Tuesday, January 17, 2012

from baby to toddler


can you even believe how fast that happened?! oi.
naomi was born and with the blink of an eye she is now a one year old.

i thank my Heavenly Father every day for such a beautiful and precious gift. she is easily the brightest spot in our lives and i can't tell you how much she has changed {challenged} us and helped us become better people.

having a baby helps you put life in perspective and makes your heart grow 10 sizes every day.
wow. i love her so much.

our now "toddler" is as curious as ever getting into EVERYTHING, naturally. she enjoys testing our patience, usually at mealtimes, choosing to live on a diet of mandarin oranges, goldfish and bread. she gets a thrill out of doing things that she "knows" are going to get a "no,no" out of us. but she still LOVES rumbi the bestest, saving most of her smiles only for him.

she is a fabulous sleeper and the perfect sidekick. she loves to be out and about, giving strangers a good stare down everywhere we go. she will pretty much go to anyone, so long as you are female. but her favorites are little girls.

she is a sensitive little soul and will start crying if anyone even has the slightest angry tone in their voice or if she sees anyone else crying. so sweet.

she still refuses to walk or really stand alone for that matter but that's fine with us. makes us feel like she's still our baby for a bit longer.

please, naomi, there is no rush. no rush at all.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

3 years

happy anniversary to us!
naomi got to play with grandma and grandpa d while we went on a fancy schmancy date.
dinner {with no high chair at the table - woohoo!} followed by a round of mini croquet. ha.

our first year of marriage was amazing, filled with many vacations - Hawaii, Italy, Niagra Falls, Palmyra, Philadelphia, Vegas... the second year rumbi joined the family and we found out we were expecting! we learned all things "hypnobabies" while we watched my belly grow, and grow and grow and grow... but year 3 was of course the best yet - becoming parents and loving on our lil sweetie day in and day out.

i have a feeling life just gets even better from here. i'm so lucky/happy/grateful/excited that i get to share it with this guy...


iloveyou steve - lover!