A Tribute to My Mother

What can you say about a woman who would put her life on hold for 8 weeks to care for you and make your life as easy as possible.

A woman who will take your son outside to "drive" for the hundreth time so you can get some rest.

A woman who will give you a 4am break so you can sleep those last 2 hours of the night by yourself.

A woman who will comfort you through the nerves as your surgery approaches.

A woman who will live with you even though you have 9 month pregnancy hormones and post-pregnancy hormones (scary).

Yes, my mom is the best!!

A MOTHER'S LOVE
A Mother's love is something that no on can explain,

It is made of deep devotion and of sacrifice and pain,

It is endless and unselfish and enduring come what may

For nothing can destroy it or take that love away . . .

It is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking,

And it never fails or falters even though the heart is breaking . . .

It believes beyond believing when the world around condemns,

And it glows with all the beauty of the rarest, brightest gems . . .

It is far beyond defining, it defies all explanation,

And it still remains a secret like the mysteries of creation . . .

A many splendoured miracle man cannot understand

And another wondrous evidence of God's tender guiding hand.
~Helen Steiner Rice~

All By Myself

Well my mother finally had to return home leaving me to fly solo. Not only did we survive we also managed to complete 2 loads of laundry, have dinner on the table every night (except Friday, oops), a playdate, a My Gym class, a lunch date with Ryan and a trip to Target! For the sake of full disclosure I will admit there have been a few meltdowns, many moments where one, two or all three of us have been crying and Chase has watched more TV this week than his whole first year put together but the important part is we survived and everyday is getting easier and easier.

Olivia is doing well. She has been having some belly pains which makes keeping her happy all consuming but seems to be improving. The doctor was very impressed with her 4 pound weight gain in just 4 weeks bringing her to a whopping 11 lbs. She is in the 90th percentile for weight and height. She is also smiling at me when I talk to her and tracks object really well, even turning her head to follow you. She has been going about 3-4 hours between feedings at night which is a blessing.

Chase is doing well. He is growing into such a big boy. Chase had his first experience with watercolor paints this week- he did really well and made some beautiful paintings. We have also had some sticker fun (as pictured above) putting dozens of stickers all over his shirt. Mostly he loves being outside. I let him get all wet when he decided his little car needed a bath. It was really cute watching him meticulously scrub all the parts of that car. It is great living in Florida where the weather allows us to go outside and play almost every day.

Growing Up

Here are the recent pictures of my little guys. Unfortunetly the trip out today has totally worn me out and I have nothing left for blogging. Update to come soon...