Arabella’s Photo Shoot with Miss Kristin

We have a sweet friend who is also a photographer. She has captured photos of Arabella since she was a newborn. We hope to keep the tradition going where she’ll do a photo shoot of Arabella each year. Check out the photos to see why I woke up at 2:30 am and saw the photos and have since then not been able to go back to sleep. These photos show how our family is on a daily basis: Arabella’s endless expressions, all three of us laughing all the time (if one person starts laughing, the other two follow and it becomes a jolly fest), and lots of love between all of us!

Here’s the link:

http://www.kisibelphotography.com/p162250539

Cueingly Yours,
M-B

One Year….. Already?!

Wasn’t I just 9 months pregnant and overdue yesterday? Nope. It was an entire year ago! Well, a little over a year now that I’m just posting this.

People aren’t kidding when they say time flies when you have a baby. Honestly, those sleepless nights feel like they’ll never end in the moment, but once you blink.. 5, 10, 20 sleepless nights have passed. Funny…as I type this Arabella has been asleep for 9 hours straight and that has me wide awake since 2 am making sure she’s still breathing. Ha! #mommyism There goes that hashtag again. I rock!

Arabella has hit so many milestones in just one year. It’s been an amazing journey for Aaron and me. Every day, it’s something new! Last night before bed, we had a total heart melting moment. She’s been saying the words “bye” and “daddy” by themselves for a good month and a half. Last night, when Aaron was saying good night, I see her say “bye bye daddy”! Two word phrases?! What?! Slow down girl!

This girl has the most determined personality. I’m not sure where she gets that from….? (haha) She’s a go-getter. She is such a social bug, too. When I take her food shopping with me, she gladly sits in the front of the cart and puts on a show in the store. She’ll find people to wave to and will continue waving while saying “hiiii” until they look at her. This mama, who is typically always on a mission to get in and out of the store ASAP, will put a smile on her face and go with the flow. I also can’t help but laugh because the reactions on other people’s faces are pretty hilarious to watch. I always get the question “how old is she?” because Arabella is on the tiny side. She may be 1, but we come across many 9 month olds who are bigger than her.

She still cue babbles and is such a bookworm. Books are her thing. She is the BIGGEST helper, ever! I don’t think I’ll have to hire a maid until she’s old enough to understand chores are no fun. She’ll find a towel and walk somewhere in the house and start cleaning. I’m honestly not sure where she learned that from because I rarely have time to clean!

I could go on and on…. but she is such a happy little girl. Her toothy grin and giggles are all we need for us to know we’re going to have a good day which is every morning when she wakes up. She sits up in her bed and talks to make the monitor go off and waits with a smile on her face knowing we’re coming to get her. 1….2…3… AWWWWW.

We are excited to see what the next year will bring although I don’t want her to grow up. Boo hoo.

Here are some photos below that Aaron took on her 1st birthday when we took a family trip to the pumpkin patch (I took the third one just as we were heading back to the car when Arabella was waiting for me to show up).

   

Cueingly Yours,
M-B