Just a typical night in the Mac house

So lots going on in the Mac clan lately. The other night I was folding laundry and Grace thought it was her runway:

"what is this used for?"

"feels comfy"

"cheese!"

"I could just lay here and get comfy"

"actually, come to think of it"

"Vogue!"

"This is my cat walk pose!"

"all this walking makes me sleepy"

"not my closeup face"

"This is my closeup!"

The birthday party that wasn't

So all the planning, all plotting, the ordering of the cake, balloons, the pink striped paper straws, the favors, my dad and EVERYTHING he did in preparations of the food, setting up his house, ect ect. I have failed at her first birthday, there are no pictures of cake, no pictures of a happy little girl ripping open her gifts, no balloons.

All it ended up being was a really great lunch for my family and the guest of honor was home sick 2 hours away with the flu. Yup, it's official, birthday parties in our family are bad luck, I think we'll start calling them "anniversary" parties instead.

Poor baby woke up Saturday night with vomit all over herself and a burning fever. Danny bathed her as I wan around like a maniac throwing her blankets, pj's and teddy bear in the washing machine, disinfecting her mattress, getting her a new set of pj's, new diaper to get her back to bed. In the morning I broke the news to my dad (the party host) who was equally disappointed.

On rolled the day with my sick baby, and I was not feeling 100% either. I was experiencing a headache like no other. LIKE NO OTHER. I had no clue that's what migraines felt like, I went to the clinic where I was diagnosed. (I thought it was a sinus infection) I was given and prescription and back home. I took my medicine and literally showered in a pitch black bathroom. I just stood there in the dark in the hot shower. I wouldn't let Danny talk to me in any high then a whisper since that's the only sound I could stand. I was thisclose to crawling into my closet with a pillow and my furry blanket so I could sleep in pitch darkness. All the while my Superhero husband tended to our sick child.
Danny had to go to work the next day and I laid on the couch while Grace played on the floor next to me. I could not function. I called my dad and whispered into the phone asking if he could drive 2 hrs to help me with Grace (I couldn't call anyone around me because everyone has kids and I didn't want to get anyone sick she was probably still contagious). I then felt bad and called him back telling him nevermind, I would be fine.
Two hours of Grace sitting on the floor with a bowl of Cheerios and countless episodes of Bubble Guppies my doorbell rang. I was my dad with handfuls of birthday presents. The second I saw him I nearly fell to the floor in tears I couldn't believe he drove all this way to sit with Grace for a few hours. I get teary thinking about it now. He's my hero, forever and always a daddy's girl. He saved the day.

We did, however get a few photos of her having at her new gifts:

"I have no pants on but I have a new rider toy"

"Daddy, will you help me get my toy out of the box?"

"oooh, I like this!"

Feelin' better today

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Playing for her audience

"Mama, look! I have new friends to play with!"

"Ok everyone, the song goes like this: twinkle twinkle little star..."

a much happier baby today :)

"this is my new doll, she has two teef, like me"

These are a few of my favorite things

The little things make me happy, here are some of them:

love love love everything about pbk. Like seriously. It's an addiction. I can't help it. If I can't afford it from there I do my best to find something that is very similar!

best mascara ever. the end.

this is the best restaurant in the world. this is no exaggeration, the best food ever. I actually had a dream the other night that I was there eating my most favorite food in the entire wide world, risotto balls

I literally dreamt I was eating these! The saddest morning of my life when I realized it was just a dream. If you live in Western MA or plan on visiting make sure you stop here. I mean it. You don't want to miss out!

and lastly:

pumpkin bread, for the simple fact that it's pumpkin bread. it's also a bonus that it's one of the very few things my daughter will eat.
that's all I have for now, if I think of anything else I'll be sure to add them :)

Happy First Birthday Baby Girl!

My pretty birthday girl!

I cannot believe one year ago today I held you in my arms for the very first time. I couldn't wait to be a mom. I never understood what people meant when they told me about the bond and love you feel for your child is like no other. I thought I knew what I was doing, I thought it would be easy, I thought people were out of their minds when they warned me of all the awful things that having babies came with.
Then I had her. I understood what they meant about the "special" kind of love you have for your child. I realized I had no idea what the hell I was doing, and that 27 years ago my parents had no idea what the were doing. This year wasn't easy, but it was amazing. The best year of my life. I cannot wait to see what kind of person she becomes. I cannot wait to hear about her hopes and dreams. Maybe she'll want to be an astronaut, maybe the President, maybe a baker, a teacher, a superhero, or maybe a race car driver. Only time will tell and only she can figure it out and I hope I don't mess up too much!

the first time I looked in your eyes

 our first family photo (with my amazing nurse!)

daddy and you watching your first basketball game

1 month

2 months

3 months

4 months

5 months

6 months

7 months

8 months

9 months

10 months

11 months

1 year!

we had birthday cake at auntie Jackie's

Happy birthday sweet girl. I've been tearing up thinking about how quickly this year has gone by. Always remember, Mama loves you :)

Happy Halloween!

We had fun Halloween, Grace did fantastic as the Sugar Plum Fairy. Especially in the fact that her costume had nothing to do with being a Sugar Plum Fairy, she had everything to do with being adorable (I can say that, she's my kid)
She was super excited in her Halloween pj's :

Halloween was spent at my sister's house with her, my nephews, my cousin and her kids (who escaped the blackout in Massachusetts)
It was a mad house:

Grace and Sophia were practicing their trick or treeting:

Grace didn't want to wait for uncle Mike and Uncle Pete to come home to go trick or treating, she was ready to go!

"let me OUT!!!"

 

my lil' sugar plum fairy :)

 

the girls were over their wings before trick or treating even happened

 

me and my baby

For Grace's birthday tomorrow I had these elaborate plans of balloons in her bedroom and surprising her. That plan failed as I forgot to buy balloons in between working and watching Grace fall in  the bath and split her lip :( woops. My bad.
I had to settle with baking her some pumpkin bread (her favorite) for breakfast instead. I hope she forgives me.