Saturday, May 28, 2011

Project 365 - Week 21

May 21 - If you look closely you can see some fireworks we were watching....

May 22 - Celebrating Victoria Day at Auntie's jumping castle

May 22 - Daddy and Nicole at the Victoria Day BBQ

May 23 - I am determined to get it done!

May 24 - Throwing pennies in the fountain

May 25 - Playing with her big cousin...DollarStore has the best crafts!

May 26 - Lilia has outgrown the babyswing and graduated to this one!

May 27 - Naptime on the couch

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Project 365 - Week 20

What a fun week...weather is better and having a great time....proven by the fact I just couldn't pick my fav pic a couple of times this week! Happy Judgement Day =) 

May 14 - Finally getting to 2 day old Frosties...yummy

May 15 - Baby car seat...the perfect place for a toddler to nap...napping and hanging on to that helium balloon!

May 16 - Food, hand in hand with patchtime (anyone else think brown giraffes should not be in a box of girls patches?)

May 17 - Forgot a picture today but think this is fitting...Moon Sand from Nana...Mama's fav. =)

May 18 - Patchtime with food and entertainment


May 19 - Minutes after having her ears pierced!

May 19 - First ever time on a swing...check out the smile!

May 20 - First picnic of the season...loving it!

May 20 - A picnic, walk to the pond, time at the park and a run in the rain, what a day!


Saturday, May 14, 2011

Project 365 - Week 19

May 7 - First ever game of hopscotch

May 8 - Enjoying the outdoors on Mother's Day

May 9 - Hanging out

May 10 - Sleepy drive home after a sedation appointment

May 11 - Watching her DVD player while the adults enjoyed a bbq

May 12 - Kisses all around

May 13 - Hanging with her new boyfriend...don't tell Daddy!

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Mother's Day

I should be in bed.  A day full of good food, good company, and finally good weather.  Lilia ran herself silly with cousins and friends outdoors and fell asleep on the way home.  Thankfully, she still went to bed at a relatively early time and as per usual I laid down with her till she fell asleep.  Only, I think I fell asleep first. Two and a half hours later I woke in a daze.  That sort of I'm going to throw up cause I'm so tired daze, but still have drops to give, dishes to do, a shot to take.  ugh.  I wanted to update the books I write in for them, but I didn't want to just scribble something quickly.
And then I did my nightly ritual of seeing if any blogs I followed were updated.  And of course, one of them was.  The one about a baby girl just one week younger than Nicole who was lost to SIDS at 4 months of age.  I don't know why I read about it.  Maybe I feel somewhat connected because Nicole is just the same age.  Maybe to know that no matter how hard things have been I still have my baby girl.
And of course from that blog didn't I find the blog about a baby who lost it's life the first day home, and from there the one about the man who blogged about the happiness he felt that his wife was pregnant after many fertility issues.  Except that she'd passed away in a car accident, along with the baby who lived for 3 days.  I. have.to.stop. As great as the internet is, connecting the world....it also reminds us of all the pain and suffering surrounding us.
I had a wonderful Mother's Day.  But many people didn't.  I pray that some of their sorrow is lessened.  I pray for those women who long to hold a baby and I pray for those women who have held and lost their babies.  And I pray for their families cause everyone feels the pain.  And I pray that I remember in times of exhaustion and frustration that it is a priviledge and an unbelievable blessing to have my two baby girls.  And now it is very late and soon enough my two baby girls will be stirring....

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Project 365 - Week 18

Apr 30 - What a good big sister

May 1 - The first day of Lilia's visit with the stomach flu

May 2 - Found this picture after Lilia and Dad were playing with the camera

May 3 - Our new dishwasher...and the infamous cat

May 4 - A gift from Nono and Baba, aren't we lucky!

May 5 - On our way to swimming

May 6 - The blueberry mesh monster attacks.  At least it keeps her happy during patchtime!

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Project 365 - Week 17

Apr 23 - A trip to IKEA

Apr 23 - Nicole loves her new highchair!

Apr 24 - Happy Easter!  (Even Nicole is unimpressed by her dad's love of hats!)

Apr 25 - Cupcakes ready for the EyeClinic

Apr 26 - The girls' new morning ritual

Apr 27 - Patchtime

Apr 28 - Great game dad...great game...and not at all messy!

Apr 29 - You know what I was up watching at 6am!