Fabulous Friday

Today was amazing. We ventured down to my husband's family farm with E for the first time. To say he loved it would be an understatement. He sat on a Harley, rode in a golf cart, pet a calf, fed horses, sat on a horse, checked out tractors, sat in antique cars, played with cats/dogs, but the best part...meeting his Great Grandfather. I stayed back while my husband, his father, and my ventured to the log cabin together. From what I heard, that curiousity and big smile softened that tough old man right up. So yes, today was fabulous!

Wonderful Wednesday

I have no idea what the deal is today, I have been feeling a little off. I was fine early this morning but then it hit like the clouds that were outside earlier today. So in an effort to combat this, I am posting three wonderful things about today.

1) I am working from home!
2) My baby boy is napping peacefully in nothing but a cloth diaper. ;o)
3) My sweet hubby is singing (loudly) to Pearl Jam from his man cave. I can hear him as I am working.

Goodbye blues...

A Bond like No Other

There are not words that adequately explain the bond between my husband and our son. I feel like this picture summarizes it perfectly. In fact, it nearly bring me to tears. My husband has embraced fatherhood with more dedication, commitment, and affection than I could have ever hoped for. E adores is daddy and mimics him often. It fills my heart with love to see this tiny hand pressed against the window watching his father. The father who was the first to hold him after he entered this world, the father who has sacrificed his career for him, the father who has reinvented himself to be the best for him each day. I feel no jealously over this bond the two of them share, it is what I have prayed for. Thank you Lord for answering my prayer.

Just Add Water...

As I mentioned in my previous post, our family has a lot of fun in our yard. NK and I always dreamed of having a big yard with trees. We both grew up with lots of space, NK on a 200 acre family farm and me on 10 acres. I am still amazed at our lot and how it met all of those requirements. Heck, we even have a creek!

Watching Daddy fill the Pool

Last week we had yet another sporadic Summer like day in the midst of Spring. So we decided to pool out the baby pool for last year and let E go for a swim. He loved it! The whole process took less that 15 minutes including filling up the pool, changing E into a swim diaper, and lathering up with sunscreen. That was much less time that it would have taken to pack our stuff and head to a public pool not too mention cheaper. The only down side was the royal fit he threw when it was time to get out!

Hi mama!

"This pool is too full!"

19 Months

Another month has come and my boy is now 19 months. I feel like his Daddy and I have lived a lifetime in those 19 months. Emory is such a joy for us both. He keeps us going when we feel we can't, he makes us smile when we are sad, and has bonded us as a family. As I mentioned in a prior post, I lost the father last month. It has been an excruciatingly painful process for me, my husband, my sisters,our mother, as well as extended family and friends. Through it all, this long haired smiling boy has kept me going. I know my dad would want me to waste no time being sad and continuing being a great mom to him. And after looking at that cute face? I think I can handle that.

Loving Home

My how I have missed blogging! It takes some time for me to get in to the groove so sometimes I put it off until I have uninterrupted time. Lately for me, that has been never but slowly but surely things are getting back to "normal" or should I say my "new normal." I have been thinking tonight about how from the outside looking in my life with NK and EAK may seem boring to others. We spend a lot of time here at our house doing regular life things with just us three. Of course, I get together with my playgroup once per month and other mamas, go to family gatherings, etc but we are not a socially active family. And I think for the most part we like it that way! Is that bad? It is bad that we love being in our dream house? Is it bad that rather than being out in the congested metro area we would rather take a walk in our quiet neighborhood and "explore" our 2 acre lot? . It is bad that rather than buying a summer pool pass we fill up the baby pool and stay in the yard? It is bad that we eat mostly home cooked meals? Is it bad that I am content to be with my husband, my son, and my two dogs? I am not saying that we are hermits by any stretch but we really enjoy the comforts of our home. We have worked hard to be here and gosh darn we want to enjoy it! I am not entirely sure how or why we collectively adopted this way of living. I am not sure if it because I commute almost 2 hrs to work or if our single income forces us to cut entertainment or that we despise traffic/congestion but whatever it is I am OK with it. I in no way feel slighted that we don't have events to attend every weekend. In fact being overly busy stresses me out! In the end, I guess what I am trying to say is that I am content with being a "homebody." I feel no need to fill up my time with distractions and busyness. I am perfectly content to go into a weekend with no plan at all. And secretly I know was my child gets older those weekend will be filled with sports and activities. So for now, I am kicking back and enjoying the free time.