Brought to you by the letter----

Todays tantrum brought to you by

"Mama offered it to me and now I'm going to throw a tantrum if she starts making something like it, because mom can't eat what I don't want"


... even after I explained it was for me and I wasn't going to make her eat it.

Where are your socks?

Today we're getting ready to go to the doctor for Ivy's one year appointment. I've been trying ot get Lorelei to get some socks to put on and she came running out of her room.

"Where are your socks Lorelei? Go get your socks"
"Ivy has them" she shouts defiantly
I let it drop for a minute and asked again.

"Ivy has them" she said again.

I didn't really believe her until another minute later Ivy came crawling out of the bedroom, carrying Lorelei's socks in her mouth like a puppy.

One year ago, there was Ivy

Ivy was born one year ago about an hour ago. The midwives were still evaluating her breathing, deciding if we would take her to the hospital. Lorelei was still asleep, and I was still in the haze of "just had a baby."

What a difference a year makes (ok, 11 months in this photo, one year photos will happen later this week)

And Ivy's gift to me today---- she slept through the night last night! For maybe the third time ever! She's still asleep now. Time to go check on the birthday girl.