Parker turned one year old today as all of you know. Do you know what else he did? TOOK HIS FIRST STEPS!!!! Can you believe it? We went to have lunch with Daddy at work so my parents could see the Turner Campus and Cartoon Network. We were in his work area and Parker stood up and took three or four steps to get over to Chris!!! He was so nonchalant, you would think he did it all the time! It looks like he was just waiting for the perfect moment to showcase his new skill. The rest of the day was pretty relaxed and focused around preparing for the big party on Saturday. We've got our pirate hats and we're ready for a Parrrrrrty!
Happy Birthday my sweet baby Peanut. You are the light of my life and I could not possibly be more proud of the wonderful little person you are becoming and already are. I love you so much and always will. xoxoxo Mommy
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Mima's visit
Mima came in to town last weekend to help us prepare for Parker's birthday party! Parker spent his first whole day with her while I went to work, and they both had a great time! She helped us get the house in shape and entertained Peanut while I got some school work done.
As she always does, Mima took some great pictures. I'll write more on Sunday after Parker's birthday party has happened and update those of you who can't come on how it went. I can't believe tomorrow is his birthday- ONE year old already!
Monday, October 20, 2008
Sorry... I fell off the Blog Wagon!
Life has been really busy lately, and blogging fell off my list for a few weeks. Sorry for the lapse of information! :) We are all alive and kicking! In fact, a very special little Peanut is about to have his very first birthday party!!! In spite of the fact that I am having a bit of a personal crisis over the realization that my tiny baby boy is already a whole year old, we are throwing him a costume party at the house and have invited family and friends to come help us celebrate. To those of you who live far away, we will miss you and wish you could join us!
Chris, Parker and I are going to be a band of pirates, Grandma is going to be a French painter (as she will be painting faces), Grandpa is going to be a German Band man, and Mima and Papa have a funny surprise costume. We'll have games, food, and of course, a cake for Peanut to eat/play with/dive into or whatever he should choose to do with it. I have a lot of planning and orchestration to accomplish between now and then, but we'll pull it off somehow.
I finished my first online class last week with a 92%. Not too shabby! I start my next class this Wednesday. I wish I had a little more time to gather my thoughts before I start class #2, but I should survive. I've been in a little funk the past couple of weeks because I have so many commitments and not a lot of time to just relax. It scares me because I think that is just how life is going to be from here on out. I will always be a little overwhelmed, a little under-rested, and feel a little like a chicken with my head cut off. It's this crazy thing we call life!
Parker has become such a little boy. He is so expressive, funny, adventurous, and sweet. What a lucky Mom I am. I just hope I don't blink and realize he's graduating high school. The pace of this whole thing is really scary, and frankly, a little sad. I'm so happy for Parker that he is learning and growing and developing, but I will miss that sweet little bundle that I brought home from the hospital what feels like days ago. Sigh... (Ok- I'm actually getting teary, so I better get to work).
Love,
Laura
Chris, Parker and I are going to be a band of pirates, Grandma is going to be a French painter (as she will be painting faces), Grandpa is going to be a German Band man, and Mima and Papa have a funny surprise costume. We'll have games, food, and of course, a cake for Peanut to eat/play with/dive into or whatever he should choose to do with it. I have a lot of planning and orchestration to accomplish between now and then, but we'll pull it off somehow.
I finished my first online class last week with a 92%. Not too shabby! I start my next class this Wednesday. I wish I had a little more time to gather my thoughts before I start class #2, but I should survive. I've been in a little funk the past couple of weeks because I have so many commitments and not a lot of time to just relax. It scares me because I think that is just how life is going to be from here on out. I will always be a little overwhelmed, a little under-rested, and feel a little like a chicken with my head cut off. It's this crazy thing we call life!
Parker has become such a little boy. He is so expressive, funny, adventurous, and sweet. What a lucky Mom I am. I just hope I don't blink and realize he's graduating high school. The pace of this whole thing is really scary, and frankly, a little sad. I'm so happy for Parker that he is learning and growing and developing, but I will miss that sweet little bundle that I brought home from the hospital what feels like days ago. Sigh... (Ok- I'm actually getting teary, so I better get to work).
Love,
Laura
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Updates...
I realized this morning that I have a number of things on which to update my loyal blog readers. (LOL- :)) Here we go:
1. Atlanta gas crisis: The city has essentially been out of gas for 3 whole weeks. There have been fights at gas stations, cars abandoned on the side of the road, hour long waits at stations that have gas, and people unable to go into work. Rumor has it that today more stations are going to be receiving gas deliveries, so I believe the end is near.
2. Teeth: I have them now, and they look pretty good. They didn't turn me into a supermodel as I had hoped, but they look natural and feel good in my mouth. Good enough.
3. School: Things are going well. You read about the midterm, and other than that it is mostly a lot of busy work. I have only two and a half weeks left in this class, and I'm pretty sure I'll come through with an 'A' which makes me happy.
4. Parker: As always, Parker is wonderful and a constant joy. He is really starting to "talk" more, and has picked up some new words. His vocabulary includes:
-Dada
-Mama
-Kitty
-Juice (or something that sounds a lot like it)
-What is this? (or something that sounds a lot like it)
-I don't know (or something that sounds a lot like it)
He has the most delightful sense of humor and is the highlight of my day, every day. Can you believe in one month our Peanut will be one year old???? It is really blowing my mind.
Let me know if there are other topics I've left hanging. Basically, things are good, I'm really busy, and life is going by at a slightly disconcerting rate. Didn't I just give birth, like, last month?
Happy Wednesday.
-L
1. Atlanta gas crisis: The city has essentially been out of gas for 3 whole weeks. There have been fights at gas stations, cars abandoned on the side of the road, hour long waits at stations that have gas, and people unable to go into work. Rumor has it that today more stations are going to be receiving gas deliveries, so I believe the end is near.
2. Teeth: I have them now, and they look pretty good. They didn't turn me into a supermodel as I had hoped, but they look natural and feel good in my mouth. Good enough.
3. School: Things are going well. You read about the midterm, and other than that it is mostly a lot of busy work. I have only two and a half weeks left in this class, and I'm pretty sure I'll come through with an 'A' which makes me happy.
4. Parker: As always, Parker is wonderful and a constant joy. He is really starting to "talk" more, and has picked up some new words. His vocabulary includes:
-Dada
-Mama
-Kitty
-Juice (or something that sounds a lot like it)
-What is this? (or something that sounds a lot like it)
-I don't know (or something that sounds a lot like it)
He has the most delightful sense of humor and is the highlight of my day, every day. Can you believe in one month our Peanut will be one year old???? It is really blowing my mind.
Let me know if there are other topics I've left hanging. Basically, things are good, I'm really busy, and life is going by at a slightly disconcerting rate. Didn't I just give birth, like, last month?
Happy Wednesday.
-L
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