A precious gift

It occured to me today how lucky I am. I have a wonderful husband and not only were we blessed enough to find each other, we were given the gift of a child. After almost a year and a half of trying to conceive, to hear the news that I was pregnant...well, it was a shocking and exciting all at once. I didn't want to allow myself to believe it, yet it was true.

Although we experienced many months of frustration and tears trying to get pregnant, I wouldn't take back any of that back, knowing what God had in store for us. It is absolutely beyond any hope or dream I ever had.

And looking back now, I imagined our child would be beautiful. Not because Bob and I are beautiful people (of course I think he is), but because in our eyes, no matter what our child looked like, he or she would be perfect. I wasn't prepared for how absolutely in love I would be nor how stunning Aubree Summer really was. It goes to show that a parent's love surpasses any expectations they had before seeing their child for the first time. From the moment she was born, I couldn't help but stare into her angelic face. I don't think I'll ever tire of that.

A month older

17 months already. I don't know how this happened...but I don't like it. How could my girl be a month older before I've even blinked? While I'll admit, it is always entertaining to watch the antics...it doesn't mean I miss my teeny, tiny baby any less.

On another note, we think Aubree may very well grow out of her 12 month clothes afterall! I don't even remember how long she's been wearing 12 months, but it seems like forever. Come to think of it, she tends to stay in one size for months, so I guess this is nothing new. We realized though that her jeans are just touching the tops of her feet, so she may be out of these sooner than we thought. Well, I'd give it another month at least. She still has pants that are 12 months that she can't wear yet (they must run big). We can roll the legs up all we want, but when the waist doesn't fit, not a whole lot we can do there.

Her size 3 shoes still seem to fit pretty well. I should note though, that any of this could change tomorrow morning. She does like to be sneaky and grow on me every once in a while, so I'll have to keep a close eye. This little bug is full of surprises!

The spaghetti fiasco

Our crazy little girl. I don't know what we are thinking when we decide to let her have a go at her dinner - well, the messier dinners anyway. But, when she is going to get a bath anyway...what's the harm? How much of a mess could a 16 1/2 month old really do anyway? Oh...maybe I forgot to mention one thing...we're having spaghetti for dinner. I shouldn't worry though because I'm sure it couldn't be as bad as past rice incidents. Could it? Will this mean we'll find spaghetti sauce in Bree's nooks and crannies for days? *sigh*

Round three!

Today we had my immediate family Christmas at Benny and Niccole's. We all had a great time. Mackenna was here, so Aubree finally got to see her again. It's been a while, so Bree was a little standoffish with Kenna, but did warm up to her by the end of the night. Bree was extra helpful in handing out gifts. After handing out each gift, she'd wipe her hands together like she'd just gotten done with some hard work. She is always entertaining.

From Meme and Papa R, she got some new walking shoes (okay, so this was an early gift), a Webkins pony and a wagon! We can't wait until the weather warms up enough to enjoy the wagon! Uncle Benny, Aunt Niccole and the kids got her a dancing tower. She seemed to really like it - even dancing with Rex when he showed her what to do. Papa John and Grandma Linda got her a purse.

We ended up staying over there until 11 and girlie was awake and running around the whole time. She did wake three times in the middle of the night/early morning crying, but she did a great job.

Overall, the last three days have been wonderful! Our little girl really enjoyed herself and was a trooper. Never crabby considering the extra long days and short naps.