Its OK thursday...

   Decided to link up with Sara, one of my good friend from high school this morning on her "It's ok thursday" series!  Probably won't do it every Thursday. Just felt the need to join her today! :)

                                                           
  Happy Thursday ya'll!

   Its OK...

    that when my almost 3 year old asks me for the hundredth time "Why" I eventually decide to respond with "That is the question of the day isn't it?"

    that I hate going to the doctor SO much that I called 3 different nurses to clarify if I REALLY needed to go see my OBGYN. Thankfully the third one told me no and in the end she was right!

     that one of my best friends asked me yesterday if I wanted some Amish friendship bread and at first I thought "free home cooked bread!? Why yes, I would love some!" Only for her to tell me that I have to cook it and I laughed and told her No thanks!

   that Anthony keeps me updated on the news b/c even though I stay home all day I don't watch one min of tv...not one...seriously.

   that as I was washing my hands this morning Alexander decided to pull my pants down mid rinse! It's also ok that I was so shocked I didn't know how to respond!

   that sometimes the only way I make it through the day with a 2 year old and 9.5 month old is lots of praying, way to much chocolate and my best friend Alli.

   that even though I don't have a newborn anymore I sometimes still lay in bed at night and question whether I took a shower that day.

  that I eat oatmeal for breakfast and have everyday for the last 5 years!

  that Ant and I have been married 4 years in August and I have been pregnant or breastfeeding all but 4 months of those 4 years! Can we say hello hormones? Sorry babe!

  that I love my mini van and couldn't imagine my life without it!

  that I have seriously BROKEN every single cell phone I have ever owned.

   that I am 99.9999999% sure I am done having kids and Anthony will randomly bring up having a third!

                                            

Thanks Uncle J!

     Woke up this morning to a video in my inbox from wonderful Uncle J! Alexander loves him so much! Thanks Uncle J for making me laugh at 6:30 this morning!

      
                                                    

Catching up...they grow so fast!

  We have been out enjoying the weather so I haven't been blogging much! Here are a few pics that we have captured lately!

The Camden "scrunchy nose" smile. It's his trademark!

Alexander LOVES to chase these poor ducks! I feel so bad for them!

Poor ducks were petrified!

Ant and his mini me.

His pouty lip.

There it is again! Scrunchy nose!

GQ quality right there! ;)

 

                                                    

A miracle that is Nana...

    I debated over and over again whether to write about this subject, but my heart is so full I simply couldn't resist.   
     It was two years ago yesterday Mrs. Sue got into her tragic car accident that changed her life and our family's life forever.  I will never forget sitting at the computer, killing time while Alexander took his afternoon nap when I got the call. I answered the phone and could immediately hear the fear in Anthony's voice.  He called from work to tell me Grandma Elsie had called and said Mrs.Sue was in a very BAD accident. He said he wasn't sure what that meant, but she was being flight lifted to UVA medical center and he was on his way there.
   I immediately hung up the phone, felt my heart hit my stomach and began to wheep. I didn't understand what was happening and now two years later I know I will never understand.  I remember getting Alexander up, holding him, pleading with God, "Please don't take Nana God. Please don't take Nana. We need her God! Please, please, please don't take Nana."
   And while I do not wish to get into details we watched her fight this battle with courage, strength and faith, surgery after surgery, bad news, good news, then bad news. All the while trusting that the Lord was in control. And although during the time I was constantly questioning God over and over again, I know that he was in control because she is a miracle.  It is only by God's grace that she is where she is today.

    Looking back I NEVER let myself imagine what it would be like if the Lord were to take her before we were ready. A world without a Nana..well it would be no good at all. She is a believer, a doer, a joy, an inspiration, a lover, has always taken me under her wing when the going got tough and she makes this world a better place. And my boys...well they NEED their Nana. Alexander is Nana's biggest fan and he loves her with all his little heart.
    I said all this to say, even though the pain is still somewhat raw, we are so thankful to God for the miracle of Nana. She is a blessing and we love her more than words could EVER say.

Nana and her boys.

                                                     

Happy St. Patty's Day!

     Alexander is at such a fun age we decided we were going to have a little fun with St. Patrick's Day this year!  We set up shop the night before and were super excited about all the witty comments we thought he was going to come up with! He was over the moon excited, but thought we needed to find the "sweet Leprechaun" to give him his hat/pot of gold back! We had to explain to him a few times that the Leprechaun left the goodies just for him! After it sunk in he exclaimed, "AWW I love the Leprechaun! He is so sweet! I want to hug him!"
     He reassured me before we put him down for his nap that the Leprechaun was going to come and leave him some more gold coins while he was sleeping. I had to explain that he only comes once a year. Alexander wasn't very happy, but honestly I don't think he was fooled. Anthony went to lay him down for his nap and before he shut the door Alexander popped his head up and said, "Thank you for my Gold coins!" hahaha  We enjoyed a fun filled day of green foods and chocolate loot!

Who knew a Leprechaun knew how to cook muffins!?

Following his green path to find his pot of gold!

"Look Momma! He wrote me a letter!"

"Oh no he peed in my potty. Why is it green?"

                                                 

Happy 9 months Love Bug!

Camden Thomas is 9 months old....he is STILL my Momma's Boy!

Favorite things: jumparoo, cups, empty bottles, any teething rings, puffs, baby mum mums

Favorite food: bananas, mixed veggies, sweet potatoes and carrots

Least favorite Food: still hates applesauces, he also hates anything cold

Favorite person: He seems to want Alexander's attention all the time.

Favorite things to do: "turbo" rolling, taking big brother's toys, going for walks in the trike, grabbing Dadda's beard, snuggling, hugging and kissing.

New things/Milestones: Camden is finally sitting up completely by himself, on the verge of crawling, mimicking us and getting good at feeding himself.

   I cannot put into words how sweet Camden Thomas is. When I get him out of the bed he pulls himself in, gives me an open mouth, slobbery kiss on my face and than hugs me until I pull him away to feed. Melts my heart every single time! He loves to spend hours in the ergo carrier, as close to me as he can possibly be. He wants to be held a lot, but will stay pretty content playing in the floor by himself.
   One thing  he really loves to do right now is play with Anthony's beard. I see him staring at it across the room sometimes, itching to get to Ant's face. I think it's a comfort thing for him and its so sweet to watch him touch his Dadda's face over and over again and just smile!
     Camden was 20lb3oz at his 9 month check up! Pretty hefty since he was born at 5lb16oz! He is currently in 12 month clothing and might be heading into 18 month pretty soon! He is finally catching up with his big brother! I love very single roll and dimple! He is simply delicious!  

                Happy 9 Months Camden! We love you SO very much!