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Thursday, November 7, 2013

To Juliette On Your Fourth Birthday

My Dearest, Sweetest, Juliette Michelle,
It's a couple of days before your fourth birthday. Happy Birthday Darling Girl!
Mommy loves you more than the moon and all the stars in the sky.
Juliette at 4:
You are so incredibly smart. You have a rather large vocabulary and say the funniest things at times.
You are also very sensitive. Your feelings can get hurt rather easily.
You love your family. You say it all the time. "I love all my family".
You REALLY love your Daddy. I do believe he's your best friend. You and Daddy "nuggle" all the time.
You love your sister. You have adjusted really well from being an only child to having a sister. Genevieve loves you. She thinks you are the most hilarious person on the planet. You can usually calm her down when she is fussy. You sing to her. In our family, we make up our own little songs to sing to each other. Usually derivatives of existing songs. When you were a baby your dad would sing "It's ok, It's ok" A little song that Pearl Jam does.
You sing this to Genevieve when she's crying. It's precious. We've also been singing "Sweet Genevieve" to her instead of "Sweet Caroline".
Back to family, you really do love us. :) Daddy, Grandad, and Nana are your favorites. Probably because they all spoil you to no end.
You love "Your Boys"..... this includes any cousin, uncle, or stranger that you think is cute. :)
Right now Xavier (Xavie) and Uncle Thomas are your favorite boys. Good Lord, I'm worried about how boy crazy you're going to be when you're older.
Last Sunday I took you to Disney Live to see Sofia the First and Jake and the Neverland Pirates. You were amazed. I've never seen a child so into something. Your smile....priceless. The look on your face reflected the magic that you felt. I hope that you never ever lose that. I love that look, and I remember the feeling of being a child who felt the magic of things; playing pretend, Christmas, being able to believe in things.....
You have been blessed with the most amazing heart. I fear the day when something breaks it for the first time. I am always here for you. Forever. Please know that. Even if for some reason I'm not actually physically with you, I will always be here. In your heart.
Favorite Things:
Balloons
Cupcakes
Candy
Fruit Snacks ( I promise we feed you healthy food too)
Sofia the First
Anything Princess
Pink
Daddy
Going Places
iPad
Pretty Clothes
I love you Juliette. I leave you with this. From the moment you were born, I knew this was your song. And it's even more true as time has gone on.
Happy, Happy, Birthday.
Daughter
Louden Wainwright
Everything she sees
she says she wants.
Everything she wants
I see she gets.
That's my daughter in the water
everything she owns I bought her
Everything she owns.
That's my daughter in the water,
everything she knows I taught her.
Everything she knows.
Everything I say
she takes to heart.
Everything she takes
she takes apart.
That's my daughter in the water
every time she fell I caught her.
Every time she fell.
That's my daughter in the water,
I lost every time I fought her.
Yeah, I lost every time.
Every time she blinks
she strikes somebody blind.
Everything she thinks
blows her tiny mind.
That's my daughter in the water,
who'd have ever thought her?
Who'd have ever thought?
That's my daughter in the water,
I lost everytime I fought her
Yeah, I lost every time.

Archive 3/11/2010

4 Months Old continued.............
March 11, 2010
So, had the Dr. Appointment this morning. My wonderful, healthy, beautiful baby girl is 16lbs, 4 oz. She is 26 1/4 inches long. She is in the 97th Percentile in both categories. Dr. Dillingham said she is perfect. :) (of course)

I am so excited for the months ahead. I really need to be better about taking pictures. I am horrible, and I know that these times are just flying by.......... I need to capture as much as I can.

Archive 3/9/2010

Juliette Michelle, Four Months Old
March 9, 2010
I can't believe my Juliette is Four months old today. She is amazing. She loves to play games. Her favorites, she seems to only play with Grandpa. This includes her version of hide and seek, Where Juliette hides her face into the person that is holding her, then looks at grandpa and smiles, and then back to hiding her face......
Or, Juliette and Grandpa play piggy noises....and gnaw on juliette's hand, where Juliette keeps putting her hand in grandpa's mouth, so he acts like he's biting it.......
They are good friends.

Juliette has her 4 month checkup on Thursday. More shots. :( I am so excited to see what her weight gain will be....
I will update after the appointment...... :)

Archive 4/7/2010

March/April
April 7, 2010
Not much to update on..........

Lindsey turned the big 7, and so Juiette attended her first Birthday party..... It was such a beautiful day outside! No cake or ice cream for Juliette though.... maybe next year. :)

We celebrated Easter as a family on Saturday at Amanda's. She is always such the gracious host... Juliette wore a pretty blue and white dress that Aunt Lisa bought her.... She was too cute for words....

I think Juliette is cutting a tooth on top. I can barely feel a little somthing.... Poor thing.. I hope that we get through this ok....

Juliette will be 5 months old on Friday!!!!!

Archive 4/25/2010

April 25th.......
April 25, 2010
So, My Juliette Michelle will be 6 months soon. I can't believe how the time is just flying by..... We started 2nd foods tonight! She had some Mac and cheese and apples with blueberries. Mom pointed out that she has bought her last 1st foods, and that it was kind of sad. And, it is...... She now sits up for long long periods, and there are times where I feel like she may just crawl away, but we're not there yet. :)
She will now mimic sounds, and try to mimic facial expressions, such as blowing raspberries..... Grandpa is her best friend........ They very much love eachother.......... I love it. :)

I am very much looking forward to all of the changes in the weeks to come.....

Archive 4/25/2010

April 25th.......
April 25, 2010
So, My Juliette Michelle will be 6 months soon. I can't believe how the time is just flying by..... We started 2nd foods tonight! She had some Mac and cheese and apples with blueberries. Mom pointed out that she has bought her last 1st foods, and that it was kind of sad. And, it is...... She now sits up for long long periods, and there are times where I feel like she may just crawl away, but we're not there yet. :)
She will now mimic sounds, and try to mimic facial expressions, such as blowing raspberries..... Grandpa is her best friend........ They very much love eachother.......... I love it. :)

I am very much looking forward to all of the changes in the weeks to come.....

Archive 9/13/2011

I've decided, I'm not a blogger. :) But, that doesn't mean I can't make little timeline notes for myself. :)

At 22 Months, Juliette is Amazing. Of course, she has always been amazing. Here are some facts.

Juliette is:
Obesessed with Balloons, Dogs, and her Nana.
Her vocabulary consists of: Mommy, Daddy, Nanny, da-da (Granddad), Catie, Katie, Leo, Baby, Mae, Teddy, Bo, ballball (Fireball), Natalie, I want that, bath, teeth, Char (Charlie) Leeny (Colleen), Water, Milk, Bite, Pretty, cheese! (when taking a photo)...and her favorite word... No!
Plus, various others.

Archive 3/11/2010


I have a Four Month Old daughter!!!! And, according to Dr. Dillingham, she is perfect. :) (I'm not bursting with pride, or anything. :) )
I'm getting ready to go into a little spiel on how wonderful my daughter is...... Just a warning. :)
Juliette is more than amazing. I cannot believe how smart she already is, and everyday there is something new with her.
She loves to play games..... she loves Nana and Grandpa, She loves the dogs. She is so incredibly happy. Happy all of the time. And..... she is so good. Best baby ever. I could go on and on.....
Juliette loves playing "hide and seek" with grandpa......
Loves kisses......Loves to "pet" Mae........Loves her toys....... Both Loves, and Dislikes the "baby in the mirror", sometimes she talks and laughs at her, other times, she yells at her................Doesn't like to open her mouth for bites of food......loves her bottle.....loves her mobile......loves necklaces and hair.........
I wish I could bottle up her Juliette smell and keep it always. I love to just breathe her in.
I can't even remember what life was like before she came.......

Archive 2/28/2010

My little baby rolled over Friday night!!! She is such a big girl. :) Dad and I were blessed with witnessing the blessed event. As she rolled to her tummy, she had such a look of surprise, followed by a Very mad face. (She hates tummy time)
But, it was a very happy day for us nonetheless.........
It just occurred to me that we never had her 3 month pictures taken, and she will be four months in 9 days......... With 2 family deaths and moving, I just haven't had time to reschedule them..... So sad..... I need to get my life better organized.

Archive 2/28/2010

So, it is 8:48 pm, and I am sitting on the floor of our (Almost) empty house on the Eside...... Only a few more things to load in the car....then a little bit of cleaning...and we're done. But, I cannot find the energy to get up and get moving. ugh..........

Archive 2/24/2010

So, I'm a bad Catholic. Really, I am.
Here we are, a week into Lent, and I still haven't given anything up. Not a thing. How selfish is that? I love Lent. Love what it is preparing us for....love that we are supposed to sacrifice. And yet, here I am, hesitant to pick something and stick with it....
I'm going to pray on it.

http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/Lent/Daily-prayers-01.html
Prayers for Lent.........

Archive 2/23/2010

These past two weeks have been a sad blur. With the loss of another family member, I found myself lost in a sea of memories... pictures, cards, stories..... It goes on and on....... My heart hurts. The last thing that Jeremiah said to Juliette was how he would protect her...... This was a typical Jeremiah thing to say..... He loved his family, and wanted to protect us all...... I am finding comfort in knowing that Juliette (and the rest of us) has a new angel on our side. The angel of protection.........
We love you Jeremiah......

Archive 2/4/2010

Just getting started.........
February 4, 2010
I wish that I would have started a Blog about Juliette since the beginning, for my own sake. I can barely find the time to write all of her milestones down in her baby book..... It is easier for me to find time to type on the computer........

Juliette will be 3 months old next week.... I cannot believe how time has flown. She is beyond amazing. She is at the point now where she is responding to every little thing. She constantly smiles, and "talks'..... She is such a happy baby. It is amazing how happy she is in the morning, she is the total opposite of her mommy.......

We will begin the process of moving in the next couple of weeks. I am very excited to be closer to family. They have all been so incredible.....so helpful....so loving.... I really couldn't ask for anything more........ We are a blessed family.

Archive: 2/23/2010

I can't believe My Juliette Michelle is 3 months old. Time is just flying by.......
She is beyond amazing. I know that I'm sounding like one of "those" mothers, but it's true. She is so perfect. :)
She is growing bigger by the moment. She is fully aware of who is around her, who is talking to her.... She hold her head very steady, and is on the verge of rolling over..... This makes me a little nervous because of her obvious hatred of "tummy time". I know that once she rolls onto her tummy, she will be very vocal about wanting someone to roll her back over....... Goodness....
Juliette's Great Great Uncle Jim passed away last week. This was a very sad event for our family, but on the other hand it is the only time that we get to be together as a whole. It was so very wonderful to be able to be with them, and I miss them so much already. I love you, my Texas family. I hope that we will get to see eachother again soon, and that it will be under much happier circumstances.

Busy week ahead of us...... Valentine's Day, Moving, Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, Juliette's pictures...... It's never ending......
xoxoxo-