Happy Valentine’s Day!
I know that V-day was yesterday, but believe me, the fact that I am getting this post up today is a miracle. Cold season has hit us hard around here. Really hard. Ben has been sick. I’ve been sick. Christopher has been sick. Some how, my hub’s immune system has held out and he is still healthy. (Knock on wood.) But happily, we were all healthy enough yesterday to have a pretty good Valentine’s day. And the hubs and I are going out tonight to celebrate without kiddos. (Hooray!) Are you doing that too?
Since I’ve had oh so much extra time on my hands lately, Ben had to hand out store-bought valentine’s this year to his classmates. And I was totally okay with that. Even happy about it. They were cute little robot cards that I had picked up at Pottery Barn Kids a few weeks ago. Perfect for a little boy, right?
He was so excited about them. And even more excited about the chocolate hearts that I decided to attached to each one of them. And when I was busy trying to get Christopher and I dressed yesterday morning, he decided to eat as many chocolates as he could. Whoops.
Ben also decided to leave me a cute little Valentine’s Day surprise in his room. Heart stickers applied around the base of his lamp. I just had to smile and laugh. It was one of those moments that is both adorable, and at the same time you are praying to God that you will be able to clean it up…
My mom got the boys really cute Valentine’s day cards. (She always manages to find the best cards!) And I think the one she got for Christopher may be the cutest Valentine’s Day card I have ever seen. So I had to share. It’s a pop-up card. And after all of Ben’s shenanigans lately, it has been placed safely up on a shelf, far, far out of reach of toddler curiosity.
The hubs and I are exchanging cards tonight, but he brought me home a beautiful blush pink rose yesterday. It was perfect. And absolutely made me smile.
Speaking of making me smile, Christopher hit the 15 week old mark yesterday. I’ve been so bad lately about pulling out my dSLR camera. But I managed to capture this cute shot of him on my phone (for Instagram), dressed all cute for the day in a top that his aunt and uncle got him for Christmas.
My sweet little Valentine, already melting my heart.
So tell me, how was your Valentine’s day? For those of you with kiddos, did you send them off with homemade Valentines to hand out? Or did you go with the store-bought variety like I did? I don’t know about you, but I totally found myself rolling my eyes at the cuteness of the handmade Valentines that Ben brought home. There are a lot of moms that have way more time than I do right now! I don’t know, maybe next year. Or maybe a few more years down the road… Maybe.
Anyway, Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone! And have a wonderful weekend.
Christopher Turk Thompson
It was three months ago to the day that my sweet little guy was born. November 1st, 2012. Just shy of 1 o’clock in the afternoon. 8 pounds 1 ounce. 21.5 inches long.
It took us a couple of days to name him. Wanting to make sure that his name felt just as perfect for him as his brother’s had felt. Christopher Turk Thompson was the winner. I call him Mr. Christopher. The hubs calls him C.Turk. It’s perfect. Just like him.
Turk is a family name—my grandmother’s maiden name. And I have a few other cousins who also gave it to their children as a middle name. After naming our little guy, we found out that there is a character on the TV show Scrubs whose name is Christopher Turk. Having never seen the show, we had no idea. We knew there was a Turk character, but a Christopher Turk? Finding that out made us laugh. Obviously, we are not the only people that think it’s a good sounding name…
I already have a hard time remembering life before Christopher, even though that was only thirteen short weeks ago. He is one happy little guy. Smiling all the time. And much more chill than his big brother. I feel so lucky to have a fairly easy baby this go ’round. Of course, I’m not a first time mother either. So that helps. But, he’s definitely easier. And I make sure to tell him everyday just how awesome he really is.
We are all pretty smitten with him. Even Ben, who has been a fantastic big brother—I’m so proud of him. And it just melts my heart to see him shower his little brother with lots of love and kisses. Oh, the bond of brotherhood.
I feel so very blessed. So very lucky to be mom to these two boys and part of this wonderful little family of four. My heart is full and oh so happy.
*All Photos by Katie Welsh.
Hello 2013.
This year I’ve been pretty slow to embrace the new year. Don’t get me wrong, I love the impetus that comes with every January 1st, driving me to set new goals and make resolutions for the year ahead. And this year, as always, there are plenty of things that I am resolved to accomplish. But at the same time, I’ve felt like I want to throw on the brakes and put 2013 off just a wee bit longer. Do you ever feel like that?
With a two month old in my arms, my two year old all of a sudden seems like a giant! Getting so big. So fast. Like I blinked, and he went from a tiny infant to a boisterous little boy overnight. And the reality of the new year, just seems to reinforce the feeling that time is slipping by much faster than I would like.
{My Full-of-Personality 2 Year Old}
Now three weeks in, I think I am finally ready to embrace 2013 and let the motivation of a new year help push me back into regular life. It’s actually pretty good timing, as my littlest will be 12 weeks old tomorrow. (Yikes! That went crazy fast, right!?)
{My Littlest at 11 Weeks}
So I’m giving myself this one last week of “maternity leave.” One last week of just surviving. And then next week, I’m jumping back into it—trying to establish a routine, tackle some projects, and begin working towards the goals I’ve set for myself. Best of all, I’ll be getting back to blogging and you can expect to start seeing some weekly action around here once again! Aren’t you all excited now?
Have a wonderful rest of the week and weekend, and I’ll “see” you all back here next week. 2013? Bring it on!
