-Easter 2016 {He is Risen}-
This past Sunday was Easter. Liv's first and it was SO fun. She can't walk yet, but she was sitting up and playing with eggs. We sat her on a blanket that felt fitting to the holiday. The blanket was from Modern Burlap and I absolutely love it. I had the hardest time choosing between this one that reads "I am a Child of God" or the one that reads Jeremiah 29:11. I will probably eventually buy the one that reads Jeremiah 29:11 but for now I got the other one. Easter is one of my favorite holidays and I've always loved dying and hunting/hiding Easter eggs. Since she couldn't hunt them this year, we just laid the blanket out in the backyard and let her play with the plastic eggs. I didn't go all out with her Easter basket this year because she really didn't know what was going on. I knew I for sure wanted to get her The Velveteen Rabbit (even though it's higher level) and The Tale of Peter Rabbit. I didn't have time to find Peter Rabbit, but my grandma found her one about Peter Rabbit that's super cute. I filled her basket with books about Easter, a stuffed bunny holding a basketball, and a toy phone (because she is obsessed with phones). She loved everything she got and was so intrigued because everything was new. I bought a cute cupcake kit that has Peter Rabbit and friends on it for next year when she can help me bake them. I can't wait to experience everything with her as she gets older. I also made my first purchase from Magnolia Market which of course was one of their tiered trays. I decorated it for Easter and I'm already in love with it. I hope everyone had an amazing Easter and remembered the importance of it. We all have so much to be thankful for.
-Letters to Liv {7 months}-
LJ,
I can't even process that you are 7 months old and growing so fast every day. You are becoming your own little person and your personality is really starting to shine through. You know exactly what you want and you know how to get it, too. You are so in love with Nova, your daddy, and I. You have a hard time transitioning into a new week from the long weekends you get to spend with me. This past week, Nana said you had a rough day on Monday. When you woke up that morning you were looking all around for me and your daddy. She said it was like you were legitimately sad because we weren't there. Which broke my heart and made me feel super guilty for being a working mama. It's just something I have to do for our family for right now.
You are still stressing me out because you are not babbling yet. You literally get therapy all day every day, but you are so stubborn. You know I want you to talk so bad you choose not to haha. You are so smart though. You attempt to imitate whatever I do except for talking. You have started to wave "hi" and "bye bye", you will "give sugars" when asked, and you know how to get fed by pulling at my shirt. You are learning what "be sweet/nice/easy" means every day. You want Nova to play with you so bad but you are still a little rough with her. You pull her hair and tail and she's kind of afraid of you right now. You love her so much though. When you hear her running through the house or make any kind of noise you get so excited. When she is any where near you, you started smiling and laughing and try to get to her. You are getting closer to cruising everyday. You can pull your little booty up in the air and maneuver your way to get something. You LOVE books! You love being read to and you enjoy getting to touch and pat the books. You are shaking/banging objects and still attempting to clap you r hands when we play Patty cake. You absolutely love playing peek-a-boo. You initiate it all the time by pulling your blanket up over your face and pulling it back down. You get the biggest grin when we say "there she is!"
You are finally healthy again and have been eating like a champ. Truth be told, I'm having a hard time keeping up with you (milk wise). You can now sit in your high chair and you think you are so big! We have tried avocado, carrots, cauliflower, mango, sweet potatoes, peas, green beans, apples, bananas, and yogurt so far. We have also tried a variety of baby cereals on multiple occasions and you HATE it! (I'm secretly happy about that because I didn't want to give you any anyway). Your favorites are cauliflower, sweet potatoes, yogurt, and apples. You dislike avocado and you have to really be in the mood for bananas. You were loving them for a while but all of a sudden started not liking them. When we go to restaurants and you sit in the high chairs you are content as long as we give a piece of whatever we are eating. You weren't putting any of it in your mouth or trying to taste it, but you recently started doing that with a piece of bread stick and tater tot. So we had to stop doing that.
Daddy went to DC last week for Spring Break and you slept with me the whole time. You got used to me singing you to sleep every night while you were cuddled up so close to me. You instantly calm if I start singing. Your favorites right now are Jesus Loves Me, Jesus Loves the Little Children, Oh, How I Love Jesus, and Angel Band. I remember a sermon I heard when I was pregnant with you that talked about being a Christian mother and wife and what our role was in the home. I remember he said one of the best ways to raise your children loving the Lord and keeping Him present in your kids was singing church songs. When you cook, clean, etc. it is good to sing church songs. As a therapist, I know how quickly children learn from singing and it made total sense. Ever since you were born, I have always sang those songs to you and pray that one day you will start to sing along. I also pray that you will remember that I did that with you when you have your own babies one day.
You had your first Easter this past weekend and you loved it. We sat a blanket out in the yard with some eggs and you had so much fun. We are so thankful for you and so blessed to be able to call you ours. We love you so much, baby girl!
Love,
Mama
I can't even process that you are 7 months old and growing so fast every day. You are becoming your own little person and your personality is really starting to shine through. You know exactly what you want and you know how to get it, too. You are so in love with Nova, your daddy, and I. You have a hard time transitioning into a new week from the long weekends you get to spend with me. This past week, Nana said you had a rough day on Monday. When you woke up that morning you were looking all around for me and your daddy. She said it was like you were legitimately sad because we weren't there. Which broke my heart and made me feel super guilty for being a working mama. It's just something I have to do for our family for right now.
You are still stressing me out because you are not babbling yet. You literally get therapy all day every day, but you are so stubborn. You know I want you to talk so bad you choose not to haha. You are so smart though. You attempt to imitate whatever I do except for talking. You have started to wave "hi" and "bye bye", you will "give sugars" when asked, and you know how to get fed by pulling at my shirt. You are learning what "be sweet/nice/easy" means every day. You want Nova to play with you so bad but you are still a little rough with her. You pull her hair and tail and she's kind of afraid of you right now. You love her so much though. When you hear her running through the house or make any kind of noise you get so excited. When she is any where near you, you started smiling and laughing and try to get to her. You are getting closer to cruising everyday. You can pull your little booty up in the air and maneuver your way to get something. You LOVE books! You love being read to and you enjoy getting to touch and pat the books. You are shaking/banging objects and still attempting to clap you r hands when we play Patty cake. You absolutely love playing peek-a-boo. You initiate it all the time by pulling your blanket up over your face and pulling it back down. You get the biggest grin when we say "there she is!"
You are finally healthy again and have been eating like a champ. Truth be told, I'm having a hard time keeping up with you (milk wise). You can now sit in your high chair and you think you are so big! We have tried avocado, carrots, cauliflower, mango, sweet potatoes, peas, green beans, apples, bananas, and yogurt so far. We have also tried a variety of baby cereals on multiple occasions and you HATE it! (I'm secretly happy about that because I didn't want to give you any anyway). Your favorites are cauliflower, sweet potatoes, yogurt, and apples. You dislike avocado and you have to really be in the mood for bananas. You were loving them for a while but all of a sudden started not liking them. When we go to restaurants and you sit in the high chairs you are content as long as we give a piece of whatever we are eating. You weren't putting any of it in your mouth or trying to taste it, but you recently started doing that with a piece of bread stick and tater tot. So we had to stop doing that.
Daddy went to DC last week for Spring Break and you slept with me the whole time. You got used to me singing you to sleep every night while you were cuddled up so close to me. You instantly calm if I start singing. Your favorites right now are Jesus Loves Me, Jesus Loves the Little Children, Oh, How I Love Jesus, and Angel Band. I remember a sermon I heard when I was pregnant with you that talked about being a Christian mother and wife and what our role was in the home. I remember he said one of the best ways to raise your children loving the Lord and keeping Him present in your kids was singing church songs. When you cook, clean, etc. it is good to sing church songs. As a therapist, I know how quickly children learn from singing and it made total sense. Ever since you were born, I have always sang those songs to you and pray that one day you will start to sing along. I also pray that you will remember that I did that with you when you have your own babies one day.
You had your first Easter this past weekend and you loved it. We sat a blanket out in the yard with some eggs and you had so much fun. We are so thankful for you and so blessed to be able to call you ours. We love you so much, baby girl!
Love,
Mama
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