Based on our calculations, it was roughly 365 days ago that Grovie (now know as Silas) was lovingly created! There have been so many times in my life when I feel like time is playing tricks on me...One year ago doesn't seem THAT long ago. But when I think back to when my only babies were Ollie and Nell, when running to the grocery store didn't include a pre-trip diaper change, diaper-bag content check, loading of a little human into the carseat, lugging the impossibly heavy carseat/child to the car, heaving the impossibly heave carseat/child into the back seat, etc........suddenly a year ago seems sooooo far in the past. One year ago, I was sleeping long hours, working 40 hours a week, had no concept of what bedrest really meant, had no idea what fear of losing a baby felt like, and not even an ounce of an idea of how overwhelmingly wonderful it would feel to become a mom.
Here's a quick comparison of our life as of May 8 , 2008 to May 8, 2009:
My youngest baby was Nell:
And Ollie only had to compete with a sister, not a brother too! Can you tell how happy Ollie was back then? I swear he smiles for the camera! (And Ollie, we apologize for the crazy haircut you had last year!)
A year ago, I was holding one of these:
And now, I get to hold one of these, instead!
A year ago, Jonathan held this guy like a baby:
And now, he gets to hold this guy instead:
What a difference 365 days can make!
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MMMWAHH HA HA!
Seriously, I cannot believe that happened at our wedding. No worries, I was too enraptured with my groom to think about anything else. Also, Jonathan had to compete with my SCREAMING nephew (whose parents/grandparents couldn't figure out that it's better to miss a wedding and take the kid outside than to totally disrupt it with your wailing child). Also, I cannot count the number of times I laugh inappropriately during Mass. Probably once every time we go. I think I kind of enjoy it...contributes to my secret bad girl.
I love the pic of J holding your dog like that. What a good man...unafraid of slobber and hair and dirt. What is that delicious concoction in the picture? I am almost allowed to drink alcohol again for the first time in over 2 years. I should probably make it something great, right? And as you know, it'll be the only thing I'll drink for the next..oh...year or so. Fill me in!
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