Near and Far

This whole pregnancy thing really puts a damper on buying clothes and liking the way they look. And why must they make so many maternity shirts with horizontal stripes? As if we didn't feel wide enough, let's put fabric that will create circles around your ever growing belly. Cool. Thanks "designers". But thankfully I have discovered something that is the perfect size and is typically on sale! Bath and Body Works candles and Wallflowers. I do not have to worry about the size I purchase, because it is already done for me. I don't have to worry about it shrinking in the wash and being too short or too tight. I do not have to look in the mirror at yet another grey shirt with horizontal stripes. And I am happy. On a particularly bad "I'm pregnant and fat" day, I waddled myself into the mall and spent a silly amount of money at Bath and Body Works. When warning Ross before he could tease me about it when he saw it on the bank statement, my exact words...

If you have ever wanted to know what kind of insane things will continually come out of your mouth as a parent, just wait until you have a mocking bird of a 2 year old to repeat it all. We have encountered certain things coming out of Levi's tiny mouth that make us laugh hysterically and some that make us cringe with shame. Ah parenthood, how you humble us so. Levi is a talker. He talks a lot. There is very few breaks in the day where he is quiet and not jabbering about something. Whether it be now taking possession of most things in our life (I think this is due to the recent move and his want for normalcy) and referring to things as "my (insert noun)", to saying my warning phrases I use when he is in trouble. Here are some of the most recent gems and I'll provide how they are perceived in our world. "My Nuno (Juno)"- We like this a lot. He loves his dog, but he has an odd way of showing it by randomly hitting her with anything he can grasp. The dog is ...