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This is a space for dream words, love words, flying words, fall down, and get up words. First it begins inside your heart. Something moves, opens, frees itself. And now you feel a rhythm breaking it's long silence. This is going to be good. Be creative. Be generous. Be bold. For it is here that we begin to tell our story.

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Savanna is 2!

Am I the only one having a hard time comprehending that my little girl is 2 years old!

2 years old!!!
Let's get nostalgic, shall we?

Savanna Renae Tuputeata Matagi
7:51am

7lbs, 3oz
20 inches long


We attended Auntie's wedding at just 12 days old!


Then we blessed our beautiful girl!



Here she is at 3 months old


And family pictures at 6 months old!

1 year (ish)
And now she's driving! Eeeep! ;)

At birth 7 lbs, 3 oz - Today 24.5lbs
At birth 20 inches long - Today 32 inches
She loves Minnie Mouse and princesses and music. She can count to 10, sing Twinke Little Star and almost do her ABCs! She's got attitude for DAYS and always keeps us on her toes.
I love you baby girl! We made it another year! Here's to many more!




Sunday, October 19, 2014

baby #2

Before you get too excited, this is not the announcement you think it is. We are not pregnant. I just want to talk about it for a second.
Let me start by saying how flattered I am that so many of you want us to have another baby right now! It is truly delightful how excited y'all get every time I get sick! You think I am being sarcastic, but I mean it. Being a mother is the hardest thing I have ever done and it brings me joy and comfort the confidence you all have in me bringing another little bundle of joy into the world. 
We WANT another baby. This may come as a surprise to you, since I am always talking about how terrified I am, but we really do want another one. Heck, we want a couple more! We plan on growing our little family.
All that being said, I really wish I could go a day without hearing "when are you having another one?", "It's your turn.", and other common phrases alike. Why? Why if we are so excited to have more kids would that be an issue? Because having babies 1, 2, 3 or 10 is a deeply personal decision. One that is between my husband, myself, and the lord. And one I promise you we do not take lightly. So much thought goes into it, and when thought fails us, we pray. 
Plus, guys, when we do decide it is time to bless this earth with another baby matagi, we would like to be able to announce it to y'all when we are ready and asking about it everyday makes that impossible! 
Here is what I ask... I know it's a lot, but you guys are my friends and I think you can handle it... Don't stop telling me you're excited for us to have another baby. We need your continued support. Do stop asking when. In exchange, I promise you this: We will tell you when. When we are ready. Deal?

Friday, October 17, 2014

Finding Joy in my every day

Finding Joy in my every day... Ideally I'd like it to be a blog series... we'll see how well I can actually keep it up. Here goes "part 1"


Most of you probably already saw these pictures...



All of my siblings will understand why these photos brought me so much joy! 

When we were little, we used to wear my dad's t-shirts to bed ALL the time when our own jammies were "dirty." My sweet daddy had a whole drawer of t-shirts we could choose from, though we often argued about who got to wear what (mostly my brother and I)
So, the other night when I realized I was so far behind on laundry there was NO WAY I was gonna get Sav into clean jammies, I pulled out my own t-shirts for her. 

I love sharing things like this with my little one. It is so fun to see parts of my childhood that brought me so much joy, can do the same for her. Being a mommy is hard work, but moments like these make it all worth it.

What brought you Joy today?