Bubbles!!!

Simone loves bubble machines

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Simone got her first real hair cut this past weekend and suddenly she looks so much older. She did so good that I got her a strawberry smoothie and some new shoes to celebrate afterwards. (It got me a little excited about shopping trips "us girls" will be having in the future).


Simone really seems to be growing by leaps and bounds over the last few weeks. She completely understands everything we say to her (whether she listens or not is variable). She is really good at saying "Hi" and "Bye", love blowing kisses and is mimacking everything we say. She's discovered belly buttons (did you know everyone has one?!?) and adores babies. She loves to gives kisses (some venturing into the akward I-feel-like-I'm-making-out zone) and hugs. She wants to walk everywhere and strollers are almost strictly for pushing at this point. She loves her new pool in the backyard and wants to go in whether she's fully clothed or not.

Mimi and Papa have been here and it's been fun to have them have the opportunity to really bond with Simone in a new way since she's so much more fun and aware and interactive, more so I think then she's been with any of their other visits. We watched the Starlight parade this past weekend and Mimi definitely found her new parade partner, Simone lovveed it! We'll be watching the Grand Floral parade this upcoming weekend I'm sure.



Summer is off to a great start for sure!

Spring is coming

Her daddy's a DJ

Photos at the new house

Simone lately

Workin Mama

I started back to work in February (you may have noticed a dramatic decrease in blog posts ie: none.) It has been really great to be back in the "adult world" and use my brain in new challenging ways and to have 8 dedicated hours a day where I don't have someone touching me. And the money of course if very stress relieving as well. It has opened up many new doors and fun possibilities. The whole last month and a half has felt very very positive and in a flow. So many great things have been happening lately, most exciting has been our new house! We move on Monday, but I will save the details of that excitement for another day.

Being back at work has made me treasure the time I do have with S. and really try to relish every moment. She is at this perfectly endearing stage right now where she is still very much a snugly, pudgy, nursing little babe of mine, but has also started doing all of these shockingly adorable things, like saying 'hi' in this cute little voice to the check-out clerk, or putting her arm out to help me put on her jacket, or kissing Harvey on the forehead. *heart tightening* I know that all too soon I will have a little kid running around saying intelligent things and I will look around wondering what happened to my baby. Part of me wishes that I could still be around her 24/7 to see every change. But another part of me knows that this new bit of separation is good. I see her looking adoringly at Edgar and just loving on him all the time and I know that it is good for them to have their alone mama-free time. But it is hard.

Know sweet one, that even when I am not near you, I am with you in my heart and my thoughts. I dream about the sweet new cape I am making for you, and the fun time we will have at the pool this weekend, and the snuggles I will give you when I get home. I cherish you, I cherish now. I love you.