Hugs & Kisses

Avery is so very proud of her "baby brudder JACK"! It has been hugs and kisses all day long! She just lights up when she sees him and doesn't ever get tired of holding him!


I'm looking forward to them playing together as they grow older, and hopefully they will always be so nice to each other! Ha! :)

A Belated Valentine

We celebrated Valentine's Day a little late this year, but it was worth it! We ate dinner at Cameron Estates Inn ~ child-free! ~ and it was wonderful!

Cameron Estates is a beautiful old mansion, and they serve amazing food! And, of course, the company wasn't bad either!

In the mood for some fluffing

I've been doing a bit of fluffing around the house, although I haven't been able to get as much done as I would like. These days it seems like my "to-do" list is growing bigger, while my time to do things is getting smaller and smaller!

Here's my little bathroom...


It's an extremely modest bathroom (complete with paneling on the walls, a drop ceiling, and ugly marble countertops), but I've tried to make it as homey and cozy as possible...


Even though it's not my dream bathroom (far from it!), it's still fun and rewarding to do whatever you can with what you're given!

Moving Forward

After a rough night with my little baby Jack, I am so tired this morning! But I'm tired of talking about how tired I am, so I'll just leave it at that!

You moms know what I'm talking about.

I've had the most fabulous blog posts formulated in my head during my night-time feedings this past week and then, in the light of day, they are just not so fabulous.

So you'll have to pardon my sorry little blog right now. My brain is just not functioning properly and my posts will probably be pretty lame. I apologize in advance.

Ok, so I've been particularly inspired lately by a commercial, of all things. Have you seen the Bank of America ad with a "moving forward" theme? Here it is...

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Maybe it's because I feel rather stuck right now with this phase of my life, being a young mom and not having as much freedom as I'd like.

It is so exciting, though, to think that there are new possibilities just around the corner of our lives - we just need to keep going! Keep doing, keep loving, keep creating, keep working, keep praying, keep putting others first, keep striving to be better!

Keep moving forward!

4 Weeks!

In some ways, time is just crawling by and other times I can't believe that my little guy is almost a month old! Wow!!

He's been a pretty content little baby and he sure likes to eat, which keeps me awake at night more than I would like. But hopefully soon he'll sleep for longer stretches at a time (right now he's up every 3 hours, which is normal for his age). I'm trying to be patient and just rest whenever I can.

And my friend Janelle just reminded me to let the day bring what it will and not to put too many expectations on myself, which is exactly the advice I need! If only I would always remember to follow it!