Recording Sweet Moments

I really want to try hard to get back into the habit of recording a lot of the funny, sweet, or adorable things my kids say.  I hear these things each day and know for a fact that I won't remember most of it as they grow.  Hopefully knowing this will encourage me to write down what they say!

Here's one to kick us off...

Brennan woke up at 4:30 this morning after having a bad dream about Daddy popping his balloon on a 'mean day'.  I went down to his room to get him re-tucked in and give him a few snuggles.  Hearing him say "I love you" and seeing him all cozy in his bed with his eyes closed and yawning is enough to melt me, at least a little.  But he was the sweetest when I left his room.  I quietly whispered to him, "I love you, Buddy Boy" and he whispers back, "I love you, Mommy Girl".

Love that kid.

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Bryleigh's Beautiful Memory Box!

I knew that I would make this for Bryleigh before she ever even arrived.  I made on for Brennan and am in love with it. This one turned out so beautifully and I know Bryleigh will absolutely treasure this someday.

I'd like to give you a rundown of the items included in her box.

• On the top left, we obviously have her birth announcement.  Sweet little Bryleigh, arrived at 11:02pm on March 31, 2010 at 7lbs 14oz and 21 1/4 inches. 
• The foamy ring on the top right is the padded, barcode ankle bracelet that Bryleigh wore in the hospital.
• Underneath of the ankle bracelet is the cap and part of the label to the bottle of sparkling grape juice we celebrated her arrival with.
• Just to the left of the cap on the edge of the announcement is my 'It's a girl' belly button ring.
• Underneath the announcement are my and Bryleigh's hospital bracelets.
• To the right of the bracelets are the hospital visitor tags.
• Underneath of the tags is Bryleigh's crib card.  Notice the name- ___________Anderson.  :)  She was baby no-name for a while!  We left the hospital a couple of hours later than planned just to decide on a name!
• To the left of the crib card are Bryleigh's 3D feet.  We cast these ourselves using a kit from castingkeepsakes.com.  I love having an exact replica.
• Underneath the feet is one of Bryleigh's burp cloths.  It looks cute, but more importantly, it will pad those precious feet if they ever decide to fall off! 
• Lastly, we have one of Bryleigh's headbands.  She wore these a lot right away, and still does, but has now also moved onto hair clips  What a big girl!

Hey, I think she likes it!

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