Jake’s mom bought David this magnificent toy that he loved immediately. He’s been playing with it nonstop.
A wonderful mother’s day here. Jake came from Boston with tulips and we sat down and chatted and then went to IKEA to run some errands. Nothing amazing, just a quiet day with my wonderful family. Couldn’t ask for anything better.
And just so you can see that Aurelia isn’t always happy happy joy joy…
Hope your mother’s day was wonderful, too!
Even though this photo is bad quality, it is such a great photo of how awesome David is so I love it. David has always been the kind of kid who plays for hours all by himself. Today, as I was nursing Aurelia and catching up on some TV, I turned around to find David playing quietly. He’s so so awesome.
Today was David’s best friend Joseph’s birthday. Jake’s in Boston so the three of us got in the car and went to the park where it was. I didn’t want David to miss it no matter what. He did have a great time even though we weren’t there for a long time. I am so glad we did go.
The little one slept the whole time.
The rest of our day was quiet and wonderful. I really love being home with my kids. I love my kids. I love my husband. I am feeling so thankful.
This week’s question was “What’s on your to-do list this week?”
Well seeing that I have a newborn, this was easy. Family is all that’s on my todo list this week.
Stamps, epoxy, brads, and a bit of ribbon is it.
This week’s question was “What is your superpower”
I had to think about this one for a while. My first instinct was to write what I might put down on a self-evaluation at work. I am good at getting things done. I execute. This is something that has allowed me to accomplish a lot in my life and it has allowed me to be successful in my career. But, then again, it’s not really my superpower.
My true superpower, i believe, is that i stick by people and will do anything for them. Pleasing others and seeing them happy gives me indescribable joy and I will do pretty much anything to see them happy. I give and love wholeheartedly.
Just some misting and epoxies for this one. And stitching.
This week’s question was “What is the truth?”
This was easy for me. I’ve been thinking lately about how wonderful life is and how lucky and blessed I am. So my current truth is just that: Life is wonderful.
Just some chipboard, punches and ink on this one. Nothing else.
Can you see him smiling there? He is! He is!
And here’s David with teacher Kathleen. We all love her.
Quiet day today. Finally got to do some art. A little bit but still better than none. It was so nice to spend some time with the tags. Jake’s going to be gone some of this weekend but I am still excited to have him for some of the weekend and to spend some time all four of us. I love my family so much and I feel so blessed. Speaking of family, Dad is home safe and sound, thankfully. All in all, a great week!
Here’s David and his teacher Cody. Aren’t they so sweet? David was really odd this morning. He didn’t want to get out of bed. He woke up, took off his pajamas, got dressed, and went back into bed. He kept saying he was still tired. It was really really odd.
I meant to say that the really colorful place where Aurelia was sleeping yesterday was a present from our friend Jess. Something I really wanted so thank you so much Jess! Aurelia loves it too. So does David. He loves playing with the baby toys everywhere. He keeps showing Aurelia his toys too. He’s so sweet.
Here’s Aurelia from this morning. He was actually awake when I took David to school which is pretty rare since the car puts him to sleep asap.
A better night last night. We all slept a bunch more. I decided to give myself the day off and took a morning nap and feel much more rested. The headache is still here but quiet now. The next six weeks promises to be very hectic but a good kind of hectic a new, big step in our life. I can’t wait!
See how he’s sleeping peacefully? So sweet? He didn’t do much of that last night. Nor did David. I think they conspired to make sure I didn’t have a sleep-ful night so here I am tired with a horrifying headache that won’t go away. Ugh.
Thankfully, I have the world’s best husband ever cause he left work early, gassed up both of the cars, went grocery shopping, and then picked up David. He’s an angel. I just was completely useless all day. I slept. I tried to sleep and then slept some more. That was about it.
Here’s the big brother.
My dad had an operation today. Got his gallbladder removed. I am so thankful to know he’s ok and so thankful for iChat and Skype. And the internet. I was there with them as much as possible. Get well quickly, Daddy.
Today was Aurelia’s follow up appointment to make sure he’d gained his weight back. As you can see, he’s not as fan of being weighed. The good news is he’s gained all of the weight back and a bit more. Yey! A lot of photos to share today.
Tonight while I was processing photos, Aurelia was lying in my bed, looking around and David decided he wanted to talk to him and give him hugs and kisses. He kept bringing toys to show the baby. He really is being ultra sweet to Aurelia.
David came home from school covered in green paint today. I mean all over. Like the Hulk. When I left him this morning, he was doing a Mother’s Day project. I wonder if that’s what the green was for.
Here’s one of Aurelia from early in the morning. He loves looking around and watching everything.
And finally another shot of the beautiful tulips.
A lot of little errands again today. I might finally be seeing the bottom of that list which is good cause I’d love to do some art. Let’s see if I get to this week. Oh, and, I hope you get well really soon Daddy, I love you!
Last night was a bit rougher than usual. Not really Aurelia’s fault. He slept earlier at night but for some reason, my head was too busy and I couldn’t fall asleep. I kept tossing and turning. So by the time I decided I could fall asleep, Aurelia was awake again and again. It worked out ok though, I took a nap when we came back from dropping off David to school and I feel less like someone slapped me now. We even ran some errands. Cashed checks, notarized paperwork, etc. I feel good about being able to do some things. No matter how small.
David was being an angel at school again. I love watching him play and discover new things at school. I am so glad he is happy there.
We also got confirmation that Aurelia’s cord blood was successfully stored. This is something we decided at the very last minute. We never did it for David and we couldn’t decide if we should for Aurelia or not. As it turned out, the yearly cost was quite low so it just came to the one-time collection fee and we decided better safe than sorry. Especially if we decide not to have any more kids. Now that it’s come and gone, I am really glad we did it. And I hope we never, ever need it.
These are cupcakes Jake’s office sent us when we came home from the hospital. Don’t they look amazing? Yesterday, one of my old colleagues from work brought over 6 dishes for us to enjoy while we’re home. Everything from soup and salad to main dishes to dessert. People’s generosity and kindness leaves me in awe.
Days are passing uneventfully here, which, to me, is a good sign. Another relaxing day. David went to his friend’s birthday party, we watched some TV, ate some, slept some, and that’s about it.
Here’s Aurelia accomodating me as I try a new pose. He did get annoyed about two seconds after I snapped this.
Here’s David with his hair short. Yes, not nearly as cute but now he can see.
Catalyst sixty is: What’s the best vacation you ever had? Where was is to and why is it the best?
Here’s my text:
I thought about this one for a long time. Honestly, I’ve had two “best vacation” experiences. The one I decided to highlight here is our honeymoon to the Seychelles islands.
Coincidentally, this was the number one choice for both of us and while the trip was obscenely long and they lost our luggage when we got there, it was worth every single minute. The beaches, the nature and the wildlife at the Seychelles is absolutely breathtaking. We were relaxed, happy, and loved everything about this paradise on earth. I will never, ever forget this trip.
The one I didn’t highlight here was our cross-country trip. In 2003, we both quit our jobs and decided to move across the county. We bought a car and visited 40 states. We camped, we visited all the national parks, we ate both good and really bad food. We spent the whole summer in our little Civic and had a total blast. Another vacation I will never, ever forget.
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