8 months
starting to crawl, putting anything and everything he can get his hands on in his mouth, and eating meals at the table with the family. it's really remarkable just how much they change in this first year!
home sweet home
ten years ago today, we moved into our home. we've celebrated anniversaries, holidays, birthdays, and five births in this home. we became a family in this home. i brought my babies home from the hospital to this place. we've had great neighbors move in and out with other great neighbors filling in the holes. i've watched my kids grow here, crawling, running, riding bikes, climbing trees, losing teeth. owen and conner will have great memories of their first friends and their first schools. i hope hailey is able to remember some of the wonderful times we have had in this home.
after nine years, eleven months, and three days our home now belongs to someone else... for them to grow as a family and make their own wonderful memories. we have new home now, one that doesn't actually have a house on it just yet. acres of land for them to run, explore, play, be wild, and learn. i have huge hopes and dreams for our family on this land. the place where we will build our next home and continue to grow. i can't wait for lila and declan to start making their memories here.
6 months
declan is already six months old. you would think being kid number 5, i would be prepared by how fast he is growing and how fast the time is going. it will never be something i get used to. our sweet little guy is such a joy and we are so lucky. reaching for everything, almost sitting and almost scooting. i would be just fine with him taking just a little bit longer to master those skills.
hailey mae is five
in the blink of an eye my hailey has become a whole hand. five years old! she's turning into such a loving and smart kid with an impressive (and slightly scary) stubborn side. i am filled with all the emotions today. fierce pride, overwhelming love, and hope for her sweet spirit.
15 ~ 366
i love teeny tiny round baby bellies!
14 ~ 366
hailey was so proud of her bird feeder luckily it was warm enough to go hang it up!
13 ~ 366
milk coma.
12 ~ 366
as snug as a little bug in a little rug.
11 ~ 366
so peaceful and sweet.
10 ~ 366
not a superfan of tummy time.
9 ~ 366
cute and slightly creepy at the same time.
8 ~ 366
pb & honey, crowns made from milk cups, and george on the belly and tv. another typical friday at home.
7 ~ 366
even though i am so grateful for the reasons this mountain is a regular occurrence in this household i will never again go more than a week (or even 3 days) before doing their laundry! this doesn't even include the huge load of jeans in the dryer.
6 ~ 366
the stink eye and the dimples.
5 ~ 366
one month checkup and thankfully staying constant on each of the charts.
4 ~ 366
some days it feels like you've spent 85% of your life in the carseat, picking up and dropping off. waiting for basketball practices and games.
3 ~ 366
one month old! declan is the perfect compliment to our family. he is cuddly and sweet, makes the grumpiest faces without crying and already has the marsh "stink eye" down pat. he is truly a fifth child the entire time we were doing this one month photo shoot, all four of the other kids were running around screaming at the top of their lungs and this kid didn't even flinch.
2 ~ 366
lazy day at home watching shows and playing games. those boys are watching the same exact episode of the same exact show on a 45 second delay on their own tablets in the same room with both volumes on high. maybe it's a little less painful watching power rangers when you can't understand what they are saying, i don't know, but i think hailey has the right idea about the best way to spend the afternoon.
1 ~ 366
day 1 of 366 ~ taking down the tree, and slightly sad to put away my favorite ornament of this year. a christmas gift for declan so it didn't have as much time on the tree this year as the other kids.
39 weeks
39 weeks seems like an eternity ago, tomorrow the little (or not so little) man in here will already be two weeks old! as uncomfortable as it is at the end i'm so glad i spent a little time doing this with my girls, the last pictures of when lila is my baby and hailey still seems little. they have both grown by a few years in the last two weeks.
