Happy Birthday Molly Girl!

Molly was born about 6 years and 5 minutes ago and she is sleeping peacefully in her room next to her sister right now! She had a wonderful day filled with phone calls, spoiling by aunties and grandparents and lots of love and attention from her siblings and parents. KK and I brought Annie in to school (along with Burger King) and had lunch with our birthday girl and then went and had indoor recess in the classroom. Annie was a bigger hit than KK or I but we got a few hugs too. Tonight we had Friendlies for dinner - Molly's favorite - and than Grammy and Papa came over to hang with the birthday girl. Molly was all smiles all day beginning with her 7 a.m. phone call from Auntie Beth in CA.

Our Love Bug - ice cream is still her favorite food 6 years later!

Mary Catherine Harding

9/26/02

8 pounds 6 ounces

21 1/2 inches

9:42 p.m.

Because this blog is not private I won't go into too much detail about the day Molly was born - everyone who was there knows how special it was and that after a long hard struggle Molly was born into a room filled with love and joy. I always like to tell her that she was born with her eyes wide open literally and figuratively. She is one of the most intuitive little girls I know and in all things Molly chooses a path of happiness and love. She chooses to embrace the fun and positive side of things most of the time and I love that about her!

KK, Auntie Meg and Uncle Colin getting to know Molly Doll when she was just a few days old.
First Easter - loving her brother and her girlie dress!
Peter and Molly have a unique and special relationship filled with laughter and conflict. When it comes right down to it no one had better mess with the other of them - they are always right there for each other and one of my greatest joys in life has been watching their relationship unfold. At Grammy's beach house while it was under construction! Our girl loves the beach almost as much as she loves being with her grandparents.
One of her favorite past times - talking on the phone.
Molly and her Daddy!
Out little beauty!
Abby, Tyler, Molly and Peter in Disney World - I would have to say that if you ask Molly what her best memories are of the last 6 years many of them would be of our trips to Disney World with Grammy, Papa, Uncle Pat, Auntie Karla and all of the kids.
Loving on Annie. I have never met a kiddo who was so enthralled with her baby sister. Molly never had one moment of jealousy with Annie only pure and simple love for her sister. She is attentive, loving and helpful with Annie and the two of them are incredibly loving with each other. They are a joy to watch together.

There are no words to describe the way I feel when I think of my oldest daughter - she is everything I dreamed of when I thought about having a daughter (no pressure or anything). I love spending time with Molly - there is a special fun in being with her alone and hearing her thoughts on life and she is often a stabalizing force in our very chaotic family. She adds a great deal of laughter and love to our family and, once again, I find myself wondering what I did to deserve such rich blessings. I know that someday Molly will be humiliated by me and our time alone together will be less frequent but for now I thoroughly enjoy my bright, funny, sweet and sunny baby girl any chance I get.

Happy Birthday, Molly Girl!
We are so happy that you were born!

GNM - ILY!