Grandma's day

Today I celebrate both of my grandma's birthdays!!!!!!



Memere and Grammie. I love you both so much.


I hope you both have a wonderful day.


I hope you both get a really big balloon to play with. I love balloons.



And I love you both!!!

three

three random facts about Liam

one: he prefers to drink baby food out of a straw rather than eat it out of a spoon.

two: he moans to himself when he is trying to fall asleep. Sweetest sound ever.

three: he is generous with his food. He feeds the dogs everything he has, he will hand it to them from up in his highchair or crawl on the floor to hand them a bite. And when he is playing in his little gated play area he sticks his fingers out between the little diamond cutouts to give them a treat.

three

time for another three :)




Three things on my nightstand.

one: A framed black and white photo of my husband on our wedding day. Taken while he was getting ready with his groomsmen, just moments before he became my better half.

two: A copy of Lewis Carroll * Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Two of my favorite stories.

three: A video monitor of my son while he sleeps not so soundly in his crib. I love being able to watch him wake up and start to play with his blankets in his crib while he talks to himself. It is like I get to spy on his little private moments and I really love spying, please do not tell my neighbors ;)

what a ball.

Liam in his paradise.

three

Three is a number that I love, because I have a little family of three.

I am going to share three things with you... here is the first three.




The Three greatest moments of my life.

moment number three: the very first time I landed in Ireland. I was 21 years old, and sitting next to my mother. A feeling so out of this world took over my whole body,literally my legs went numb my heart swelled, my head pulsed, my fingers, well you get the picture. My heart exploded with this feeling of "I am home" I looked through the windows and watched as we descended through the clouds that early morning, and it was just amazing how I had never set foot on that island before yet my soul knew it belonged there. I still have that feeling every time I think of Ireland.

moment number two: Dancing with my father at my wedding, during the father daughter dance. I cried the whole song, sobbed in fact. I was so proud to be in his arms. So extremely proud to be his daughter. I felt the love he had for me coming out of his arms around me. When my father walked me down the aisle earlier that evening he kissed me goodbye and I whispered in his ear " I loved you first". Dancing with him that night meant the world to me.

moment number one: Having Liam just moments after he was born lay on my chest for over an hour. Skin to skin. It was the moment that I met my son, the moment my heart was taken out of my body, the moment that everything else was right in the world.

Thin Mints, Tagalongs, and Samoas Please

Mothers are like Girl Scouts. Without the cookies. I really wish there was cookies involved.

As mothers we learn so many new skills daily. By the time your child is grown up your sash is completely full of little badges on it. Even though I am new at this mothering thing, I have some pretty badges of my own. I wanted to share some of my new skills that I have learned over the past 9 months.

Changing a diaper (poopie) on my lap, either in a small car or public restroom that was not equipped with a changing table.

Stealthily walking through my hallway upstairs outside of Liam's room so the floor boards do not creak. This one took awhile but I have it completely down, and now I can maneuver my way down that hall in pitch black and not make a sound.

Going to the restroom while breastfeeding. Dirty I know, but it is a skill nonetheless.

In the middle of the night if there is a leaky diaper I can change said diaper, his pajamas, strip his bed down and lay clean blankets on his bed all in the darkness of his room and did I mention rocking him in one arm while I change said sheets? This one deserves two badges.

And quite possibly my favorite skill, one that I use the most, I can Love deeper than I ever imagined.

nine

He has been out now nearly as long as he was in.

nine.

for nine miraculous months I carried him inside of me.

nine.

for nine miraculous months he has carried my heart.

nine has always been my favorite number.




nine months and my sesame seed sprouted legs, arms, was given eyes, the most adorable nose, and two perfect floppy ears.

nine months and my child has gone from perfect newborn softness to a baby nearing his first steps and words.

I see no reason to measure time by a year.

nine.

nine months is what I will measure his life by.