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  • This is a long one…

    I’ve got lots to catch up on, so this is going to be a ridiculously long post! First, our anniversary celebration last weekend was wonderful! We started the afternoon off with one hour massages. I’d never had one that long before, and it was heavenly! Then we went tanning and had a late lunch at…

  • Gotta get caught up

    First, be sure you’ve read the previous post – it is a major milestone for us! I’ve been very behind on posting here. So, let me get caught up by saying that Skyler is talking LOTS these days (she says MAMAMAMAMAMA and DADADADADADA and BABABABABABA all the time,) so who knows if she knows what…

  • A beautiful Sunday afternoon

    Today we went to celebrate the baptism of Sisarea, our friend Deborah & Nick’s 7 month old daughter. They had quite the shindig setup at their house, with tons of people and tons of food and tons of kids. They actually had a whole pig on the food table! I took a few pics of…

  • 8 Months

    It’s hard to believe when I think about it, but Skyler is 8 months old now! And, she is two months post-surgery. Two months was the “surgical” recovery time the doctors estimated, even though her heart function still has a lot of recovery time left to go. But her incision and anything else that got…

  • The latest random photos…

    Here are some new cute photos of Skyler. She keeps getting more and more fun. She’s waving bye-bye now, which is absolutely adorable. She is in love with Bruno. Whenever she sees him in the room she yells/laughs and flaps her arms in excitement (sometime soon I hope to post a video of one of…

  • Mealtime Memories

    Teaching Skyler new things is always so much fun. She fascinated with almost everything, and she surprises me how much she does naturally. I guess eating is such a basic need, a lot of our skills are instinctual! Here are a few fun pics snapped at different mealtimes. Skyler makes it very clear when she’s…

  • The Difference Between Mommy & Daddy

    By Skyler Daddy dresses me in onesies. It doesn’t matter which onesies, if they are nice ones or sleep ones. He typically avoids the Winnie the Pooh onesies, and if he puts socks on my feet, they don’t always match my onesie. Same goes with pants. He even put the pants on my head at…

  • Motherhood, thus far

    It occurs to me daily, how lucky I am. I was given a gift I never asked for, and yet it was the best gift I ever received. My life has been forever changed, and although the depth of joy is astounding, there is a sharp pain that accompanies it. Skyler’s smiles and laughs bring…

  • Playing outside

    Yesterday was so pretty outside that we took Skyler out to play. I took a blanket and some toys so she could lay on the ground, but the sun was so bright, she couldn’t keep her eyes open! I even found a sun hat to put on her. Skyler in that hat has got to…

  • Long road ahead

    Skyler had another appointment with the cardiologist today, and it didn’t go nearly as well as I had hoped. She said her aorta looks good, but her heart function has just not improved at all since surgery. She said it could be a long time before it gets to “normal” but yet she would liked…