soaking it all in....

i have four or five holidays posts i was supposed to write, haha. but for now i am just busy waiting for the baby to come, and soaking up the joy of this bright bright girl who is about to become a big sister.

she charms me and blows me away every single day.

this was the first day of our brand new year:

a couple days before that, she wore piggy tails for the first time. a true little big girl! hung out with her nana that day.

her newest absolute obsession is drawing and coloring. here she is saying "mama! daw! daw!" such a  busy busy girl.

after naptime, rosy cheeked, taking her socks off. she loves to do her own undressing. and dressing in anything she can pull over her head.

nana got her an elmo for christmas, and her favorite game is to throw him down, the little rascal. her bigger cousins thought that was hilarious so she quickly learned to relish the game.

today is my due date. 40 weeks pregnant. there is so much i feel today, full of potential and promise. a big swirling bundle of wild and fruitful energy. 

here we go!