Birthday Week Day 3: True Love

Before James was born, there was one little lady that was the center of our world.  We treated her like our child and loved her more than words could describe. This has not changed with the arrival of our little guy.  In fact, our love for her has grown especially when we see how much our little Lucy girl loves her brother James.  From the start, the two of them have had the bond of true love and as James grows, the bond grows stronger.

Lucy didn't really pay much attention to my growing belly before James arrived.  The only thing I can say is that she was a great at cuddling when I couldn't get off the couch because of my giant ankles.

She had no idea what was coming when Mommy and Daddy left for a few days in early March.  But I can say she was a very happy girl when we got home - even if we did come with some extra baggage (aka James).  I remember seeing her through the screen door as I slowly made my way up the stairs and into the house for the first time after being at the hospital.  She was SOOO excited to see me, but also knew that I was not in tip top shape so she was very gentle when she said hello.  And then we introduced her to James.  It went very well.  :)

That night, they got very comfy together on Mommy and Daddy's bed.

Since that first day, Lucy has had a love/hate relationship with James.  It is probably 90% love and 10% hate.  Well maybe 80/20. :)  The hate part is at night when he cries and wakes her up.  She is not a fan of that, but she LOVES playing with him during the day.  Ten months ago she was all about keeping him company on his play mat.

Now a days, Lucy loves running around with James and she makes him crack up like no one else can!

From forced photo shoots that Mommy and Daddy put them through...

... to captured moments of love...

... there is no denying that these two are best buds and will share a special love in years to come.  But that doesn't mean that there won't be moments like this.  What do you think Lucy is thinking? :)

True Love

For some reason, we never seem to have a camera around when the perfect moments occur.  Or if we do, we miss it by half a second.  But sometimes, we get lucky and are able to capture moments like this:

Nothing melts my heart more than seeing my son laughing like this with his sister, Lucy.  I think they are going to be best friends for life.  :)

It Must Be Love

I know that I mentioned a while back that Lucy loves her brother and some of you probably rolled your eyes. I mean, how much could a puppy love an infant? Well, here is proof!!

My heart melts every time I watch this video - which has been close to 57 times already!! We are so lucky that our little girl is so good to our little man. We can't wait to see their friendship develop more over the coming years. :)

2 Years??? 2 Years!!!!!

Today is our second wedding anniversary and it is so hard to believe that we have been married 2 whole years already. I can still remember the day that we met like it was yesterday. And here we are, years later, living in a different state...in our new home...with our Lucy girl...and our new baby boy. So much has happened ~ so much that we are grateful for.

So in honor of our second anniversary, we wanted to put together a photo timeline of our wonderful life together. Now, if I had more than 7 minutes to put this together before James starts fussing, you would see a custom made video with music and photos, but since I only have 6 and counting minutes, we all have to settle for good old fashioned photography. :)

This is the first photograph that we ever took together. We were at my cousin Julie's engagement party up in Connecticut. We had just met each other the week before and I conned Ed into coming to the party by saying that I didn't have a ride (which was not true at all!).

Shortly after we met, it was time for my 10-year high school reunion down in VA so we made the trek down. Not only did we attend the event, it was the first time Ed got to meet Mom and Dad Q.

Every summer, my family rents the same house (thank you Sheila!) at Bethany Beach and this was taken on Ed's first of many trips with us. He had just bought me that green hoodie on the Ocean City boardwalk since there was a chill in the air.

On the anniversary of our first meeting, we decided to celebrate in style and spent the weekend in New York City. We stayed in a great hotel on the Upper West Side and toured all the sites (including Lincoln Center, Gray's Papaya and H&H Bagel). We also went to see the Putnum County Spelling Bee which was still on Broadway at the time. It was a GREAT first anniversary trip.

We attended many weddings in the Fall of 2007 (Frascatore, Elmore, Seigal and Green to name a few) and had the opportunity to take in the sites of Los Angeles when out in CA for the Elmore wedding. We had a blast at the Chinese Theatre, seeing all the movie stars' names in the Hollywood Walk of Fame and visiting Universal Studios. The only thing we couldn't seem to get close to or even find for a snapshot was the darn Hollywood sign!!

In the summer of 2008 we went on the first of 2 trips to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

Next up was Ed's 30th birthday party and his surprise BBQ party in the park. And I'm proud to say that I actually pulled off the surprise!

And then the big moment...OUR ENGAGEMENT!!!! We were at Bethany Beach with the family and you can read about the whole thing here.

We continued our tradition of visiting NYC each Christmas to see the tree...

... and took a trip out east to see the lighthouse at Montauk Point.

Lucy entered our lives in the Summer of 2009 and things never were the same!

After an amazing engagement photo session with our awesome photographer (Milimeter Photography)...

...and 2 wonderful engagement parties...

...it was time for the BIG DAY!!!

And what a great day it was. :)

There are so many more photos and highlights that I didn't mention, but the baby is stirring so it's time to go. Here's to many more anniversaries and memories as we tackle this life together!! Love You Bubs!!