Thursday, February 16, 2012

"Happy, Happy To You"

Two years ago today I checked in to the hospital to be rehydrated from the stomach bug...and checked out 48 hours later with my precious Tillie girl!  And oh...what a joy she is to have for a daughter!  She has taught me more in these two short years about appreciating and embracing each and every unique quirk that makes us who we are.  I went into child # 2 thinking it was going to be a re-run of Amelia and boy was I wrong.  Amazing what it takes to teach us some of life's simplest lessons... In our case it has been, duct-taping diapers, crib tents and poison control calls....none of which we had the joy of experiencing with Amelia.  BUT, it has also been filled with uncontrollable laughs, mind-blowing tales, heart-melting moments and the sweetest hugs one can encounter on this side of the Mason-Dixon.  Tillie is spirited and happy...full-throttle but a fun-haver....she loves people and loves to entertain...she is tender and loving...and, best of all, she is mine (for a while, at least)!  Words cannot describe how thankful and humbled I am that God chose us to parent this little life...
So...."Happy, Happy to You" as you like to say, Tillie dear!

Running through the streamers the "Birthday Fairy" left behind!
Do y'all have a Birthday Bear?  He sings "Happy Birthday" and we pull him out every birthday... The girls LOVE him!
Amelia was uber-excited to celebrate Tillie!  Nice 'do', huh?
Perched on her birthday throne...
Celebrating herself!!! Got to love that!

Glad we don't need to buy 2!



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