On the Verge...

Like a baby shower. Not a real shower (like this long ago post ). I had one of those that morning in preparation for my baby shower. Which was more like a "sprinkle", as it was small and there wasn't a need for as many big gifts and baby items as there are with the first one. My first memorable moment of the day was Saturday morning when Quinn was taking care of Abram so I could get ready (I straightened my hair and everything!) I heard a lot of running around and "Abram, come in here please!" and "Abram, where did you go?!" and "Abram, I said no!" And then, suddenly, I heard the sounds of Baby Einstein. My husband, who has previously been fairly adamant about not wanting our children to watch TV, turned on Baby Einstein. I wanted to rush out to the living room and shout, "SEE! NOW you understand why we watch Sesame Street sometimes in the morning!" Instead, I waited a bit and when I came out to pack my stuff up I casually s...

Birthday party success! Abram enjoyed himself. We enjoyed having friends and family here. Now we are sitting here in the living room enjoying some presents from Grandma and Bopa and getting ready to eat some left over Pok-e-joes from the party. So for those of you who were not here, enjoy the pictorial evidence of the 1st birthday fun. First, some people who came to the festivities: Miss Lacy and Abram's awesome balloon from the Kwons! Bryan and Ryan Grandma Gae and our friends Shanda and Dave's sweet baby girl, Elliot. Jenny and Chloe Kwon Robert and Blake Danny and his adorable daughter, Zoe (who I think looks just like her mom, Abby). Aunt Liesl, Uncle Eric, and cousin Fenway :) Close up of the party animal. Abram's amazing birthday cake, made by friend Melissa Martinez! Singing "Happy Birthday" Concentrating on the cake The chorus of singers Family shot First bite of cake (or any "sweets") ever. It was carrot cake. At least he was getting veggie...

I know. I have been very horrible these last few weeks. My blogging has been non existent along with my housework, crafting, and even mothering (to a certain extent). There has been a lot going on, about which I will expound upon later. We are now in full discipline mode with Abram. He is at the age (10 months!) where he knows what he is doing and he can understand things that we say, but he's difficult to correct because he is very strong willed. I have some friends whose baby girl was so cautious and gentle when she was an infant. I was holding her one time when she was about a year and she was looking at my necklace, but wouldn't touch it. She kept looking at her mom and at me. Finally her mom asked if it was ok if she touched my necklace. Of course it was fine. So she told Siena: "You can touch Anaka's necklace. Be gentle." And this little hand softly took the necklace and looked at it and looked at it and then put it back down. I remember thinkin...

"Yea!!!" Our close friends, Danny and Abby McReynolds, are expecting a baby in the middle of July. I was kinda hoping that their baby would be closer to Abram (I think that Danny and Abby were hoping, too...), but God's timing is perfect, and little McBaby will come exactly when he or she is supposed to! And, besides, 8 months is not that much in the scheme of things. We went to their shower this weekend. It was a co-ed shower, so Quinn and Abram got to come, too :) Here are Danny and Abby: Danny Abby I should have gotten a picture of them together, but alas, I wasn't thinking. Abram did surprisingly well and didn't fuss at all! Considering he was long overdue for a nap and Abby's brother, Nathan, was playing with him in the backyard a lot of the time, that was amazing. He really is getting to be much more fun and easy going... knock on wood. He was also entertaining himself by ch...