over is crawling, walking, talking (alot of baby talk) and still bonding with us. She has recently been having some anxiety waking up screaming. We are not sure if it is those big ole molars breaking through or fears we will not be there for her. We went to the park and she is so afraid of new things and freaked out in a swing. In our mom and me swim classes so many of the younger babies are so much further than she which breaks my heart that no one worked with her the first 11 months except to take care of her basic needs. She is amazing how far she has come and we are letting her be a baby still and helping her learn and explore her world. We went to the Fall O Ween event at Coney Island this weekend and she took it all in and trick or treated for the first in her stroller with mom and dad and watched a Monster Mash show she loved all the music, singing and dancing and road the carousel with her mom. It was a special moment between Jailyn and me on the carousel to have my baby girl initially terrified and then was so happy and loved the up and down of the horse. It brought tears to my eyes to see her transform her fear to happiness and joy. She laughed and screamed and love it. All those things I have longed to do with my baby are becoming reality. She is a doll (not to mention the prettiest baby ever and in her Belle costume she melts your heart) and is such a good little girl and we are so happy to take her to all the fall events. We will be so blessed to have her here for the holidays when those times in the past have been terribly difficult during our wait over the years. All of that grief is gone and the love is filling our world though still a bit rocked as we are still transitioning from our independent lifestyle we had as just husband and wife and now as a family. We celebrated our 10th anniversary on a date without Jailyn for the first time away for 5 hours. We did a couples massage and dinner and could get used to that on a more regular basis (date night). However still staying close as the bond is getting stronger and we don't want to have set backs. See our pictures from Coney Island and Jailyn in her Belle Princess costume and enjoying her first lolly pop.