Plums 1st Birthday!

Noel turns one today, at 4:51 pm to be exact. It’s crazy to think that a year ago I was in the hospital waiting to meet my baby girl. I remember wanting to be as prepared as possible; I wanted her to be able look back on her baby pictures without thinking her mom looked like a wreck or that she had just given birth for that matter. I know Dylan won’t care, he might not even look at his pictures, but I have a feeling Noel will. So I got a pink mani/pedi, I woke up early to do my make-up, and throughout my labor I applied lip gloss. I know this was a frivolous concern to have in a time like labor, but to me I felt as if I was about to meet the Queen of England. My feelings were spot on; Noel now rules our home with a tiny iron fist.


It turned out that Noel’s labor was quick and painless… though the six months following weren’t. Just as Dylan embarked on the terrible two’s I gave birth to the loudest (but sweetest and cutest) crying kid one could imagine. Looking back, I think it might have been exhaustion, but at the time I thought she cried non- stop! It’s all very foggy, but at one point I felt homesick for the hospital… those nurses took such good care of us and the hospital had cable. Plum and I would catch up on shows and it was just like a mini vay-kay!

A year later, and six months of actually sleeping through the night, I have found new perspective. The first thing I learned was that you never know who you are going to get. You can dream up whoever you want, but God has dreamed up someone better. Children come with their own spirits, dispositions and surprises. Some things about my Plum cake that really surprise me are…

• She walks very well & very fast. She has mastered the art of running away when she gets caught with her “hand in the cookie jar”.

• She amuses herself. She keeps very busy by making huge messes and trying to eat inedible things like drywall and dust particles floating in a ray of sunlight.

• She startles easy so when you catch her, she jumps and runs while giggling.

• She snores, which is really cute.

• She loves getting into my make-up (my tools) and I love that she wants to be with me while I’m getting ready.

• She refuses to eat baby food. She wants to eat what her brother is eating.

• She loves Mickey Mouse. She lights up when she hears his voice.

• She growls when she’s mad

• She loves Dylan and laughs at him, which encourages his behavior!

• She takes 1 nap a day which is sometimes less than 45 minutes. (AAAAAAHHH)

• She will find a way to get dirty in 5 minutes while her brother can look spotless for days.

• She doesn’t want to cuddle; she wants to go go go.

• She is a Ma ma’s girl and I love that.

• She is shy with new people

• She wants to do everything herself…like brush her hair & teeth. She wants to feed herself and take her own diaper off. Cute & frustrating!

• She sleeps through the night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• She hates going to bed, baby food, getting out of the bath, getting her diaper changed, and being hungry or should I say not being completely full.

• She loves jewelry, music, shoes, chocolate, trying to stand on her head, bouncing, climbing on her brothers bed and bouncing some more, wrestling with dad, taking bubble baths, her glow worm, and being chased.



But the biggest surprise is how we ever lived without her. Noel fills our home with her own special light. She truly was sent from up above. Happy Birthday Plum we are so grateful you were born.