First of the firsts

The beginning of January 2015 was full of many tiny, but significant “firsts” for the Jr. Wilhoits.  Consider this a random collection of family milestones. 

Eila’s first trip to the Powerhouse - a local Puyallup favorite pub and eatery.  This picture was promptly sent to Mr. Burch with pride.

First Swing Snooze - she’s a little tipsy.

First hand-knit sweater set crafted with love by a fellow music teacher!  Note that the yarn she chose matches our nursery colors perfectly.

First...pants on head wearing?  This one was just too cute and too random not to share.

Momma’s first successful baby wearing expedition.  Wrestling your infant and yourself into a Baby K’Tan counts as exercise, right?  VICTORY!  

Baby’s first brunch date.  Eila and I spent our final Friday before returning to work and starting daycare with Auntie Aunt Kay at a University Village cafe.  Yum!

This is actually a Baby’s last...Eila’s last night snuggling with Mom before she returned to work.  Looking at this picture I have NO idea how I convinced myself it was a good idea to return to teaching with an eight-week old at home.  She’s so tiny!

And then I look at this picture and remember how lucky we feel about our daycare.  This was Eila’s first full day of daycare as she met her new playmate, Leah.  Leah is our daycare provider’s two-year old daughter who is GREAT with our babe.  Her mom is a regular baby whisperer and keeps us in the loop with lots of cute pictures throughout the day.

Annnd this is how Eila felt after her first full day of daycare.  She decided to go on a hunger strike and refuse all bottles until Mom arrived (having left her 6th period to fend for themselves with school Admin.).  All that playing and crying will really tucker a girl out!  

And then there was our first WEEKEND.  This was our first Saturday playdate while we waited for Daddy to come home from Grad school.  Looking forward to mornings with these sweet smiles makes long work-weeks worthwhile.