My Lil Pumpkin

We went to the pumpkin patch for a little pumpkin fun.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

And my favorite from the day...

Baby Brain

The following is a sampling of reasons why I have recently diagnosed myself as crazy and how I know that I have officially lost it. This list occurred in less than a week's time and all examples are 100% true.

1) When cleaning up dinner tonight, I put two dirty dishes in the fridge instead of the dishwasher.

2) I wore slippers out and didn't realize it until I reached my destination.

3) I have gotten dressed two days in a row and forgot to put on my "undergarments."

4) Coke and Halloween candy have become suitable breakfast items.

5) I took Aaron to pick up his jeep at the shop. The plan was to follow him to drop it off at his mom's and then bring him back home. I honest to God forgot and left him stranded with no ride until I received a call from him 10 minutes later asking where I was. Even then it didn't click that I came home without him. Poor thing had to spell it out for me...

6) I was trying to cook dinner last night and for the life of me could not figure out why our water was not boiling. It took me 10 minutes to realize I had not turned the burner on.

7) After dinner I went upstairs to fold the laundry and realized the clothes were still soaking wet. Surprise surprise...I didn't turn the dryer on either.

8) I locked myself out of the house. Never in my life have I done this...

I guess only getting 3-4 hours of sleep a night for over 3 months has finally made me lose it.

You better lock me up before someone gets hurt or someone goes missing...

Here's to hoping that I don't leave Parker somewhere....I wouldn't put it past me.

Blessed

I have to admit how blessed I feel to be raising Parker with Aaron. We have not had an "easy" first three months with our little guy, but I have had the best partner to tackle the tough times. Aaron has been such a tremendous support for me. He always encourages me to talk about my feelings and struggles as a mom, and doesn't judge me for what I say. He recognizes when I am at my breaking point, and does 100% of the Parker duties (including mid-night feedings) to give me a break. He takes over at night when he gets home from work to give me some time to get stuff done around the house. He encourages me daily to keep my head up and keep going forward. When there are times that I am truly overwhelmed, he encourages me to enjoy every moment, as they will be gone before we know it. Aaron reminds me that this too shall pass (whatever it might be) and that we are in it together. I know without an ounce of doubt that he will be there for me and Parker at any moment in time. He has already had such a strong presence in both of our lives and I feel truly grateful for having him as my husband and my son's daddy.

At church this Sunday my pastor said something that really stuck with me:

"Peace is not the absence of conflict. Rather it is the harmony of all things." This one statement made me look at being a mom in a very different light. I have to realize that we are a family, working together as one to achieve different goals. There will be conflict, hard times, and discouraging moments along the way. But if we work as "one", we will find peace in the midst of it all. I am so lucky to have a husband who I get to share this journey with. One who loves me and Parker unconditionally. One who encourages me daily. One who supports our family structure. One who works hard to provide financially for our family to allow me the chance to stay at home. One who helps me focus on the positive side of things. One who is an awesome dad to his son and an incredible husband to his wife.

Aaron...thank you for the man that you are and the woman that you encourage me to be. I love you to the moon and back ;)

"So when you say forever, can't you see? You've already captured me..."

Who Knew It Could be so Entertaining?

Parker has become very aware of his surroundings and focuses intently on objects around him. We were eating dinner last night and Parker was very interested in something at the dinner table. I was laughing like crazy and just had to get it on video. This is one of several of Parker's followings that night a dinner.

Talk to me...

Here is an example of the very productive conversations that have been occuring at our house for the past week. This conversation is about the parts of the body.

Lesson of the Day

Parker receives "Lessons of the Day" from his Aunt Stacey and Grandma whenever they are visiting. We decided to follow in their footsteps. Below is Parker's Lesson of the Day. He was a wonderful student and he listened intently.

This lesson is brought to you by the letter "G" and the person, Daddy.