Saturday, January 31, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
Peanut butter play doh
Since we are home bound these days with these crazy temps I thought it would be fun to do something different. I got the recipe for peanut butter play doh from a friend and Hadley and I gave it a try this afternoon. It was really fun and yummy!
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
the past week
If you are wondering what the past week has been like around our house, here's a great idea....
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Our little flower girl
As many of you know Hadley has been terribly sick the past few days even including a trip to Children's Hospital. So, it was a wonderful surprise when she got this wonderful package in the mail and we were lucky enough to see her smile for the first time in days! Jill's best friend from high school, Melanie, is getting married July 4th this summer and has asked Hadley to be her flower girl, we are extremely excited she will be able to be a part of Melanie's special day and can't wait to see how cute she looks in a little flower girl dress!!!
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Sunday, January 04, 2009
some pics
Hadley was trying on daddy's shoes last night. It was quite cute. She also loves drawing on her art easel.
Saturday, January 03, 2009
another amazing moment
I hate to put two "writing" posts back to back, but I had to blog this memory I am still living in before I forget how amazing it was.
Tomorrow is my last day of Christmas break, which makes me sad and okay all at once. There is a part of me that looks forward to going back to work since I love my job. Then there's the other part of me that will miss my girl. I won't lie however and say that our break together has been all roses. The lack of nuk has made getting Hadley to nap and to sleep at night quite difficult. Frankly I have been beyond frustrated with the whole situation. Today is day two of no nap at all because after an hour of trying to get her to sleep I just give up. I have tried every method there is, cry it out doesn't work with her because she is too stubborn, she will literally cry for two hours, never giving up if you let her. Taking away her most prized possession, the Wonder Pets, didn't matter either. Anyway, that is where I am at with that.
Mike and I decided today that we would try to keep her up until 8pm instead of her normal 7pm bedtime thinking that perhaps she is getting too much sleep at night. At this point, you just start to grasp at straws trying to figure out what will work! (: Anyway, we were having fun dancing and running around and then at about 7:10 I suggested we read some books. She crawled up on my lap and we read a few books. Then at about 7:30 she turned herself around so she was hugging me and we just started rocking. My new love in music, Ingrid Michaelson, was playing in the background one of her amazing songs and neither of us talked, we just rocked.
I realized all of the sudden that she was sleeping. I turned her around so I could see her face and she was sound asleep. She just snuggled in and continued with her slumber. I just kept rocking and stared at her. It has been AGES since we have had a moment like that. Now that she is an energetic toddler she rarely wants to cuddle with me. I just looked at her angelic face and tears came to my eyes. I was simply overcome with emotion at how much I love this little being. Even when she is frustrating or sassy or just downright exhausting, she is mine and I love her with every single inch of who I am.
I couldn't stop, I just kept rocking. I wanted to live in the moment forever. I wanted to stop time and never move. I wanted to stop before the times that we cuddle become even less, before she loses her innocence, before she gets her heart hurt for the first time, before she grows up and moves on. I watched her and told myself to never forget this moment. I tend to get wrapped up with to do lists, housework, and just the day to day happenings of life. I want to take more time to have the moments that make life the beautiful gift that it is. I am so lucky.
Tomorrow is my last day of Christmas break, which makes me sad and okay all at once. There is a part of me that looks forward to going back to work since I love my job. Then there's the other part of me that will miss my girl. I won't lie however and say that our break together has been all roses. The lack of nuk has made getting Hadley to nap and to sleep at night quite difficult. Frankly I have been beyond frustrated with the whole situation. Today is day two of no nap at all because after an hour of trying to get her to sleep I just give up. I have tried every method there is, cry it out doesn't work with her because she is too stubborn, she will literally cry for two hours, never giving up if you let her. Taking away her most prized possession, the Wonder Pets, didn't matter either. Anyway, that is where I am at with that.
Mike and I decided today that we would try to keep her up until 8pm instead of her normal 7pm bedtime thinking that perhaps she is getting too much sleep at night. At this point, you just start to grasp at straws trying to figure out what will work! (: Anyway, we were having fun dancing and running around and then at about 7:10 I suggested we read some books. She crawled up on my lap and we read a few books. Then at about 7:30 she turned herself around so she was hugging me and we just started rocking. My new love in music, Ingrid Michaelson, was playing in the background one of her amazing songs and neither of us talked, we just rocked.
I realized all of the sudden that she was sleeping. I turned her around so I could see her face and she was sound asleep. She just snuggled in and continued with her slumber. I just kept rocking and stared at her. It has been AGES since we have had a moment like that. Now that she is an energetic toddler she rarely wants to cuddle with me. I just looked at her angelic face and tears came to my eyes. I was simply overcome with emotion at how much I love this little being. Even when she is frustrating or sassy or just downright exhausting, she is mine and I love her with every single inch of who I am.
I couldn't stop, I just kept rocking. I wanted to live in the moment forever. I wanted to stop time and never move. I wanted to stop before the times that we cuddle become even less, before she loses her innocence, before she gets her heart hurt for the first time, before she grows up and moves on. I watched her and told myself to never forget this moment. I tend to get wrapped up with to do lists, housework, and just the day to day happenings of life. I want to take more time to have the moments that make life the beautiful gift that it is. I am so lucky.
Thursday, January 01, 2009
Goodbye 2008
2008 was an interesting year.
While every day holds some sort of special treat when you have a wonderful child in your life, there were many dark times in 2008 we are happy to see fade into a new year.
We began the year by putting my beloved Grams into a nursing home. What began as a nightmare of watching her lose who she once was, it appears that she has accepted her new living arrangements and has returned to a bit of her old self. She seems to feel safe and comfortable in her new life and for that we are grateful.
In February while we were blessed to watch our baby turn one, we were also met by another blow with Jill's step father being diagnosed with bladder cancer. In addition to that, Jill's father, was downsized in our ever challenging economy. We are happy to report that Jill's step father is currently cancer free, something we spent every moment praying for and Jill's dad has recently found a wonderful job after a long, valiant search. This month also brought a close family friend's mother being diagnosed with cancer. We are forever sad to say that she lost her courageous battle in July.
Spring and summer then came and Jill was thrilled to enjoy her first summer off with Hadley. Trips to the park, zoo, pool, playdates, swimming lessons and much more were wonderful times that will forever be cherished.
August and September, as you all know, were the scariest months of our lives. Jill found a lump that was thought to be cancer. After some terrible procedures and surgery, we were elated to find out that cancer it was not. We will take from that experience the renewed faith, amazing conversations and eternal gratefulness it offered us. We hope to never return there however...
October saw us married three years and we celebrated our anniversary and Jill's health with a trip to the bed and breakfast where we got engaged, it was an amazing time.
November and December brought thankfulness and preparation for the holidays. We just finished a wonderful holiday season in which our daughter really got into Christmas for the first time. Our hearts melted to see the childlike innocence that just seeps from her and to say that we are thankful just doesn't seem like a strong enough statement.
We look forward to the beginning of a new year in our wonderful little life. We are thankful that when others have little or nothing, we have plenty. We look forward to watching our little girl turn 2, Jill eagerly awaits the ability to say that she achieved a goal she never thought possible-completing a triathlon, and many other good things we don't even know about yet!
Mostly we are thankful for each and every one of you. Our friends and family that make our life complete. You know how much we love you, our life simply wouldn't be complete without all of you. Thank you for all that you do for us. We wish and pray for a blessed, happy, healthy, and wonderful 2009 to each and every one of you.
Love,
Jill, Mike and Hadley
While every day holds some sort of special treat when you have a wonderful child in your life, there were many dark times in 2008 we are happy to see fade into a new year.
We began the year by putting my beloved Grams into a nursing home. What began as a nightmare of watching her lose who she once was, it appears that she has accepted her new living arrangements and has returned to a bit of her old self. She seems to feel safe and comfortable in her new life and for that we are grateful.
In February while we were blessed to watch our baby turn one, we were also met by another blow with Jill's step father being diagnosed with bladder cancer. In addition to that, Jill's father, was downsized in our ever challenging economy. We are happy to report that Jill's step father is currently cancer free, something we spent every moment praying for and Jill's dad has recently found a wonderful job after a long, valiant search. This month also brought a close family friend's mother being diagnosed with cancer. We are forever sad to say that she lost her courageous battle in July.
Spring and summer then came and Jill was thrilled to enjoy her first summer off with Hadley. Trips to the park, zoo, pool, playdates, swimming lessons and much more were wonderful times that will forever be cherished.
August and September, as you all know, were the scariest months of our lives. Jill found a lump that was thought to be cancer. After some terrible procedures and surgery, we were elated to find out that cancer it was not. We will take from that experience the renewed faith, amazing conversations and eternal gratefulness it offered us. We hope to never return there however...
October saw us married three years and we celebrated our anniversary and Jill's health with a trip to the bed and breakfast where we got engaged, it was an amazing time.
November and December brought thankfulness and preparation for the holidays. We just finished a wonderful holiday season in which our daughter really got into Christmas for the first time. Our hearts melted to see the childlike innocence that just seeps from her and to say that we are thankful just doesn't seem like a strong enough statement.
We look forward to the beginning of a new year in our wonderful little life. We are thankful that when others have little or nothing, we have plenty. We look forward to watching our little girl turn 2, Jill eagerly awaits the ability to say that she achieved a goal she never thought possible-completing a triathlon, and many other good things we don't even know about yet!
Mostly we are thankful for each and every one of you. Our friends and family that make our life complete. You know how much we love you, our life simply wouldn't be complete without all of you. Thank you for all that you do for us. We wish and pray for a blessed, happy, healthy, and wonderful 2009 to each and every one of you.
Love,
Jill, Mike and Hadley
New Year's Eve
We spent a wonderfully low key evening with the Myers' family watching Joseph and Hadley play together. It is quite adorable to see how well they play together. Hadley loved giving baby Ryan some lovin also!
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