Gum Drops Keep Fallin' On My Head: April 2014

Easter is always such a great time to reflect on the true meaning of life. I have always been blessed with great Easter's, but this year was truly great. I really know how God feels now when he gave his son for us. After becoming a mother this is so much easier to grasp the magnitude of. I have a love for Amelia that is like none I have ever had. It is great to really be able to feel the love that God has for me on such a special day! I hope and pray that one day I can teach Amelia all there is about God and that she will have a relationship with him.
Happy Easter from our bunny to yours!

Happy Easter!

I can't decide if I like this picture in color or black and white better.

Amelia (7 mos) and Aliya (3 yrs)

Daisy wanted to join the picture!

And give Amelia a little kiss.....

......... and Amelia is after Daisy while Aliya lost interest and is playing with the Egg now. Maybe next years photo shoot will go better with both girls! :)

Amelia is already closer to being one than newborn. Can time really go by this fast?!? Amelia has had a big month for milestones and new things. She is now crawling everywhere! It is fun and hard all at the same time. I can't leave her down on the ground to go switch laundry or get a quick drink of water. I either have to carry her with me or just let the other things be until she takes a nap. Speaking of naps, Amelia loves her naps, I mean loves her naps! She will take anywhere from a 1.5 hr to a 3 hr nap in the afternoon. This also allows me to get so much done. Its amazing what I can fit in a 2 hour span that used to take me all day (procrastination). There is no time to procrastinate any longer.

We have started more solid food this month. Amelia has always loved her avocado (Steven says she should for how much I eat it). She is a fan of bananas, sweet potatoes and puffs. She doesn't know what to think about carrots, but we have only tried them once. Hopefully she will like them the more that we give them to her. It is so much fun to see all of her faces that she makes with the new tastes and textures.

One other big thing that Amelia and I have started this month is swimming lessons. She LOVES her bath time so I thought it would be fun to get used to the pool while she is liking water. We have 45 min lessons on Tuesday mornings at Chesterfield Family Center. We have met some other moms and babies and Amelia loves watching the older kids splash. (I do not have pictures from this as I can only do so much! Steven is going to join us in the next couple weeks to capture some of the fun - so stay tuned!)

Amelia's first lesson, I took her under water and she loved it. I learned real quick that my face is going to get wet no matter what. If you remember, last month I said one of her favorite things is to flap her arms - you guessed it, it is that much more fun in the water! Needless to say I get pretty wet in the pool and bath time!