Hey, Soul Sister??

I seriously believe that Audrey Hepburn and I must share a kindred spirit, or at the very least would have been great friends if our paths had ever crossed. . .is the quote so "me" or what??

"I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipstick. I believe in Pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing; kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles."

-Audrey Hepburn

 

And just some useless information. . . if you didn't know, May is Audrey Hepburn month, since her birthday was May 4th-she would have been 81 years old.

Why?

So, it's been a hard couple of weeks for us, with Jarrod being gone and us being sick. But in comparison to what so many around us are dealing with, we are so very, very blessed. Is it just me or does it seem like tragedy, pain and death has just been overwhelming lately? Maybe, it's because I am getting older and I am more aware about these things, or maybe it's because my circle of friends and acquaintances is larger? There have been four deaths that have touched someone in my life in the past couple of weeks. One is, as some of you may or may not know, one of my best friends and college suite-mate, Sam lost her baby this past Thursday. She was 21 weeks along in her pregnancy and expecting their second child, a boy they were going to name Kellan. I can't tell you how much my heart aches and breaks for her and her family. They had the funeral on Saturday and all I could think about was what a horrible day Sunday, Mother's day, was for her. How do you even go about grieving for a child you never met, held or knew? Then I found out this morning that a girl I work with had a friend that just died. She was only 34 years old and has three kids, the oldest 10 years old and the youngest 3 months old. She was diagnosed with breast cancer while she was pregnant, so by the time she delivered and it was safe to take treatments it had spread and there was nothing the doctors could do for her. Wow. That's just so tough for me, I can't even imagine? I have a really hard time wrapping my brain around tragic events like this. I do know that God has a plan and we should see that there is some good that comes out of all bad situations, but I have to be honest, sometimes I wonder what the good is in times like these. Why do bad things happen to such good people? Life just seems so unfair sometimes.

I stumbled upon these song lyrics and thought that I would share:

Happy Mother's Day to ME!!

Jarrod and Stratton gave me my mother's day present Friday night, so that I could use it Saturday morning. . . .

A Keurig Coffee Maker!! Yay!! And Gloria Jean's Hazelnut coffee! (My FAV!) Too bad I waited till about 8:30 last night to get it out of the box and try to set it up- turns out the one Jarrod picked up had been previously used and taken back to the store!! Just my luck! Also, they took the free box of sample coffee that came with it! Lucky for me I have the world's sweetest husband, who took it back early this morning and set it up while I was still asleep so I could have my coffee this morning! And let me tell you it was Amazing!! I have to be honest, I have been skeptical about the one-cup brewing system, how could it possibly make a great cup of coffee?  But to my surprise it was by far the best cup of coffee I have had outside of a coffee shop. (Sorry, Grandma. Your Bunn is still good, but you really need to get one of these!) It was so smooth and the perfect temperature, even though mine doesn't have a temperature setting and that worried me because I like my coffee stoking hot! And you don't have to be a coffee fanatic, they make K cups with all kinds of teas and hot chocolates, too! Anyway, I LOVE it and I think I have the best family in the world. Now, I think I am going to make make myself another cup of coffee. . . .

More Crawling Videos

I am posting these mainly for Jarrod since he is in Little Rock and missed out on all the excitment yesterday. . .

Busy Boy!

So, yesterday was a big deal for our little guy! He has been on the verge of crawling for quite some time, he has even made a few "shuffles" but hasn't ever really moved more than a couple of feet. Well, yesterday he took off and has been on the move ever since! He also decided to pull the cat's tail while she was asleep- not his best decision ever. She scratched the back of his head pretty bad. I think he really scared her, she is usually really good around him and other kids, but I guess being asleep and getting "attacked" she just went into her natural defense mechanism! She knew she was in big trouble as soon as she did it though. I guess we will have to watch them more carefully now. Kitty might be getting de-clawed or put outside permanently if she can't control herself better! Then he pushed a plant off a table, opened a cabinet door and tried to pull up on the ottoman and office chair! Whew! It was a busy afternoon! I stayed home with him because he was running a little fever and even though I thought it was just from an incoming tooth, they still can't go to daycare with a fever. Ends up, after one dose of Tylenol he acted just fine the rest of the day and never had anymore fever. He did take three good, long naps which also might have helped him feel better and have so much energy! I am actually glad I got to stay home with him, otherwise I might have missed his first real crawling! I took a ton of videos since Jarrod is gone. I didn't want him to miss it!  I might post a couple more later so that he can see them tonight.

[talking to his reflection in the glass]

[all smiles after a good nap]

[playing peek-a-boo behind the ottoman]

[pushing the plant off the table]

[leaves a mess wherever he goes!]

He's on the move!!

This weekend he really starting "shuffling" but wouldn't crawl more than just a few feet, but today he took off, and has really been on the move this evening! I took off work today and stayed home with him since he was running a little fever this morning. I think he is just getting a new tooth. But throughout the day he has gradually gone further and further, so I am really glad I was home today to get his first crawls on camera!!

Jennifer's Baby Shower

Due to the weather, we were only able to decorate about an hour before the shower, so it didn't get as much "tweaking" as I would have liked, but the main thing is that Jennifer had a great shower and got lots of great baby stuff and we were all able to spend the day together! Here are some pics of the table. I made the banner, cupcake toppers, candy bars, Hershey kisses and decorative tins. I also made the oreo truffles on sticks and pretzel sticks and cream cheese mints-all BLUE of course!!

Stratton looked so cute, I wish I had taken more pictures at the shower, but I was busy watching Jennifer opening all her neat stuff. And also watching my son be passed around! He was quite the attraction!

I think Jennifer still has one more shower at her school but she shouldn't need much! She got loads of stuff-and she got a good mix of both practical and cutesy stuff! She is due June 12th just 6 weeks away! It's weird to think when I was as far along as she is I had a baby?!