It's a Golden Life

With Father's Day right around the corner (tomorrow) I have been thinking a lot about what it means to have a father in my life and for my children to have a father in their lives. My husband. He is amazing. He is a really great dad. His laid back personality can fool anyone but me. In this house, he is known as many things aside from "just a laid back guy". He has many jobs and rolls to fill here. He is the tickle monster-lurking around every corner just waiting for a frown. He is the pushover who lets scared night stalkers slip into his side of the bed because "it's probably much more comfortable than his own bed" and doesn't count the number of chocolate milk "sippys" that are given once he is home. He is the epitome of Mr. Fun who suggests outings such as a couple hour trek to the zoo with an infant and a toddler because it he knows how much fun they will have. He is who everybody can't wait for to come home. He is a wonderful dad and s...

Halynd is 11 months old today. I can't believe she's already been in our lives for almost a year! What a sweet baby girl she is! So far little miss is: *17.6 lbs. (5th percentile) and 26.5 inches long (7th percentile) *She stands by herself and has attempted to walk, but realized crawling is a whole lot faster. *She is switching from the bottle to the cup Mmm MMmm :) *She drinks water, apple juice and soy milk from her cup. *She sleeps from 7:30 pm-7:30 am, and only wakes up every once in a while. *Takes a morning nap from 9-11 and and afternoon nap from 1-3. *Has four teeth completely in. She is working hard on her top two left. *She eats anything. I have not found anything she doesn't like. She made a funny face with squash, but still ate it :) *Loves Malachi and tries to hug and kiss him. *Says: Mama, Dada, Chi Chi, Dada, Hi, waves bye bye and her favorite word to say is Dada. Even when he's not around. Punk. *Loves to get her picture taken, smiles all the time, giv...