FFF: Sunshine and Lollipops

Yesterday was just one of those days... 

At 9:25am I texted Adam that the day needed to "Please Be Over!!!!" 

Thankfully it got better as the day went on.

People often have a difficult time believing that my beautiful, happy, smiley, calm baby boy is NOT always sunshine and lollipops. 

To those people, I have one question:

Does THIS look like sunshine and lollipops to you?!

*FFF= Friday Foto Fun

NBR: Seriously?!

I was looking on Craigslist this morning in the part-time work section, when I came across this:

PHYSICIAN ( DOCTOR) NEEDED FOR 

MEDICAL MARIJUANA EVALUATIONS 

Seriously?!

Is it really necessary to clarify that a physician IS a doctor?

Maybe pot-smoking doctors need that extra little reminder?

*NBR: Not Baby Related

7 Months

Let me start by saying that I hope everyone had a FABULOUS Thanksgiving! I know we did!

Next, I want to apologize for being somewhat non-existent... as a blogger and a commenter! I would love to say that I'll do better, but I can't promise that right now. Hopefully after the holidays! Just know I'm still reading and loving every one of your words that I ingest! And I'm oooing and awwing with envy as I SO want to be writing more with you! However, the Bean is all over the place! He's crawling everywhere, pulling up on everything, and really loving the sound his lungs make at full volume (we love it too, as I'm sure you can imagine ;)

Like I said, I SO WANT to recap the trip to Santa Barbara and our wonderful Thanksgiving, and copy-cat all of the fun post ideas y'all have given me, and share recipes, and spill the random pics and tidbits from our days, but at the moment Jackson is down for a (seldom seen) nap, and I may only have about 5 minutes to crank out his 7 MonthDay post and get something in my belly because I'm STARVING!! Long, thoughtful posts will have to wait! Growling tummies take precedence ;)

With Jackson being EVERYWHERE, I had a really difficult time getting him to sit still for a photo this morning. So instead of one posed shot, here are a couple I snapped this morning while we played:

Happy 7 Months Beanie Boy! 

WE LOVE YOU! 

Every screaming squirming bit!!

FFF: Helping Feet

Although the tone of my last post wasn't the most cheerful, the message still stands... We have SO INCREDIBLY MUCH to be grateful for this Thanksgiving. It's the first Thanksgiving for Jackson, and the first for Adam and I as parents, which is special, in and of itself.

On a lighter note, Jackson and I did some gardening today... 

We planted fresh rosemary, played with the falling acorns, and dug our toes into the damp soil.

Our Friday Foto Fun: "Helping Feet"

Nothing makes this mommy happier or more thankful 

than a little help from her boy!

I don't know whether I will get around to posting again before the holiday, so just in case, I wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving!!

Shut Up and Count

Life's been busy... 

Adam was in China. 

Jackson started crawling. 

I seriously burned myself. 

Adam got back. It was a safe and successful trip. 

Jack now refuses to crawl. Instead he tries with all his might to walk.

I'm healing. Slowly.

Adam's working late. Again. We miss him. I miss him.

Jackson plays. Hard. Jackson falls. Hard...

Today we were on concussion watch after a particularly hard fall left Jackson with a bloody nose. Not fun. Scary.

I went on a walk with my Mama tonight. I vented. She comforted. 

I came home. I reflected. Nothing like a little bit of venting to make me realize I need to shut up and count my blessings. We are healthy. We are comfortable. We have an incredibly loving marriage. We have a strong, intelligent, and determined little boy.  We have wonderfully supportive families. We have fabulous friends. We are SO BLESSED! 

The Great Thing About Non-Fall Fall...

Although I often complain about the lack of seasons here in Southern California, there are times when I am extremely grateful for the year-round sunny weather.

Like today. 

We got home from church and it was absolutely BEAUTIFUL outside. It's November 15th and 75 degrees! So we sat in the backyard to eat lunch in nothing but a diaper (well, JACK sat in nothing but a diaper, 

I stayed clothed. You are welcome:) 

Then we played in the grass... 

soaking up our vitamin D... 

in nothing but a diaper.

Just Call Me Bessy

I can't remember whether I've shared (on my blog) how abundant my milk supply is. But anyone who knows me (in real life or Bump life) knows that I've had a ridiculous supply since the milk debut at Target when Jackson was just 3 days old. 

That being said... 

If you get grossed out easily, you should probably stop reading.

Last night I was exhausted and I fell asleep without pumping. I had nursed Jackson at 8, so I figured I should be okay until the morning. Right? Wrong. I woke up at 3am with Jackson doing his usual 3am "I'm going to fuss and make sure you guys are still here and love me" routine, but as I bent over his crib to soothe him, I began leaking. So I pumped... and pumped... and pumped. I know Jackson has been going through a growth spurt, therefore my supply is seriously up, and the pump is not nearly as efficient as Jackaroo (who can polish off both sides in 8 minutes flat), but it took about 20 minutes, and I decided to stop pumping when I reached 20 ounces. TWENTY OUNCES!! 

That's a Starbucks Venti cup full of milk in my ta-tas! 

I bring this up partially out of awe (although this incident/amount was not a first), but also for those of you (in real life) who have experienced me ducking out on events to "relieve myself" because I'm engorged. Please understand, a) I'm not referring to use of the restroom, and 

b) I'm not lying! I'm basically a dairy cow!