Daddy, Mommy and Three Little Babies

Over heard at our house...

BAM!

R: OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

Me: Oh honey, did you hurt your baby toe?

R: No, I hurt my mama toe!

Me: Huh? Mama toe?

R: Yeah...you know. The one next to the daddy toe (points to big toe).

M: Hmmmm....

R: I have a Daddy toe, Mommy toe and three little baby toes.


How stinkin' cute is that?!

Get Your Butt Out There!

My entire life I've danced the line between being an introvert and being an extrovert. My old friends will tell you that I'm wide open, while others that don't know me as well think I'm shy and maybe even unapproachable. I decided two weeks ago to commit to becoming more active in my own life. This started with actually participating in group activities with my local moms club.

I had had a bad run in with a mom, so I was a bit hesitant, but decided to go for it. The first thing was a coffee date, then a backyard playdate, then meeting up with various moms for walks, etc. I have met MANY wonderful women and tons of adorable kids in just two short weeks.

I can honestly say that I am happier than I have been in a long time. :-) Zoloft and the company of peers can do wonders for a woman!

So, I have a challenge for all of my readers. Do something today that makes you uncomfortable. It will be rewarding!

6 Months

Jack had his 6 month well visit today. It went well, other than the shots.


He:
is still working on trying you sit up
is has two teeth and seems to be working on more.
is a mama's boy.
is still a lousy sleeper.
wants to crawl and manages to scooch himself along (usually backwards though).
weighs in at 15 lbs 5 oz.
is quite the snuggle bug.
adores Roo. :-)

Big Ass Bows

I LOOOOOOOOOVE hair bows. I love big ass hair bows. At Festival in the Park, there was a woman who made bows. She had TONS of them for really cheap. I bought three, I should have bought like 20.

Please enjoy the big ass bow pictures :-)



Just because she is cute...

Festival in the Park

We enjoyed an annual Charlotte tradition this weekend. Festival in the Park. It's a really fabulous time with food, art and music. There are always tons of things to do and there are TONS of people. This was both Roo and Jack's first time. And we couldn't have asked for a nicer day. It was in the 70s and we even had to come in sweaters (although those got peeled off later).

Roo had many firsts, among them, festival junk food (turkey legs, giant chips, sno-cones, et al). We ate our weight in JUNK. It was awesome!

Here are some pictures of the day!

Cancer Sux!

Ok, so I never came back yesterday like I promised. I took mama to her oncologist appointment and everything spiraled out from there.

She will be starting chemo (Revlimid & Decadron) on Wednesday. For those who do not know, this is to treat a reoccurance of plasmacytoma (meaning one plasma cell tumor) in her head. She was treated with radiation in 2005 for the first round. This treatment will be closer to the treatment for mutiple myeloma (many tumors) even though she only has the one.

She will take Revlimid in 3 week cycles. 3 weeks on, one week off. The length of her treatment is relatively unknown at this point. The doctor said that she may have 2 or 3 in the first appointment but in the latest appointment was vague and dodged my questions. So at this point, it's a wait and see thing.

She is planning on continuing to work while going through this. So it should be interesting.

I will keep posted as I learn more.

Serious Issues...

Ok, not really...but made you look!

I've had serious issues with writers block. I am going to commit to writing each day this week though and see what comes around.

I have to get ready for mama's oncologist appointment. I'll be back with updates later!

Preschool FUN!

Roo started preschool yesterday. We got off to a great start. She woke up really jazzed about going. It was all fun until it came time for me and Jack to leave her at school. She screamed and cried like never before! It was so pitiful.

I sat outside the room for a minute and peeked in the window. She continued to stand there covering her eyes and screaming, "I DON'T WANT to be here!"

I left, knowing she would be fine. At pick up she was smiling from ear to ear. Turns out she came around and really enjoyed herself. Her favorite part was music class. :-)

Here are some pictures from Tuesday morning.

The Browns are gone...

We knew that they were leaving, but we weren't sure when. Now they are gone.

Jim's family broke the news about 2 months ago that they would be moving to a mystical far off land. They bought a house and started the packing process. They put their house on the market and were on their way.

We sure are gonna miss them being right up the street. Afterall, Roo had gotten used to walking up to see her WHOLE family (on her dad's side, of course) in one weekly visit. It was awesome. Wes and Justin would stop by occassionally. We were constantly watching them skate past our house or hear their friends calling their names up the street. These boys were the boys that got all of the neighborhood kids to play outside. They know how to have fun.

At least this give us an excuse for a road trip!