i had to capture this shot of boo bear in this ridiculous sleeping position!

the wee snoozer...oh my goodness, did she ever sleep a lot (20 hrs/day!!!!) the first few weeks!

ivy and buddy julia at auntie deen deen's going away party

two of the cutest garden gnomes ever

getting some good grandma time in...

aunt brookie sure is a good cuddler!

aunt teresa and dahlia snoodling

wee dahlia with auntie angel...auntie angel giving ivy some sugar

ivy looking way too cute in her sassy "jelly bean" boots as she heads out to shelley's on a rainy day

dahlia all snuggled up with auntie kate

with mommy
with auntie kitty (karen) and cousin mara
with daddy
with auntie heather

happy birthday, dahlia!

happy birthday to dahlia jeanne kidd! we were blessed with her arrival at 4:15am on saturday, may 30, 2009 after 5 hours and 30 minutes of intense and beautiful labor. she wieghed in at 6 lbs, 10oz, and measured 21inches. we had such an amazing birth journey with our friends at the birth center, and literally could not have asked for things to go smoother!
the birth team...kate, griffin, mama (with dahlia's head peeping out), denise (my midwife), and carly (my birth nurse...her shirt says "trust birth"...amen!)
the exhausted angel asleep on mama...

first happy family shot in our suite at the birth center
ivy holds little sister for the first time...she was/is acutally remarkably gentle and sweet with dahlia. every little noise dahlia makes, ivy says "it's ok, dahlia" and kisses her. she is constantly wanting to hold, tickle, and pat her little sis...we could not ask for her to be more welcoming! she is an amazing big sister!

with auntie megan

ivy & daddy having some lunch in the kitchen at the birth center...ivy showing her enthusiasm for the mac & cheese!
we spent much of the afternoon in the birth center's garden - it was a positively gorgeous day & i felt like the most blessed woman on the planet, with my wonderful hubby and two gorgeous, healthy daughters!
ivy also loved running from one end of the garden to the other...note her stylin' hipster boots - when we dropped her off at megan and peter's, i forgot to pack/leave shoes, so these were borrowed from tristan!
12-hour-old toes...scrumptous beyond compare...