Here's to New Beginnings...

I've decided to start this blog for two reasons.

The first is to document my our quickly changing lives.  Just last year, "family" was the two of us, Patrick and me.

We had no idea that just one year later, "family" would include such a beautiful, hard working, sweet talking, stubborn little girl named Madison!

 Now, I wouldn't have it any other way.  HOWEVER, I do wish that I had kept some sort of diary, journal, or, I don't know...blog, so I could remember the details of our lives before this precious baby came home with us.  So that got me to thinking...wouldn't it be great five, ten, seventy (big jump, I know) years down the road to be able to revisit, and share with Madison, some of the unforgettable moments that we experience almost daily?  For instance, I'd sure hate to forget the way she likes to sleep snuggled up to the wall of her bassinet, the back of the couch, or Daddy.

 Or how relaxed she is right after eating.
 

I also plan to use this blog to set and track progress on some exciting new goals.  More on that tomorrow!

Thanks for reading,
-Kelli