Three

Three years ago today, at 3:33 pm (isn't that neat?) Violet was born. I started hyperventilating with joy when I heard "it's a girl!". The doctors and nurses had to tell me to calm down because my blood pressure had shot up alarmingly.
I don't think I have the right words to describe what she has brought into my life, but I feel enormously grateful to have this amazing person as my daughter. She is awesome.

I tried to capture the many faces of Violet -



My darling daughter, Happy Birthday!

All About the Dresses

A magical fairy arrived from Qatar yesterday bearing the most amazingly over the top dresses for Violet!Tomorrow we celebrate her third birthday!

Update interrupted by tragically short naps.

Violet reading to Jem. Books are his favourite thing. He has an amazing attention span when being read to, and really loves the books where he can flip things on the pages.

Jem started saying "Mama" (usually as a whining crawl towards me). I'm pretty sure he can say "cat " too. He adores himself in the mirror, smooshing his face against the glass. He's 9 months old today!

This One's for the Ladies

Jem loves a bath. I usually get into the tub with him (he will no longer stay put in the baby tub), and it's all I can do to shampoo and soap up a slippery wriggling eel that won't stop splashing.
He's pulling himself up on everything (including Violet), waving hi! and bye! (especially at himself in the mirror) and will say "da-da" if you ask him to say "ma-ma". TYPICAL.

In other news:
Violet explaining to me it's time to return the movie:
"We have to uhh...go to the movie store and....you know...unrent the movie".