Sweet Memories

Mazee is one today. Crazy. One year and 7 minutes ago she was born. I remember feeling so amazed by such a miracle, then the rush of overwhelming anxiety hit when I realized that Jake and I were now responsible for her. I'm so grateful I didn't have to do it all on my own. Thankfully, the anxiety subsided and I think Jake and I have done a pretty good job so far, with it's ups and downs of course. Having a child is an incredible thing as I'm sure you all would agree. I never knew I could experience such a myriad of feelings for such a little thing, ranging from frustration, to worry, to absolute joy, to such a fierce and protective love. It has been a whirlwind of a year, but we couldn't love Mazee more. She keeps us on our toes and are in awe everyday at the things she says, does, and learns. Jake and I are constantly asking ourselves, "How did we get so lucky?" I feel so blessed and so thankful to be her mama. We love you so much Mazee, Happy 1st Birthday!

Holding sweet Mazee for the first time

So proud.

Mazee's first bath. (Yup, definitely tired eyes.)

LOVE the pictures!

It doesn't get any cuter than this!

We got our family picures done and I am so happy with them! Luckily, Mazee was in her cheesy/ham mood so it didn't take much coaxing. Our photographer was Carrie Mann and I would definitely recommend her! The only hard part was choosing out of the 330 photos which ones to blow up. Here's some of my favorites:

LOVE getting new things!

After 3 long months we finally got our new couch!! 3 months, you ask?!? I know, seriously. Long story. We had plans of putting it downstairs and having a nice movie/family room. Well, little did we know that a house built in the 1950's wouldn't let our couch through, and we were barely lucky enough to get it through the front door to put upstairs. Literally, I have a lot of touch-up painting to do in the front entry now. I think it will work out nicely though. We are really happy with our purchase.They forgot to leave the ottoman though, so hopefully it's not another 3 months until we get that!

Real Life Picture Tag

I have been tagged with a REAL LIFE PICTURE TAG. The rules are you have to take pictures of the following things, and you have to do it RIGHT AWAY. No straightening, cleaning or wiping your child's nose. I took them right away I did not touch a thing. No Cheating.

The Refrigerator: LOVE Caffeine Free Diet Coke!!!

Kitchen Sink: Good thing I cleaned it yesterday!

The Closet: both mine and Jake's clothes couldn't fit in the closet in our bedroom. So being the good wife I am, I moved my clothes to the janky closet downstairs.

Favorite pair of shoes: got them last week and love 'em. Definitely not convenient or comfy.

The Pantry, or what would be considered the pantry at our house

Favorite Room: it's the one I put the most time into decorating.

Laundry Room: Let's just say-- winter project for Jake!

Self Portrait: Ewww!

The Bathroom:

What is my child doing right now? Climbing all over me! Good thing I'm at the end!

Now I tag... Shantelle, Mandy, Carlie, Diana, both Steph's, and anyone else. Do it, it's fun!

Coming...

We got family pictures done last week and they are going to be awesome! I'll be sure to post when we get them. Stay tuned...