Get by with a little help from my friends...

Brian has started TiVoing episodes of the Wonder Years that come on every night here. Jackson LOVES the theme song-- Joe Cocker's cover of the Beatles' song "With a Little Help from My Friends."

Here's how it goes...

Jackson asks for us to play the song by standing in the bedroom and singing "Wa, wa, wa, wa" (I guess he's trying to say "What would you do...", i.e. the beginning of the song). So we start playing the song..."What would you do if I sang out of tune, would you stand up and walk out on me..."

When it says "would you stand up and walk out on me" Jackson--EVERY time--turns around, walks out of the room for a few seconds, then comes back in!!! It is THE most adorable thing ever!!! We definitely have a music-lover on our hands!!!

Republican Convention and the zoo!!!

This weekend we went to Atlanta for the state Republican Convention. Jackson was a hit with his republican outfit and was SO good through the entire event!!!

Today we went to the Atlanta Zoo and Jackson loved looking at the animals! His favorites were the gorillas and orangutans--my monkey boy! There was a petting zoo and Jackson really liked the goats--he wasnt scared of them at all! I wish we had a zoo in Savannah--the closest one to us is Jacksonville, Florida and that's still 2 hours away!

How do kids do it?...

Get scratches and bump and bruises all over! I mean, every day Jackson has a new mark somewhere on is little body...and I cant figure, for the life of me, where they come from! Just yesterday he was spending time with daddy in his office, and Jackson emerged with a red welp next to his left eye! How, I ask, how does this happen!? :)

I've been a stay-at-home mom every since Jackson was born, and before that, I was a real estate agent (so I basically just worked whenever I wanted to). But, recently I've sort-of had a feeling like MAYBE I wanted to go back to work. So, I sent my resume in for a position, they called me in for an interview, and I got the job! It's a full-time, all-day thing...

The problem is that I LITERALLY had a total and complete break-down when thinking of having to put Jackson in any childcare facility! I know the extra money would be great, but I just CANT put my little boy in daycare--I mean, those people dont care about each and every individual child! They wont know Jackson's schedule, or what his "words" mean--and what if he gets hurt and cries out for mommy and I'm not there!? That could traumatize my little guy!

So, in the end, I've decided NOT to take the job. I know it's insane that I even went through the whole process, but it led me to see that I definitely feel my place (at least for now) is with my little boy! Maybe if it had been a part-time thing I would have considered it, but I'm here to stay with my baby!!!

Missing my belly...

These are a couple of pictures of my pregnant belly, not too long before I had Jackson (the middle picture is the one closest to the day I had him). They make me look so much bigger than I actually was--I did gain 35 pounds while I was pregnant, but I was ALL belly! It was like I swallowed a basketball!



I guess I'm getting sentimental because of ALL of the people I know that are having babies this year! I know 8 couples having babies in 2007!!

I just found out yesterday that some of our dear friends, Kindall and Patrick, are pregnant, and it conjured up so many memories for me! I miss my big, pregnant belly! All I have growing in me is a big, ugly ovarian cyst! HA!

Maybe one day, folks, it'll be me again...but, not for awhile!

The highlight of Brian's LA trip...

Yes--that is my husband with his "dream girl" Alyssa Milano!

They sat just a few seats away from each other at an LA Dodgers baseball game and Brian snagged a picture with her. I thought I had lost him forever--Alyssa Milano is his "if" girl (like, "if" he ever met her and had a chance with her, I couldnt get mad). So, OF COURSE, that's who he met--how crazy (but I think he passed at the "chance").

He also met Tommy Lasorta (former manager of the Dodgers)...

He and some of the folks in training with him scored tickets to Jimmy Kimmel Live while they were in LA and you can see Brian on the show in several different shots! Exciting trip!!

Today is an EXCITING day...

BRIAN COMES HOME TODAY!!!

After being in Los Angeles for the past 10 days, he's coming home and will be in Savannah at 9:15 pm tonight!

Even more exciting is the fact that he has never seen Jackson walk--Jackson started walking on his own while Brian was gone--so Brian will get the extra-special treat of having his son WALK to him when he gets off of the plane!!!

Some bad news...

I found out yesterday that I have a 2-inch hemmorhagic cyst on my left ovary. I had been having horrible pains for 5 days and finally went in to see my doctor to have an ultrasound, and there the little bugger was--just haning out on the surface of my ovary!

My doctor is hopeful that a round of pills is going to shrink the cyst and let my body reabsorb it, so I started the meds last night. I go back in 6 weeks for another ultrasound, and if it's not gone I'll have to have it surgically removed--wonderful, right!?

Doc says I'm supposed to "take it easy" for the 6-weeks...no exercise, no heavy lifting, etc. RIGHT!!! Little does she know that my son weighs just under 25 pounds, so I'll be doing some heavy lifting, no doubt about it!

The biggest concern is that it might possibly rupture or cause torsion (twisting) of my ovary...rupture wouldnt be so bad, but twisting would be! I guess I better try to follow the doctor's orders!

Just keep me (and my little ovary) in your thoughts during the next 6-weeks...think shrinking thoughts! :)

Riding my tractor and eatin' my cake...

4-26-2007

Jackson got to take a little ride on our yard man's "tractor" (his riding lawn mower!):

4-27-2007

When I picked up Uncle Nick's birthday cake, I got Jackson some petit fours from the bakery...he loved his little cakes!

This is Jackson waving hi to daddy...I told him to wave hi to daddy (who's still out of town) and he did!

Brian comes home this Thursday night--only 2 more days to go! The 10-days has actually gone by pretty quickly!