8 days and counting...

So Matt has been gone for a week now. Man, it really does feel like he left yesterday, but December seems so far away. Daisy and I have been busy keeping up with the potty training, hanging out with friends and cleaning and working around the house. She's a great comfort to have running around the house when I feel lonely. Her laugh and funny faces are hard to ignore!! We will soon be celebrating her 2ND birthday with friends, grandparents and cupcakes!! Wow, how time flies! I remember when she was born...just a little peanut. We are so very blessed to have her in our lives! She make any day better with just a smile and a hug. She loves giving away hugs!

While Matt's gone we have decided to add a construction paper link to a chain for every day that he is gone. We have 8 so far and I'm thinking by the time he gets home, we'll have a long enough chain to wrap around our Christmas tree. I will soon be going back to school and Daisy to daycare, so we will be very busy (thank goodness)! Here are a few pictures from 2 years ago when Daisy was born and a few from our present Daisy:

Daisy the night before Matt deployed (23 months)

Daisy practicing being a big sister (23 months)

Daisy on the day she was born. Here she is in the special care nursery. (a few hours old)

Our first family photo with the 3 of us! (Daisy is a week old.)