30 Days of Thanks, Day 7

Day 7, Today I'm thankful for:

My job. I'm lucky to have a job. When these trying times have forced many, good, hard working people out of theirs.  I can't fully empathise with those who are having a hard time in this economy, few of my peers are in those positions.  My co-workers are complaining about the recent re-election of President Obama into a 2nd term. While politically speaking I'm a tad more right-winged, I cannot blame the masses for putting their faith into the man who is pledging to help everyone to attain their rights.  I didn't vote, to be honest. For one, I don't know where I was suppose to go to vote.  But more, I have no preference for either of the fools.

So, I'm just grateful that these days, I'm gainfully employed.  Keeping my sanity in tact with the ability to be a career woman, business woman, and the madmommy.  It's a full plate, I admit... but I'm going to fight to keep it that way.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 6

Day 6, Today I'm thankful for:

My Mary Kay pink bubble.  You'd never think I was the type of person to sell anything, let alone skin care and makeup.  Life smacked me in the face recently and I needed something to get me out there again.  At first picking up the business was focused on getting a few extra bucks here and there to add to the future life I want to have for me and LLM.  I was half in for most of the summer, then one day something just kind of clicked in for me. Something about the girls I'd met through the meetings woke something in me that had been dormant for a while.  A purpose.  Not just for me, but for LLM too.  It's a revival, motivation, an awakening... and every week no matter how shitty my day/week has been... I come back alive and ready to take it on.  If only for just that moment.  But those are the moments to hang on to.  Those are the moments that will add up to something greater.  And boy, I'm holding on...

Forming words

What is considered his "first word"? I mean... is mama considered a valid "word" when he's just saying sounds? Or is it the first attempt to associate a word with an object? Or is it when he successfully, continuously, associates a word with an object?  But then how do you know???

I'm thinking too much.  Either way, pure awesomeness ensued when yesterday morning LLM said "nahnah" while reaching for the banana that grandma was cutting up for his breakfast.  It got me thinking about if that's his first word or what would be considered his first word.  It's the first time (that I know of) that he'd said something remotely close to a word while reaching for something.  I mean... other than mama/dada when reaching for me...

This morning he said "aht" at the cat.  Holy little talker Batman! He's growing up... Wahhhhhh.... where's my snuggly baby?

Getting to be a big boy

30 Days of Thanks, Day 5

Day 5, Today I'm thankful for:

MY BED.  LLM has been waking up the past week at least once a night....at 12.  And then again at 3.  AM... and then daylights savings began and threw that off even more.  I'm thoroughly exhausted.  Going to bed at 8:30pm isn't too early right?

30 Days of Thanks, Day 4

Day 4, Today I'm thankful for:

Ombre. My lazy broke ass can't afford to touch up or re-color my doo.  But thankfully the ombre look is in and the caramel peekaboos are looking fabulous.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 3

Day 3, Today I'm thankful for:

Caffeine. Don't laugh. I needed it today. LLM decided he was gonna revert and wake up every 3 hours. I'm glad however, not because I eventually gave up and cuddled with him in bed but because he was nursing. ie. he was eating/drinking! Praise The Lord. For breakfast he had pancakes and bananas and kept it down. Totally turning the corner right? Well, in a way...

I get back from the chiropractor and lo and behold. He's covered in rashes. HEART ATTACK!! Get him to the doctor who takes a good once over, checks out his chart that says he had a super high fever just days before and goes, ah.. It's roseola. I'm like... Explain.. Por favor.

So, learned something new today. Roseola.. Much like chicken pox in that once you get it you can't get it again, is a virus that causes high fever for 2-3 days (check) and then produces a rash...(check). I wish I'd known about that ahead of time. Woulda saved my heart the adrenaline rush...but that woke me up for sure.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 2

Day 2, Today I'm thankful for:

Sunrises.  Every sunrise is a new day, a new start, a new potential.  Every sunrise brings new light, new hope, new dreams. A new opportunity to live out loud and on purpose.

sick, but still one happy little boy