Don't Wreck Your Head

Jagger is so cute

Last year around this time is when Eric came home from work and I informed him that he was going to boot camp that evening. He started it and it was one of the best decisions we ever made (I say we because I insisted he go and he had no choice). I was 9 months pregnant with Hazel when he started and knew that I was going to eventually do camp also, but I needed a few months after her birth to recover.

Fast forward to Halloween of last year and Eric tells me he is going to do the Pumpkin Run at Joe Pool Lake (if you know our last name you can see Eric's time on there). When he finished the race I thought we were just going to go. He told me he wanted to stay because a friend from boot camp was also running. We waited and his friend came through and he introduced us. She was nice and pleasant and I was jealous that she just ran a 5k.

FF to when I started camp. I found out her name was Nancy and she was so encouraging to me and supportive. She would push me when I felt like I couldn't go further and always did the run with me at the beginning. That helped me run it as much as I could without stopping because I was accountable.

She has spent time at my house in the evening and I at her house, usually consuming champaign or wine, and Jagger just loves her.

I am writing this because of what happened today. She called me and asked me if I had any fresh parmesan cheese because she was having dinner guests and in a pinch. I told her yes and she drove down to pick it up (she lives right up the street). I told Jagger she was coming and he jumped off the couch and ran to his room. He was in his underwear and I assumed he was just going to get dressed.

Here is the best part...Jagger runs out of his room and asks me if he can wear what he wore to Marabeth's wedding last month. He loves Nancy so much that he wanted to wear his nicest outfit to see her.

Awwww.

Drool

I am on a pretty hardcore diet....I wish I could say it's a life change, but this stage of it, it is a diet. In about a month or so I will ease up a bit and return to just eating better. I'm just sick of feeling claustrophobic in my own skin.

With that being said, I sit online every evening and click this site over and over and over and over....drool...

Exciting

Jagger needs some cavities filled. We get to do that at the hospital under general anesthesia! Epilepsy rocks!

Song for my babies

Sheryl Crow

Lullaby For Wyatt

The world could fall apart
But you're my heart, my dear
I will sing this song
'Til we are gone, my dear

How do I keep you from losing your way
Hope you'll go out and you'll come back some day
But love is letting go
And this I'll know

Cause you were mine
For a time

I could shape your mind
But why waste time, my dear
There's so much more to know
And I can show you dear

How do I keep you from losing your way

Hope you'll go out and you'll come back some day
But love is letting go
And this I'll know

Cause you were mine
For a time

I have held you close
And breathed your name, my dear
I was with you then
And will remain, my dear

How do I keep you from losing your way
Hope you will find love like I did some day
But love is letting go
And this I'll know

Cause you were mine
For a time

Great picture

My brother Richard took this picture of my brother Zachary. It's awesome.

P.S. View it large so it doesn't appear too dark.

My Brotha

Check out the fish on my brothers Flickr. He took them when he was here visiting. We live about a minute from Joe Pool Lake and people come from all over to feed these fish. It's a little creepy when you are doing it because of how many they are. I always get scared Jagger is going to fall in and we won't be able to get him because he will be under all those fish...shudder...

Her therapist said 15 months! Hazel has her own timeline. :)

Her therapist said 15 months! Hazel has her own timeline. :)
Originally uploaded by sprkels

I'm so proud of my girl. We do exercises her therapist told us to daily. We see her on thursday and I think she is going to be shocked at Hazels progress. She said she didn't think she would crawl until 15 months (she will be 11 months in 11 days) and she doesn't think she will walk until after two. I know she is going to be so thrilled that she was wrong.

That's my girl!

Favorite Sandwich

Hazel's favorite lunch:

Whole wheat bread
A slice of Muenster cheese
Tomato (very thin slice or it will fall out of the sandwich)
Fresh Basil
Avocado
Olive oil
Salt
Pepper

Slap the cheese on the bread, drizzle a small amount of olive oil on the cheese. Lay the tomato on the cheese. Add a leaf or two of fresh basil (depending on the size). Then mash up the avocado and smear it on the top piece if the bread. I tried just laying slices on it, but when she takes bites it falls out of the bread (just like a thicker slice of tomato did).  Add a very, very small amount of salt and pepper. Cut it up into small pieces and watch her go to town. She goes nuts for this.

I love it also. When I make it for me I add a thick slice of tomato, slice the avocado instead of mash it, and I always have two fresh basil leaves. I also add a little more olive oil to mine. I don't usually use muenster for mine though. Most times I use goat or feta.

Yum. I wish I wasn't on a diet.

Jagger

Funny Jagger quote of the day...

J: Mom, is this my ass? (as he points to it)

Thank you Karate Kid for enlightening my 5-year-old to that word.

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