So sentimental...

I heard someone say once that when you become a parent you learn what it feels like to have your heart walking around outside your body. That is so true! When Chris is sad, I am sad. When he laughs, my whole world brightens. And I have become way more sentimental since becoming a mom (and I didn't think that was possible!). I have always cried at sad movies. But now not only do I cry, but I feel as though I feel the pain that the people are experiencing. And it doesn't take as much to make me cry... not long ago I wept at an episode of CSI!

I feel like the luckiest girl alive - my life is a dream come true. I have a wonderful husband, a precious baby, and a close family. I get to stay home and play with my baby and take care of my house - it is truly the perfect life. I have everything I have always wanted. Why am I so blessed? I can't figure that one out. There are so many in the world who could only dream of what I have. Sometimes I feel guilty because I have been given so much! I just pray that I will be wise with what God has entrusted to me. And that my life will somehow be a blessing to others.

I am going to Jacksonville next week to take some pictures of my very pregnant sister! I have rented a really fun lens for my camera for the occasion... it is a lot of fun to play with it.

I love that my husband is so detail-oriented. I love brownies with ice-cream. I love that tomorrow is Friday and I get to do laundry!

The joys of parenting...

I never realized how difficult parenting would be. And he's only 8 months old! But I also never realized how much I would love it. There are certainly a lot of sacrifices to make - while all of our friends are planning ski trips and cruises, we are just excited to be able to find someone to watch him for an hour while we go on a motorcycle ride! But to say it is worth it is an understatement. The other day as I was thinking about this, I had just put him down for a nap. I was sitting in our office, and I could hear him jabbering away to himself. He was making the cutest noises! It was yet another reminder of how much I love this little guy. I love that he is getting his first tooth and it doesn't seem to bother him too much. I love that he sucks on my face when he is hungry! I love when he laughs at my singing. I love that he is always making noise - and it sounds like he is trying to sing to me. I love when I go to get him up in the morning and he is so excited to see me. I love how when I put him to bed at naptimes and at night he always goes right to sleep without any crying or fussing.