Moms Rock

Here are Jason and I as babies with our amazing moms!
Before I was a Mom
Before I was a Mom I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn’t worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom - I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed [...]

Batter Up

Zachary’s first baseball lesson! That’s Daddy coaching and Uncle Brian pitching. We enjoyed an impromptu picnic on the lake here Monday night, courtesy of Jason’s dad. He grilled steak for us and supplied drinks, corn on the cob, avocado salad, chips, and eclairs and strawberries with yogurt for dessert. The evening [...]

Backhoe Loader

When our friends’ son was probably 2 years old, Jason & I were pretty astounded that he could recognize and identify a “backhoe loader” of all things. I had no idea that’s the kind of truck it was; how did he??
Now I get it. Zachary has a continued love for all things that [...]

So far so… big!

Well, as expected, the baby is big! I had an ultrasound yesterday and he was measuring around 8 lbs 3.5 oz already! So we’ll be keeping the Cesarean appointment on the 17th. If I go into labor before then, I’ll give a natural delivery a go. Otherwise, the baby doesn’t need [...]

I was surprised alright!

The ladies in our ABF at church threw me a surprise baby shower!!! And was I ever surprised!!! They went to so much effort from the decorations to the cake and food to the games to the secret invitations to the generous gifts to all the warmth and love they showed to me [...]