California May

May this year has flown by! Actually this entire year has been going so fast I can't blink without things in my life changing! Brynlee is now 7 months old, crawling, and is so much fun! She is generally a happy baby, hardly ever crying. She does however like to scream to get my attention. She still tries to get into her dirty bundles of joy and spread the love around. She loves to eat,...

This is chocolate, not poo.

Mothers Day this year was so wonderful! Austin is so good to me. It also meant something completely different then last year. First of all I am a mother, and second I now know what my mother went through to bring me into this world.  I am so grateful for her! Austin took me out to dinner the night before, then cooked me a delicious dinner with scrumptious cookies! We skyped our families and we even got to skype Ben ( he was skyping my mom on her computer and we were skyping Tiff). It was a most wonderful day!

We also bought Brynlee a swimming suite! She loves the water!

Happy Mothers Day

           Happy Mothers Day to a most wonderful Mother! This Beautiful woman will probably never know how much I truly love and appreciate her. She is a big reason I am who I am. I love her so very much and wish that I could be there to spend this special day with her! I love you mom.

Bouncy Bounce....

Brynlee has found a new love for moving! She loves her jumper! With this much energy already, I can only imagine how busy this little body will be when she starts to crawl and walk! I am going to have my hands full!

Pooh Dough

Pooh Dough. Yes, it is exactly what you are thinking... Life as a mother could never be boring, at least not in this mother's house. Brynlee is full of surprises, both pleasant and unpleasant... but most being pleasant. I guess that is why today's unpleasant surprise was only unpleasant for about ten minutes. Brynlee has found her voice. She could give Austin's family while playing games (which can become very loud) a run for their money! She loves to babble, gurggle, and yell. She is not much of a crier, but when she is upset you, and all around you, know she is not a happy camper! Today has been full of noise in our little apartment. Austin pulled a muscle in his back yesterday and has been home with a headache. He not fully appreciating the noise tried to ignore it with some sleep. I also have become good at letting her work her problems out and got on the computer to try and find something that I could do other then heat and IBU to help Austin out. Well, I was on the computer for about fifteen minutes when I realized that there was no noise coming from behind me... I glanced over at the couch, where Austin had fallen asleep and where Brynlee was no longer playing on the floor with her toys. Out of the corner of my eye I see her over by the door. You can imagine my surprise to find her all the way across the room... And my shock when I realize what had lured her over there. Earlier I had thrown a poopy diaper over to the door to take out when I next left. Brynlee had found this little bundle interesting enough to venture over and pry it open. Yes my daughter was covered in pooh, as was the tile and the carpet. "Oh Yuck!" I exclaimed, and she looked over startled, then smiled to see me on my way over to pick her up... Into the tub it was for her and mom was totally disgusted!

What is there to learn from all of this?
1. Your baby wont die from playing in pooh (and hopefully won't get sick)
2. To never leave dirty diapers where they can tempt curious little bodies
3. Laughing is a great remedy for what could be a very frustrating situation

I love being a mom! There is nothing greater that I could be doing with my life. What a blessing!