outdoors and a bath

Brother and Sister love

confessions of a tired momma

Saturday morning conversation:

jaden: mom, can i go outside and play?

me: um...don't you think you want to watch some more tv?

jaden: i don't think so

me: but did you see what is on? its 321 penguins. you love that show!

jaden: well, okay. i guess i'll go watch tv. do you think i can go play outside later?

me: we'll see.


i'm preparing my speech right now for mom of the year.

mom update

i talked with mom yesterday. she had a follow-up MRI and everything looked great...so she and dad are planning on leaving Florida to head home today! She will be in pain for quite some time, but the doctor just said it will need time to heal on its own.


thanks so much for your prayers!

i figured out how to upload pics...its Embarrassingly easy

a couple more

random pics

by the way

parker had a doctor's appointment yesterday.

she is 9 lbs and 9 oz. 21 inches long.

she is in the 25% of height and 50% of weight.

you can draw your own conclusions. :)

i have heard your cries for pictures and video. i am not ignoring, i just need to take the time to do it.

reality check

i got a call from my mom yesterday. we chit chatted for awhile until i realized that yesterday was the day they were supposed to be leaving to go back home to indiana (they are snow birds). she was calling me from florida, so i knew something was up.

mom was in a biking accident and fractured her pelvis in 2 areas. yeah...not good. she sounded good on the phone, but she also mentioned that she was hopped up on pain meds. ultimately, she is not allowed to put weight on her pelvis for 4 weeks.

you want some entertainment? try at this very moment to not put weight on your pelvis.

little bit tricky, isn't it?

now granted, this is the same woman who went through labor and delivery (with me) with two leg casts (one up to her thigh, the other her knee). she was a lot younger then too. it kind of freaked me out and brought me back to reality. my parents are human and fragile and will not be here forever.

while i was talking to mom, i found myself having two simultaneous and opposite reactions to her injury:

first one: i immediately wondered if this was going to screw up our plans with her this summer.

second one: i wanted to jump on a plane with parker and go take care of her.

so i was selfish and unselfish at the same time. weird. i'm not going to overanalyze this since i don't think its healthy to spend too much time in my head (that place is scary).

anyways, if you think about it, pray for my mom and dad. dad is doing a good job of taking care of her, but it is a bit of a role reversal for him.

its a little weird, but nice

so my post baby body is squishy and mishapen. i knew it would be that way, but i'm still frustrated by it.

sunday i was getting dressed for church and jaden walked in. he looked up at me and said "mom, you look so beautiful." and then he paused and said "when we get home from church i think i will marry you."

i'm not gonna lie...it helped. :)