a daughter
who's different
than most
who stands outside
a ring of girls
and tries
gently
to breakthrough
her mother watches
wants to cry
make them listen
make them see
the pearls
of beauty and kindness
she offers
but
they don't.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
just reflections
diversity means
a daughter
who's different
than most
who stands outside
a ring of girls
and tries
gently
to breakthrough
her mother watches
wants to cry
make them listen
make them see
the pearls
of beauty and kindness
she offers
a daughter
who's different
than most
who stands outside
a ring of girls
and tries
gently
to breakthrough
her mother watches
wants to cry
make them listen
make them see
the pearls
of beauty and kindness
she offers
Saturday, September 3, 2011
just a protruding navel
I thought that this was an indication that one was done being pregnant...apparently, it's not. I referred to a book, and low and behold, this is something that can be present as early as the 6th month of pregnancy. I guess I can count my lucky stars that mine did not began protruding until the 7th month.
From what we can tell, she is worth all of the protruding navels in the world. We have been so grateful to Shannon for letting us take a peek at our little one, in fact all of these 3D photos were taken today! In addition to her cute little face, we saw eyelashes, hair, and thumb, pinky (& chord) sucking! She truly is beautiful.
This morning, Skye was talking about "holding her little sister" and Liam chimed in that he would also be holding her. Skye said, "No! She's MY little sister!" and Liam responded with, "She's OUR families!"
It has been so much fun to have the kids be apart of this process. They are SO excited and ask about her all of the time. "When will she come out?" being the most common question. "Your belly is ginormous!" being the most common remark! Liam told me yesterday that my belly was like a BIG basketball!
Even though being pregnant isn't the easiest thing in the world, I'm so grateful to have this little life growing inside of me. What an opportunity, one that despite the aches and pains, I'm trying my hardest to focus on the positives....protruding navel and all.
From what we can tell, she is worth all of the protruding navels in the world. We have been so grateful to Shannon for letting us take a peek at our little one, in fact all of these 3D photos were taken today! In addition to her cute little face, we saw eyelashes, hair, and thumb, pinky (& chord) sucking! She truly is beautiful.
This morning, Skye was talking about "holding her little sister" and Liam chimed in that he would also be holding her. Skye said, "No! She's MY little sister!" and Liam responded with, "She's OUR families!"
It has been so much fun to have the kids be apart of this process. They are SO excited and ask about her all of the time. "When will she come out?" being the most common question. "Your belly is ginormous!" being the most common remark! Liam told me yesterday that my belly was like a BIG basketball!
Even though being pregnant isn't the easiest thing in the world, I'm so grateful to have this little life growing inside of me. What an opportunity, one that despite the aches and pains, I'm trying my hardest to focus on the positives....protruding navel and all.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
just back problems
Me: Do you want to watch a movie with me now?
Liam: You need to clean that up first (pointing to a game he'd dumped out)
Me: Can you come and help me clean it up?
Liam: No, cause my back is really starting to hurt!
Liam: You need to clean that up first (pointing to a game he'd dumped out)
Me: Can you come and help me clean it up?
Liam: No, cause my back is really starting to hurt!
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
just mister rogers
it just feels like a good thing to share:
"We all know how meticulously new parents look over their new baby to be sure there are no blemishes - no deviations from what they anticipated. But no matter how beautiful the baby is, there are always deviations from what his or her parents anticipated. The greater those deviations the more those parents need to have the opportunity to mourn - mourn the loss of the image of the perfect child they dreamed they would have. They need to work through the sense of disappointment about things that the child is not. They need to give up the image of having the perfect child before they can appreciate the child they really do have." (Many Ways to Say I Love You: Wisdom for Parents and Children from Mister Rogers)
Isn't this so bittersweetly true? When I read this, I felt like crying and smiling at the same time. So beautiful to me.
"We all know how meticulously new parents look over their new baby to be sure there are no blemishes - no deviations from what they anticipated. But no matter how beautiful the baby is, there are always deviations from what his or her parents anticipated. The greater those deviations the more those parents need to have the opportunity to mourn - mourn the loss of the image of the perfect child they dreamed they would have. They need to work through the sense of disappointment about things that the child is not. They need to give up the image of having the perfect child before they can appreciate the child they really do have." (Many Ways to Say I Love You: Wisdom for Parents and Children from Mister Rogers)
Isn't this so bittersweetly true? When I read this, I felt like crying and smiling at the same time. So beautiful to me.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Friday, July 15, 2011
just 1+10=11
That's right, it's our anniversary plus the anniversary of our 10 year anniversary dream honeymoon trip.
We went to Burano, an island of Venice, 1 year ago today. I wish we could have spent a lot more time there than we did. It was an amazing little fishing village that is known for it's handmade lace.
The dress she's wearing we purchased from a shop in Burano. The lady we bought it from was the very one who made the dress! Amazing! And then the little bag we couldn't resist, a little curly-red-haired girl with a kitty! Too perfect for our kitty loving, curly-red-haired girl!
We went to Burano, an island of Venice, 1 year ago today. I wish we could have spent a lot more time there than we did. It was an amazing little fishing village that is known for it's handmade lace.
Burano, Italy, 7.15.10
We had bought very little and realized, "we are leaving tomorrow!" So Burano was the lucky little village where we purchased gifts for Skye. 
The dress she's wearing we purchased from a shop in Burano. The lady we bought it from was the very one who made the dress! Amazing! And then the little bag we couldn't resist, a little curly-red-haired girl with a kitty! Too perfect for our kitty loving, curly-red-haired girl!
It was an amazing day!
Burano, Italy
7.15.10
The other great news about today was that we got to see this gorgeous "lady":
Already she looks so much like her big sister. I'm just "Amazed" how lucky I am! An amazing husband, three amazing kids (with a new baby girl on the way), and amazing memories...
Thursday, July 14, 2011
just my mama's name
A year ago tonight we were on a gondola ride in Venice. Totally cliched, but it was AWESOME!
Venice is an amazing place. It's only downfall (besides the obvious) is that the Venetians really are not very friendly. Despite that we had an amazing day!
Venice is an amazing place. It's only downfall (besides the obvious) is that the Venetians really are not very friendly. Despite that we had an amazing day!
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