As We Count Down...

As we count down this last hour of 2011 I can't help but to think that it's going to be hard to top. It's been a crazy ride this year.

We started out the year celebrating with friends, expecting a baby girl, celebrating one last New Year's Eve as just the two of us.

April brought us the joy of becoming parents. An amazing, obviously life-altering experience. I'm not sure we even knew we could love someone as much as we do our sweet Rosalie. Seeing Mike hold her for the first time, bathe her, feed her and all the playtime they have together makes me wonder why he was so nervous in the first place! He's such an amazing, devoted, FUN father. I think his favorite part of Rosalie's life is giving her a bath...or as he says "daddy-baby fun time". He's the sweetest daddy ever.  He was gone quite a bit this summer and never fails to come home and jump right back into everyday life which I'm extremely grateful for.

Rosalie grows, learns and explores more everyday. She's such a happy baby, I'm not sure what will happen if our future babies are fussy! I can't wait to see her first tooth (yes, she's 8 months old with no teeth!), see her realllly crawl (hey, it's hard work slipping and sliding on these hardwood floors!), pull up and walk. I can't wait for her to FINALLY meet her loving family at home. She's blessed to have many aunts and uncles. Our family may not consist solely of blood relatives but it's so strong! We're lucky to have amazing friends that are always there to support, love and miss us just as much as we miss them.

April 26, 2011

December 2011

We end this year with an exciting announcement! We found out yesterday that we're expecting again! I'm a horrible secret keeper with my own news when I'm SO excited to share it! We're due sometime in September so it's still very early. We ask that our loving friends and family pray for a healthy pregnancy, delivery and healthy pregnancy. 

Happy New Year! Have a fantastic 2012!!

Countdown- 76 days

Rosalie had such an awesome first Christmas. She was blessed by family and friends with so much generosity. She definitely appreciates the presenst...even if she'd rather eat the wrapping paper. ;)

1st Tank Christmas Party

Now that Christmas has come and gone, it's time to begin the countdown to coming HOME! We'll arrive in Indianapolis sometime around March 12th. We're headed to Fort Lewis, Washington next and are SO excited about it. I know that i'm getting incredibly anxious for the move, nervous as well. It's going to be an expensive trip from Buffalo, NY to Washington! Good thing we aren't forking out for it.

With the help of an awesome aunt and uncle we're planning an early birthday party for Miss Rosalie. It'll be about 6 weeks early but we can't help ourselves! We can't wait for everyone to meet our sweet girl.

Rosalie now sits up, scoots all over, gets on her hands and knees and babbles "da-da" nonstop. She's one of the happiest babies i've ever met. She's independent and loves to feed herself. She has the best belly laugh and toothless smile.

Her favorite thing to do right now is play in Chopper's kennel. She LOVES to pull his hair, poor guy!

She'll eat any type of food you put in front of her including chicken wings! She didn't hate it but she didn't cry. That's a good sign, right?