Look who's 2!

Yep, Saturday my baby turned 2! Amazing to think how fast the time has gone. It seems not so long ago that I had her. I didn't even get to hold her before they whisked her off in a helicopter and she spent a few days in the NICU.


This was my sweet, very fat baby. No, drugs didn't make her fat. She just was. 9lbs 4oz and 21 inches long. She was pretty hefty. She's still a solid kid today!

This was the first time I got to hold her. Such a special moment. She will always have a special place in my heart because I wanted her so badly. I wanted ALL my children, but to be denied the ability to hold her for so long, made it a very sweet moment.

Now here she is! All my silly chitlins! They were all dressed and ready nice and early yesterday so I had to get a picture. No, none of the pictures looked great, but hey, funny kids is good!

And we celebrated her birthday yesterday as well. She's obsessed with pajamas, and that's why she's wearing them. She takes off her clothes and puts on PJs every chance she gets. Ahhhh, a girl after my own heart! So, anyway, I made a tasty yellow cake with fabulous homemade chocolate frosting, because that's what I wanted and she doesn't care.

It was darn tasty cake too! Just ask the birthday girl! She ended up wearing about as much as she ate.

And then it was on to presents. This year she knew what to do and enjoyed it very much. (Oh, Grandma, she did open her present from you on Sunday before church and she was quite pleased!)



Today was a lazy afternoon day. I walked into the living room and saw this:

Its all 4 children hanging out with Dad, watching the Indiana Jones movie! Very cute.

And now a special mention. The reason Delaney didn't get a party on Saturday is because I had an Achievement Day activity. The A-Days girls and I decided to offer Valentine's Day babysitting. So we collected at the church from 4-6 and babysat about 10 children (plus several of mine!) I had 8 A-Days girls and they did a great job! The parents seemed pleased to have a kid-less evening, and the girls seemed to love it. It was a bit noisy, hectic and crazy. I had Dan drive over pizzas for dinner, and I do think it went very well. I have some thoughts for improvements next time, and I am glad its over! Next activity is modesty and giant sized paper dolls. I'm really excited about that one!