Sunday, January 17, 2010
Dress up
All I have to say is that I seriously love my husband. I love that he dresses up with his daughter. I LOVE these pictures...
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Breakfast in bed
Hadley and daddy were treated to breakfast in bed this morning. They looked so cute and had fun eating together in bed.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
The domes
Last night we went to check out the light show at the domes. They also had a polka band and Hadley loves polka music! We had a great time. I'll post the video of Hadley dancing when I have more time!
Silly daddy
Hadley really wanted daddy to get in her little ball pit that she got for Christmas the other day. So, what did daddy do? He got in the ball pit of course!!!
Sunday, January 10, 2010
21 weeks
My ever so subtle sister informed me today that my 21 week picture wasn't good enough of the baby. She decided I needed a new one, so here is one that she took and approved!
Saturday, January 09, 2010
Moments in time
Today was a sad day. The world lost a simply wonderful man, a wife lost her husband, and my dad lost his longest friend. It wasn't supposed to happen, that is what makes it harder than other losses. Unexpected losses are always the worst. It doesn't make sense and leaves you with more questions than answers. The hardest part is the inability to say goodbye.
Mr. Davis was a great man. A gentle giant. One of those people that loved you the minute he met you, always had a funny joke, a warm hug and a kind word. He will be greatly missed.
When things like this happen it always forces me into reflection. It makes me take note of my life, the things I am thankful for and would be lost without. It makes me just stop for a moment.
It seems that life can get so chaotic at times that it is so easy to get wrapped up in things that don't matter and start to lose sight of the things that do. Unfortunately it is usually some form of tragedy that gets you back on track. As usual, the holidays were filled with places to be and things to do. As wonderful as the holidays are, it has been nice this week to settle back into day to day life in which the calendar doesn't have something written on every day.
Even still, the days often pass in a blur. Running from work to pick up the child, to get home to make dinner, to spend some time together, to go to bed. There are not a lot of moments that you just stop to just appreciate the moment. Not because you don't, but because there are always a million things racing in your head and things to do.
Tonight I had this amazing thing happen. Most of you that are parents understand that an almost three year old doesn't too often stop to just lay in your arms quietly. Those wonderful moments from infancy are long gone and they are usually going at 100 miles an hour the entire day until they fall into bed. Not tonight though for me...
Mike worked all afternoon and evening so it was just little H and I. We had a nice day, but the events of the day left me feeling rather sad and lonely. About 15 minutes before Hadley's bed time in which we would head upstairs, she crawled into my lap. She snuggled under the blanket with me and hugged into my body. She asked me to sing her a song. I began to sing you are my sunshine, a song my dad always used to sing when we were little. The house was completely quiet, she didn't say a word and I just sang.
I just sang the same song over and over. I watched my little angel's eyes slip closed. At the same time the baby gently kicked my stomach to let me know he or she was also listening. I kept singing, thinking of Mr. Davis and thanking God for this wonderful time with my daughter. It is truly hard to put into words, but it was so awesome to just appreciate each second of those moments. Those are the memories I will etch into my mind for the rest of my life. I stayed that way for almost an hour before I carried my little girl up to her bed and laid her down to sleep. I can't remember the last time that my daughter fell asleep in my arms... What a wonderful way to end a very sad day.
Mr. Davis was a great man. A gentle giant. One of those people that loved you the minute he met you, always had a funny joke, a warm hug and a kind word. He will be greatly missed.
When things like this happen it always forces me into reflection. It makes me take note of my life, the things I am thankful for and would be lost without. It makes me just stop for a moment.
It seems that life can get so chaotic at times that it is so easy to get wrapped up in things that don't matter and start to lose sight of the things that do. Unfortunately it is usually some form of tragedy that gets you back on track. As usual, the holidays were filled with places to be and things to do. As wonderful as the holidays are, it has been nice this week to settle back into day to day life in which the calendar doesn't have something written on every day.
Even still, the days often pass in a blur. Running from work to pick up the child, to get home to make dinner, to spend some time together, to go to bed. There are not a lot of moments that you just stop to just appreciate the moment. Not because you don't, but because there are always a million things racing in your head and things to do.
Tonight I had this amazing thing happen. Most of you that are parents understand that an almost three year old doesn't too often stop to just lay in your arms quietly. Those wonderful moments from infancy are long gone and they are usually going at 100 miles an hour the entire day until they fall into bed. Not tonight though for me...
Mike worked all afternoon and evening so it was just little H and I. We had a nice day, but the events of the day left me feeling rather sad and lonely. About 15 minutes before Hadley's bed time in which we would head upstairs, she crawled into my lap. She snuggled under the blanket with me and hugged into my body. She asked me to sing her a song. I began to sing you are my sunshine, a song my dad always used to sing when we were little. The house was completely quiet, she didn't say a word and I just sang.
I just sang the same song over and over. I watched my little angel's eyes slip closed. At the same time the baby gently kicked my stomach to let me know he or she was also listening. I kept singing, thinking of Mr. Davis and thanking God for this wonderful time with my daughter. It is truly hard to put into words, but it was so awesome to just appreciate each second of those moments. Those are the memories I will etch into my mind for the rest of my life. I stayed that way for almost an hour before I carried my little girl up to her bed and laid her down to sleep. I can't remember the last time that my daughter fell asleep in my arms... What a wonderful way to end a very sad day.
Thursday, January 07, 2010
Snow Day
Mom had a snow day from work today which was fantastic! We made homemade chocolate chip cookies and played in the snow, it was much fun!
First day of preschool
Hadley had her first day of preschool this week on Tuesday. She was extremely excited to go to school and appeared very ready. That didn't change, she LOVED it! She called me when she was done with her first day of school and said the following...
"Mom, I love my teacher, I had circle time, learned all about snow, made a snowman, played and made a friend"
It was so cute. It is always a relief as a parent to have your child enjoy a new experience instead of being scared or afraid. It is crazy to us that our baby is old enough to start schooling! It seems like yesterday that she was born. However, life keeps moving and it seems to move faster and faster!
It was hard for mom not to be able to be there on the first day due to work, so here is what she did instead.
Checking everything out
Making a friend
Reading a Dr. Suess book, one of Hadley's fav's!
"Mom, I love my teacher, I had circle time, learned all about snow, made a snowman, played and made a friend"
It was so cute. It is always a relief as a parent to have your child enjoy a new experience instead of being scared or afraid. It is crazy to us that our baby is old enough to start schooling! It seems like yesterday that she was born. However, life keeps moving and it seems to move faster and faster!
It was hard for mom not to be able to be there on the first day due to work, so here is what she did instead.
Checking everything out
Making a friend
Reading a Dr. Suess book, one of Hadley's fav's!
Saturday, January 02, 2010
Baby #2
Below is a picture of baby #2 from the ultrasound we had on New Years Eve. It was our 20 week ultrasound to check everything out and make sure the bambino has all his or her parts. That's right, I said his or her, no we didn't crack and find out! We're in for the long haul because for us, there is nothing better than the excitement of seeing what the baby is live and in person. Everything looked great and we reveled in the moments we got to see the baby on the screen. It is such a wonderful and amazing experience to see the little one that is growing inside of you up on the TV screen. This time it was wonderful in a whole new way because we had baby #1 with us! Hadley loved seeing the baby on the screen and was so excited to "see those cute and little fingers!" The picture isn't the absolute best because I had to take a picture of the picture and the baby didn't want to cooperate too much with the tech on giving great photo shots! However, you can see quite well the profile of the baby. We cannot believe we are at the half way point already! It is amazing to think that in no time at all we will welcome our second child into the world. We cannot wait! Neither can Hadley, although she isn't into discussing the possibility of a boy, she believes in no uncertain terms that it is a "girl baby" and that is all there is to say about that!
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