Happy 1st Birthday Maelyn!

Mae Mae, you sweet, sweet girl-WE love you. I am writing this exactly one year after your birth. I was telling your dad today how it feels like you've always been a part of our family. I can't believe it's already been a year, but it seems like so long ago that we didn't have you with us. I am SO GLAD we have you with us. God couldn't have blessed us with a sweeter girl. We thought we hit the jackpot of easy babies with Colette, but you proved us wrong. I honestly felt guilty telling my friends what a good baby you were. You have such a pleasant disposition. You've always got a huge wide-mouthed grin on your face and jump up and down whenever you see me. You bring me so much joy! You have endured a lot from your sensitive tummy as a newborn, trouble sleeping as an infant, and the constant beating and biting you get from your big sis. But you are such a champ. I don't know if I said this in a previous post or not but I just think you're going to be te type of person who can sincerely rejoice in others' joys. What a gift. You are our baby fatso pretty pretty. None of us can imagine our lives without you. Here are some of my favorite moments with you over the past year (your first year of life!). *When I go in your room in the morning and you're standing up in the crib grabbing onto the railing and jumping up and down and smiling as soon as you see me. *When I hear you and Colette in your room at night making each other laugh. * Holding your little hands and feet as you wave them around while I nurse you...staring into your beautiful blue eyes while nursing and smiling at you and watching you smile back. * watching you wave "hiya" to EVERYONE!! *When you finally started moving. You were so fat we didn't know if you ever would.* Putting EVERYTHING known to man in your mouth (esp. the time when you ate your own poop and smiled with it between your teeth. ugh) * your rosy cheeks on hot days when you come out from under the nursing cover. *when you ate an ant. *when you laugh your raspy laugh. I love you to the moon and back! Thank you for being our little sunshine. May you shine your light into the world every day of your life. HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY!

Happy 3rd Anniversary, my lover, my friend.

Adam, I love you. I'm so blessed to call you my husband, and every day I come up with more reasons why. I'm so grateful for every moment I've had with you, and so looking forward to the millions of moments ahead.

Better late than never

Well, I thought Colette was a late crawler. I'm already forgetting the age, but I think she was around ten months. Maelyn though, you were almost 11 months! Your dad and I knew you would crawl eventually but you took your sweet time getting there. At a whopping 22 lbs by 8 months we didn't think you would be fast to moving. As you began attempting to crawl over the past few weeks, we decided that your butt was so big it was getting in your way! Finally, you're crawling and you are just so proud of yourself. You're getting fast too. We are so proud of you little girl! Now, if only we could get you to stop biting us...

Welcome Summer

Yes, I know I use this phrase all the time, and I don't mean to overdo it, but I don't know a better way to describe it, summer is such a gift! What a joy it is to have a yard this year. I love going outside and feeling the warm sun's rays on my face, seeing the rays beat down on everything around me, and looking at the clear blue sky. But most of all I love watching you little girls soaking it all in. Whether it be giggling at a newly discovered toad in the backyard, doing sidewalk chalk together (or eating it Maelyn!), running up and down the hill, or letting mom pull you both in the wagon-summer is providing us with so many gifts.

Thank you Pinterest

Pinterest is wonderful, but I've recently given up all hope that you'll ever be interested in any of the things it has to offer, Colette and Mae Mae. I've spent so much time crafting little ideas for you that you've thrown to the side, however today I quickly whipped up this yogurt paint and it was great to see the two of you playing with it so well together.

Happy Father's Day!

Little book worm

Colette, you sweet little thing. You have your mommy's love for reading and I love it. Your daddy started reading to you when you were still in my belly. I remember having you "give him a gift" when you were still inside me, a book called: "Eco babies wear green". At just a few months ago, you would eagerly stare at the pages of all the board books we read to you. Your favorite book was "Good Night Gorilla". Oh we read that book over and over. Now that you have just turned two you are part of the Brighton Library's summer reading program. I am so excited for you as I have the fondest memories of participating in the summer reading programs at the JFK library growing up! Each week you get to pick out a lightly used book as long as you've read everyday (or had me read to you). However, lately you will not let me read to you. You have to read to yourself. Those have been some of the most endearing moments these past few weeks; your dad and I discovering you sitting on the floor in the corner of your playroom reading to yourself. A recent favorite book of yours is "Its a little book". I hear you reading it to yourself, each page appropriately saying "nooooooooooo". Ah you're too cute to handle dearest!