Heaven

Every night B.K. or I put Campbell to bed, we always say prayers.  Prayers from the heart that is.  Not a recited prayer, just a "letter type" prayer.  It always begins with....Dear God,.......
I love this.  When I was a little girl my Dad once told me that God wants to hear what is in MY heart therefore when I say prayers talk to God as if he is reading a letter from you.  With that being said, hearing Campbell say prayers every night is really special and important to me.  Anyways, the other night as I was laying in her bed beside her, looking at her sweet angel face, she began to tell me what Heaven is like.  She envisions a small town with things that are familiar in her life.  She talked about school in heaven, her friends, swimming pools, places she likes to eat, etc. It was one of the sweetest moments.  To hear what her Heaven entails is something that warms my heart.  A place that is special in the clouds.  A place that is fun, and loving, and enjoyable.  She then asked me what I think Heaven is like.  Oddly enough, I described much of what she had.  I told her I envisioned Heaven to be much like a working little town.  Filled with all the things that are near and dear to my heart.  It was so special to me.  A moment I never want to forgot.

I am so grateful for her, for God giving her to us, for God choosing me to be her Mom.

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY Suttie Muffin

Happy 1 year Birthday Sutton

1.  You weigh 23 LBS

2.  You are in size 4 diapers

3.  You have no more bottles and hate milk, ha!

4.  You go to bed each night between 7:00 and 7:30pm

5. You take 1 nap during the day around 1pm

6.  You have 10 teeth; 4 bottom teeth and 4 more up top and 2 molars
7.  You say "apple" "dada" "eyes" "uh-oh" and "bubble" clear as day
8.  You love to dance and listen to music
9.  You love crawling up and down the stairs
10.  You scream if you don't get your way
11.  You love singing into the princess microphone
12.  You love being outside
13.  You are social
14.  You pretend to jump
15.  You hate sharing and throw yourself on the floor if you don't get something you want
16.  You are obsessed with your morning smoothie
17.  You hate vegetables
18.  You love fruit, carbs, graham crackers, hummus, yogurt, cheese, chicken salad from Zoes,and beef stew
19.  You never sit still, ever!
20.  You are passionate, spirited, sweet, sassy, crazy, lovable, determined and you complete our family : )

You are such a miracle and we are so incredibly blessed God gave you to us.  Your sweet smile make all the demands of you so worth every moment.  Thank you for being you Sutton, we love you to the moon and back.

 

Almost 1 year.....11 months and stopping time

Happy 11 month Birthday Sutton

1.  You weigh about 22 LBS

2.  You are in size 4 diapers

3.  You eat about 7oz in the AM and 7oz in the PM

4.  You go to bed each night between 6:30pm and 7:30pm

5. You take 1 nap during the day around 12/1pm

6.  You have 8 teeth; 4 bottom teeth and 4 more up top.
7.  You LOVE picking up Campbell from school and going to her show n tell on Fridays
8.  You LOVE to dance
9.  You LOVE music and especially the song "I'm all about that bass" HA!
10.  You love the park but hate to swing
11.  You are constantly on the move
12.  You unfortunately had the Enterovirus with your sister the week before Thanksgiving
13.  You had your first Thanksgiving and hated everything except the rolls, ha!
14.  You love to ride on my back in the Ergo
15.  You love to kick, throw, etc any type of ball
16.  You LOVE bubbles
17.  You LOVE smoothies and carbs

You are such a miracle and we are so incredibly blessed God gave you to us.  Your sweet smile make all the demands of you so worth every moment.  Thank you for being you Sutton, we love you to the moon and back.

 

10 months

Happy 10 month Birthday Sutton

1.  You weigh about 22 LBS

2.  You are in size 4 diapers

3.  You eat about 7 oz. 3 x day

4.  You go to bed each night between 6:30pm and 7:30pm

5. You take 2 naps during the day.  9am & 1:30 ish

6.  You have 8 teeth; 4 bottom teeth and 4 more up top.
7.  On November 1, 2014  You took your first "real" all-by-yourself steps : )  You walked all the way across the family room without falling.  I would say you were more than ready. 

8.  You LOVE laundry.  Crawling in it, taking it out of the laundry basket, throwing it.  You name it, you love doing it
9.  You had your first Halloween...and loved it!  You sat in the wagon the whole time and ate snacks, ha. 
10.  You love to "walk" up stairs holding our hands
11.  You LOOOOVE animals.  All of them.  Constantly wanting to touch peoples dogs, cats, etc.
12.  You have a love hate relationship with books.  You only LOVE a couple and will shut the ones you don't.  You won't even let us a read 1 page of a book you don't like.
13.  If you're mad you throw yourself on the floor, throw your head back and arch you back and scream.  You passionate little thing you : )
14.  You have zero patience with anything.  If you want something, you want it right then, ha.
15.  We call you curious George because you are constantly into something

You are such a miracle and we are so incredibly blessed God gave you to us.  Your sweet smile make all the demands of you so worth every moment.  Thank you for being you Sutton, we love you to the moon and back.

 

Happy 9 months Sutton Elizabeth

YOU

1.  You weigh 22 LBS

2.  You are in size 4 diapers

3.  You eat about 7 oz. every 4 hours

4.  You go to bed each night between 6:30pm and 7:30pm

5. You take 2 naps during the day.  9am & 1:30 ish

6.  You have 4 bottom teeth and are getting 4 more up top.  

7.  You LOVE laundry.  Crawling in it, taking it out of the laundry basket, throwing it.  You name it, you love doing it
8.  You love to "walk" up stairs holding our hands
9.  You scrub your hands like you have hand sanitizer on them. (Sorry that you're moms a germaphone)
10.  You wave bye-bye
11.  You say MOO for cow
12.  You walk to perimeter of your crib and let go to stand without holding onto anything!
13.  If you're mad you throw yourself on the floor, throw your head back and arch you back and scream.  You passionate little thing you : )
14.  You spin in circles on your bottom if you're mad
15.  You had your first ear infection
16.  You're a crazy fast speed crawler.
17.  You laugh all the time at Campbell
18.  We call you curious George because you are constantly into something

You are such a miracle and we are so incredibly blessed God gave you to us.  Your sweet smile make all the demands of you so worth every moment.  Thank you for being you Sutton, we love you to the moon and back.

Campbell goes to Preschool

Campbell officially started preschool!  She is enrolled in a MWF 3's class at local church near our house.  What a bittersweet day for this Momma.  So happy and excited for her to have something she does independently without myself or BK.  Some alone time with peers, to make her own friends, find her own interests in a classroom, be engaged for a whole 3 hours, learn, play, create, etc.  Her teachers are wonderful.  Loving and genuine.  They greeted her at the door, kneeling down telling her how happy they were to have her, gave her a hug and said she looked so pretty.  What more could you ask for?  She walked into that classroom with a smile, turned around said, "bye Momma, bye Daddy.  Love you" and threw up the I LOVE YOU sign to us and went on her way.  I on the other hand walked out with sunglasses drawn and tears streaming down my face.  Could my little first born baby really be at school?  Is she really that old to be truly enrolled in preschool?  I know she is ready and that's what makes me more confident to send her.  I've come to understand that it's not that I want to keep her from a natural progression of life's journey, rather, its the first step in a long line of "letting go."  I'm reminded of this wonderful poem....

When I came to pick her up, after just 2 short but long hours, I was met with a smile a hug and these exact words...."I love preschool!!! Can I come back soon??  I met a friend named Kayla."  My heart at that moment could have exploded and once again I found myself with teary eyes, however, a different kind of tear than those of 2 hours previous.  It was tears knowing that we made the right choice for her.  Tears knowing she is so happy.

Here is to a wonderful school year.
We love you Campbell and are so proud of the little lady you are becoming.

Happy 8 months Suttie

YOU

1.  You weigh 18.6 LBS

2.  You are in size 3 diapers

3.  You eat about 7 oz. every 4 hours

4.  You go to bed each night between 6:30pm and 7:30pm

5. You take 2 naps during the day.  9am & 1:30 ish

6.  You have 2 bottom teeth and are getting 2 more on bottom.  You drooley little thing

7.  You are a crawling maniac!  You are so fast.  Literally we cannot take our eyes off of you for more than a second

8.  You love to smile, laugh and talk.  You say Mama, Daddaaa

9.  You give kisses.  And love to kiss mouth to mouth

10.  You love your walker and are so fast, I swear you are running in it

11.  You just started pulling up on things and standing without holding on

12.  You love the outside

13.  You love being out and about

14.  You love your lovie and paci...BIG TIME!  

15.  You love watching Abby and Campbell so much. 

16. You are so curious.  You get into everything! EVERYTHING

17.  You EAT all finger food and love food! HA.  You love smoothies and I give them to your daily.  Your favorite is whole milk grass fed yogurt, banana, strawberry, avocado, coconut oil, spinach.  You are just like your sister, the BEST fruit eater and hate veggies.
18.   You have never met a stranger.  You have zero separation anxiety

19.  You have the most beautiful eyes.  BEAUTIFUL

20.  You are so easy going.  And the best independent little thing.  You entertain yourself so well

21.  You have a contagious smile and get so excited when we come to get you after naps or nighttime sleep

22.  You are impossible to change and scream.  You hate it with a passion

23.  You're such a fun, cute little thing. 

24.  You slam books closed and push it away if you don't like it.  

25.  I love when I can hold you to sleep.  It is such a special treat

26.  You copy whatever we are doing.  Facial expressions, sounds, etc.

You are such a miracle and we are so incredibly blessed God gave you to us.  Your sweet smile make all the demands of you so worth every moment.  Thank you for being you Sutton, we love you to the moon and back.