She Cracks Me Up!

 

I promise I do not normally let my baby run around public places with no shoes on. I met Ryan at the store after I got off work and he had forgot her shoes. She would not sit quietly in the cart, all she wanted to do was run around and explore!

 

What is that walk!?! Haha, she cracks me up!

This Girl...

 

 

 

 

 

11 Months!

Well, we have an 11 month old now! She has so much energy, it is out of control. She has been starting to walk a little. She'll take 6-7 steps, sit down and then gets back up again for more. She has 6 teeth now, and she is a biter! I had bruises on my arms a few weeks ago from trying to rock her to sleep for her naps and she would constantly try to bite me. Needless to say, she now soothes herself to sleep in her crib and I don't have anymore bruises. She still is OBSESSED with saying "Ember". She'll sometimes say other words, but that pretty much is her vocabulary at this point. She is so adventurous! She will climb on whatever she can. She is so curious about everything, and everything still goes in her mouth. she still loves berries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries. She also loves cheese, mango, kiwi, cheerios, and noodles. She's got us all wrapped around her fingers!

Two

Two years, and it still feels like yesterday. Still, my heart aches all the same. Spring is just making it's appearance and I see her everywhere. Every blossom and flower popping up through the ground brings me back to her. I see her face, I smell her scent, I imagine her embrace as she holds me tight to her bosom. It wasn't until I had a baby of my own, that I realized why I so intensely miss her wrapping me up tight in her arms, so close to her chest. All the hours a child spends laying snuggled up to their mother, nursing, sleeping, or simply gazing into each other's eyes. It's ingrained into all of us. The most secure place in the world. All troubles melt away and peace takes over. My deep yearning to have her hold me again must come from all the hours that she held me, nursed me, cared for me and loved me. A mother's love is the strongest of all emotions. So much so, that even heaven and earth apart, I can still feel it. 

 These pictures were taken in 78, when she was pregnant with my oldest brother. The first two are some of my most favorite of her. So candid and real. I see so much of myself in her. 

Seeing her sleep, so peaceful, so beautiful. How much my dad must have loved her to notice and capture this moment. It brings memories back of the times I watched her sleep, the same peaceful look on her face. She is gone now, but this picture makes her feel real to me again. 

G&G Dunlop

Grandma and Grandpa Dunlop came to visit over the weekend. Ellie had lots of fun! Can't wait to see them again soon!

 

 Ellie LOVED Ruger. She was being so cute patting him and talking to him! She also starting saying "fff-fff" when you ask her what does a doggie say.