When I was pregnant with Maggie and quickly approaching her due date I remember feeling pangs of sadness and anxiety about how this new little person was going to forever change the world of my firstborn. I'm sure I'm not the only mom who has wondered if I could love this second baby as much as I loved the first. At that point Sam was our world and it just didn't seem possible that we could love another quite the same. I worried about about how Sam would cope with sharing our attention and love and would he retaliate against us and her. Well Maggie arrived and of course we loved her just the same. Our hearts instantly grew and we immediately wondered how did we live without this girl?! And although Sam had his moments, overall he was pretty smitten with his new sis.

So when I was pregnant with Amelia I once again had those feelings of worry and anxiety but after already going through this once before I knew everything would work out and of course we would love her just the same. Not to mention this time there was a much bigger age difference and the two older kids were thrilled about having a new baby to love on. And once again my worries disappeared the moment she was born. It was love at first sight for the whole family. Sam and Maggie still fight over who gets to help her into her car seat or who gets to snuggle with her first thing in the morning. It is such a blessing to watch how they adore her.

Now here I am again struggling with those same old feelings but yet able to rationalize the outcome. Amelia and I have just had such a special time the last two years. I have been so blessed to be home with her full-time. It really is such a gift to have that one-on-one time with her...something I rarely had with the older two. I'm sure that there will be moments of confusion and jealousy but I also believe the best gift you can give your children is siblings. I pray that all of our kids will be the best of friends someday...no better gift to a parent!

For the moment I'm just taking in my little babe that is going to seem like a giant in about a month. She is such a silly, sweet girl and I love her to pieces!

Posing

She wore this tutu around everywhere for a couple weeks!

The Mullet and cute buns!

Randomness

I'm feeling a little behind so I thought I'd throw up a few pics from the last couple weeks. We've been busy as usual but good busy. We even had a few beautiful days. Hot enough that I complained about my swelling feet...shame on me! We are just three weeks away from the kids being out of school and I'm in full swing nesting mode. It would be nice to have all my organizational tasks done before the kids are out of school. Wishful thinking I'm sure! This first picture is Maggie and her best friend Lauren at our friend Randi's wedding. We lucked out and Maggie was able to wear her same flower girl dress from Ry and Kristen's wedding..yeah!

Uncle Ry and Amelia at the wedding. Doesn't he look good with a babe in arms? No pressure guys!
Amelia in the infant car seat. Hmmm, something tells me we might experience a little jealousy when baby sister arrives.

We had a quick trip over the Leavenworth the first Sunday in May to celebrate Bijou's fifth birthday. She had a rock star birthday complete with bling and tattoos! It was a beautiful day and it was so good to be with Kris, Shelly and the girls.

Millie and Coco