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My husband Mark and I live in the southeast U.S. with our beautiful two year-old, Amelia. We also share our lives with a lab(ish) goofball of a dog named Shelby.
Exactly one year ago Mark and I found out we were pregnant. The following is a letter I wrote to Amelia about how our lives changed on May 16, 2008…. Hello Baby! Daddy and I found out about you 2 days ago, on May 16th. We are incredibly happy, and we feel so blessed. It’s [...]
Lately Amelia has been more and more discontent unless she is sitting up and looking around. One of her new favorite things is to grab onto my hands and pull herself up until she is sitting. Today she did this so many times that she threw up all over the both of us. Once I [...]
Amelia was born on a Tuesday. First time mom that I am, I already have hundreds of pictures of my little one, but I always make sure to take a picture of her every Tuesday. I have started a collection of these photos for her, and in lieu of a traditional baby book I plan [...]
Two years ago, I married my best friend. Happy anniversary, Mark! You are a wonderful husband and an amazing father. I love you!
Happy Birthday, Daddy! I had fun making a music video with you. Maybe Mommy can put it on her blog soon? Happy Mother’s Day, Mommy! I’m sorry I spit up all over you today. At least I waited until you changed out of your church clothes! Love, Amelia
Shelby and Amelia are getting along swimmingly. Amelia is noticing Shelby more and more, and Shelby is very intrigued by all of the new sounds Amelia makes. Here they are watching the rain earlier this week. Here’s Amelia doing her fake cough – she’s making some new sounds, and a lot of the time she’ll [...]
I’m not what one would call the “crafty” type. I know that if I started a traditional baby book for Amelia I would never finish it, and even if by some miracle I did finish it, I’m sure I’d be unhappy with the way it looked. I have accepted the fact that I will never [...]