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My Very First Easter

I'm totally slacking, I know. I've been a little busy lately, passing the time with family and lots of Easter goodies.

Some of my favorite Easter memories growing up included shopping for the perfect Easter dress, dying Easter eggs, hunting for said Easter eggs, Mass, and beach picnics.

This year I have some Easter memories to add to the 'favorite' list...including baby girl smiling for the first time. Although the camera has yet to capture it, my heart surely has.

And even though it doesn't get any sweeter than baby smiles, I cannot tell you how much sugar I ate this past weekend. Pregnant, I thought my chocolate cravings were bad...yeah, well they've got nothing on my breastfeeding desires - and I mean nothing! Looks like I'll be hitting up the after-Easter candy sales! Chocolate covered peanut butter bunny anyone? :) Now I know where all of Marabelle's little yummy rolls come from!

It's only been 6.5 weeks and she's already grown so much. It blows my mind. And whenever she cries for me because she needs Mommy, it's still so crazy that she's actually crying for flawed & crazy me and that it's my ridiculous self that she needs in those sensitive moments. Talk about feeling humbled and honored all at the same time! But it was a nice Easter reminder that we all need someone and the reason we celebrate Easter is ultimately because we're all in need of perfect love which came to us in the form of the greatest sacrifice ever made, the one we all truly need.

The quote, "I don't love you because I need you, I need you because I love you," has never meant more.

I pray your Easter was one to remember. Here are a few snapshots from Marabelle's first.

mommy love

cousin love

'all we need' love

:: victoria marie