Reflection

I have more pics to share - from our visit to the pumpkin patch on Sunday! Very fun afternoon. You'll have to wait a bit...I leave early tomorrow morning for a conference in Rochester and will return Friday evening. This is the first I'll be away from Grace - ouch on Mama's heart. Grammy is helping out on Thursday, which we really, really appreciate!

We are certainly in the midst of fall - today's wind reminded me of winter. I'm not ready for that yet. I am delighted to see that Orlando temps are in the mid-to-upper 70's right now. A little over two weeks!

I had more pics taken today of Grace - some quick ones at Sears. She is in a little crocheted jacket that I had when I was little. It's pastels and very cute. Also in great condition. Particularly for being about 37 years old. ;-) It has a little bonnet with it too. I suppose it fit me in the 12-18 month range. Grace is tall for her age so I should have gotten her in right away in August. It looks fine though and her smiles are adorable. Can't wait to tell her stories about the pics from today. I wish I had a pic of me wearing the jacket. I don't recall one...have to look again in my baby book. A pic of each of us is a scrapbooker's dream. I can still tell the story though.

As I watched the camera snap away today, I couldn't help but think about what my Mom was thinking when she dressed me up in it. She was a lot younger than I am now...A LOT! She was probably thankful for the bonnet. I had the finest (and not 'fine' as in impressive) hair that was just scraggly at times. I'm not sure how pony tails stayed in my hair. Maybe she glued them in. Anyway, the bonnet provided 'cover up' which she likely welcomed. Note - I need to ask her about these things!!!

Anyway, seeing Grace in something of mine from my infancy/toddler years got me thinking about thankfulness.

I suppose some of my sappiness is coming from the fact that I turn 37 tomorrow. I'm not looking for birthday wishes...for my own BD's I'm just not that into them. I share because of my thoughts about how much has changed in a year. A year ago I hoped we would add to our family by this point - October 2008. I prayed that Carson would be a big brother. This would be the year. Some of my thoughts were focused on the fact that I was inching (hurdling) closer and closer to 40. Certainly could hear a clock ticking. Had for a long time and we weren't gettting any closer to our dream.

Now here I am on the eve of my birthday. My prayers came true and in ways I could not have imagined. I am so thankful and feel like the luckiest woman, wife, mother in the world.

I am blessed.






To leave you with a laugh:

Carson wants to be bald after his haircut on Friday. Either that or he is waiting until he is old. I asked 'what's old', to which he replied '86'. He cracks me up. Cross your fingers the hair stays. Daddy is taking him and you all know how HE feels about baldness. (Just kidding, honey! I love your baldness!!!)