Pulling out old pictures of "the wibber" made me nostalgic to browse some old photos. I then wondered to myself "what was happening exactly two years ago today" and found a picture from exactly two years ago today (disclosure: I started working on this post on 4/4). Here it is:
I remember taking this picture because while I was packing I kept hearing her say "cheeeeeeeeeese" and then realized she was taking "selfies" with her toy phone. I was partially mortified and partially intrigued as to where she picked up that habit. She wasn't quite 2 years old yet.
Of course, this search led to me looking through more old photos and then looking through the photos from Papa's phone. His photos offer a different perspective. Some of his photos have actually been downloaded onto his phone, not actually taken by him. He puts on ones that are important to him that he wants to look at while he is away from home. Many he has actually taken and offer a glimpse into HIS life that I can't necessarily give. So below is a glimpse into Papa's old pictures. I've labeled the dates to give it context and some have descriptions. Essentially this is a version of "A Day in the Life of Papa" - but more like "A Glimpse into what Papa cares about".
Enjoy.
April 2010
Yup, Little Lady entered our world.
August 2010
August 2010
His parents outside of the church from Little Lady's baptism.
January 2011
January 2011
She and I were going to tea with my sister in DC.
December 2011
December 2011
Cuddling with her cousin at Christmas.
January 2012
January 2012
We had just finished cleaning the attic to get the house listed.
February 2012
February 2012
One of our last First Saturdays in Downtown Frederick.
A birthday party.
Her first time taking a nap outside of a crib. I sent this to him.
March 2012
March 2012
His trip out to Idaho to find work.
My sister took this picture when we went to dinner while Papa was in Idaho. She sent it to him.
His head from the face painter we had come to Little Lady's final birthday/going away party. She wanted to get her hands on that big smooth canvas.
APRIL 2012
We had just done our final cleaning of the condo we sold in Rockville.
Getting in last visits with Grandparents before our move.
His driving companion for the big drive here.
MAY 2012
Mother's Day and his Birthday 5/13.
JUNE 2012
JULY 2012
Yes, that is Little Lady and me in the background.
Back when I could take a nap too - he had to be sneaky to get this.
AUGUST 2012
Blackberry picking.
SEPTEMBER 2012
Some daddy-daughter hiking.
Ninja baby's entry into our world.
Facetiming with Ninja Baby since he was stuck in the hospital with jaundice.
Artsy Papa.
October 2012
He made playdough creatures with Little Lady. She still has one or two of them in her room.
Hunting season.
That smile seems so much bigger when she is with him.
NOVEMBER 2012
Yup.
Turkey Day Facetime with his parents.
DECEMBER 2012
Graduation day from his very first degree (art) with his Father.
His singing lady.
Christmas Eve - at church. Must have been while I was in the bathroom (before mass).
Christmas Day at Bogus Basin.
JANUARY 2013
FEBRUARY 2013
MARCH 2013
APRIL 2013
MAY 2013
JUNE 2013
JULY 2013
AUGUST 2013
OCTOBER 2013
That takes us to the end of 2013. He hasn't actually had time to even load his photos on the computer since then. So, there you go, a glimpse into Papa's perspective.
And I think we've figured out where Little Lady learned about "selfies"!
;-)
{Wondering if the asymmetrical pupil thingie comes with a migraine? Oddly enough, both Ron and Craig get visual migraines, usually no headache but visual effects ranging from blobs or spots in their visual field to full out blindness (Ronny). }
ReplyDeleteLove all the pics and the peek into Chris' heart.
DINGDINGDING - I was wondering if anyone was going to even ask about that. We did several doc appointments looking into it and kept journals to try to see if anything seemed to correspond with it and the final "I think it is" diagnosis was migraines. It happens sporadically and she seems to have heightened sensitivity to everything when it does happen - and it switches eyes. Migraines run in Papa's family too - he had them as a child. Cleaning up her diet has also seemed to help. It doesn't happen nearly as often anymore, but seems to pop up if she is getting sick - compromised immune system. On another note - there was only one Pediatric Neuro Opthamologist in all of Idaho, conveniently located in Boise. That is who we went to and when she gave her final diagnosis she also told us she was leaving Idaho. So - there is now none in the entire state of Idaho. We contemplated getting a second opinion when we went out to Maryland, but we are content with the diagnosis for now.
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