Jumping In

Hey all! I've been thinking about having a blog for a while now, so I thought it's time to throw my hat into the ring. I am a self-described neat freak and cleaning nut. I always knew I'd be a mom someday - as a mom I've grown to love baby wearing, have made my own hybrid version of attachment parenting, and try my best to practice gentle parenting. That's the short version. Here's the long of it:

I'm 32 years old. What?! Where did time go? I don't feel like a 32 year old. It seems like just yesterday I was getting ready to graduate college! I started college with a major in Vocal Music Education. My junior year, I decided to switch to Fashion Merchandising and ended up in retail management for several years. I quickly burned out in retail so I thought I just had to go to grad school for Historic Costuming - I landed at the University of Nebraska. I met my husband shortly after moving to Nebraska; we got engaged after knowing each other for 5 months and were married 9 months later. We found out we were expecting our first child shortly after we were married. Whew!

I've been married to my best friend and husband, Matt, for nearly three years. We have two girls - Gabi (2) and Ivy (12 weeks), and one angel baby. I am in awe daily at how much my heart has grown to love these little ladies so very much. Gabi is extremely energetic and makes me laugh nearly every day with he antics. Her favorite activity these days is running around in a circle, bobbing her head and doing some sort of "trotting" action with her feet and legs, all the while laughing and giggling. Ivy likes blowing raspberries and making funny noises. She's also started to smile, which is often the highlight of my day. (If you haven't seen a little baby smile at you, I highly recommend it!) 

 

Wedding Day 09/04/10

 

I have posted a ridiculous number of photos and status updates about Gabi on Facebook. She just turned 2 but she is so smart (I know, I know - every parent things that about their kids) I have to remind myself that she is just 2 and not older. Plus, she's super tall for her age, so she looks older. She's bull-headed but has the funniest sense of humor I've seen in a kiddo her age. She is full of love and loves being a big sister. My world changed the second I met her and I love watching her grow.

 

Gabi at the pool

 

Sweet Ivy has only been with us a short while, but she's captured our hearts in a big way. She's pretty laid back, only crying when she's hungry. With two little kids I haven't devoted nearly the time to taking photos of this girlie like I did with Gabi. I suppose that's pretty typical with the second child!

  

Ivy at 2 months

 

 

Well, there you have it! This is me jumping in.