Are these two related or what?

ps: I know I've been slackin' on the bloggin'... been super busy but I will make up for it!

Sneak Peek of Reese's Sweet Shoppe

check out a few pics from Reese's party on Erin's blog:

Sweet Pics

Can't wait to see the rest of the photos.

... and the fabulous girls behind Reese's outfit..

Custom tee by Golden Shop Talk and tutu by Tutulicious

my poor girl

got daddy's lungs too.

but a little happier @ the Dr. this morning

it's hard to believe

Look how young everyone looked when Patrick & I started dating. I was taller than my BIL in the middle and now he towers over me!

As you probably already know/read.. Patrick and I dated 6 years before we finally got married. One downfall of meeting so young I guess.. but we never broke up once.

Not one single time. We made it through our last couple years of high school and all throughout separate colleges, somehow. We were only able to celebrate 2 wedding anniversaries together and I kept thinking to myself that I couldn't wait until we hit the 10 year mark... even if it were just the 10 year 'dating' mark. I always joked with him that I didn't want to be one of those couples that said "we've been together 20 years but married for 5." Huh? Why did you wait so long? Took ya 15 years to figure out you wanted to marry her? So for us it was, together for 8 and married for 2.

2010 would have been our 10th year together.

Happy 1st Birthday Reese!

Happy birthday, my little girl! I love you.

Now start walking.
xoxo

Monday Memories: Reese's Birth

This time last year I was due in about 2 weeks with Reese. She was due on St. Patrick's Day and I was doing anything in my power to make that happen. She had other ideas. Delivering Reese, without Patrick holding my hand, by my side, cutting the cord, was one of my biggest fears post accident. I felt like I had held it together pretty well for the previous 2 months for someone who was 7.5 months pregnant and lost the most important person in her life. I was afraid of the questions, I was afraid of the emotions, I was afraid that I wasn't going to bond with her due to the circumstances. My mind flashed back to pictures of Patrick and I in the delivery room before Will's arrival and after. I just remember the proud smile that never left his face. I wouldn't have any of those with Reese's birth.

I had a pretty long labor the second time around but had tons of family and friends surrounding me. When my Dr., who was off that day but came in for me, said it was time to push, I broke down into tears. Usually women are overcome with excitement at this moment. I, on the other hand, didn't want to go forward. It's one thing to lose your husband, but then to have to do all of this without him? Reese was out in 8 minutes/3 pushes. She redeemed herself for the long labor. My little 7 pounds 6 ounce bundle of sassiness was born at 10:37pm.
Happy Birthday week, baby girl!