What a year it has been...the best year EVER in my book! I was so ready to be a mommy and I honestly can say that I'm in the perfect place. My heart is overflowing with LOVE, so much love, for our little Miss Marley. She is a complete joy and lights up even the dreariest of days! I know our journey through parenthood is only beginning...and we have much to learn, but adding Marley to our family this year has made us feel complete! She is something to look forward to each and every day, a smiley face in the too early morning hours, a bubbly baby full of energy all day, and a sweet, cuddly girl at night! We couldn't be happier!
Marley's newest shenanigans...
1. Walking!
2. Waving bye-bye and clapping (she really hadn't mastered this until now)
3. Talking, talking, talking...she says da-da, ma-ma, pu-pee (puppy), si-sa (Sasha), us-ahhht (what's that), uh-oh, ummmmm (yum), and hi!!!
4. Drinking whole milk out of a sippy cup during the day! We eliminated the daytime bottles and are down to nursing 2 times per day, at bedtime and in the morning.
5. She holds the phone, think forearm to your ear, and say's "hi"!!! Great...I'll probably have to get a cell phone for her when she's like 10 at the rate this world is going!
This will be a busy year for our family, I am sure! We are looking forward to 2011...vacations are planned, one to Mexico in February, and another to Florida in late October. We wanted to take Marley to the beach before she turns 2...might as well take advantage of the "fly for free" rule while we can! Travis turns 30 this year in May and I'd assume we will spend lots of time at the cabin this summer!
Now that we have a family (not like we weren't a family before, but now that we have a child) we've re-evaluated some of our future plans...2011 will be the year of our 2nd story addition! We've wanted to build a 2nd story on our house for quite some time, but space was never an issue with just the two of us. Now, we realize we need more space....more space, more space! And we've got a game plan for accomplishing this addition in 2011. Yahoo! The 2nd level would be home to our MASTER BEDROOM...OMG!!! A walk-in closet....even bigger OMG! An office for Travis, as he'll need to get a bit more serious about helping his dad run the business :) A gorgeous master bath...think huge walk-in shower, double vanity's, the works! And a little room connected to the office, maybe by beautiful french doors, that can be used as a nursery for more Severson babies in the future! Ahhh...we've been dreaming about this for so long, and no doubt the project (mainly the finishing) will take quite some time, but it is nice to think that we can have it underway! So...priorities, priorities! We'll be tightening up on everything so that we can make this happen, as we realize more and more we spend all of our free time at home! And we will continue to do the same as our family grows! Might as well make our house the place to be!
Happy 2011 to all of you...my friends and family that read this blog. I don't think it's many, but I write more for myself! It's kind of like journaling, no?! May you and your families be BLESSED this New Year and always!
XOXO-
Stevie
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