My sweet, baby girl
How'd we get to this place so fast? It seem like yesterday that Daddy was holding me up as I cried leaving the hospital without you and now your a walking, talking Diva! These last two years have probably been the hardest but most fulfilling. You were prayed for and are loved so deeply but I didn't realize how exhausting being a Momma of two littles would be and you, my dear, keep us on our toes. There is most definetly never a dull moment with you.
People are often surprised that your two. Some thinkyou're younger because you're quite the tiny firecracker, much like your Momma & Aunties, but others thing you're older because you speak so well for your young age. I have to explain to them that you're 2 going on 12, constantly trying to keep up with your big brother. Speaking of your Bubba... you so adore him, most days, and the feeling is mutual. You two are a team in most things but you also love to just be by yourself, which is okay too. At just 2 you have mind of your own and won't stand for anyone telling you that you can't have something, I'm sure I don't know where you get that from! You have a wardrobe to rival any fashonista, mostly thanks to your Aunties and Grandma, and to tell you the truth I'm a little jealous of it.
This next year I'm sure will be full of even more development and fun! Daddy and I can't wait to see how you change and grow and how the relationship between you and your brothers changes and develops as well. You're already your own person and we know that's likely to change, ever. I'm sure you'll continue to wrap your Daddy even more around your finger...there's something about a first born daughter and her Daddy, I hope you two always share a special bond and relationship, it's good for you both. I also hope that as you get older you know that I'm always, ALWAYS your biggest cheerleader and support everything you do, no matter how crazy or silly!
We love you forever and always baby girl.
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Friday, November 14, 2014
Friday, October 10, 2014
4-Years Old - The Bean
This post is over a month late but I want it to be here so that when my Bean graduates I'll have all his birthday letters in one place to print out.
My Sweet, sweet Boy
I'm not sure how it's happened but with this last birthday we've come right up to the start of school. Next year when we celebrate your birthday we'll also be marking a milestone. It seems like so long since we hit a bit milestone but in less than 365 days we'll be at one of the important ones.
This last year has been amazing and tiring and patience testing & growing. Everyone always talks about the terrible twos, but nobody ever mentions three. The threes were hard for us. You pushed every boundary and then some but we here we are on the other side of them and only a little worse for wear. But lest you think they were all bad I want you to know that three was also a fantastic time. Three was when you became a "big" boy! Learning how to use the potty, recognizing your name and asserted a little independence, much to mine and daddy's dismay.
Now as we enter four I can wait to see how you change and develop. This next year will not only be about making memories and making sure you're ready for school but it'll also be about you and your sister becoming closer and you learning to be even more independent. I'm sure this next year won't be all rainbows and butterflies but just like the three years before it I know it'll be making you into the man you're destined to be.
I love you more today then the day you were born my sweet boy. You're spunk and defiance are part of you as much as they're apart of us. As we close out this phase I hope you know that your future is bright and Daddy and I have nothing but the highest of hopes and greatest love for you.
Forever & Always
Momma
My Sweet, sweet Boy
I'm not sure how it's happened but with this last birthday we've come right up to the start of school. Next year when we celebrate your birthday we'll also be marking a milestone. It seems like so long since we hit a bit milestone but in less than 365 days we'll be at one of the important ones.
This last year has been amazing and tiring and patience testing & growing. Everyone always talks about the terrible twos, but nobody ever mentions three. The threes were hard for us. You pushed every boundary and then some but we here we are on the other side of them and only a little worse for wear. But lest you think they were all bad I want you to know that three was also a fantastic time. Three was when you became a "big" boy! Learning how to use the potty, recognizing your name and asserted a little independence, much to mine and daddy's dismay.
Now as we enter four I can wait to see how you change and develop. This next year will not only be about making memories and making sure you're ready for school but it'll also be about you and your sister becoming closer and you learning to be even more independent. I'm sure this next year won't be all rainbows and butterflies but just like the three years before it I know it'll be making you into the man you're destined to be.
I love you more today then the day you were born my sweet boy. You're spunk and defiance are part of you as much as they're apart of us. As we close out this phase I hope you know that your future is bright and Daddy and I have nothing but the highest of hopes and greatest love for you.
Forever & Always
Momma
Monday, December 23, 2013
opps...I did it Again - 10/11 months -Baby Girl
Well, crap! So much for those plans I had to be better about posting. Here we are a month and half later and nothing! That's my life and I'm done dwelling, so onward we go.
At this point baby girl is actually 13 months but I don't want to have missed out on the last two months before she turned 1 so...
My sweet, sweet girl. I can't believe how close we were to you turning 1. Your 10th and 11th months weren't full of anything BIG but still lots that was big for you. You started vocalizing so much more than you had been. You knew exactly who I was, Momma, and I don't mind saying I LOVE that Momma was your first word, since brother's was Daddy.
As you turned 10 months you still have no teeth and I wasconvinced that you'd be like your brother and cut teeth just before your first birthday, but by the end of the month you had two little teeth ont on the bottom! You didn't let your lack of teeth you from eating anything and everything we'd let you have. You really started to show your personality and oh boy are we going to have our hands full! Even at just 10 months you were not taking nothing from nobody. While you're obviously not talking yet you still yell at anyone that may try to take stuff from and let your voice be heard.
Month 11 bought your first Halloween and Momma's birthday! You were the cutest little Strawberry. As I expected you didn't make it to Trick-or-Treating but that's okay you couldn't eat the candy anyway. You still only had those two bottom teeth but your eating had completely moved to whatever we were eating, you were eating. This made things so much easier for Momma.
As I prepared for your 1st birthday I was nostalgic and excited for what was to come. Your fill our life with joy and a little frustration, since for whatever reason you find sleep overrated, and we love you to pieces! We can't wait to see what you story becomes.
At this point baby girl is actually 13 months but I don't want to have missed out on the last two months before she turned 1 so...
My sweet, sweet girl. I can't believe how close we were to you turning 1. Your 10th and 11th months weren't full of anything BIG but still lots that was big for you. You started vocalizing so much more than you had been. You knew exactly who I was, Momma, and I don't mind saying I LOVE that Momma was your first word, since brother's was Daddy.
As you turned 10 months you still have no teeth and I wasconvinced that you'd be like your brother and cut teeth just before your first birthday, but by the end of the month you had two little teeth ont on the bottom! You didn't let your lack of teeth you from eating anything and everything we'd let you have. You really started to show your personality and oh boy are we going to have our hands full! Even at just 10 months you were not taking nothing from nobody. While you're obviously not talking yet you still yell at anyone that may try to take stuff from and let your voice be heard.
Month 11 bought your first Halloween and Momma's birthday! You were the cutest little Strawberry. As I expected you didn't make it to Trick-or-Treating but that's okay you couldn't eat the candy anyway. You still only had those two bottom teeth but your eating had completely moved to whatever we were eating, you were eating. This made things so much easier for Momma.
As I prepared for your 1st birthday I was nostalgic and excited for what was to come. Your fill our life with joy and a little frustration, since for whatever reason you find sleep overrated, and we love you to pieces! We can't wait to see what you story becomes.
Thursday, November 14, 2013
One - 365 days - Baby Girl
Baby girl
For the sake of full disclosure, I'm actually writing this first birthday a year late. Being the Momma of two littles is nothing short of EXHAUSTING and some how I forgot to post my sweet girl's first birthday letter, so I'm doing it now!
How'd we get here so quick? Just yesterday you were days old and finally coming home from the NICU and now your 1! That went much faster than I wanted. With your barely there hair and 6 little teeth you are the my reason for being most days, you and your brother. I hardly remember life before you and for Bubba it's like you've always been here.
You're walking and jabbering, not really talking just yet, and getting into EVERYTHING but that not of that will change from here on out. You LOVE food, LOVE IT and sometimes can out eat the boys, even your biggest brother! I wonder if you'll always be like that or if eventually you'll become a picky eater. You'll play for hours by yourself at the little kitchen we recently bought and it's the cutest thing, EVER! Bubba would prefer you play with him but sometimes a girl just needs alone time.
It was the fastest year and I'm sure the rest will go just as quickly, so I'll try not to blink. Know that no matter what Momma & Daddy love you always. Make the next year be as memorable as this first year.
Forever and Always.
For the sake of full disclosure, I'm actually writing this first birthday a year late. Being the Momma of two littles is nothing short of EXHAUSTING and some how I forgot to post my sweet girl's first birthday letter, so I'm doing it now!
How'd we get here so quick? Just yesterday you were days old and finally coming home from the NICU and now your 1! That went much faster than I wanted. With your barely there hair and 6 little teeth you are the my reason for being most days, you and your brother. I hardly remember life before you and for Bubba it's like you've always been here.
You're walking and jabbering, not really talking just yet, and getting into EVERYTHING but that not of that will change from here on out. You LOVE food, LOVE IT and sometimes can out eat the boys, even your biggest brother! I wonder if you'll always be like that or if eventually you'll become a picky eater. You'll play for hours by yourself at the little kitchen we recently bought and it's the cutest thing, EVER! Bubba would prefer you play with him but sometimes a girl just needs alone time.
It was the fastest year and I'm sure the rest will go just as quickly, so I'll try not to blink. Know that no matter what Momma & Daddy love you always. Make the next year be as memorable as this first year.
Forever and Always.
Saturday, September 7, 2013
3 Years Old - The Bean
3 years ago a tiny little bundle made his appearance after 18 hours of labor and an unplanned C-section. My first thought upon seeing you was that I was glad you were here but sad your head was pointy, what can I say I'm a little vain. But once I got out of the operating room and into recovery, where you and your daddy had already spent an hour bonding, I felt my heart overflow with a love I'd never felt. It was true that becoming a Momma, your Momma, changed me in ways that I can never explain. Of course after 3 days at home you spent the next 10 in the PICU, where for about 5 days you literally fought for your life. Eventually you came home and being your Momma has been one of my biggest joys.
Your first year seemed to speed by and before I knew we were celebrating your second birthday. Between then and now you've become a big brother and such a big boy. Everyday is a new day and I never know what that day is going to be like. And oh what a big brother you are. I know that forever and always your little sister will always have you in her corner. There are people that will say that only children are just as happy as siblings but they'll never make me believe it. Siblings teach us how to love someone other than our self, unconditionally. And unconditionally is exactly how you love your sister. Of course I know in about 10 years you two will "hate" each other but that's all part of the circle of life because 10 years after that you'll have a whole new relationship, as adult siblings, and that's something even I can't explain.
Now here we are celebrating your third year and I can't help but tear up a little, I cry a lot more since you made me a Momma. My tears are happy tears though. I'm happy to know that you're a well adjusted, happy loving little boy. I know that the next year will probably be full of ups and downs but that's just life. I can already tell it maybe our most challenging yet but that's only because you're starting to assert your independence, which is too be expected, and considering who your parents are I expect it to be a little bumpy from here on out but at the end of the year when I'm writing about this third year we're embarking on I know the only thing I'll remember are the good things.
My dear sweet boy I hope this next year brings you such growth and memories. But mostly I hope that you know and always remember that no matter how big you get you'll always be my sweet little Bean. My first born.
I love you forever and always.
Your first year seemed to speed by and before I knew we were celebrating your second birthday. Between then and now you've become a big brother and such a big boy. Everyday is a new day and I never know what that day is going to be like. And oh what a big brother you are. I know that forever and always your little sister will always have you in her corner. There are people that will say that only children are just as happy as siblings but they'll never make me believe it. Siblings teach us how to love someone other than our self, unconditionally. And unconditionally is exactly how you love your sister. Of course I know in about 10 years you two will "hate" each other but that's all part of the circle of life because 10 years after that you'll have a whole new relationship, as adult siblings, and that's something even I can't explain.
Now here we are celebrating your third year and I can't help but tear up a little, I cry a lot more since you made me a Momma. My tears are happy tears though. I'm happy to know that you're a well adjusted, happy loving little boy. I know that the next year will probably be full of ups and downs but that's just life. I can already tell it maybe our most challenging yet but that's only because you're starting to assert your independence, which is too be expected, and considering who your parents are I expect it to be a little bumpy from here on out but at the end of the year when I'm writing about this third year we're embarking on I know the only thing I'll remember are the good things.
My dear sweet boy I hope this next year brings you such growth and memories. But mostly I hope that you know and always remember that no matter how big you get you'll always be my sweet little Bean. My first born.
I love you forever and always.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
9 Months - Baby Girl
9 months old means you've been out longer than you were in. That fact is still hard for me to wrap my head around. I mean 9 months ago we welcomed you into the world and after 10 long days in the NICU we welcomed you home. Home ...Where you have continued to make us smile and keep us on our toes, even more than your brother did or does.
You're pulling up on everything and anything these days and just recently you've started letting go and trying to balance. I imagine you'll be walking before your first birthday, that should be fun. You also have really found your voice and not just for crying, you found it for that not long after you entered the world. You're always babbling and cooing and laughing. You LOVE to laugh, sometimes at nothing at all. I hope you keep that quality about you. The ability to laugh at life will make your disappointments easier to handle and your successes that much sweeter.
As I look forward to the next 3 months before you turn 1 I can't help but wonder about the little girl that you're sure to become. Will you be as laid back as your brother was at 1? I somehow doubt it but that's okay. How will your relationship with your brothers develop. I worried that the Bean wouldn't adjust to you being here and in his space but oh how he adores you and your older brother feels the same.
9 months doesn't seem long enough for me to love you the way I do but really I've loved you since you we're conceived. The baby girl I prayed and wished for. I love you forever and always sweet girl.
You're pulling up on everything and anything these days and just recently you've started letting go and trying to balance. I imagine you'll be walking before your first birthday, that should be fun. You also have really found your voice and not just for crying, you found it for that not long after you entered the world. You're always babbling and cooing and laughing. You LOVE to laugh, sometimes at nothing at all. I hope you keep that quality about you. The ability to laugh at life will make your disappointments easier to handle and your successes that much sweeter.
As I look forward to the next 3 months before you turn 1 I can't help but wonder about the little girl that you're sure to become. Will you be as laid back as your brother was at 1? I somehow doubt it but that's okay. How will your relationship with your brothers develop. I worried that the Bean wouldn't adjust to you being here and in his space but oh how he adores you and your older brother feels the same.
9 months doesn't seem long enough for me to love you the way I do but really I've loved you since you we're conceived. The baby girl I prayed and wished for. I love you forever and always sweet girl.
Sunday, July 14, 2013
8 Months - Baby Girl
Shut the front door! Wasn't I just writing your 7 month post, OK I was but that's because I was a slacker, but how did we zoom past another month so fast? Speaking of zooming ... you're crawling faster than I ever remember your brother crawling and two days after you started crawling you decided it was over rated and started pulling your self up on everything and anything that would hold you up. I imagine you'll be walking before your first birthday or not to long after it. Your brother doesn't know what he's in for once you're up and running!
You're so babbly lately too. You've just got things to tell us, I guess. It looks like you're cutting a tooth but it's been looking like you were cutting a tooth for several weeks now so really I'm only guessing, that's what most of parenting is guessing, that it's a tooth. You're such a great eater but have decided that you'd like to forgo bottles, which is giving your daycare a little frustration but we've decided that you'll eat what you eat and as long as your eating your food then we're happy. Since you're still nursing like a champ we're not too worried about it.
You celebrated your first 4th of July with our annual parade and a party at your grandparents. No fireworks for you though, you were out before the sun was completely down and you slept through everything going on outside of the window of the room you were sleeping in. While we're on the topic of your sleeping the last week has seen you only waking once in the middle of the nite and I'm so thankful, I hope I don't jinx it. It's nice getting about 5 hours of continuous sleep. I forgot how much I missed it.
The next few months you'll be getting tons of Momma time, since I'm being furloughed. We're gonna hit up the Beach with Nana, enjoy some pool time and just enjoy some lazy summer fun. I'm hoping to make the best of a bad situation and not lose my mind at the same time.
In 4 months you'll be 1. I'm not even sure how that's possible. The last 8 months have just flown by. As I watch your personality and your relationship with your brother develop my heart is full. Your whole life is a head of us and I can't wait to see what it brings.
Forever & Always,
Momma
You're so babbly lately too. You've just got things to tell us, I guess. It looks like you're cutting a tooth but it's been looking like you were cutting a tooth for several weeks now so really I'm only guessing, that's what most of parenting is guessing, that it's a tooth. You're such a great eater but have decided that you'd like to forgo bottles, which is giving your daycare a little frustration but we've decided that you'll eat what you eat and as long as your eating your food then we're happy. Since you're still nursing like a champ we're not too worried about it.
You celebrated your first 4th of July with our annual parade and a party at your grandparents. No fireworks for you though, you were out before the sun was completely down and you slept through everything going on outside of the window of the room you were sleeping in. While we're on the topic of your sleeping the last week has seen you only waking once in the middle of the nite and I'm so thankful, I hope I don't jinx it. It's nice getting about 5 hours of continuous sleep. I forgot how much I missed it.
The next few months you'll be getting tons of Momma time, since I'm being furloughed. We're gonna hit up the Beach with Nana, enjoy some pool time and just enjoy some lazy summer fun. I'm hoping to make the best of a bad situation and not lose my mind at the same time.
In 4 months you'll be 1. I'm not even sure how that's possible. The last 8 months have just flown by. As I watch your personality and your relationship with your brother develop my heart is full. Your whole life is a head of us and I can't wait to see what it brings.
Forever & Always,
Momma
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
6 Months - Baby Girl
Baby Girl,
TOO FAST! This time last year we were just telling everyone about your impending arrival and now you're 6 months. It's your half-birthday and I can't even wrap my brain around it. This last month you've changed so much. You're rolling all over the place and laughing and cooing like you've always done it. You're such a happy girl unless you're hungry or sleepy. You, however, are not the best sleeper AT ALL! Oh sweet girl why won't you sleep? Sometimes I'm overwhelmed by the lack of sleeping you do and then I remember that just like everything this is simply a stage and will eventually pass, although to be honest I wish we'd get through it already.
You haven't cut any teeth yet and you're right on track with your clothing sizes, unlike your brother who was always a size ahead of his actual age. I'm learning quickly that what other parents say is so very true, every baby is different. You and your brother while you have many similarities there are so many ways you are different, besides the obvious.
The next month won't see too much excitement, at least not compared to what you've had in the last couple of months. We're headed to the beach for Memorial Day, I can't wait to see how you react to the sand and how your brother interacts with you at the Beach. Speaking of your brother he ADORES you sometimes a little too much. While I hope to give you a sister one day, there's nothing like the bond of sisters, the two of you will always have a special relationship as the oldest sister and brother. I love just watching the two of you interact and look forward to the day when you'll be able to actually play together.
Baby girl while your lack of sleep exhausts me, I'm continuously amazed at how quickly you're changing. It makes me smile and sad at the same time to know you'll be one so soon but I know it's just the circle of life. These moments are just a sprinkle in your book of life and I'm so honored that God chose me to guide you and be a part of it.
I love you always and forever sweet girl
Momma
TOO FAST! This time last year we were just telling everyone about your impending arrival and now you're 6 months. It's your half-birthday and I can't even wrap my brain around it. This last month you've changed so much. You're rolling all over the place and laughing and cooing like you've always done it. You're such a happy girl unless you're hungry or sleepy. You, however, are not the best sleeper AT ALL! Oh sweet girl why won't you sleep? Sometimes I'm overwhelmed by the lack of sleeping you do and then I remember that just like everything this is simply a stage and will eventually pass, although to be honest I wish we'd get through it already.
You haven't cut any teeth yet and you're right on track with your clothing sizes, unlike your brother who was always a size ahead of his actual age. I'm learning quickly that what other parents say is so very true, every baby is different. You and your brother while you have many similarities there are so many ways you are different, besides the obvious.
The next month won't see too much excitement, at least not compared to what you've had in the last couple of months. We're headed to the beach for Memorial Day, I can't wait to see how you react to the sand and how your brother interacts with you at the Beach. Speaking of your brother he ADORES you sometimes a little too much. While I hope to give you a sister one day, there's nothing like the bond of sisters, the two of you will always have a special relationship as the oldest sister and brother. I love just watching the two of you interact and look forward to the day when you'll be able to actually play together.
Baby girl while your lack of sleep exhausts me, I'm continuously amazed at how quickly you're changing. It makes me smile and sad at the same time to know you'll be one so soon but I know it's just the circle of life. These moments are just a sprinkle in your book of life and I'm so honored that God chose me to guide you and be a part of it.
I love you always and forever sweet girl
Momma
Sunday, April 14, 2013
5 Months - Baby Girl
Sweet Baby Girl
The time is just speeding by. Here we are another month gone and you always changing and growing. You're flipping, I don't really call in rolling since you can only go from your tummy to your back but I imagine any day now you'll be rolling all over the place. Your brother, my first born and the bestest big brother, finally got you to laugh this week and he's the only one that's been able to get a laugh out of you. It made my cry at first and now I laugh right along with you to crazy kiddos. I've packed up your 0-3 month clothes, it seems like you were just wearing them and they were too big but it really has been 5 months. You're quite the vocalizer these days cooing and babbling, Momma loves it! You're still not the greatest sleeper but like your brother I know it'll happen, eventually ... I hope and if you don't figure it out on your own, in the next 7 months, I'll help you figure out after that.
At the end of the month you'll be Baptized and while I know you don't know what it means right now you'll understand the importance when you're older. For me it reminds me of the incredible responsibility I have to not only raise you to be a caring, compassionate, accepting person but also to teach you to believe in something bigger than you or me. It's a daunting task really but one I'm confident that God will lead me through, he did after all give me the blessing of making me your Momma so he must have faith that I can do it.
My sweet, sweet girl in the next month you will celebrate your half-birthday. And we'll be on the down hill slide to your first birthday. I can't believe how fast it's flying by. I know you won't remember these 12 months but for me they'll be some of my best memories because I spent them watching you grow and change. In the grand scheme of things these 5 months have been but a blip in the movie of your life but oh how amazing those little blips have been.
I love you my sweet girl.
Forever & Always,
Momma
The time is just speeding by. Here we are another month gone and you always changing and growing. You're flipping, I don't really call in rolling since you can only go from your tummy to your back but I imagine any day now you'll be rolling all over the place. Your brother, my first born and the bestest big brother, finally got you to laugh this week and he's the only one that's been able to get a laugh out of you. It made my cry at first and now I laugh right along with you to crazy kiddos. I've packed up your 0-3 month clothes, it seems like you were just wearing them and they were too big but it really has been 5 months. You're quite the vocalizer these days cooing and babbling, Momma loves it! You're still not the greatest sleeper but like your brother I know it'll happen, eventually ... I hope and if you don't figure it out on your own, in the next 7 months, I'll help you figure out after that.
At the end of the month you'll be Baptized and while I know you don't know what it means right now you'll understand the importance when you're older. For me it reminds me of the incredible responsibility I have to not only raise you to be a caring, compassionate, accepting person but also to teach you to believe in something bigger than you or me. It's a daunting task really but one I'm confident that God will lead me through, he did after all give me the blessing of making me your Momma so he must have faith that I can do it.
My sweet, sweet girl in the next month you will celebrate your half-birthday. And we'll be on the down hill slide to your first birthday. I can't believe how fast it's flying by. I know you won't remember these 12 months but for me they'll be some of my best memories because I spent them watching you grow and change. In the grand scheme of things these 5 months have been but a blip in the movie of your life but oh how amazing those little blips have been.
I love you my sweet girl.
Forever & Always,
Momma
Thursday, March 14, 2013
4 Months - Baby Girl
I wish I could understand how you're already 4 months! Everyday is a new adventure. You're so very different from your brother at this age which I guess is to be expected since you are two totally different little people. You're growing and changing every day and just like with your brother I stand in awe.
You absolutely love tummy time and have been sleeping on your belly since you were about 2 months old. You hat to be on your back, even when you're getting your diaper changed, unless someone is talking to you. Oh my word how you love o be talks to. You're guaranteed to smile if someone is talking to you.
You just recently discovered your tongue and your always sticking it out. It's so cute because it's so little. I suspect part of the reason for the sudden tongue sticking out is because you may be starting teeth, although if you're anything like your brother it'll be a while before teeth finally make an appearance.
You have your 4 month appointment tomorrow and I can't wait to see how much you've grown from two months ago, I know I'd a lot! It'll be interesting to see how you compare to your brother at this age. I can already tell you're not as long as he was but it's hard to say with the weight. The way you eat I wouldn't be surprised if you're bigger than he was but I'm hopeful it'll all even out in the end, I'd rather you have Daddy's family height than mine it makes it much easier buying clothes.
Baby girl these last four months have just flown by and while I would never wish any of this time away I can't wait to see what the next months hold for you, I do hope one of your developments is going to bed easier!
Momma loves you sweet girl!
You absolutely love tummy time and have been sleeping on your belly since you were about 2 months old. You hat to be on your back, even when you're getting your diaper changed, unless someone is talking to you. Oh my word how you love o be talks to. You're guaranteed to smile if someone is talking to you.
You just recently discovered your tongue and your always sticking it out. It's so cute because it's so little. I suspect part of the reason for the sudden tongue sticking out is because you may be starting teeth, although if you're anything like your brother it'll be a while before teeth finally make an appearance.
You have your 4 month appointment tomorrow and I can't wait to see how much you've grown from two months ago, I know I'd a lot! It'll be interesting to see how you compare to your brother at this age. I can already tell you're not as long as he was but it's hard to say with the weight. The way you eat I wouldn't be surprised if you're bigger than he was but I'm hopeful it'll all even out in the end, I'd rather you have Daddy's family height than mine it makes it much easier buying clothes.
Baby girl these last four months have just flown by and while I would never wish any of this time away I can't wait to see what the next months hold for you, I do hope one of your developments is going to bed easier!
Momma loves you sweet girl!
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Two and half
I think I blinked! That's what I think every time I look at the Bean. I mean that's really the only explanation I can come up with for why he's already 2.5 years old. To me it defy's reason that this little person that we wished and prayed for and then who grew inside of me for 8.5 months is now this walking, talking, riot of a little boy. Always moving, always talking never still except for when he's sleeping.
He knows all his letters, can count to 12 and is starting to recognize sight words. Of course I can't take all the credit, heck I can barely take half of the credit. He's super smart and has a GREAT daycare provider, so glad she's part of our village, who works with him during the week. The things he knows changes every day and sometimes it makes me stop, I'm just in such awe of this little man that came from me.
I worried when when we found out we were expecting baby girl about how he would adjust but there really wasn't any reason to. He's such a laid back kid that he kind of just went with the flow, like welcoming this new little person was no big deal. Not to mention how much he loves her. He asks for her first thing in the morning and always wants to know if she's okay when she's crying. However, he also thinks she's his own personal pillow and loves to share her baby seats, you can probably imagine how well that works out.
At 2.5 we've started tackling the headache that is potty training, and really headache is an understatement. I know that it will come in time but since Momma is not the most patient I wish it would come faster than it is. Some days all I want to do is sit in a corner and drink wine I'm so frustrated by the slowness of this whole process but I know that just like everything else he'll catch on, everyday is better than the last so I'm confident we'll be done with diapers before he turns 3.
I can't help but wonder what the next 6 months bring and we slowly inch closer to him starting school, which just the though brings tears to my eyes. It's all part of being a Momma though, isn't it? Watching your babies grow and changing, helping to shape the person they'll become but knowing that in the end their story is theirs to tell and we're simply just the narrator. I love narrating his story and can't wait to see what the rest of his story will be!
Happy Half-Birthday sweet boy! I love you forever & always.
He knows all his letters, can count to 12 and is starting to recognize sight words. Of course I can't take all the credit, heck I can barely take half of the credit. He's super smart and has a GREAT daycare provider, so glad she's part of our village, who works with him during the week. The things he knows changes every day and sometimes it makes me stop, I'm just in such awe of this little man that came from me.
I worried when when we found out we were expecting baby girl about how he would adjust but there really wasn't any reason to. He's such a laid back kid that he kind of just went with the flow, like welcoming this new little person was no big deal. Not to mention how much he loves her. He asks for her first thing in the morning and always wants to know if she's okay when she's crying. However, he also thinks she's his own personal pillow and loves to share her baby seats, you can probably imagine how well that works out.
At 2.5 we've started tackling the headache that is potty training, and really headache is an understatement. I know that it will come in time but since Momma is not the most patient I wish it would come faster than it is. Some days all I want to do is sit in a corner and drink wine I'm so frustrated by the slowness of this whole process but I know that just like everything else he'll catch on, everyday is better than the last so I'm confident we'll be done with diapers before he turns 3.
I can't help but wonder what the next 6 months bring and we slowly inch closer to him starting school, which just the though brings tears to my eyes. It's all part of being a Momma though, isn't it? Watching your babies grow and changing, helping to shape the person they'll become but knowing that in the end their story is theirs to tell and we're simply just the narrator. I love narrating his story and can't wait to see what the rest of his story will be!
Happy Half-Birthday sweet boy! I love you forever & always.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
3 Months - Baby Girl
Sweet Dumpling,
Oh sweet baby girl, where is the time getting so fast. You're already 3 months old. It seems fitting that today, Valentine's Day, is your 3 month birthday because it's a day we celebrate those we love and baby girl I love you more than words. You're growing and changing so quickly that some days I'm afraid I'll blink and miss this first year because I know how fast it goes. While I would never say that I long to be a stay at home Momma I do sometimes wish that there was a way for me to have more time with you than just the few hours in the evening and on weekends but I'm trying to remember that the time we do get is about quality and not quantity. You'll understand when you're a Momma one day.
This last month has been a month of new things for you. You started daycare and are still adjusting. You're not napping which means you're so tired when we get home. You're taking a bottle better than you were before starting daycare and I think that's because you realize that if you want to eat you have no choice. You're putting on weight like it's your job and really it kind of is. I can't wait to see how much you weigh when we go for your 4 month appointment next month. When I weighed you last, at about 2 1/2 months, you were already 14.7 pounds. You're my little chunky monkey and I love it! Your brother still adores you but I imagine it's only a matter of time before that changes, although I hope it never does.
Another month in the book that is your life sweet girl. I can't believe it. You keep growing and I'll keep loving you!
Forever & Always,
Momma
Oh sweet baby girl, where is the time getting so fast. You're already 3 months old. It seems fitting that today, Valentine's Day, is your 3 month birthday because it's a day we celebrate those we love and baby girl I love you more than words. You're growing and changing so quickly that some days I'm afraid I'll blink and miss this first year because I know how fast it goes. While I would never say that I long to be a stay at home Momma I do sometimes wish that there was a way for me to have more time with you than just the few hours in the evening and on weekends but I'm trying to remember that the time we do get is about quality and not quantity. You'll understand when you're a Momma one day.
This last month has been a month of new things for you. You started daycare and are still adjusting. You're not napping which means you're so tired when we get home. You're taking a bottle better than you were before starting daycare and I think that's because you realize that if you want to eat you have no choice. You're putting on weight like it's your job and really it kind of is. I can't wait to see how much you weigh when we go for your 4 month appointment next month. When I weighed you last, at about 2 1/2 months, you were already 14.7 pounds. You're my little chunky monkey and I love it! Your brother still adores you but I imagine it's only a matter of time before that changes, although I hope it never does.
Another month in the book that is your life sweet girl. I can't believe it. You keep growing and I'll keep loving you!
Forever & Always,
Momma
Thursday, January 24, 2013
2 1/2 Months - Baby Girl
Oh sweet, sweet girl. How are you already 2 1/2 months? I just don't understand where the time has gone. I see how much you've changed just in the last month. You've more than doubled your birth weight and you're trying so hard to coo. Nana came and put your crib together for Momma, since daddy's been out of town, and now we're trying to get you transitioned over. You can't sleep in our room forever.
Next week is our last week together, just the two of us, before I go back to work. I'm sad and happy at the same time. Sad because I've cherished this time we've had but happy because quite honestly Momma isn't stay at home material. I love and cherish you and your brother but spending every waking moment with you just isn't for me. I like to think about our time as quality over quantity. The first couple of weeks will be difficult as we find our stride but before we know we'll be old hats at it.
You've already changed so much in the last two and half months I can't imagine how much more you could change in the next couple of weeks but I know you will. I love you sweet girl more than words can explain and I can't wait to see the person you become.
Forever & Always
Momma
Next week is our last week together, just the two of us, before I go back to work. I'm sad and happy at the same time. Sad because I've cherished this time we've had but happy because quite honestly Momma isn't stay at home material. I love and cherish you and your brother but spending every waking moment with you just isn't for me. I like to think about our time as quality over quantity. The first couple of weeks will be difficult as we find our stride but before we know we'll be old hats at it.
You've already changed so much in the last two and half months I can't imagine how much more you could change in the next couple of weeks but I know you will. I love you sweet girl more than words can explain and I can't wait to see the person you become.
Forever & Always
Momma
Friday, January 4, 2013
1 month - Baby Girl
This was supposed to be Dumpling's 1 month birthday letter but really she's 7.5 weeks now. This two kids thing is exhausting but I'm slowly getting it together.
Dumpling
It'd hard to believe that you've been in our life for over month already. You came into this world a little earlier than expected and had an unexpected extended hospital stay but on your two week birthday we finally got to bring you home. The Bean fell in love with you instantly and I think that two of you will be best friends growing up. Your oldest brother isn't a fan of tiny babies but he loves you, he'll just like you more when you're a little bigger. And Daddy, oh your daddy is wrapped around your finger already. There's something so special about a girl and her Dad.
These first few weeks have been blissful, with the holidays and family, and I know that there are challenging times to come because that's what being a parent is about ups and downs with their kids but I hope no matter what that you always remember I love you. You're the little girl I wished for and prayed for and not only me but Granddad and Nana too.
Forever & Always
Momma
Dumpling
It'd hard to believe that you've been in our life for over month already. You came into this world a little earlier than expected and had an unexpected extended hospital stay but on your two week birthday we finally got to bring you home. The Bean fell in love with you instantly and I think that two of you will be best friends growing up. Your oldest brother isn't a fan of tiny babies but he loves you, he'll just like you more when you're a little bigger. And Daddy, oh your daddy is wrapped around your finger already. There's something so special about a girl and her Dad.
These first few weeks have been blissful, with the holidays and family, and I know that there are challenging times to come because that's what being a parent is about ups and downs with their kids but I hope no matter what that you always remember I love you. You're the little girl I wished for and prayed for and not only me but Granddad and Nana too.
Forever & Always
Momma
Friday, September 7, 2012
2 Years - 24 Months - 731 Days
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| 2 weeks before your 2nd birthday. What a difference 2 years makes! |
My Sweet BoyI'm not sure how we got to this point so quickly. It seems like we were just finding out about your existence and then before we knew it you were here. Making you appearance into our life and making sure we knew that your were here to keep us on our toes. I know time at all you were crawling and smiling and eating food and then before we knew you were 1 and walking. Once you started walking it was all over and you were in to everything. Then you were talking and and putting sounds and words together so that you could actually communicate with us.
Now today on this your 2nd Birthday I'm still not sure how we got here so quickly. 24 months, 731 days it just doesn't seem possible. I know I've said this every month since you were born but really it just doesn't seem possible. I see you changing and becoming a little boy and I wonder what from this time in your life will you carry with you into boyhood and beyond. Will you remember how you always had some kind of ball in your hand including when you went to bed? Or how about how just about everything and anything was a guitar or a drum. You love to dance and music is the first thing you normally ask for when we walk through the door in the afternoon, you get that from Daddy and I and we get it from our parents music is part of us. Unless your sick your an eater and you LOVE your fruits and veggies, which makes Momma very happy.
This next year will bring big changes for you. Moving to a toddler bed, potty training and getting a new brother/sister. You'll continue to grow and change and I'll continue to be amazed at the little man you're becoming. Each year as you get older you'll learn that Momma is a big sap when it comes to you and your brothers/sisters because you are each the most precious gift God could have ever given me. To be made your Momma has probably been the single biggest accomplishment in my life, and I've done a lot of great things, and I will forever be grateful for the chance to shape you, love you and watch you grow into a man.
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| Welcome to the world! |
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| Momma meeting her boy for the first time. |
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| Daddy and his boy in recovery, waiting on Momma. |
Happy 2nd Birthday my Sweet Boy!
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
23 Months
Oh Bean! How did we get here so quickly. In one short month you'll be 2. No longer my baby, although you haven't really been my baby for a while, and most definietly a toddler. The dreaded terrible twos have yet to hit us, although you have your moments, and I'm praying they never do...especially since I hear three is B.A.D!
While it's only been a month you've changed so much just in those 30 days. Your vocabulary is ever changing and I can't even keep up with the new words you're saying. Daddy and I really have to watch what we say around you now because you repeat everything your hear. It's cute, until you say something not so cute! You're also now sitting at the table with us at dinner time and for all your meals and you love it. And speaking of meals sometimes you amaze us with the amount of food you can put away, for such a little guy you sure can eat. I tell Daddy all the time how you'd probably eat from the time you woke up until you went to bed if we let you. I don't mind though because I know it means you're getting big and strong.
My sweet, sweet boy, in one short month we'll celebrate your 2nd Birthday. It's like I blinked and you became this little boy. If only I could keep my eyes only always maybe you just stop growing and changing but I know that's not option. Instead I cherish these moments where I'm still the center of your world because I know soon enought, although not to soon I hope, I won't be. You'll go off to school and make friends and eventually have girlfriends and fall in love but that's way, WAY in the future and until that day comes and even after I hope you know and remember always that I love you forever and always. You always been my squishy little Bean that I brought home 23 months ago and stole my heart the first time I laid eyes on you.
While it's only been a month you've changed so much just in those 30 days. Your vocabulary is ever changing and I can't even keep up with the new words you're saying. Daddy and I really have to watch what we say around you now because you repeat everything your hear. It's cute, until you say something not so cute! You're also now sitting at the table with us at dinner time and for all your meals and you love it. And speaking of meals sometimes you amaze us with the amount of food you can put away, for such a little guy you sure can eat. I tell Daddy all the time how you'd probably eat from the time you woke up until you went to bed if we let you. I don't mind though because I know it means you're getting big and strong.
My sweet, sweet boy, in one short month we'll celebrate your 2nd Birthday. It's like I blinked and you became this little boy. If only I could keep my eyes only always maybe you just stop growing and changing but I know that's not option. Instead I cherish these moments where I'm still the center of your world because I know soon enought, although not to soon I hope, I won't be. You'll go off to school and make friends and eventually have girlfriends and fall in love but that's way, WAY in the future and until that day comes and even after I hope you know and remember always that I love you forever and always. You always been my squishy little Bean that I brought home 23 months ago and stole my heart the first time I laid eyes on you.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
22 Months (because Momma's a Slacker)
Sweet Bean
Well, here we are at 22 months, 2 short months from your 2nd birthday. Sorry I missed the 21 month post but growing your new sibling has taken a toll on me. I can't believe that in 2months you'll be turning 2. Where has the time gone? As I watch as you've changed from my sweet baby boy to my crazy, silly big boy I can't help but smile in amazement. People tell you all the time that becoming a parent will change you, truer words have never been spoken. Being your Momma has made me a better, more patient, caring person.
After 22 months on this Earth you've changed so much. You're talking up a storm and I'm sure you'll be speaking in sentences before we know it. You're so independent and what to do everything by yourself and when you can't you know to ask for hep (help). You're an eating machine, you really love your fruit and veggies which Momma loves but you'll eat most anything...although you're still funny about meat. Like Momma you HATE to be woken up but you're sleeping longer at nite and still napping fantastic once a day, which is good since Momma needs that middle of day nap on weekends too!
In a few months you'll become a big brother and I know you'll adapt with no problems, you're just that easy going. I can't wait to see how you are with your new sibling and how becoming a big brother shapes you.
My sweet, sweet boy. The last 22 months have been the most fulfilling of my life and I can't wait to see what else life has in store for us. No matter what Momma loves you.
Forever and Always,
Momma
Well, here we are at 22 months, 2 short months from your 2nd birthday. Sorry I missed the 21 month post but growing your new sibling has taken a toll on me. I can't believe that in 2months you'll be turning 2. Where has the time gone? As I watch as you've changed from my sweet baby boy to my crazy, silly big boy I can't help but smile in amazement. People tell you all the time that becoming a parent will change you, truer words have never been spoken. Being your Momma has made me a better, more patient, caring person.
After 22 months on this Earth you've changed so much. You're talking up a storm and I'm sure you'll be speaking in sentences before we know it. You're so independent and what to do everything by yourself and when you can't you know to ask for hep (help). You're an eating machine, you really love your fruit and veggies which Momma loves but you'll eat most anything...although you're still funny about meat. Like Momma you HATE to be woken up but you're sleeping longer at nite and still napping fantastic once a day, which is good since Momma needs that middle of day nap on weekends too!
In a few months you'll become a big brother and I know you'll adapt with no problems, you're just that easy going. I can't wait to see how you are with your new sibling and how becoming a big brother shapes you.
My sweet, sweet boy. The last 22 months have been the most fulfilling of my life and I can't wait to see what else life has in store for us. No matter what Momma loves you.
Forever and Always,
Momma
Monday, April 9, 2012
18 Months...okay 19 months
Bean
The last 4 months flown by way to fast. To me it's like I just brought you home but looking at you I know that's not the case. Every day you change, even if it's just in a new little aspect of your personality. Your vocabulary is ever expanding and every day you know a new word. Before we know it you'll be telling us stories, I can't wait for that. You LOVE the bath and being outside. You're still my little string bean, you weighed in at 21 pounds, 13 oz and 32 inches long -- not much change in weight from your 12 month appointment but much longer.
You and Gozer have be come the best of friends, much to Momma's dismay because I'd love nothing more than to get rid of the pain in the ass. You'd spend all day running around the backyard chasing him and forcing him to eat rocks and leaves if you could.
In May you'll be going to the Beach for the first time and Daddy and I are so excited for it. I'm sure you'll eat your weight in sand and probably hate the water, you're not a fan of cold water, but I'm sure it's going to be a great time. We'll be there with all of your Aunts and Uncles and cousins on Daddy's side of the family.
My sweet, sweet boy words can't explain the love I have for you. Everyday I love you more. No matter how old you get, or how big since you're likely to be much bigger than Momma, I will forever love you and you will always be my Baby Boy.
Always,
Momma
The last 4 months flown by way to fast. To me it's like I just brought you home but looking at you I know that's not the case. Every day you change, even if it's just in a new little aspect of your personality. Your vocabulary is ever expanding and every day you know a new word. Before we know it you'll be telling us stories, I can't wait for that. You LOVE the bath and being outside. You're still my little string bean, you weighed in at 21 pounds, 13 oz and 32 inches long -- not much change in weight from your 12 month appointment but much longer.
You and Gozer have be come the best of friends, much to Momma's dismay because I'd love nothing more than to get rid of the pain in the ass. You'd spend all day running around the backyard chasing him and forcing him to eat rocks and leaves if you could.
In May you'll be going to the Beach for the first time and Daddy and I are so excited for it. I'm sure you'll eat your weight in sand and probably hate the water, you're not a fan of cold water, but I'm sure it's going to be a great time. We'll be there with all of your Aunts and Uncles and cousins on Daddy's side of the family.
My sweet, sweet boy words can't explain the love I have for you. Everyday I love you more. No matter how old you get, or how big since you're likely to be much bigger than Momma, I will forever love you and you will always be my Baby Boy.
Always,
Momma
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Wordless(ish)Wednesday - 15 Months
My sweet boy is 15 months today! Where has the time gone? It seems like we were just celebrating your birthday and now you're a quarter of the way to your 2nd. My oh my what a difference 3 months can make.
You're doing so many things you weren't doing just 3 short months ago. Things like:
- Walking (you just started this in the last week or so)
- "Talking" -- although I use that term loosely because it's really just babbling but sometims I swear you're really trying to have conversation with us.
- Tantrums -- not fun and I'm hoping these stop as quick as they started
- NOT sleeping STILL -- Momma's exhausted sweet boy
- Your words are ever changing and growing you now say -- Momma, ball, night-night, Aidan, nom-nom, mmmmm, Daddy, car and I think dog but you don't say it often enough for me to be sure
- You LOVE to close things -- doors, cabinets, drawers whatever. If it's open you're closing it, or using an open door to eat dog food (I can still see you silly boy!)
- You're getting so tall you can reach things on the table and counters now so Momma has to be extra careful to push things back, although I doubt that's going to stop you for long.
- Speaking of how tall you are you can also reach door handles now, although you don't know how the work just yet.
- You've also started climbing on to the stair landings. I imagine it won't be long before you're climbing the stairs.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Then and Now
Because today is a day of celebrating and remembering:
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| About 2 weeks old, at home with daddy. |
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| His one year pictures. Courstey of A.V. Smith Photography |
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