remember when she was so itty bitty?

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11 months old!

The little lady is nearing her first full year on the outside of me.  Sometimes I think back to how much I wanted a redhead when I was knocked up, and I laugh.  It is really awesome to have a wee ginger in the family, but the joy her pretty hair (and eyes and face and smile and laugh) brings me pales in comparison to the unbridled joy of simply knowing her.

And none of my beautiful girl would be possible without her papa.

Her wonderful papa, my beautiful husband.

Thank you, Bobby for bringing this perfect girl into our world.  Thank you for trusting me to be the mother of your children, and for letting me trust you to be my baby daddy. Thank you for being born on this day 31 years ago.  You are my love, actually.  Happy birthday!

Bye Brooklyn: July 29, 2009

Although Olivia was born in Brooklyn, and lived there for the first 9 months of her life, she is not going to remember our beautiful little neighborhood, overflowing with all the people and places that kept us there for nearly seven years.



I will miss Olivia in Brooklyn for her.

Mother's Day in Prospect Park

Keeping Tabs on the Cute

Olivia turns 7 months old this week. Here's a look at some recent photos from the past few months...

Olivia Meets Food - Part I

I grew up eating plain meat and potatoes type food. Avocado was not on the menu until I was in college (seriously).

Now that we call the shots, we've decided that it would be unfair to deprive Olivia of the sweet fruit of the butter pear!









Clean Plate Club here she comes!

Scorpio v. Aquarius

Olivia and Mabel:
Best friends or mortal enemies?


Only time will tell