28 Years Ago Today

Today was another wonderful Monday 

because I had Ethan! 

He is so cute...he tries so hard to carry on a conversation - 

hand gestures and all,
and I try real hard to figure out what he's saying. 

He loves the little rocker, but I also caught him sitting on the floor 

and standing up holding on to the cabinet beneath the TV

just dancing away...

listening to his favorite show and shaking his little head to the music. 

It was so precious!

Earlier in the day we went to visit Grandma Helen

She had recently found a cute little stuffed character from his favorite show

and she gave it to him (with a kiss)

When we went back home it was lunchtime.

Ethan is really liking peanut butter sandwiches, 

but I have to cut them into tiny pieces and give them to him one or two at a time

otherwise he would cram them all in at the same time

(don't ask me how I know)

 28 years ago today, a friend of mine took me to Bok Tower Gardens

to walk, and Walk and WALK.

I was five days passed my due date for my second child

and we wanted to help him along a little bit. 

Sure enough, that night I went into labor.

That little boy wouldn't be born until the next night, 

but my labor was smooth and steady 

and a whole lot easier than my first. 

So, tomorrow is my baby's birthday

but he's not a baby anymore...he'll be 28, 

and he happens to be Ethan's daddy. 

We have a family dinner planned and I'll be baking a chocolate cake.

But for tonight, I do believe I'll sleep a lot more comfortably than I did 28 years ago.

Good night all!