Tequila Makes My Clothes Fall Off

Matti's clothes sizes are now on their own page. Everyone asks and I fumble through explaining the size depending on the brand. So here they are: Size Matti Up. (<-- Click the link)

See You Some Day in May

Aunt Kimmy, Great-Aunt Lois, and Grandma Rosemary come for a visit... TBA

May Little Feet Hit The Floor (and not you!)

May found us with the wee one high stepping it around the house.  Matti "walks" from coffee table to Mama, from Daddy to Khaleesi, from the dog's water to the electric cables...  She still prefers bear crawling to get long distances so I'm hesistant to say she's walking everywhere.  But she's almost there full time.  I'm 100% sure Joe and I have each lost 7% of our life span to the minor heart attacks we suffer 23% of every day as Matti traverses the open floor.

Matti is now 15 months old!  Impossible to believe but there it is.

Weight: 16 lb 3 oz
Height: 28 in
Teeth: 6

[photo]  Mattigan loves:

• Destroying newspapers, magazines, and junk mail
• Swimming
• Laughing at Khaleesi when she plays fetch and for no apparent reason
• Sharing her food with Khaleesi
• To eat, particularly ice cream and cookies
• Playing outside
• Reading books

Mattigan dislikes:    [photo]

• Being told what to do
• Dirty diapers
• Teething
• Mangoes

Mattigan is a big girl, she can:

• Say "all done", "mama", "dada", "dog" and "doggie"
• Walk by herself - current record of 13 steps
• Brush her teeth
• Eat cheerios
• Stack blocks

 Mattigan has discovered where the extra toilet paper is ("I'm redecorating, Mama"), the electrical outlets ("I'm just sticking my finger in this socket, Mama"), the stairs ("Dada, I'm just doing my aerobics"), and the dog's water dish ("Dada, I have to wash my hands").  So we've been keeping busy plugging sockets - who the heck invented these things? You can't get them out without a knife, McGyver, and a permit from the U.S. government. - putting up gates on the stairs, adding more locks to the cupboards we didn't think she'd notice, and reminding Matti that we swim in the pool not the dog's water dish.

May 4th Cheers!

"Where everybody knows your name,

And they're always glad you came"

Cheers to our happy, go-lucky, sweet little bundle of energy!


Happy one year homecoming anniversary Mattigan!

9:30 a.m.
One year ago almost to this exact moment we got a call from your doctor to say that you were going home today. We packed all our stuff at Oma and Opa's house, frantically throwing it into suitcases, tote bags, and plastic bags. We cleared off our dresser and cleared out leaving behind clothes still swinging on their hangers and a forlorn flip flop meanwhile telling our puppy we would be back for her. Driving to the hospital our hearts pounded in anticipation and seized up in fear that we would arrive only to find your big day would be postponed. It was surreal how quickly we signed papers, filled bags with your tiny bottles, itsy clothes, and as many hospital goodies as we could stash. (Why yes, we do need extra pacifiers, diapers, formula, gauze pads...) You were bundled into your car seat and with barely any fanfare we were ushered through a back hallway, the closing clang of the giant metal NICU doors echoing behind us in the sudden hush. And so your hospital stay ended as it had begun. Suddenly. Unexpectedly. Your journey home was a couple corridors, elevator ride, and short car trip ahead. Our hearts soaring with happiness and love; our family went home.