a new life.

we moved house last week. that was one month earlier than expected and it went by like a storm. I had started packing 2 months ago, but that went as far as 5 boxes of books and that was about it. than 2 weeks ago we found the perfect new apartment for the perfect rent! and within a week we moved. packing up like a freak with an ever unpacking toddler, who carried random items to random places and kept hiding things in empty boxes or trash bins... I felt lost. I didn't know where anything was anymore in 2 houses. that was when we already started moving the packed stuff and still living in the old place. terrible 5 days of transition. I almost couldn't bear it. but "tap on my shoulder *blink" this resulted in a unstopable unpacking energy. the house was set up within 48 hours after moving in. I am still in shock. to keep it real: there are no curtains up or pictures on the walls due to the fact that my husband is on a 3-day conference. I love the thrill of the drill but alone with a kid that gets scared from a vacuum cleaner I don't think that would be all that great of a plan. so what else to do other than blogging farewell to the old house? that's where we lived for the last 3 years...

Happy Birthday Baby Cookie!

One year.
And the three of us are still alive!

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One year and countless smiles
smiles that you gave us and smiles that you drew on people's faces
immeasurable love
hours and hours of breastfeeding
not so many hours of sleep
giggles, silly faces, baby talk
many many firsts
first smile, first tooth, first steps
tons of food spread on floors, fingers, tables, faces
thousands of photographs
hundreds of times falling and standing up again
good mornings with your fingers in our ears or noses
mama, abba, tata
so much more to say, so many moments to appreciate
many tears but much more laughter
hours spend watching the rain fall
dancing the baby dance
dragging the tupperware out
"helping" mom
enjoying simple things... like potatoes in baskets as if they were gold

I love you, my baby girl, my mini me, my sunshine!
Happy Birthday!
One Year!

(I am serious about thousands of pictures. I feels like we documented every day of her life and my attempt to get a photo book ready failed due to overload of way too cute pictures)