Jubees Birthday

Yesterday was Jubees 36th birthday.  I'm horrible with sending cards out on time. Peanut and I decided to take pictures and send him a note via email.  I love this one of her.  Her spark and funny bone have not gone away.  That I am grateful for. 

Moment in Time

The three of us at breakfast one morning last week.

Annika is 4.5, Gemma is 14 weeks and I'm 40.   

Notes to G

My Dear G, 

I chronicled every month of your sister's first year. Since then I have launched this blog and decided I want to chronicle little things of your life on here.  For example, in the last two weeks you've started to smile and to "speak". You make these little gurgling, grunting noises that are your way of speaking.  Today you laughed out loud, briefly but it was a full on laugh.  

I've been trying to take your birth announcement picture with P. I even bought you two matching outfits a month before you were born so that I could capture this moment.  It may seem silly to send out birth announcements in the mail since all our friends know of your arrival through Facebook or email. But, I vowed I wasn't going to skip on things for you just because you were second born.  You shouldn't get jipped like that.  

Anyway, as we were taking these pictures your dad was able to capture one of your first smiles!  It seems your sister wants to wrestle with you in bed and I think you will willingly join her as soon as you can start really moving on your own.  

I think one day you will want to know what you were like as a baby. And I know the day you go to college I will want to sit and read all these posts so I can relive our days together. And if anything I hope you will always know and this will prove that I love seeing every little development of yours.  I love every square inch of your being.  

xo
mom

Santa Monica

Yesterday... in the car... on the way home...sitting stopped in traffic on the ramp headed down to PCH from Ocean Avenue...I turned to talk to P and saw the "Santa Monica" sign lit up and perfectly framing P's head in the window!  I quickly grabbed the camera and then tried to get into position fast before the light changed. Problem was my giant belly! It didn't let me turn in the right position and I didn't want to make a great fuss. I loved P's expression exactly where she was. It's her usual expression after a west side trip: tired from a long day and somewhat bored knowing we have a 40minute drive before being home, mixed with a hint of curiosity about what she could spot out in the water.  Sometime its dolphins, or surfers, or nothing.