Sleepless in Charlotte...

Miss Ana Clare has decided that there is too much going on for her to miss by sleeping. Over the last week, she has napped for a total of 3 hours during the day - in 20 to 30 minute blocks, stays up until at least 1 AM (last night was 2:30 AM) and then wakes up by 7 AM. Needless to say, the Piascik Family is in desperate need of a caffeine jolt. Brian is the only one that can indulge although I'm not sure it's helping. I think I'm going to work coffee back into my mornings. I've been online today trying to determine how it might affect her - as long as I don't drink more than 2 cups, we should be fine. Ana Clare's long nap tends to happen right about the time Brian comes home from work, so he walks in and wants to wake her so she'll sleep at night. Hopefully, this is short lived and we'll be back on track soon.

We're headed to Virginia this weekend. Football season starts Saturday - WAHOOWA! We have new seats at the stadium that Brian is excited about. We are going to Richmond on Friday - arriving in time for Brian to start his fantasy football draft online (priority!). He'll go to the game alone on Saturday - we don't think Ana Clare will like UVA football yet. We'll hang out at Mom and Dad's and hopefully get a peek at the model of their new house. I'm anxious to see it.

Sunday is Logan's birthday party in Charlottesville, so we'll head home after that. We can't wait to see all of our cousins! Ana Clare has a really cute party outfit to wear!

This Is How We ROLL!!!

Ana Clare just rolled over!!!! (just this minute). We've been working on spending more time on her tummy and I guess she realized that she doesn't need to stay there. She got to her side and then rolled from front to back with a little boost from Daddy once. Then she did it on her own with no help. Brian and I both yelled and scared her. She has now done it four times in a row and we got it on video. Now - I just need to figure out how to upload it - maybe that will be a weekend project!

Clare's First Beach Trip

We are at the Beach! Clare, Brian and I left on Saturday morning to join Brian's family at the Outer Banks. I had no idea how much a baby needed for a beach trip. We could not fit anything else in the car and actually left a few things at home. The front seat was full and the back was packed to the ceiling. I'm hoping the trip back won't be so tight.

We're here with Clare's grandparents, Aunt Susie and her boyfriend, Aaron, Uncle Jeff and his girlfriend, Sarah. We left our house at 9:30 am and stopped at Jeff's house in Raleigh for a break from the carseat and lunch. Clare slept the entire trip to Jeff's, woke up to eat and play when we got there and then slept the rest of the trip to the beach. I was even able to get some work done in the car.

On Sunday, we packed our gear and headed down to the beach. Our house is oceanfront, so it's not a long walk. I carried Clare down to the beach wearing her bathing suit and coverup and wrapped in a towel. She actually falls asleep on the way to the beach - it takes all of two minutes. I think the combination of the salt air and the sound of the ocean are intoxicating to her. We have a tent for Clare which Brian, Aaron and Jeff set up while I watched in anticipation - once it was set up, I laid her down in it and she slept for about a half hour. It started to sprinkle, so we went back to the pool at the house. She definitely looks adorable in her swimsuit.

Clare is having a great time and getting lots of attention from her family! She put her feet in the pool today - we're easing our way into it. Yesterday, she screamed when we did it. Today - she didn't seem to care. So, I'm hoping by the end of the week we'll be able to take her in so she can swim around a little. (edited - we took her in on Friday for a few minutes - we needed a picture!)