March 16 really isn't a day that most people remember, unless of course you were born that day, were married, or there was some other traumatic or maybe exciting event. March 16, 2010 probably won't be a date that I'll always remember but just a year later it's still fresh in my mind.

I remember sitting at a seminar for work when all of a sudden it felt like my muscles in my stomach were twitching. I didn't think much of it, but as it kept happening throughout the day I finally came to the realization of what was going on....that little baby inside of me was kicking and I could feel it! It was probably at that moment that I realized that this little thing existed...something that the initial ultrasound and even hearing the heartbeats couldn't do for me.

For the next 3.5 months after that first kick I think that I could probably feel everything else. As Tabitha has gotten bigger I now understand why it felt like she never slept when she was inside me. She's such an active little girl...always moving around, looking to pick up something, move somewhere else, or jump in her jumparoo.

While I probably won't remember this date forever it holds a special place in my heart for now.

Tabitha's new trick is...throwing! Yes, much to my dismay this has become a regular habit for her. I am not sure where she picked it up, although I would have to say that it's likely from daycare (although the parenting books and magazines just say that kids 6 months to 1 year are exploring by throwing).

Poor Fred has been the victim (more than once) of a flying object. And Tabitha...well she has managed to hit herself (also more than once) while in the process of launching the object.

Let's hope this is "just a phase", which ends rather quickly.

Ready.....Set.....Throw!!

Names

Here are just a sampling of Tabitha's names that she goes by.... so far:

Baby
Baby buckaroo
Babyroo
Tabs

Tabers
Ted (Tabitha Elise Durbin)

Sweetheart

Sweetie

Pumpkin

Fred's little sister

James told me that this blog is turning into Tabitha's blog. Well, what can I say, our time and life is consumed with not much other than Tabitha. There isn't much to share in the world of James and Elise, and with Tabitha changing every day, well, her life is much more exciting.

But, for those of you wondering, here's what James and I have been up to lately:

• Work
• Taking Tabitha to daycare
• A couple of date days (while Tabitha was at daycare...oh how guilty I felt!)
• Snowblowing
• Clearing the snow off of the roof
• Longing for a vacation
• Work
• Laundry
• Working on the "man cave"
• Changing diapers (especially yesterday)
• Getting over one cold after another
• Work
• Spending hours at the bank only to try and figure out later what they really changed (although they claimed they changed something, but what we can't figure out)
• Snowblowing some more
• Singing the "Itsy Bitsy Spider", "If you are Happy and You Know It", "The Wheels on the Bus", etc.
• Playing with blocks
• Work

Well, from that list you get a sense of why I no longer blog about us.....

We always wonder what Tabitha will be when she grows up. Perhaps, she'll be a pianist...

Swimming

On Saturday we took Tabitha swimming for the first time. The city that I work for owns a gym and recently they finished remodeling the swimming pool area--and put in a new kiddie pool area. On Saturday we decided to check it out. We were a little nervous about this because while Tabitha enjoys bathtime, it's a different world in the swimming pool.

There weren't a lot of smiles, but there wasn't crying either. I think that she was just trying to take everything in. There were other kids there that she seemed to enjoy watching as well. After awhile she became accustomed to the water and started to splash in it. By the time we were done she was wet everywhere, including her head and face, but that didn't seem to bother her one bit.

It looks like now we are going to have to get that family membership to the gym!

Unfortunately we forgot the regular camera and while we got some good shots on the phone camera, they all went away after the phone crashed. I guess we'll have to replicate the experience some other time.

A shopping cart ride

Tabitha has been sitting up on her own for about a month now, a few weeks ago when we were out and about, I decided to stop at the grocery store. Since the car seat doesn't fit very well in the cart (and I am too scared to put it on top), I decided that we would try out the child seat.

She obviously loved it by her reaction from this picture. I crammed my purse in there though with her to give her some more padding. Being the wee thing that she is, I thought that she could use some more stability. Perhaps this is a sign that I can now take her shopping more with me!