to my darling baby,
christmastime is always so magical. sharing this wonderful holiday with you made it even more magical this year. everyone always says seeing a holiday through a child's eyes makes it that much better. it is so true. although you really had no idea what was going on, i loved sharing this wonderful time of year with you. last year on christmas eve, we found out we were going to have a baby. i told dad by putting something in his stocking and he was in SHOCK! now here were are, one year later, sharing this special time with you. one year ago i could not imagine the love i would have for my baby girl and throughout christmas, i just kept looking at you thinking, "i am your mommy! i have the best christmas gift ever. i am so lucky."
needless to say, these past two days (christmas eve and christmas day) were so joyous that i completely forgot to take pictures! i'm hoping that your grandmas or uncles may have a few i will have to take!
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| merry christmas! |
christmas eve we went to my parents, grandma and grandpa's house. we're hoping to start/keep the tradition of celebrating christmas eve with my family and christmas day with your dad's family. it is so nice to be able to spend an entire day/night with one side and not feel rushed to leave. we truly enjoyed every minute of our holiday. we had a gingerbread house decorating competition, ate a delicious dinner, and opened presents. no one wanted to leave, but we knew santa would be coming soon so we needed to go to bed!
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| christmas eve family photo |
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| daddy & nora on christmas eve |
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| nora's spot at the dinner table, pre-nap |
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| gingerbread houses... & wine |
christmas morning we spent at home, our first christmas morning as a family of 3! it's funny how christmas morning takes on a new element of love, wonder, and magic when you have a baby! we opened santa's presents and made a special pancake breakfast. we stayed in our pj's playing with your new toys all morning!
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| tired mommy & curious nora! |
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| your first christmas present from santa! |
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| even nora got an iphone! |
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| new tummy time mat.. not so sure about it just yet... |
after your nap, we got dressed and headed over to your dad's parents, gigi and grandpa's house. here we opened presents, played with your uncles, had a wonderful meal, and got many cuddles from aunts, uncles, grandmas, and all the people who love you so much!
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| new PBK anywhere chair from gigi & grandpa! |
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| why yes, you sure are mommy's favorite present! |
it was hard to leave, as we knew christmas would be coming to an end once we got home. when dad and i were laying in bed, we kept saying how lucky we were to have you as our daughter.
merry christmas, nora marie!
xoxo,
mommy & daddy
I love the picture of her on the iPhone! I can't believe a year has passed since you found out you were pregnant! :)
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