Good Bye 2009

Another DECADE is coming to an end. I cannot really believe that it's been 10 years since we celebrated the turn of the century. I cannot believe we are starting the decade in which my children will most likely remember the most.

I wonder what the future will bring. I am not wishing for anything. I am not promising myself anything. I would like to try to live my life to the fullest, eliminate the negative and enjoy the positive. My children are the greatest gift from the decade that is ending tonight, and in the next decade I get to be the one that stands beside them or behind them or in front of them depending on what they need me to do, for that I am the luckiest person in the world, there is nothing else that I could need or want other than them!

I do hope that things get better and we have less worries this year. I pray for health for our parents, sibling, friends and relatives, 2009 was a rough year for much of my family and I am praying that God will shed some relief upon them.


The past year had many ups and downs, but that is part of life, there is nothing I wish did not happen or that I really want to change, because without those experiences I would not be where I am today, and I am happy and content with where I am today!!

I wish everyone and their family and friends a blessed 2010! Health is all we need and to keep our loved ones close to us!

3 Years

Time has passed by yet again. Three years ago I was starting on my devasation of experiencing a miscarriage, that week, the precious week before Christmas was horrible for me, but for my children, the ones I was able to hold in my arms and the one I had lost, I carried on and moved forward.

Three years. Time. Wonder. Sadness. Relief. I feel so much better today, 3 years later than I did last year at this time, or two years before than, it does get easier but you never forget, ever. Others might and that's okay, others might not appreciate this post but for me I cannot forget, ever.

I am sitting here in the living room watching Gabrielle play all by herself and I am filled with joy, she has completed me 100%, without the loss of my baby Gabrielle would not be who she is and for that I am thankful, beyond words.

Check Out Emma's New Smile!

Emma lost her first tooth today. Sadly, the tooth is lost, but I'm sure the tooth fairy will still come, she's going to be disappointed though not to get a tooth in return.

I'm wondering what the tooth fairy will bring, someone told me $10, HA, I say, not happening here. Do you think I can get away with a quarter like I used to get?

And another milestone in parenting has been reached....

Emma has her FIRST loose tooth. I feel as if my heart stopped when I discovered it, she is so excited but I feel so sad, she is growing so fast, I remember when she got that first tooth. It's so funny how she is so excited and I feel older with this new milestone.

Also, today, Kailee for the very first time, zippered her own jacket, 4 times!!

Can It Be A Year?

I cannot believe with all my heart that one year ago I was in the hospital waiting to hold my baby girl in my arms. We didn't even know what we were going to name her! Time has flown by and I've tried with all my might to slow it down but have not had any luck.

Gabrielle Michelle has completely blown me away! She has filled all the missing pieces in my heart and has completed our family in a way that I could never have imagined. She is just incredible. I have without a doubt loved every single minute of her first year. I have taken time out to enjoy the good, the bad, the ugly, the smelly and the scary!

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thanksgiving




first pro pic



1 month/1st xmas






2 months


3 months




christening




4 months




5 months





easter




6 months


7 months



8 months/1st 4th of July





9 months



10 months


11 months/1st Halloween






Professional First Birthday Pictures

7 more days

Gabby is 51 weeks old! I cannot believe it that one week from today we will be celebrating her 1st birthday. I am seriously in denial. Last year at this time I was so very pregnant and so very content and in no hurry for her to be born, I loved being pregnant with her and enjoyed every single moment of it. Now, one year later, I feel the same way, I am in no hurry for her first year to be over. I wish I could turn the clock back and have her teeny tiny little body in my arms again.

She is becoming and incredible little girl, fantastic daughter and incredible sister. I watch how she interacts with everyone so differently and happy she is 99.9%of the time. I hope that never, ever changes. She is funny, and intelligent, curious and content. She loves to play peek-a-boo, and color with the girls, she loves to snuggle and be chased around.

Yesterday she even fed herself spaghetti with zucchini on a fork all by herself. We put the food on the fork and she took it and put it in her mouth and then gave it back for more food.

She is cruising around, she is pushing things while she tries to walk but doesn't have the balance yet to walk alone, and that is fine by me!!! She gives kisses, and dances and comes when you call her, and says "what's that", and "hi" all the time. She is FOREVER smiling!!

This past year has been quite a ride, but she fit in perfectly and once she was here for a few months, I knew without a doubt in my heart that she was what was missing from my life, I am so happy, content and blessed beyond my wildest dreams or imagination to have been chosen to be the mother of 3 incredible girls!!

Gabby's LAST FIRST Holiday

WOW. I really cannot believe that today is Halloween and Gabby's last first holiday, it's so sad. I really cannot grasp where this year went. It flew by, it's so hard to imagine and remember that I was still pregnant last year at this time. Sometimes I really miss it, and I really, really miss the newborn days but I know that my days of having a newborn in my house are behind me, and in only 22 days I will have a 1 year old, I can't believe it!!!

Here are some pictures from today: