Oh darling, don't you ever grow up

Well if you have 13 minutes to spare and enjoy 8,389,394 pictures and videos of Sadie, this video is for you!

I have been making slideshows for years. I was making them back in high school for my friends. I've made them for my family. For birthdays and holidays. Going away parties. Weddings. I've made them at the end of every school year as a teacher. I have made a billion over the years. I LOVE SLIDESHOWS. They combine 2 of my favorite things- pictures and music. What's not to love!? (And now I can add videos and that's even better).

I made Nathan a slideshow for our 3 month anniversary. He loved it, and it's become a tradition of ours. I make one for every anniversary. I love choosing a song that represents our year and going through all the memories we made. I am such a sap.

Well I made one for Sadie's first year! I would love to say that I will make one for every year of her life, but that's a big commitment so we will see. I cried every time I worked on this, haha. But I loved picking out my favorite pictures and videos. I also LOVE the music. If you know me, you know music means a lot to me. So I chose songs that meant a lot to me.

Oblivion- Bastille

This album came out while I was newly pregnant with Sadie. I was struggling with a lot of emotions and fear. I still couldn't believe I was pregnant. I was scared to be pregnant. I missed Madelyn. I felt like I was just going to go through this all over again, and end up losing this baby too, so I wasn't allowing myself to really feel excited.

We went up to Idaho to have a graduation party for Nathan. On our way home we listened to the album all the way through for the first time and I heard this song. I don't know if it's even written about a baby, but I imagine it to be. I heard it and thought about holding my little baby (we didn't know she was a girl at the time) and wondering what he/she would grow up to be. I LOVE this song.

Feel Again- One Republic

One Republic is one of my "life bands," as I like to call them. Maybe I will explain that more later, but basically their music has been a huge part of my life. I feel like Ryan Tedder is my BFF, and he speaks to me. This is just one of the songs that does. I know most people interpret it as a love song, but I think of it as a healing song. When Sadie came, I could feel again. I was so broken and depressed, and she fixed that.

Blackbird- The Beatles

Oh hey, life band.

But The Beatles are kinda a life band for everyone. But anyway, this has long been my favorite Beatles song. Nathan and I sing to Sadie every night before bed, and we sing this one a lot. I think it has such a good message of hope and rebuilding and overcoming trials.

Never Grow Up- Taylor Swift

Pretty explanatory. If you are a parent, this song will probably always make you cry.

Well now that I have bored you with explanations of the songs I chose, let me bore you with 13 minutes of my baby!