Check out those ears...

Yesterday I took Aurora to see the pediatrician. She hasn’t been sleeping well, but it looks like she’s actually just teething – her ears were clear. Dr. Sood wasn’t available so we ended up seeing Dr. Bennett, and Aurora really liked her. While she was examining her, she’d say things like “hello little ears!” in the sweetest voice. Recently Aurora has not liked the doctor, and this really did put her at ease.

This morning we headed over to the Austin Museum of Art Laguna Gloria for a special Easter celebration. As you can see below, Aurora’s first Easter included a visit with the Easter bunny, coloring (er, trying to eat crayons), silly bunny ears, and a train ride.

Amazingly, we ended up sitting next to her pediatrician from yesterday on the little train! She recognized Aurora right away, even remembered her name, and we ended up spending a lot of time chatting with her and her friends. It was the first of a LOT of socializing we did today.

After the holiday festivities we drove up to Round Rock for a first birthday party. One of my co-workers has a daughter named Sofia who’s just one week older than Aurora! I can’t remember the last time I saw so many babies outside of daycare, and they were all so cute. Aurora was the only little walker and she worked the room. She’d walk by the other babies and guests and just casually grab their toy/cup/food and keep going, dropping a cracker or sippy cup in its place. Such a funny girl.

She got a sweet pair of sunglasses in her goodie bag, and I think she's ready for her turn as the star birthday girl next.

That was the last of my picture taking, though it was not the last of our outings. After the party we trekked down to South Austin for a BBQ, which actually consisted of watching Chuck’s co-workers play basketball outside in the cold and rain. By the time we got home, we were all exhausted. Aurora went to bed early, and I may just follow her example.