Saturday, February 21, 2009
Saturday, February 7, 2009
toots
hi toots,
tonight you did the funniest thing. i was on the computer in the recliner not really paying attention (highly unlikely for me) and all the sudden it sounded like you were drinking something. i looked up and realized that you had grabbed the glass of diet 7-up from the table and were quite successfully drinking it. in fact very little spilled. while i wasn't thrilled at all that you were drinking pop at your young age, the best part was once you saw me, you put the cup down and said "ahhhhh" really loud. it made me laugh out loud. you then clapped your hands and gave that huge-teeth-and everything grin. it was singlehandedly the best part of my day. we actually spent mommy sadie weekend almost- daddy has been CRAZY busy this last week trying to get the 3-D casino out by next week. thursday night after i picked you up, i couldn't figure out why you kept putting your hand in front of your face and taking it away and smiling. it finally occured to me that you were trying to play peek-a-boo with me. daddy had taught you how to do that and now we have great fun with it.
well toots, it seems like we have had some bad luck. with your brother getting stabbed, my car accident, and the emergency room trip last week, i have been reminded over and over agin that life could always be worse. the knife could have been a few mm closer to a major atery. you could have been in my car when the man hit me, and you could have a serious case of RSV or something worse than a really bad cold and an ear infection.
tonight we learned that a good friend/parishoner who was spending time in texas has terminal brain cancer. once again, i'm reminded that life is so short and i really don't have any time to complain about a few late bills or frustrations at work when people around me are in the fight of their lives.
i am so so so lucky to have you has my sweet baby and i don't know where i would be if you weren't in my life. you always know how to make me laugh. you get this very serious look on your face and "talk" but it's not like any other babbling i have ever heard. randomly you will raise your hands so everyone who is around you will yell "so big" you love to point to your nose, my nose, your mouth, and belly. you still give anything you hold huggies and are starting to give kissies again.
my goodness- how could i forget! last week you took your first steps! daddy got it on video and i'm hoping we will be able to load it on here so everyone can see.
you are so special my lovely sweet wonderful baby. thank you for blessing me so much.
love you, mommy
tonight you did the funniest thing. i was on the computer in the recliner not really paying attention (highly unlikely for me) and all the sudden it sounded like you were drinking something. i looked up and realized that you had grabbed the glass of diet 7-up from the table and were quite successfully drinking it. in fact very little spilled. while i wasn't thrilled at all that you were drinking pop at your young age, the best part was once you saw me, you put the cup down and said "ahhhhh" really loud. it made me laugh out loud. you then clapped your hands and gave that huge-teeth-and everything grin. it was singlehandedly the best part of my day. we actually spent mommy sadie weekend almost- daddy has been CRAZY busy this last week trying to get the 3-D casino out by next week. thursday night after i picked you up, i couldn't figure out why you kept putting your hand in front of your face and taking it away and smiling. it finally occured to me that you were trying to play peek-a-boo with me. daddy had taught you how to do that and now we have great fun with it.
well toots, it seems like we have had some bad luck. with your brother getting stabbed, my car accident, and the emergency room trip last week, i have been reminded over and over agin that life could always be worse. the knife could have been a few mm closer to a major atery. you could have been in my car when the man hit me, and you could have a serious case of RSV or something worse than a really bad cold and an ear infection.
tonight we learned that a good friend/parishoner who was spending time in texas has terminal brain cancer. once again, i'm reminded that life is so short and i really don't have any time to complain about a few late bills or frustrations at work when people around me are in the fight of their lives.
i am so so so lucky to have you has my sweet baby and i don't know where i would be if you weren't in my life. you always know how to make me laugh. you get this very serious look on your face and "talk" but it's not like any other babbling i have ever heard. randomly you will raise your hands so everyone who is around you will yell "so big" you love to point to your nose, my nose, your mouth, and belly. you still give anything you hold huggies and are starting to give kissies again.
my goodness- how could i forget! last week you took your first steps! daddy got it on video and i'm hoping we will be able to load it on here so everyone can see.
you are so special my lovely sweet wonderful baby. thank you for blessing me so much.
love you, mommy
Friday, January 16, 2009
January 2009
dear sader tot
sorry i haven't written about you in a while. life around the wilson household is off to a full sprint in the new year.
it feels sort of like a reaccuring theme that life is always a full sprint. you are so much the light of our lives, you seem to really put life in perspective and you always teach us to not sweat the small stuff. who knew that putting bibs on your head and taking tupperware out of a cabinet could be so exciting and fun.
you aren't walking yet, and you are just fine with that right now. you are such a laid back baby, just go with the flow and really the only time you cry is when you are hungry and right before bed, and even right before bed it's more of a "mommy will you pay attention to me" as you are rubbing your eyes on my knee. you get around just fine crawling and cruising around furniture. something new that you have just started in the last week is taking a little bench that is normally in the dining room and dragging it around the kitchen in order to kneel and stand on it. you don't like it when we put it up. you certainly let us know when you aren't happy. you scream and arch your back, especially when it's time to change your diaper and you are in the middle of playing. it's usually pretty easy to change your mood, we usually sing or talk to you and you instantly start to smile and laugh again. you love to take grandma and grandpa's glasses off their faces and their glasses case out of grandpa's pocket. you love to examine any jewelry or buttons that someone might have on. you can also point to your nose, say "uh oh" and "Mama". you know the signs for all done and milk. you also raise your arms during "SO BIG" and smile when you get it right, then you clap. i think i might have confused you, we were working on pointing to your mouth and now when i say nose you put your finger in your mouth. back the the drawing board :)
you love to read books, in fact when i get the stack of books that we normally read before bed you start to laugh and giggle and crawl towards the recliner. you love to take the books and turn the pages, and sometimes you even wait for me to finish the page before you turn it. some of the books like the hungry caterpiller, brown bear, polar bear, and runaway bunny you will "allow" me to read about 3 pages before you throw it off the chair.
you still love pens, markers, and everything you arne't supposed to have. you especially love climbing behind the recliner in order to dig through the rubbermaid storage and bang on the computer keys, which is your new favorite pasttime. when we take you around the front, you usually kick your legs, arch your back and protest in the only way you know how a pathetic fake cry and screaming at the top of your lungs
you are starting to learn no, if we say it in a stern enough voice you will look at us, then if we come over to where you are you will give it to us, we say thank you and then you clap your hands.
one funny story from this last week was on wednesday i looked over to where you were in the living room, you had taken almost all the clothes out of a laundry basket, you had my underwear on your head, a onesie around your shoulders, a shirt around your waist and you were just talking away to yourself. you really are starting to talk/babble a lot, especially to us. one more thing this week that you've started to do is a goof ball grin. you just started that this week, when you get something like a spoon with food on it or a pen that someone else had you will squint your eyes and grin so much that we can see your teeth. it's so cute. i'm hoping to get it on tape or a picture of it.
we love you so much sadie.
love mommy
sorry i haven't written about you in a while. life around the wilson household is off to a full sprint in the new year.
it feels sort of like a reaccuring theme that life is always a full sprint. you are so much the light of our lives, you seem to really put life in perspective and you always teach us to not sweat the small stuff. who knew that putting bibs on your head and taking tupperware out of a cabinet could be so exciting and fun.
you aren't walking yet, and you are just fine with that right now. you are such a laid back baby, just go with the flow and really the only time you cry is when you are hungry and right before bed, and even right before bed it's more of a "mommy will you pay attention to me" as you are rubbing your eyes on my knee. you get around just fine crawling and cruising around furniture. something new that you have just started in the last week is taking a little bench that is normally in the dining room and dragging it around the kitchen in order to kneel and stand on it. you don't like it when we put it up. you certainly let us know when you aren't happy. you scream and arch your back, especially when it's time to change your diaper and you are in the middle of playing. it's usually pretty easy to change your mood, we usually sing or talk to you and you instantly start to smile and laugh again. you love to take grandma and grandpa's glasses off their faces and their glasses case out of grandpa's pocket. you love to examine any jewelry or buttons that someone might have on. you can also point to your nose, say "uh oh" and "Mama". you know the signs for all done and milk. you also raise your arms during "SO BIG" and smile when you get it right, then you clap. i think i might have confused you, we were working on pointing to your mouth and now when i say nose you put your finger in your mouth. back the the drawing board :)
you love to read books, in fact when i get the stack of books that we normally read before bed you start to laugh and giggle and crawl towards the recliner. you love to take the books and turn the pages, and sometimes you even wait for me to finish the page before you turn it. some of the books like the hungry caterpiller, brown bear, polar bear, and runaway bunny you will "allow" me to read about 3 pages before you throw it off the chair.
you still love pens, markers, and everything you arne't supposed to have. you especially love climbing behind the recliner in order to dig through the rubbermaid storage and bang on the computer keys, which is your new favorite pasttime. when we take you around the front, you usually kick your legs, arch your back and protest in the only way you know how a pathetic fake cry and screaming at the top of your lungs
you are starting to learn no, if we say it in a stern enough voice you will look at us, then if we come over to where you are you will give it to us, we say thank you and then you clap your hands.
one funny story from this last week was on wednesday i looked over to where you were in the living room, you had taken almost all the clothes out of a laundry basket, you had my underwear on your head, a onesie around your shoulders, a shirt around your waist and you were just talking away to yourself. you really are starting to talk/babble a lot, especially to us. one more thing this week that you've started to do is a goof ball grin. you just started that this week, when you get something like a spoon with food on it or a pen that someone else had you will squint your eyes and grin so much that we can see your teeth. it's so cute. i'm hoping to get it on tape or a picture of it.
we love you so much sadie.
love mommy
Sunday, January 4, 2009
i totally copied :)
I am totally and completely copying my friend kris' blog. thanks for the idea kris :)
1) What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before? hmm. let me think about this one.
2) Did you keep your New Year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? i didn't make any new year's resoliutions, if you aren'ty doing them already chances are you probably won't keep them
.3) Did anyone close to you give birth? nope, but look out 2009 :)
4) Did anyone close to you die? a few people from my church that i knew well, but no one in my immediate family, thank god.
5) What countries did you visit? does cleveland count? ha ha :) we are going to ireland this summer
6) What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? peace and a sense of direction
7) What date(s) from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? july 20-dave matthew's band concert, laura's bachelorette party (it was so fun to be with people who have known me my entire life!) sadie's first birthday party (December 1) our 5 year anniversary (5 years) june 8 the day the floods started. may 25 the tornado. my birthday (september 30)
8) What was your biggest achievement of the year? surviving the first year of motherhood? ha ha, it's so much fun. reaching our 5 year mark for our marriage.
9) Did you suffer illness or injury? yes- cysts on my ovaries in july. thank god they are gone now :)
10) What was the best thing you bought? gosh- maybe some itunes giftcards? i did buy josh a gps that he likes
11) Whose behavior merited celebration? my birthday, sadie's birthday, our anniversary, each and every day we are alive.
12) Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? i get really frustrated when people create or spread rumors and drama. it also appalled me that someone could stab my step son at school.
13) Where did most of your money go? daycare, diapers, food, gas. you know all the outrageously exciting items...
14) What did you get really, really, really excited about? sadie's birthday, our anniversary, my birthday :)
15) What song will always remind you of 2008? you are everything by matthew west. viva la vida by coldplay. gin and juice by snoop dog :) ha ha
16) Compared to this time last year, are you:
Wiser? absolutely! i learned so much this past year
Healthier? ehhh trying, not really though
Richer? ha ha ha- with a 1 yr old? try again
17) What do you wish you’d done more of? have play time with my friends and husband.
18) What do you wish you’d done less of? worry and stress about work, life, and other things.
19) How did you spend Christmas? josh and i switch our holidays, so it was his this year. it was pretty low key. christmas eve day was at josh's parents, christmas eve night was spent at the wilson's, christmas day we went to mass and hung out. the next day was at my parents house.
20) Did you fall in love in 2008? you mean besides edward cullen?!? ha ha ha just kidding. i fall more in love with my baby girl everyday, and my husband most of the time (just kidding honey)
21) What was your favorite blog post that you wrote? hmm not really sure. i've read some really great blogs though.
22) What were your favorite TV programs? i dont really watch much tv, but i always try to make time for the hills, one tree hill, brothers and sisters. i also insist on watching the news every night
23) Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? hate takes up too much energy, and is not worth it.
24) What was the best book you read? i've read so many books, i'm a consummate reader, so i need to think about this one. i'm reading a great book right now it's called the hour i first believed by wally lamb. so good. the shack made me think, but i think i'd have to say a book i read by ann lamont. she's amazing. oh yeah- and all the twilights...
25) What was your greatest musical discovery? probably more christian music.
26) What did you want and get? i got answers to prayers, not necessarily in the way i was asking for, but answers nonetheless. god is so good
27) What did you want and not get? i really can't think of anything. i have everything i need right now.
28) What was your favorite film of this year? i really don't watch many movies. i need to think about it and edit this later.
29) What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned the big 3-0 this year. some of my friends, and my entire family surprised me with dinner at one of my favorite restaurants. it's rare that i spend time away from my work and my baby, so those who came to spend time with me, it really meant so much. kids from retreat team also decorated my office. that was really sweet
30) Which celebrity/public figure did you like the most? if i said lauren conrad from the hills how many of you would round house kick me in the head? ha ha ha ha
probably paula radcliffe, a marathoner from england who ran the olympics just 10 months after giving birth! wow
31) How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008? one word: scarves....
32) What kept you sane? running, my husband. blogging, my crazy insane friends, walks with emily, barnes and noble nights with annie and em. looking at my baby girl
33) Who did you miss? seeing my friends on a regular basis. i really missed being able to spend pictures of sadie to my grandma vincent.
34) Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008. it's hard to sum this year's lessons into one lesson. i don't think i have ever had a year where i learned so much about myself, and about other people. however some of my favorites are:
illuminate or eliminate (advice given to me by a priest during reconciliation)
nothing lasts forever.
it all works out in the end, if it's not worked out, it's not the end.
35) What did you gain this year? besides weight? ha ha ha.. just kidding. so much life experience and i also learned so much about how my real friends are, who i can count on for support and that god really gives you who you need when you need them.
36) What did you lose this year? a little weight. not much else.
37) Quote a song lyric that sums up your year. hmm
1) What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before? hmm. let me think about this one.
2) Did you keep your New Year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? i didn't make any new year's resoliutions, if you aren'ty doing them already chances are you probably won't keep them
.3) Did anyone close to you give birth? nope, but look out 2009 :)
4) Did anyone close to you die? a few people from my church that i knew well, but no one in my immediate family, thank god.
5) What countries did you visit? does cleveland count? ha ha :) we are going to ireland this summer
6) What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? peace and a sense of direction
7) What date(s) from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? july 20-dave matthew's band concert, laura's bachelorette party (it was so fun to be with people who have known me my entire life!) sadie's first birthday party (December 1) our 5 year anniversary (5 years) june 8 the day the floods started. may 25 the tornado. my birthday (september 30)
8) What was your biggest achievement of the year? surviving the first year of motherhood? ha ha, it's so much fun. reaching our 5 year mark for our marriage.
9) Did you suffer illness or injury? yes- cysts on my ovaries in july. thank god they are gone now :)
10) What was the best thing you bought? gosh- maybe some itunes giftcards? i did buy josh a gps that he likes
11) Whose behavior merited celebration? my birthday, sadie's birthday, our anniversary, each and every day we are alive.
12) Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? i get really frustrated when people create or spread rumors and drama. it also appalled me that someone could stab my step son at school.
13) Where did most of your money go? daycare, diapers, food, gas. you know all the outrageously exciting items...
14) What did you get really, really, really excited about? sadie's birthday, our anniversary, my birthday :)
15) What song will always remind you of 2008? you are everything by matthew west. viva la vida by coldplay. gin and juice by snoop dog :) ha ha
16) Compared to this time last year, are you:
Wiser? absolutely! i learned so much this past year
Healthier? ehhh trying, not really though
Richer? ha ha ha- with a 1 yr old? try again
17) What do you wish you’d done more of? have play time with my friends and husband.
18) What do you wish you’d done less of? worry and stress about work, life, and other things.
19) How did you spend Christmas? josh and i switch our holidays, so it was his this year. it was pretty low key. christmas eve day was at josh's parents, christmas eve night was spent at the wilson's, christmas day we went to mass and hung out. the next day was at my parents house.
20) Did you fall in love in 2008? you mean besides edward cullen?!? ha ha ha just kidding. i fall more in love with my baby girl everyday, and my husband most of the time (just kidding honey)
21) What was your favorite blog post that you wrote? hmm not really sure. i've read some really great blogs though.
22) What were your favorite TV programs? i dont really watch much tv, but i always try to make time for the hills, one tree hill, brothers and sisters. i also insist on watching the news every night
23) Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? hate takes up too much energy, and is not worth it.
24) What was the best book you read? i've read so many books, i'm a consummate reader, so i need to think about this one. i'm reading a great book right now it's called the hour i first believed by wally lamb. so good. the shack made me think, but i think i'd have to say a book i read by ann lamont. she's amazing. oh yeah- and all the twilights...
25) What was your greatest musical discovery? probably more christian music.
26) What did you want and get? i got answers to prayers, not necessarily in the way i was asking for, but answers nonetheless. god is so good
27) What did you want and not get? i really can't think of anything. i have everything i need right now.
28) What was your favorite film of this year? i really don't watch many movies. i need to think about it and edit this later.
29) What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned the big 3-0 this year. some of my friends, and my entire family surprised me with dinner at one of my favorite restaurants. it's rare that i spend time away from my work and my baby, so those who came to spend time with me, it really meant so much. kids from retreat team also decorated my office. that was really sweet
30) Which celebrity/public figure did you like the most? if i said lauren conrad from the hills how many of you would round house kick me in the head? ha ha ha ha
probably paula radcliffe, a marathoner from england who ran the olympics just 10 months after giving birth! wow
31) How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008? one word: scarves....
32) What kept you sane? running, my husband. blogging, my crazy insane friends, walks with emily, barnes and noble nights with annie and em. looking at my baby girl
33) Who did you miss? seeing my friends on a regular basis. i really missed being able to spend pictures of sadie to my grandma vincent.
34) Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008. it's hard to sum this year's lessons into one lesson. i don't think i have ever had a year where i learned so much about myself, and about other people. however some of my favorites are:
illuminate or eliminate (advice given to me by a priest during reconciliation)
nothing lasts forever.
it all works out in the end, if it's not worked out, it's not the end.
35) What did you gain this year? besides weight? ha ha ha.. just kidding. so much life experience and i also learned so much about how my real friends are, who i can count on for support and that god really gives you who you need when you need them.
36) What did you lose this year? a little weight. not much else.
37) Quote a song lyric that sums up your year. hmm
Sunday, December 28, 2008
memories....
i have been a total slacker when it comes to blogging this month after tater's birthday. my apologies to all of you who have come her expecting brilliant humorous insights and got nada.
i sit here thinking about the whirlwind last few weeks it's been. it seems a common theme is that we are always on the go, always packing to go somewhere, always in a hurry.
i get a lot of crap for taking so many pictures. people get really sick of me pulling the camera out to snap every single minute of sadie's life and all her little movements. the fact of the matter is i take so many pictures to capture these fleeting moments known as sadie's childhood. i know there will be a moment that i will look back and wonder where all the time went, and with our busy life and crazy schedule anything i can do to help me capture all these little moments the better. i was just looking throug pictures the other day and realized that i had skippecd a few weeks last winter. it's hard for me to look back and remember what it was like when sadie was a tiny tiny baby. we spent today with my cousins the radosevich's, our favorites :) the last time they saw sadie she was 2 weeks old. they couldn't believe the changes in her and all that she could do compared to last time. i also looked through my phone the other day and remembered a picture i had taken of her pulling herself up for the first time. i'm so grateful for these special moments
sadie has been standing up more on her own lately.she's almost even standing up from the sitting position. i think if she wasn't so darn tall (wearing 18mos clothes) it would have happened a while ago. it started last weekend and has become more and more common. it's still very exciting to see her do it for a few short seconds until she falls to the ground. i still suck my breath in every time. those little moments that i don't want to miss. she loves to take fingers and walk around the room and the house. the minute you put her down she will scream and let you know she's not happy.
sade's more vocal now, she says mama all the time, dada occasionally, baba everytime you ask where willie is and lots of ga's, da's, ma's. she's starting to use her own sadie language, especially when she's very engaged in something she's never seen before or examining something in her hand. she's started to try to use a spoon on her own, she will take it throw the food off of it onto her tray then eat it from there or pick it off the spoon. she's trying to use the spoon occasionally, when she feels like it of course.
sade also makes the motions with her hands for bye-bye, gives high fives and when i give the sign for water and food she will grunt if she wants one.
she's still not a fan of bananas and has become more picky about her vegetables but she's still a good eater. right now she's going through the stage of not being very interested in eating a whole lot except breakfast if oatmeal is on the menu. she'll eat an entire bowl of oatmeal. ha!
sadie was so spoiled at christmas. many people were generous and bought her some really cool gifts. she's a big fan of anything with lights and noise. we try to keep those presents at both grandparents :) ha! we've noticed with all these gifts sade's becoming more apt with using buttons, remembering what to push and how to make the toys work. i'm still proud when she remembers what buttons to push even if it means i need to hear that "open and close, open and close" song one more time.
i sit here thinking about the whirlwind last few weeks it's been. it seems a common theme is that we are always on the go, always packing to go somewhere, always in a hurry.
i get a lot of crap for taking so many pictures. people get really sick of me pulling the camera out to snap every single minute of sadie's life and all her little movements. the fact of the matter is i take so many pictures to capture these fleeting moments known as sadie's childhood. i know there will be a moment that i will look back and wonder where all the time went, and with our busy life and crazy schedule anything i can do to help me capture all these little moments the better. i was just looking throug pictures the other day and realized that i had skippecd a few weeks last winter. it's hard for me to look back and remember what it was like when sadie was a tiny tiny baby. we spent today with my cousins the radosevich's, our favorites :) the last time they saw sadie she was 2 weeks old. they couldn't believe the changes in her and all that she could do compared to last time. i also looked through my phone the other day and remembered a picture i had taken of her pulling herself up for the first time. i'm so grateful for these special moments
sadie has been standing up more on her own lately.she's almost even standing up from the sitting position. i think if she wasn't so darn tall (wearing 18mos clothes) it would have happened a while ago. it started last weekend and has become more and more common. it's still very exciting to see her do it for a few short seconds until she falls to the ground. i still suck my breath in every time. those little moments that i don't want to miss. she loves to take fingers and walk around the room and the house. the minute you put her down she will scream and let you know she's not happy.
sade's more vocal now, she says mama all the time, dada occasionally, baba everytime you ask where willie is and lots of ga's, da's, ma's. she's starting to use her own sadie language, especially when she's very engaged in something she's never seen before or examining something in her hand. she's started to try to use a spoon on her own, she will take it throw the food off of it onto her tray then eat it from there or pick it off the spoon. she's trying to use the spoon occasionally, when she feels like it of course.
sade also makes the motions with her hands for bye-bye, gives high fives and when i give the sign for water and food she will grunt if she wants one.
she's still not a fan of bananas and has become more picky about her vegetables but she's still a good eater. right now she's going through the stage of not being very interested in eating a whole lot except breakfast if oatmeal is on the menu. she'll eat an entire bowl of oatmeal. ha!
sadie was so spoiled at christmas. many people were generous and bought her some really cool gifts. she's a big fan of anything with lights and noise. we try to keep those presents at both grandparents :) ha! we've noticed with all these gifts sade's becoming more apt with using buttons, remembering what to push and how to make the toys work. i'm still proud when she remembers what buttons to push even if it means i need to hear that "open and close, open and close" song one more time.
Monday, December 8, 2008
happy birthday sadie :)
well my friends, here's here and gone. sade's first birthday. so many changes have happened over the last year, it seems to have gone so fast and yet time still seems to stand still all at once. what a beautiful wonderful, tough, crazy, chaotic, joyful time to have a child. it's so amazing to be able to watch a tiny form come from nothing. to be able to witness life from the very beginning to now. i remember one day bringing baby sadie downstairs for a middle of the night bottle putting her on the couch and thinking one day she won't be able to just lay here. she seems to change daily, right before our very eyes. one seems like a very large accomplishment, it's a great big deal around here. working for a church i have been witness to some great tragedies in the last year involving children who have passed away, to be able to spend one more day, to have been given charge of this beautiful sweet baby is a true blessing and gift. i hope i always take the time to appreciate who sadie is and who she will be. her birthday didn't start out exactly the way i wanted it to, but it was great nonetheless. i had been so excited about her birthday, i had stayed up almost all night just waiting for her wake up, what a great wonderful day. my dad ended up needing to go the doctor so i helped him to go. josh dropped sadie off to me, what a way to spend her big day, but it was fun because she got to see her grandpa. we ate lunch with our friends annie and emily then came home to spend the rest of the day with josh and josh. grandma flaherty came over for a visit and we also went next door to see grandma wilson and uncle joe. grandma and grandpa wilson gave sadie a toy rider, one of those devices you can push or ride with lots of buttons and noise. from the minute it got opened and almost ever since she LOVES this toy. she's constantly pushing it, throwing it, examining the tiny figurines on the front, pushing the buttons, dancing and looking to see if we are too. we ended up not having a huge birthday bash for sadie with her birthday being right after thanksgiving but also i had to leave REALLY early the next morning for a youth ministers conference in cleveland. i really hated leaving my newly turned one year old, but i'm so glad i had the opportunity to go. it was so good to be reaffirmed in what i was doing, my eyes being opened to the direction i need to go and energized to get started again. when i came home sunday morning, exhausted, weary, tired, worn out, etc i went up to sadie's room she had been taking a nap. as i came up to her room she was awake standing up in her crib. i pulled her pacifier out and she said "mama" it just about tore my heart. she's such a sweet baby :)sade had her 1 year appt today, she's 90% for her height (wearing 12-18month clothes) 95% for her head and 25% for her weight. we didn't realize she was such a skinny minnie. sadie eats like a horse, which is a good thing. we are starting her on whole milk now. we have gotten her off the bottle basically and are working on cutting out the pacifier. that seems to be really difficult. sadie has used a pacifier every night since the day she was born, so to listen to her cry at night when she never did that is hard. we are working on it though. here are some pictures of her birthday. enjoy!
trying to give some to daddy
hi mama
yes she's actually giving some to willie
want some?
i think i'll pick up the biggest piece....
this is so fun!
where do i go from here
yumm
look at all this frosting
yes, this is the best day ever
i love all this frosting
oh sugary goodness... come to me
yummm
she doesn't seem to understand why we are holding her hands, what with the open flame and all..
the birthday cupcake
messing with daddy
so happy with her presents
a present from grandma
she loves the rings
more interested in the paper than presents
a very typical scene in sadie's room
she loves walking with her grandma :)
she can't decide what to open first...
messing with daddy
so happy with her presents
a present from grandma
she loves the rings
more interested in the paper than presents
the birthday girl
a very typical scene in sadie's room
she loves walking with her grandma :)
she can't decide what to open first...
walking with grandma
it's a big ole present
so excited
she was "yelling" for us to get it out.
she loves to push all the buttons and watch the figurines
getting help from daddy
some of the pictures are recently added from a birthday party we threw to raise items for birthrite, an organization here in cedar falls that helps unwed or disadvantaged women/couples who are pregnant. the teens from the parish brought items to donate, they are awesome :)
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
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