Good Morning!

When I tell people how early my girls wake up they shudder at the thought.....yes, 6 AM is early, but we are morning people in the D'Amato household. David wakes at 5 AM to start his day...thankfully he does not have someone greeting him each morning, but usually by 6 or 6:30 AM we are all up.
Living in Arizona we are very limited on outside activities this time of the year. It is hard for Mayah who is my outdoor kid.

Let me tell you though that anything prior to 9 AM is gorgeous outside. This morning we even had a bit of cloud cover.
With our bowl full of cut strawberries I took Leah outside
and soon after Mayah followed, then later Chiara. By 7 AM we were all enjoying the morning outside. Love it!

God's Gentle Reminder

I have been reminded that David and I are truly blessed that all three of our girls were born healthy. As I pray for our dear friends 3 week old baby boy who is fighting to stay alive I cannot help but lift my hands in total thanks to God for the miracles that lay asleep in their beds right now.

Thank you Lord for reminding me of this....I needed this gentle reminder as I am in the midst of a rough season with my girls. A growing season.

Tomorrow is a new day.

Mom, Take Our Picture Please......

Chiara and Leah are head over heals for one another. As I write this (at 6 AM) Chiara is sitting on the floor with her baby sister, holding her hand, watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. The picture above is from yesterday....Chiara asked if I would take their picture....again. She just loves being around Leah, talking to her, making her laugh and smile. She wants to feed her, but we are waiting a bit on that as Leah is still so knew at it. I love seeing Leah's face light up when Chiara comes around. Chiara tells me that Leah loves her....she also interprets her yells and babble! So cute!

Chiara was so young when Mayah was born she did not get to experience all this.....I am so glad we had another baby. Even with the day to day craziness, the lack of sleep, and the absence of alone time...life is great! We are blessed beyond measure.