This Boy

Happy Birthday little man! (How long will he be okay with me calling him that?) He truly looked like a little old man when he was born 9 years ago. He had his slicked back hair and his heart was beating at about 250 beats per minute. Twice as fast as most newborns. He was in the ICU for a week or so until the doctors could figure out the right combination of medicine to give him. When none of it was working, the cardiologist came in with the baby paddles. (You know, the kind they use for heart attack victims, except these were for little ones. )Right as the doctor was ready to use the paddles on him, he decided to have his heart beating normally. We quickly learned that is his personality. He truly marches to the beat of his own drum!

It’s Almost Over!

This month has been insane! Between all the school activities and programs, and birthdays, I am exhausted! The picture above is the last of my daughter’s birthday parties. It has been a 3 week celebration between my family, my husband’s family, our own family, and finally here with her friends. In both my husband’s and my family, there are 9 birthdays in May and early June.

There are 7 days of school left, and all the parents are counting down the days! I think I am more excited than the kids – no more driving back and forth to school, no more homework….although, I have traded in our school schedule to now an insanely busy summer schedule….

The above picture is of a field trip I went on with the kindergartners. It was at a ranch where the kids got to ride ponies, go on a hayride, and have a picnic. We were sitting in the hayride in this picture. The horses came right up to where we were sitting, and the kids got to feed them some hay. It was all good and fun until the wind kicked up, hay got in our eyes, and we were covered head to toe in the itchy stuff! It was quite funny actually, but there were kids screaming because some of the horses got a bit too close.

What a scene, isn’t this pretty?

The Best Mother’s Day Gift…..Ever!

I was blessed with this little peanut 6 years ago today…Mother’s Day 2003. She is my spunky, friendly one who will tell everyone she sees today that it is her birthday. Her little “go after it” personality was apparent day one when she decided to come into the world on Mother’s Day instead of the next day when she was scheduled. Happy Birthday little Belle, you are going so fast, we love you so much!