Maisie Turns Two!

Maisie Josephine came into the world with a little bit of drama on September 27th, 2005. It was a Tuesday, and I had gone to my midwife for my 39th week appt. To my shock, we found out she was breech. That was around 10am and by 5pm I was undergoing a procedure called a version, which involves turning the baby with a good amount of delicate pressure to the outside of your belly - all the while an ultrasound tech is helping the doctor see what position the baby is in. Maisie turned - a 50% chance. We were ready to be induced and have this baby. But then her heartrate dipped really low, 2 times in a short period. Luckily the ER team and room was all ready for me (a formality with the version procedure). And you probably guess the rest of the story - Maisie was born cesarean section. A perfect, 7 lb 11 ounce little girl:)

I can't believe two years have passed...For those that have known her since her birth, isn't she looking like such a big girl?

Maisie's is my yellow girl, so when I came up blank for birthday party themes, I just went with YELLOW!

The kids were invited to wear yellow and most of the little ones must of had stuff in their closet to fit the bill, because here they are looking cute!




This is another "Pam cake". She will be horrified that I included it in this post, as she hated the way it turned out. But, you will agree with me, that it was whimsical and feminine and perfect!

The highlight of the party, for Maisie, was definitely the singing and blowing out candles. She sang along and tasted the frosting and loved every minute of it.

The "big kids", slipped into typical gender roles - girls in dress up clothes the entire night and the boys racing around and giving Maisie tips on how to ride (or how they would like to ride) her new hotwheel.




This intimate gathering turned out exactly how I envisioned it weeks ago...just family celebrating Maisie. The only thing that didn't quite turn out as planned, were the miniature carmel apples. Any suggestions here?




And finally, because I know my readers will like this, I am sharing that instead of giving out party favors to the kids, I decided on coffee candies and Starbucks giftcards for the MOMS at the party!

**This post is dedicated to my husband, who stopped his office work to hang new shelves, and jumped in helping with the girls off and on through out the day, and my mom who came over three and a half hours before the party to help with the girls. Without them, I never would have been able to pull this one off!