thoughts

warning:  this post has no direction

:: i am watching real housewives of beverly hills right now, and i am continually shocked by the size of their lips.  owie.

::  i have 3 classes left in my program... i start one of them tomorrow, 18 weeks, seems so short but soooo long.

::  i offered to sell mason this weekend... i was only half joking.

::  he has grown an attitude within the past week.  we are going to have one VERY interesting two year old on our hands.

::  i am job hunting... anyone lookng to hire an over paid admin?  i'm your girl

::  even though we got everyone sick the weekend of thanksgiving, i was glad to be there.  i missed your faces.

::  i know have FIVE people who read my blog

::  my house is never quiet, unless mason is sleeping.

::  mason rarely sleeps

::  i am beginning to realize what a harry potter nerd i am.  i really love that series.  i am REALLY sad it is over.

::  kelly and i went to see the newest twilight movie.  HYSTERICAL.  in case you get pregnant and your amniotic sac is too tough for the instruments to cut through, you will be happy to know a vampire could bite through it

::  seriously.  lips.  wow.

  this makes me think of you

seriously, could he BE any cuter?  that face gets me everytime.

3 people

there are probably 3 people (and that is stretching it...) that read this.  one of you already  knows this story, so this is for the other two.  :)

mason, as you know, has turned me into a MUSH ball.  i am in car, on my way home, and stopped at a stoplight.  there is this little old man, sloooooooooooooowly crossing the street.  hobbling.  adorable.  so adorable.

i'm watching him cross the street, with his little cane.

and the tears start coming, and keep coming. 

all i can think, is that cute old man, the one with the cane, was someone's baby.  someone cooed at him, burped him, helped him walk....

and mason will (God willing) be that old some day...  sauntering across the street. 

*sigh* 

can't he stay a baby forever?  i'll take the sleep interruptions if he will just stay as he is.

never.

i never thought i would say this... i can't even believe i am thinking this...  but i miss being pregnant.

9 months

my sweet baby,
nine months.  how has it been nine months?  you have slipped into our lives and burrowed yourself into our hearts, and it's true, we can't remember what life was like without you....  you have humbled me quite a bit my sweet boy.  i always thought that i would have the whole mom thing figured out by 6 months.  6 months flew by, and i still feel as clueless today as i did the first time i held you.

i love you more and more everyday.

you have taught me a lot about myself, a lot about my flaws, and even more about how little i am aware of.  you have opened my eyes to the importance of letting go and letting god.  soemtimes when i rock you to sleep i am struck with thoughts of how much i love you and then struck again with how much more god loves you.  it is hard to think, but he knows you even better than i.  i know your mannerisms, he knows the hairs on your head.

i am trying to wrap my head around how you have gone from a sweet snuggly 8 lb 9 oz peanut, into a 18.5 lb, 30 inch tornado!  you are alllllllways on the move.  but you still love to cuddle the mom. i have heard a saying that having a child is like allowing a piece of your heart to wander around outside of your body.... its true.

i love you buddy, you have my heart, you are my heart.

lots of pictures

we've been gone for a long time... no excuses, but it has been busy,we've been sick, busy, sick again, halloween, busy more and sick again.  toss that in with work and school, and bloggin hit the bottom of the to do list.

luckily this post will be very long but mainly full of pictures....

standing!

into.e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g.

possible Christmas card

too cute

everything goes into his mouth

halloween jamas

BIG GIANT noggin

walking everywhere!

cousin baby luke

 the grizzly and his friend the ninja

this is how we spent halloween...

playing in the kitchen

soda boxes are too fun

and just hanging out.

i promise to try to be more consistent.... whethe ror not i will succeed, meh.

Pinterest Day

Coming November 12th.

SO excited.

OMG

MAKE THIS. 

right now. 

i wanted to make chicken tonight, but needed something to spice it up... had some balsamic vinegar, and decided to start google searching for what to do with it. came across this recipe, and decided to try it.  i left out the parsley, sesame seeds, and i used chicken breasts rather than drumettes.  but i want to make a gallon of that sauce and pour it on everything. potatoes, rice, chicken, pork, steak, vegetables, cereal, ice cream... well, you get the picture.  its amazing.  sweeter than i thought i would like, but really, its really good.  REALLY GOOD.

go make it.

now.