countdown to 2013

10.......... days with John to celebrate Christmas

9......... months of trying bottles

8........ months loving working for Sugar B Designs

7....... months of wedding planning

 6...... nieces and nephews

5..... sizes of diapers

4.... days away from Libby

3... people loving being a family

2.. fun first birthday parties

1. little chick I love more and more every day

HAPPY NEW YEAR!


countdown to 2012
countdown to 2011

the celebration continues!

ONE!

Given the size of our house and the fact that all of our family lives out of town, my mom and dad were gracious to host a birthday party at their house..which is also exactly between our house and John's family!

Our birthday girl LOVED her cake, "WOW'd" and "WHOA'd" all of her fabulous gifts and soaked up all of the special love and attention poured on her by her special guests.

Thank you Aly for constantly sharing your talents with us and capturing precious memories of this precious life!

ONE!

one

On September 20th Libby turned ONE

talk about a reason to celebrate!

and celebrate we did!

We celebrated the end of a fabulous first year of Libby AND the end of a very hot summer with great friends and Popsicles from Steel City Pops!

Sugar B Designs created fabulous invitations, stickers, and wish cards for her big day

Meribeth of  tadpoles and tutu's made this precious applique to match Libby's invitation!

 and I couldn't resist these fun favors from thechalkshop via etsy

It was a FUN day for a FUN girl! 

shoes

the time has come

this barefoot babe is now a walker

 

and needs some shoes

 she found the perfect pair

and is now the proud owner of her very first pair of shoes!

as one of my favorite books as a child says

"nice new, nice new, nice new blue (box of) shoes!"

happy birthday libby!!

7:47 pm

Happiest Birthday to you, Libby!

It is hard to believe you are one year old.

It is also hard to believe you are only one little year old.

Only one little year ago 

I had never seen your face.

or your sweet smile.

I had never been called mama.

or been so proud to be yours.

I had never seen the wee hours with my wee babe

or been more thankful for a good nights sleep

I had never nursed you

or been so excited to watch you try new things.

I had never worried when it was time to eat, play or sleep

or loved anyone the way I do you.

one year ago tonight

one year ago tonight my Libby-filled self waddled in to the hospital three days past my due date, fearful of the unknown, and anxious to meet the miracle that grew inside of me.

one year ago tonight we took our last family photo as a family of "three"

one year ago tonight I tried to get comfortable in a hospital bed hooked up to monitors, while my prince charming attempted to get some much needed rest on a plastic sofa.

one year ago tonight was the beginning of the best chapter in the story of my little life.

one year ago tonight was the end of an era. what a sweet era it was. what a sweet year it has been.

September!

It's September which means we are thinking about BIRTHDAYS around here!! 

Thoughts of balloons and cake reminds me I never posted about Mama J's big 6-0!  

Mama J turned 60 on June 16th! The Baltimore crew was living at the lake, it was father's day weekend, and just a few days shy of Grande's birthday...so we jumped on the opportunity to celebrate!

Libby girl with Mama J and Grandmother

Sweet Nelly eating lunch in Mama J's vintage highchair

 Stuart and Mo bear

Thankfully Mama J had a fabulous assistant to help her blowout the candles

 While these two little ladies talked to the babies in the mirror

Thankful for family and blessings to celebrate. It was a treat to have all of you here!