Waiting for Baby Witko: April 2011

Saturday, April 30, 2011

I have started to give McKenna dinner on a plate. We're working on eating off of it, not picking it up and throwing everything off of it. We've been pretty successful, but I'm sure it helps that I've been serving her favorites lately - spaghetti, black beans, lima beans, mandarin oranges and cheese!

This week she was so funny. After she was done eating...

she picked up her plate

but not just to lick it clean

to give the puppy

Ahhhhh!

I'd say that's some serious puppy love!

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Awaiting Pictures

I've been meaning to post these pictures for awhile and I'm now finally getting to them.

I was cleaning out some things of mine in the basement and came across this stuffed puppy. Back in 1998 when we were Waubonsie Valley Warriors, Brian asked me to Prom on Easter morning. My mom planted this puppy holding an Easter Egg with a "Will you go to Prom with me?" message in one of our cupboards. As we were hunting down our Easter baskets, I came upon it.

Never did I think I would be giving it to our daughter one day to snuggle...

she, of course, gave it Ahhhh! right away!

We are soooo ready for Spring. I can't wait to get the kids outside, take walks, and go to the park. It'll be so nice to be able to get them both out of the house.

McKenna's birthday weekend was a nice warm one. On Sunday, April 10th, it hit about 80 degrees outside, so we took advantage and headed to the park with my parents.

McKenna wouldn't look at me!

even Trippy went down the slide!

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Love.

I love blogs. I love to write my blog. I love to read blogs.

I read a lot of blogs about families whom I've never met. I become invested in their lives. My mom and I talk about them as if they are part of our family. My friend, Katie and I talk about them as if they are our friends.

I laugh with them.

I cry with them.

On Monday, I found myself doing just that. Crying.

I read blogs that are about infertility, pregnancy, children with special needs...and some are about the loss of a child.

On Monday I found out that a 3 year old little girl, who I follow on her Mommy's blog, was called up to Heaven on Easter Sunday leaving her Mommy, Daddy & twin brother.

This isn't the first blog I follow that has lost a child, but this one hit me differently.

I just can't imagine...

I just can't imagine...

I just can't imagine.

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Happy Easter!

Today was the last of the holiday "firsts" for McKenna and for Benny it was his first of the "firsts"! Weird to think that it was both McKenna and Ben's First Easter, and that we went from celebrating Easter with no kids to celebrating it with two in just a year. This 11 months apart thing sure does amaze me!

But anyways...

Happy Easter! I hope that each of you had a nice day with the people you hold near to your heart. We are very lucky to live near both of our families, so we always get to celebrate with the ones we love. We began our day with the Easter baskets, of course!

two little littles makes for sparse baskets...
next year they are sure to look much much different!

We started our day over at my parent's house for Easter brunch. It was a bit sad because we were missing both Mackie & Lizzie. Both girlies had to work :( Life is beginning to change for the Milazzo's...we're all getting older.

We had a really nice time with my mom & dad, Kristen, Aunt Lynn, Uncle Rick, & Danny.

GP got Kenna a big bunny!

I love brunch! Bloody Mary's, Mimosa's....ahhhh

Kenna searching for eggs with GP

watching the eggs spin

a great shot of the outfit
...but why oh why are you standing on the table?!
oh Kenna, you get away with everything at GranMom and GP's!

Easter Bunny Pillow Pet from Aunt Lynn, Uncle Rick, D-Money & Mikey

Ahhhh Bunny!

Benny got the Puppy Pillow Pet from them too!

I love it! Ahhhh Puppy!

searching for more eggs, but would much rather play with Momma's necklace!

Daddy's Girl

yay! I got a picture of her with her headband on!
She pulled it off right after the picture was snapped!

After brunch we headed over to Grandma & Grandpa Witkowski's house for Easter dinner. We had a nice time with Grandma & Grandpa Witkowski, Uncle Kevin, Uncle Eric, Aunt Sabrina (and Bandit!), Doug, Bobbi, & Collin!

sitting in Daddy's Easter Bunny chair from when he was little

Cookie Monster eating Easter Bunny shaped cookies with Aunt Sabrina

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

HBD X 2

My mom's birthday was last Thursday, April 14th and as usual it was no birthDAY....it was here birthWEEK!

Along with lots of fun celebrations with her friends throughout the week, we celebrated her birthday with two special parties!

The first...
Brian, Kristen, McKenna, Ben, & I celebrated Mom's day with her on Thursday night. The kids & I were at her house when she got home from work and then we cooked her a special birthday dinner - taco night!

always so much fun with Aunt Krissy!

snuggling with the birthday girl!

McKenna had no interest in opening up her own birthday gifts, but just one week later she attacked my mom's! Too funny!

We got her a Keurig!

walking for GranMom's birthday!

GranMom's special helper!

The Second...
My dad planned a special surprise birthday party for my mom on Sunday, April 18th. After an agonizing morning of shopping with Kristen...my mom hates to shop...she came home to a full house of friends and family! We had a great time and I'm pretty sure she was surprised!