sept 30

you, then

 

sept 29

errand

 

sept 28

a good thing 

 

sept 27

love/hate

 

sept 26

near

 

paxton is one!

"hApPy bIrThDaY tO yOu,

HaPpY BiRtHdAy To YoU,

hApPy bIrThDaY dEaR pAxToN,

HaPpY BiRtHdAy To YoU!"

happy birthday to my dream come true

digging in

feeding grandma

so yummy!

sitting on brother

best buddies

sitting in my new birthday chair

 you fill our lives with joy & laughter

my proudest journey has been parenthood

thank you - you are such a blessing

we love you baby boy

so much

sept 25

frame

my gorgeous niece, harper

custom frame by caitlin dundon @oneheartstudio

sept 24

3 things

paxton's favorite books

 

sept 23

before bedtime

 

sept 22

up

 it ended up being a perfect day for a special one year-old's birthday party.

sept 21

sometimes

 i love me some diet coke.

the burn, the burn.

sept 20

man-made

 building forts with daddy.

 cue my heart melting into a thousand tiny love bits.

this makes my heart soar.

dreams coming true my friends.

dreams coming true.

parenthood.

love.

sept 19

underneath

 cooper is no fool.

he lays right under paxton the entire time he eats.

and he's always rewarded.

handsomely.

sept 18

price

 dear nordstrom,

you own me.

sept 17

in my fridge

 

sept 16

strange

 strange combo in the drying rack

- knife - breast milk - cutting board

sept 15

first thing you see

 this technically isn't true.

the first thing i see is darkness, since my child wakes up before the sun.

this is the first thing i WISH to see every morning.

sept 14

favourite

 

sept 13

table

 this table has been in my parent's house for as long as i can remember.

now it lives in paxton's room.

it makes my heart sing every time i look at it.

sept 12

together

 

sept 11

hero

 martin luther king jr.

sept 10

black + white

 

sept 9

something you do most weekends

 

sept 8

at night

 

sept 7

natural

 

sept 6

every day

 we clean bottles every day.

it's a never-ending chore.

i wouldn't change a thing.

sept 5

bright

 my students are bright.

they know what they want in a teacher.

sept 4

in my mailbox/postbox

 

sept 3

far away

 

surgery

Surgery day has come and gone.

I was in such wonderful hands with Dr. Zundel - go to him FOR SURE if the need ever arises (which I hope it never does!).

My surgery went really well and recovery wasn't too bad.

The worst part was the itchiness of the bandage.

I was on pain pills for about 36 hours post-surgery, and then I was ready to be out of the cloud of pain management.

My mom spent the night with me the first night after surgery (my mom is the best!).

I'll be honest, the worse part was Paxton came down with Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease the day I went into surgery.

LOVELY TIMING.

Jay had to sleep with Paxton as he whimpered through the night. He really gets a gold medal for those few nights. A baby with HF&M on top of teething!?! No thanks. Thank you honey!

one day post-surgery

hanging out together

our first outing to safeway - staring at my bandage

safeway aisle sillies

6 days later - the bandage comes off!

I was so afraid to take off my bandage, but once I did - SWEET RELIEF!

I have no idea how you people with casts do it.

I've never broken a bone but I hear that itches like nothing other.

I. Couldn't. Imagine.

Anyway, great news came 7 days after surgery.

Longest 7 days ever.

My biopsy came back benign.

THIS LADY IS CANCER-FREE.

Thank you for all the well-wishes, prayers, flowers and cards.

This chapter is over.

It's been a long 3 months of not knowing the status of my health.

Please don't take a day for granted.

Our health is so precious.

xoxo

sept 2

father

 

sept 1

you, now

 i was going to edit out those huge bags under my eyes.

but i earned 'em, dang it!