all the 'news'

• the new 'snorting' noise nathaniel's making in the picture - ofewwooooofewwoooooofffff.
• the new tooth
• the new slobbery kisses he plants on daddy and me
• the new steps nathaniel is taking and his confidence in each one. we're in big big trouble.
• the new sleep schedule of 8pm to 7am. lovely.
• the fun of spending the weekend with david and nathaniel and have a good time just playing with the toys from the attic and chasing him all over the house.
• a clean den with washed sofa cushions and open windows.
• the smell of the tea olives out of my bedroom window.
• plans for spring weekends - spa day, easter, savannah, womyns camp, boat rides and fun with my boys.
• you my little tea olive flower, you. ofewwwoooofewwooooofewooofffff.

the bo bo

is this what they mean by "crabbin'"?


miss peabody likes to lick my toes - she's standing by!

who knew beets were so good?!

life is good!

my dinner companions were just so boring!

i love my swing!

what a year

climbing OUT of the pack and play at aunt michelle and uncle craig's!



a big boy in the new high chair
not too impressed with santa




if 2008 wasn't exciting enough, 2009 is showing up already as something special.
since it's been so long since my last glog, i'll just throw random thoughts down and see where they go. . . .
today i am grateful for

• nathaniel being such a great baby and so fun to hang out with out. he plays and sleeps and eats and smiles and giggles. he loves avocado and banana so i guess i'm already influencing him well. thank goodness.
• a quiet simple family christmas with good food, good friends and family and beautiful weather. being out side in shorts 2 days after christmas.
• making it through hurricane season without an incident in south carolina.
• chilly weather
• good music at the palmetto acoustic shows at muddy waters coffee shop.
• new friends and clare tilly's lady bug birthday party
• women's basketball
• david's shoulder healing well and him progressing through physical therapy
• a turn-around in our communication - we can speak the same language most of the time now.
• hunting season being OVER
• movies and commercials that make david look at me and say, 'are we high?' always makes me spit water through my nose laughing. truely the writers think we're stupid
• real housewives of atlanta - dear god - when are you coming back on? there's a missing link in my life!
• general hospital - oh how you're always there for me!
• movies with benjamin and whitman - giggling to goofy stuff
• miss faye
• new years on brown mountain beach - the king size bed - the oyster roast - the heat - the cold snuggly weather - sweet tea vodka - canned collards when you can't find fresh - hoppin' john - not getting in the car for 4 days - 5 hour monopoly games - no tv - great conversation - great sleep - 3 buck chuck - easy friendships - craig and michelle - ron and wendy
• president obama
• accountability
• president and mrs obama escorting w to the helicopter to make sure he was good and on it!
• obama's 'shut the fuck up face' - according to john stewart. . . .
• my birthday celebration at the red orchid and muddy waters
• my new bracelet celebrating my life
• dog and cat food for the shelter
• good friends at work
• baby hobie is almost here!
• baby luci is here!
• reconnection with old friends on facebook
• the voyeristic side of me loving facebook
• dad's birthday and our trip to visit - he and chris getting to spend time with nathaniel
• visiting with evan, michelle, josh
• aveda hair spas
• 3 buck chuck
• oyster roasts
• hand me downs
• taxes being complete
• being able to pay what we owe and have leftover cash for fun.
• cds for the car
• ipod for the house
• new music every other week
• chandler's continued 4.0 while being a cadick
• abbie getting used to nathaniel
• mom being close
• scary as it sounds to say. . . keller
• my girls
• therapy
• a spa day complements of work
• new talent to interview - new blood in the office
• a weekend with NO plans
• deborah and tammy singing 'take this job and shove it' - natasha singing 'redneck woman'
• victor's bday party
• again - a weekend with NO plans!
• you my little blank dayplanner, you!
  
  
  
  
  
  

the 44th president of the united states!

• barack obama - his vision, his clarity, his hope, his commitment.
• the american people for being willing to be ready for this change!
• nathaniel in his tie dye onesie this morning to celebrate!

right now

miss faye and the wee one

• 
  finally got the bottom lip picture. too funny!
  
  
  nathaniel having the perfect place to go everyday.
• miss faye who loves on him and takes care of him and bathes him after each poop.
• his smiling or sleeping face each afternoon when i pick him up and his smile each morning when he sees her.
• poop!
• g diapers. flushable, biodegradable, soft, lovely diapers to cover his hiney.
• not having to buy diapers yet!
• sleeping the night - other than him getting up to eat at 3:30 this morning - he's slept the nights through since i went back to work. jacked up bottles for long sleeps rock!
• cuddles
• coos
• big d's birthday today - dinner with he, shelbs and nathaniel.
• a fun trip to the mountains for big d and shelbs. a cabin and harmon lodge and the fox fire museum - doesn't get much better.
• fresh apples for us from the mountains
• being able to ease back into work w/o a lot of expectations that i should still know what the hell is going on!
• in advance: being fully prepared to take the certification test next tuesday - passing of which is a pay increase and incentive package.
• preparation for a promotion in the coming months.
• candice passing her cert test last week.
• candice and mandy taking such good care of my people that no one dropped off.
• a paycheck tomorrow!
• in advance: tropical storm hanna staying a tropical storm as it comes on land in the next day.
• in advance: hurricane ike slowing down and turning back into the ocean without hitting any land
• and a safe place to go to poppie's mountain cabin if we have to evacuate.
• flowers when i got back to work from janet - yellow roses
• karen karen karen - her insight and love
• health insurance that covers all that i've needed it to over the past few months.
• a medical savings account that covers what the insurance doesn't.
• a plan for seeing mamma mia this weekend finally with the wee one.
• family time.
• david making the bottles every morning for miss faye's.
• david and the bobo.
• you, my little g diaper, you!

faith

nathaniel and shaelyn at a folly wedding

naked baby! he covered himself up!
ready for church


i'll have to admit that waking up this morning i wasn't too sure of how i would feel. today is carson's 4th birthday and having nathaniel here hasn't lessened the pain of losing carson - not that i thought it would - i just am surprised how much the pain hasn't been lessened.


when i got up with nathaniel at 5 this morning, i was most grateful for him and the love i have for him. and i was most grateful for the love i have for carson and the lessons he taught me through his pregnancy and through his death. he's definately made me a better mom for the turtle tot. so today i am most grateful for:

• patience and reflection
• faith
• nathaniel
• 3 poops at 5am!
• david
• sam and ben's arrival - although very early - the happy outcome. 2 months in the nicu is ahead of them, but in advance, grateful that they will be well taken care of.
• nicole and eric's faith and determination to add more to love into their family.
• miss faye - i couldn't have imagined or dreamed someone better to take care of my boy when i'm at work.
• having the summer to spend with nathaniel - to love on him and smooch on him and nap with him and play with him.
• nathaniel's smiles.
• an almost giggle this morning when the outfit didn't fit and i started laughing.
• david planning for us to go to magnolia gardens today as a family to play.
• you, for being supportive and loving us always in all ways.