tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48326582249472127362024-02-24T00:52:41.485-05:00The Littlest LeeThree Lees Daddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02926216434520453481noreply@blogger.comBlogger334125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832658224947212736.post-46983187315756886692015-03-02T10:04:00.000-05:002015-03-02T10:07:16.543-05:00Sunshine Music and Blues <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last month, well mid-January, we were invited down to my aunt and uncle's place for a little fun in the sun....and a small little festival in St. Petersburg with a few of my favorite musicians. ...don't have to twist my arm! We had a blast reconnecting and sharing in our love of all things music with family. We hadn't seen each other in a year (actually since the last Sunshine Music and Blues Fest), so we were really excited to be able to laugh and share stories and dance together since it had been a while!<br />
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My aunt and uncle are some of the kindest, most generous folks you could ever meet, and they were so gracious to open up there home to us for a few days. The kids had a ball playing fetch with the Bostons and hanging out by the pool. Looking forward to the next trip down to actually get in it! </div>
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Saturday, we all trekked it up to St. Pete, about an hour north of them, for the festival. Crossing over the gorgeous Sunshine Skyway Bridge, we saw kite surfers and fishermen already taking advantage of the beautiful JANUARY day. Looking out, we could see all of the beautiful city ahead of us. St. Pete is a funky little art town with a vibrant downtown area. It is becoming one of my favorite cities to visit. One of these days, we'll have a date night there minus the littlest Lees! </div>
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This is her handiwork below. We've got a natural little photographer on our hands! I'm framing a few of these shots!</div>
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We were lucky enough to run into some of our old Widespread Panic friends at the festival too. What a treat to get to see some of our favorite people while we were there. Always a good time. It's a true blessing that one band can bring people together like it does. They are like family to us! </div>
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All in all, we had the time of our lives in Florida over the long MLK Day weekend. It ended too soon even with that extra Monday thrown in. I definitely recommend Tedeschi Trucks's little festival on the water if you ever get the itch for sunnier skies and warmer weather in January. We will certainly be doing it again someday! :)</div>
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Looking back over 2014, I realized quickly that we can allow ourselves the opportunity to easily purge what is weighing us down and keeping us from being our true best selves if we just take the TIME to BE STILL and REFLECT. With this grace, we are also able to move forward with the small seeds from the past year that we want to help nurture and take root allowing ourselves to feed the beauty in our lives and help it flourish thus setting our true intentions. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This past year has been full of many, many blessings, and I am grateful for each and every one. Just like all of us though, there have been many hardships as well. Going forward, instead of focusing on the bad (ie: misdiagnosis of Lyme disease - that's a post for a whole 'nother day) and the hiccups along the way, I will allow myself to take the time to be still and reflect on what is GOOD even in the bad. In 2015, I will focus on the many blessings God has provided us and continues to show us in our lives. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I have put together a small list of intentions for the new year. Being mindful in all that I say and do will help set my overall intention for the new year - to do good even in the bad. Let go of expectations, failures, and mishaps and let them be. They do not define who you are or who I am. Release the negativity and nurture the love and creativity around you (me). Open your heart to it all!</div>
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*<b>write more</b> - journaling and keeping up with my blog. This blog is a true reflection of the season I'm in and the seasons to come. Most importantly, I want my children to be able to look back and see love reflected back at them!</div>
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*<b>reflect more</b> - mindful meditation is a good way to put it, but I think the word meditation turns some people off. It's not necessarily about sitting in "om" than it is just taking the time to be still and calm the mind. </div>
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*<b>pay attention to the words I say and the thoughts I think</b>. Keep a positive outlook even through the bad. <b>Proverbs 18:21</b>. When we are able to change the way we view ourselves in the world around us (bad days or the likes), we will change our mindsets for the better! </div>
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*<b>intentional prayer -</b> being a part of a small group at church is helping me deepen my prayer life. I have a strong support group that I feel so blessed to have in my life! </div>
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*<b>less technology</b>... mindful technology (like this blog)! Less social media. </div>
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*<b>read more</b>. I highly recommend Brene Brown. She speaks from the heart TO the heart. </div>
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*<b>learn more in the kitchen</b>. In second grade, my teacher asked me what I wanted to be when I grow up. I wrote: "I want to be a mama, a good cook, and a nurse." ...two out of three ain't bad! </div>
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*<b>learn from my mat</b>. Yoga is a practice of meditation, and the more I practice, the better I become at calming my inner thoughts and daily stress.</div>
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*<b>eat out less -</b> by less I mean ONCE a month only. Sandfly BBQ, you're on the list... always! </div>
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*taking from the post above, <b>spend mindfully</b>. <b>Spend minimally</b>. </div>
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*<b>live minimally</b>. Use only what we need. Donate or sell (or don't buy!) the rest. In the month of January, I have been taking part of the minimalist challenge, getting rid of more and more each day. <a href="http://www.theminimalists.com/game/" target="_blank">minimalist challenge</a></div>
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*<b>less is more</b>. more time to spend with the ones we love! more time at home! </div>
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*<b>focus more on our children and the home we have created</b>. Put more into THAT - the meaning of my life!</div>
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*<b>be more mindful of others and their feelings</b>. Reach out to friends more often. </div>
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*<b>nurture relationships that make me feel good</b>. Let go of the ones that do not serve me. Let go of negativity.</div>
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Won't you join me? 2015 is going to be the best year yet!!!</div>
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***I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. ***</div>
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Littlest Lee's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17050659939548417827noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832658224947212736.post-84527855627370840522014-08-18T14:39:00.002-04:002014-08-18T14:39:48.332-04:00Camping Trip with Memama & PapaIt's official. We're campers. We survived the flood of 2014, so I'd say we are expert campers at this point. You could throw anything at us, and we'd knock it out of the park. Of course, we couldn't have done any of it without each other! That part, my friends, was the best part of all and really what got us through! <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">right after we arrived. Naomi made a new friend within minutes of being there. <br /><span style="font-size: small;">We went up to Buck Hall Recreation Area just outside of Charleston, SC last weekend. Naomi and Benjamin's Memama and Papa met us there. Papa already had a spot staked out with tent kitchen and all. He's the pro at this to tell you the truth. We all learn from him! It was a fantastic park that sits right on the intercoastal waterway complete with it's own boat ramp. Papa brought his canoe, and we all brought our bicycles for the awesome access to the truly fantastic <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/scnfs/recreation/hiking/recarea/?recid=47313&actid=50" target="_blank">Palmetto Trail</a>. The 425 mile trail leads all over the state with an entrance at our campsite! We wound through forests and all along the lowcountry for miles and miles eventually having to turn around while out exploring Saturday afternoon. Memama was a good sport and rode with us the whole time. We made it back to camp just in time for the first major storm that we got while there! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">heading down to a part of the Palmetto Trail</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this guy is the best, yall.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">it was a trek for Memama to even make it down, but we were so glad she did! The kids were so excited to see her!</td></tr>
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The summer storms around here and up the coast are no joke, and they come in with a vengeance! Thunder, lightening, the whole works pummeled our campsite while we drove up and down the highway looking for some sort of relief! This storm went out just as quickly as it came in, but everything was soaked! Let's just say the 10 or so beach towels we brought got some good use! Camping tip #1 - you can never have too many beach towels! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">after the first storm. ready to ride! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">water rockets with Deddy<br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">We got our second major, even larger, storm Saturday night, and that one decided to stick around. We ate our HOBO supper in Memama and Papa's tent, and I wish I had gotten pictures from that because we were all a sight to see! Hunkered down in a thunderstorm trying to stay dry all while trying to figure out the best way to eat! Papa's tent was already damp and mushy from the first storm, and we tracked even more in with our brigade. He had the place looking all cozy complete with Indian rugs and quilts. He even had a lamp, I mean COZY, but with the rain came thunder and lightening in the form of two small dirty wet children and their parents! He was a good sport because the next morning, his place was looking, feeling, and smelling rough! Even through it all though, it was such a fun experience, and the kids slept through most of the storm. It was certainly an experience none of us will soon forget! </span></td></tr>
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Grilling outside was a highlight of the trip, and the food a success. We packed breakfast burritos and buttermilk pancakes for breakfast, and chili slaw dogs and tin foil meals for supper. The HOBO packs were delicious - hamburgers and fresh veggies - and the kids had a lot of fun putting those together, making it their very own. They also created campfire cones made of fresh fruit, chocolate, and marshmallows. We kept it fun!</div>
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We went home with cars full of wet gear and more bug bites than we could count, but we all had a BLAST hanging out with one another and making the best out of a not-so-ideal situation because we were spending time together, and isn't that really what it's all about anyway? Making memories one soggy camping trip at a time. Memama said she's not a camper. I bet we could talk her into it again, but it would take some luring! :) Cumberland Island, we're coming for you soon!</div>
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Littlest Lee's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17050659939548417827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832658224947212736.post-49555747949427951512014-07-30T12:19:00.002-04:002014-07-30T12:19:30.140-04:00A Chance to Reflect**this post was written 11 months ago almost to the day, yet I have wavered back and forth about whether or not I wanted to post it. Alas, I think it's worth sharing. Be warned, it's a long one, but then again, so was my August of 2013. ;)** Who knew we would be right back in the same spot 9 months later, but after rereading and editing this post from a year ago, I am proud to say that we are stronger and more aware and most importantly thankful of our blessings each and every day.<br />
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First of Sept 2013...<br />
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This past weekend has been a true test - a test of strength and courage, patience and perseverance, and that of faith because it has been one of the hardest weekend's that we've had to endure as a family. In the past 72 hours, we have carried each other through ups and downs and have prayed to God and thanked Him for not only our little one's safety but for our own well-being as well.<br />
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The emotional roller coaster alone has made me question so many things about being the best mother that I can be, and it is truly the hardest job I have ever known as it's an around-the-clock, no breaks, no lunch hours, no vacation or sick days. Just me and the babies, all day every day. Don't get me wrong here, I love every second I get to spend with them and am so grateful that I get to be home with them on a daily basis, yet lately though, I have been having a tough time juggling it all by myself (closest family is 3 hours away) and have felt rather worn down. With that tired, worn-out feeling, I have learned that I simply need to give myself a break - taking time to better care for myself because if I can't take care of me, I can't take care of our children. Easy enough, right?<br />
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So, I've started yoga recently, and I finally found something that I love, yet I have noticed with this new found "me time," I have been running myself even more ragged. So, for the past couple of weeks, I have really worked on taking that time for myself to just breathe, be thankful, and be in the moment. After a trip to my parents to simply get an extra pair of hands, and after I ran into a woman at the health food store whose wise words resonated within me, things were looking up again. "Think of the airplane. You always have to help yourself before you help another," the sweet lady at the health food store said as she was reaching for the last 5 bottles of <a href="http://getblk.com/" target="_blank">Blk Water</a> in the refrigerator leaving me one if I wanted it. She had recently lost her daughter at age 34 who left three young children behind, and she wanted me to understand the necessity in taking care of not only each other but ourselves in order to be here in the long run. I had never met this woman before, and I hope to run into her again to thank her for her kind words and grounding wisdom. After a trip to Macon and the meeting with this saintly person, I was feeling ready to take on the world again. Ready to take on each day with a grateful heart and an open mind.<br />
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I am their whole world, and it is in that responsibility that I feel some sort of guilt and extreme sadness for the event that unfolded Friday afternoon, August 30. As you all may know, Naomi suffered a stage three supracondylar fracture in her humerus bone....that's fancy for "snapped in half" just above the elbow. She was jumping on to her high double bed to grab some stuffed animals when she missed her footing and flew backwards - feet in the air. After a painstaking cry I'd never heard before that will surely haunt me for sometime, I ran around the side of the bed and immediately knew it was broken. With Ben in his diaper, and I in my...cap? No, more like ratty, no-one-should-see-me-like-this clothes, I ran to buckle him in the car, flew back in the house to tend to Omi and ever so carefully carried her and her deformed arm to her carseat. <br />
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"If only I had this.." or "if only I had that.." have been playing over and over again in my mind thinking things would have turned out differently. I have one million + things to be thankful for and for those I am so very thankful, yet I am tearing myself up inside about what I didn't do or what I could've prevented. It's a good lesson learned, as I know it wasn't my fault, but as a mother, you want to fix everything and endure your child's pain for them tenfold. Sometimes you just can't. Sometimes the only thing you can do is comfort them, and boy, is that a helpless feeling as a mother.<br />
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I think this entire thing has been harder on me than her because her resilience is amazing us all every day! I've learned that the strength of a 28lb three year old is way more than I ever thought of before, and I can learn so much from just watching her bounce back. She is one tough cookie, and I am one proud mama. Even through the toughest of times, we are shown grace and resilience, and for that, I am forever grateful!<br />
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Our summer has been crazy to say the least. Naomi broke her arm AGAIN - second time in a year...except this time at the beginning of the summer and not the end of it. Truly a terrifying experience both times around....more so the last time! As a mother, you feel your heart in your throat when the initial nurse at the ER asks your baby girl to squeeze her finger, hoping and praying for no nerve damage. It's a living nightmare to see a child so small, at less than 35lb, hurt that badly. It is awful, and even the largest and strongest of men shouldn't have to endure such pain. Here we are with a tiny, precious child.. I didn't take it so well this time, I was able to handle myself better the last time, and in both situations, I was at our local bakery drowning the entire family in donuts, sugar bread, as Andrew puts it. There is something so comforting in sugar bread around times of hurt! Martha, step away from the baked goods! </div>
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Family has been a true blessing through all of this, especially Andrew and his folks. We took a trip to see them in the mountains less than a week after the incident occurred, and being there with them lifted up all of our spirits. We had a blast just being there. Memama and Papa, as the kids so lovingly refer to A's folks, helped the kids build an awesome teepee out of nature and turned the entire yard into a kid's dream play place complete with it's own kitchen and diner. Naomi was begging to go play in the yard at 7am most days! We took a beautiful drive to Banner Elk that Saturday and hit up an outdoor art show, and I scored a simple yet beautiful spoon rest that I've been needing for the kitchen. It even came from a potter out of Atlanta. Proud to support one of our own! The next day, we walked down the mountain a little ways to a neighbor's house and watched the 4th of July fireworks. They were spectacular!! It was a pleasant trip and a much needed break from the summer we've had!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">not so sure about the loud fireworks! "one mo...boom!" Ben and I walked back up to the house before the grand finale. </td></tr>
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With the arm, life has slowed down, and we have spent most of our time indoors instead of out in the sun and water where we belong. A Savannah summer without water is just plain ol' mean, but surprisingly enough, it feels so good to get back to my usual homebody self; the cook, wife, and mama I tend to be towards the fall. I like to spend my time in the kitchen as the weather cools, as the oven is not my friend in the hot months, but we - Naomi and I - have been canning and playing in the kitchen this summer....adding new and exciting things to our perpetually hot days spent inside. We've been canning pickles, jams, hot jellies, and the likes, and I am looking for new recipes daily. I really enjoy it, and Omi does too. Best pickles I've ever eaten - making a triple batch later this week. We've been making our own dough for pies and pizzas too, and I'm hoping to find a bread recipe soon that is not intimidating and proves true. If you know of one, please send it my way. My great Aunt Martha made the best bread, and I have yet to find the recipe. Aunt Robin?? Aunt Gayle?? You reading this? :) Not only is it fun to get in the kitchen and get messy, but it's saving money too. Always looking for ways to save!</div>
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We've been busy yet slow progressing with our kitchen redo too. Walls are painted, and next up are sanding and painting the cabinets. Quite a project on our hands and a little hesitant to take it on...especially in this heat! I've also been dabbling a bit into making homemade wooden signs. More on that later though. One thing at a time!<br />
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The best day of summer was easily last Friday, our sweet little boy's 2nd birthday. Benjamin is such a blessing to our family with his sweet and sensitive little soul. Although on the same token, he is a funny little guy who likes to walk on the wild side - always looking for an adventure. He is our little ninja, that Benjammin'. Also Wild Ben. Fitting that his Deddy gave him a miniature skateboard for his birthday. As ludicrous as that may sound, it fits him well. We spent the day adventuring around town with our first stop to the Children's Museum. We then made it to Savannah's Candy Kitchen where we got to watch salt water taffy being made, packaged, and hoisted up to the conveyor belt and delivered to the bin on the other side of the store. The machine that makes it all happen is 100 years old. Fascinating to say the least, and Benjamin scored quite a few pieces of free taffy - so fresh and still warm. Like a kid in a candy store was an understatement! <br />
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We had an awesome day celebrating our little wonder. He requested pie instead of cake, and I happily agreed. Sweet boy got a homemade pie that was way better than any cake could taste this time of year. Happy Birthday, Ben. You make my heart smile more and more every single day. We are blessed!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">potty trained a week before his 2nd birthday. buh-bye cloth diapers, hello big boy britches!</td></tr>
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If you asked me to describe my yoga practice in one word, I wouldn't be able to do it. You see, it's been such a blessing for me to find an exercise that I like, truly love, and that I can and want to stick with and one that is not only an exercise for my body but also for my mind and my soul. Yes. Yoga is an exercise for the soul. Who wouldn't want to get behind that?!</div>
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I had a really rough day yesterday. Safe to say, we - the children and I - all had a rough day. It was Thursday, we were all worn out from the busy week behind us, and Omi was out with the sickness. Man, when that girl gets sick, even the slightest runny nose....RUN! Needless to say, we <strike>stuck it out</strike> survived. Not only was it a day full of three year old tears, but Benjamin is going through a <a href="http://www.thewonderweeks.com/what-are-mental-leaps/" target="_blank">developmental leap</a> right now, so he's clingier and clumsier than usual, so we had all just had it. By 2:00, I started to feel defeated, and I HATE letting those emotions and negativity seep in. It's hard to turn it around when we are all losing it together...or is it? We can let the emotions defeat us, get the better of us yet again, or we can do something about it. Just turn it around. It really is that simple, yet we have to have an open mind and heart to let those feelings in. I wasn't defeated, and yesterday doesn't define who I am. It was just a hard day out of so many days I am fortunate and blessed enough to spend with these little people who won't be so little for very long. </div>
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You know the saying: "get some fresh air?" It's a simple phrase, perhaps overused, but it's so important to remember to do just that when we find ourselves in thick, mucky situations. Yesterday was just no good, but by stepping out of the murkiness and into the sunshine, figuratively or literally, we can easily turn it all around. Yoga very well could be my sunshine. It is my happy place - the place where I can let it all go and just breathe. It all sounds so simple, and it really really is. How important is it - yet simple enough - to just be in the moment and breathe? Thoughts are no longer present - only your breath. If thoughts arrive, you turn up your breath and as soon as the thoughts trickle in, they trickle right out. It is the most basic skill in life - breathing - in order to live, yet sometimes, we just can't let go of what life throws at us. We all too often forget or think it's too hard to find the time to breathe.</div>
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Yesterday, that's exactly what I did. I created a space to just let it all go, let go of what happened earlier, and just be present in the here and now. Meditation along with yoga is now my most powerful tool in life. I want to scream it from the rooftops for all to hear. Yoga is better than any therapy or drug. It's <a href="http://yogahealthfoundation.org/health_benefits_of_yoga_explained" target="_blank">health benefits</a> are truly remarkable and aid in everything from stress-relief to heart health. It has become a way of life for me, pulling me out of stress and chaos that may come my way. </div>
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The simple act of just breathing. That's all yoga really is. Becoming one with your breath and body. Soon, you feel the power of your mind and body working together for the sole benefit of your very soul. It is powerful, peaceful, and makes you stronger than you ever thought possible! Since I've been practicing, I can do things that I never thought possible in my adult years. Not only have I become stronger physically and my flexibility is through the roof, but I feel more connected mentally than I ever have before. I am a better person thanks to yoga and thanks to my wonderful yoga family here in Savannah. Yoga inspires myself and others to be better, to think clearer, and to eat healthier....to do good things. It is a total win, and it all takes place right there on your mat. How hard can that be? Go on and give it a try. Still trying to get Andrew to give it a go, but he is a hard sell. I'll never give up! :) Hey, if this lady can do it, so can you! </div>
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This video was taken on Thursday - the worst day of the week, yet I was able to get upside down and turn it all around. Yoga is my therapy - my happy place!!</div>
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This video is mindblowing. It shows how yoga can totally transform a person if you simply just do it. (Thanks Nike). :)<br />
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Littlest Lee's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17050659939548417827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832658224947212736.post-34149777814107902014-01-15T12:04:00.002-05:002014-01-15T12:04:20.227-05:00Hey StrangerThat's it. It's time. It's time to jump back on the bus that is my sweet little ol' blog. I sat down to research a past blog, and I got to reminiscing over past posts laughing and smiling at pictures and some of the hilarity that is my writing. I miss it! I miss you, sweet dear blog readers! So, I am hoping to jump back on, but this bus may be slow moving! <script>document.write(unescape("%3Cstyle%20type%3D%22text/css%22%3E%0Abody%20%7B%20background-image%20%3A%20url%28%22http%3A//www.shabbyblogs.com/storage/old/FarmChicks3.jpg%20%22%29%3B%20background-position%3A%20center%3B%20background-repeat%3A%20no-repeat%3B%20%20background-attachment%20%3A%20fixed%3B%20%7D%0A%3C/style%3E%0A%3Cscript%20type%3D%22text/javascript%22%3E%0Avar%20shabby_div%20%3D%20document.createElement%28%27div%27%29%3B%0Ashabby_div.innerHTML%20%3D%20%27%3Ca%20target%3D%22_blank%22%20href%3D%22%20http%3A//www.shabbyblogs.com%22%3E%3Cimg%20border%3D%220%22%20src%3D%22http%3A//www.ShabbyBlogs.com/storage/ShabbyBlogs.jpg%22%3E%3C/a%3E%27%3B%0Adocument.getElementsByTagName%28%27body%27%29.item%280%29.appendChild%28shabby_div%29%3B%0Ashabby_div.style.cssText%20%3D%20%22position%3A%20absolute%3B%20left%3A%200px%3B%20top%3A%2030px%3B%20z-index%3A%2050%3B%20width%3A%20150px%3B%20height%3A%2045px%3B%22%3B%0A%3C/script%3E"));</script><br />
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Lately, I have been busy like any mama of a toddler and a preschooler - well, any mama in general, really! I am constantly flooded with thoughts of childhood activities, food to prepare, money-saving ideas, and the likes. I am amazed at how the days fly by, and with that thought, this blog seems to be my way of slowing things down a little and looking back on these days and years with admiration and awe. My babies are growing before my eyes, and I want to document everything!! </div>
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Speaking of documenting it all, are you like me in the sense that every single image is saved to your camera, computer, and hard drive? I have 3 separate hard drives that I switch in and out, one of which being completely full of pictures of Naomi's first two years!! I'm talking ONLY pictures and videos, y'all. Music files aren't really saved anymore like they used to be, as I really only listen to <a href="https://www.spotify.com/us" target="_blank">Spotify</a> or my SiriusXM radio these days. I really feel bogged down with all of this data, so I guess, subconsciously, I stopped downloading music files to clear up some of this madness!! I have got to get a hold on picture/video files. What do y'all do with all of these things?? Erase them? Store them? Copy somewhere ELSE? There's really no need for every single picture - our mothers and grandmothers snapped pictures and waited to get them developed to weed out the bad ones. Now, we keep even the blurry messed up "whoops" pictures of the grass that we accidentally shot. I've got to get a handle on it - we're talking thousands of files here, people. We all love our children and want to take pictures, but that is just insane. </div>
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Things are rolling along in this new year. A year of new possibilities and new hope. Naomi is finishing out her second year at our church preschool, and even though I am in love with everything about it, next school year, we may be looking into something completely different for her education. Next week, I am planning to attend a discussion about local options, less expensive options, for her future....and Ben's too. She is a bright, bright child with an old, kindred soul, so I know she will do well where ever she goes, but I am in constant prayer about it these days because I want her to be in her best fit. I am currently looking into montessori lottery programs (which are funded by the state and she may or may not get in) OR OR OR OR....I am considering homeschooling. BIG ORS, BIG DECISION! I look at it like this: my kids are only little once. Like I heard this past week, "they are only passing through," and are only ours for a short while. There are excellent home school curriculums, for a fraction of the price of most private educations, and I hold a degree in education. I know I could do it, and they could excel from home, especially in these younger years, but I have my reservations about it as well. Is it the BEST option for my kids? Will we get burnt out on the process? I feel like it can really work out beautifully, especially the more time I put in to it. I have talked to a few home schooling friends of mine, and it works out so well for their families. They know where there children are academically and how to help nurture that and help it to blossom - one on one, day after day. There are so many pros to it, and so little cons in my opinion. I just have a lot of praying to do about it because at the end of the day, He is in control and knows what is best for my family. All trust goes to Him. </div>
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I have been staying grounded these days by putting myself and my all into my family, becoming more and more involved with our church, and with quality "me time," more affectionately known as yoga. I go to class here in town 3-4 times a week, and I try my best to practice at home (easier said than done with a Benjamin...yes, "a Benjamin" - he is a WILDMAN through and through!). It is the meditation and breathing that helps keep me focused not only in class and on the mat but off the mat too. It calms my inner voice to just be. How powerful is that simple yet effective solution to daily problems? Just being. Just breathing. Taking each day as it comes and just letting it go and letting it BE. It really is a wonderful thing. Yoga strengthens my mind, body, and spirit, and I am hooked. It helps me to be a better mother, wife, and person in general. I'll take it!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">can't believe our sweet boy will be 18 months old in 10 days!!</td></tr>
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Littlest Lee's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17050659939548417827noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832658224947212736.post-39761201635778924802013-08-18T23:04:00.001-04:002013-08-18T23:04:02.412-04:00Benjamin's First Birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hard to believe our little Benji-man is already one. In just the past few months, we've watched (in disbelief) as he's quickly gone from babbling baby to a walking/talking little man! It's as if the transformation happened overnight, as he began to pick up more and more, with each passing second.<br />
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He loves to watch his sister, and he eagerly takes in, and more often than not becomes involved in all of his surroundings in every sense of the word. To "get one" with his new found world, he's started to climb, and boy, has he ever taken on some major obstacles!<br />
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He climbs, from one to another, from little to big. Small chairs, large chairs, bigger tables - he is king of the mountain! Just today, he successfully straddled the rocking horse, stood up, began to rock, standing, with both feet on the horses back, and he carefully lifted his hands into the air off of the horses mane as if to balance - which is exactly what he was doing! Balancing, with a look of pure joy and bewilderment twinkling in his eye. Little stunt devil man he is! He's an absolute adventurer,
thrill-seeker, our little wild man, who will most definitely be
keeping our lives exciting for a real long time to come. We love his adventuresome spirit and feed off of his energy. <br />
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Ben's first birthday was small and sweet, celebrated at home, with just the three of us to soak him all in. We enjoyed a day full of trains, balloons, good food, and good company. Uncle Jason joined us for Ben's spaghetti supper that evening that ended with Benjamin's first ever chocolate cupcake. He destroyed it, eating only a little, all while smiling and laughing and covering his face with the rest. We had a wonderful time celebrating Benjamin Scott, and he certainly enjoyed the doting. He is such a happy, energetic, and mischievous little guy, and we love his little ways. Looking forward to a busy, wonderful new year of more firsts and more adventure. Cheers to sweet and oh so loveable Benjamin Lee. We love you, sweet boy!! <br />
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Benman is the most joyous little guy though, and his laugh is infectious! He lights up the room, shining bright for all to see...happy and outgoing yet sensitive and tenacious at the same time. He's got a mind of his own and strong-willed even before one - this little man can move mountains if he really puts his mind to it. I think we're in for trouble already!<br />
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I've been wanting to write this post for months now, and I've waited so long that Benjamin has his first birthday this week!! It suddenly occurred to me that I haven't been "around" online for the entirety of a pregnancy - conception to birth - a heck of a length of time, and now our little man will be a year old this week. Where have I been? Where has the time gone?! Well I will tell you exactly where the time has gone, and I downright want it to slow down. I have been right where I've wanted to be - purposely thrown in the middle of shaping and molding two tiny lives and enjoying, and admittedly sometimes escaping, the day to day of toddlerhood, sibling rivalry (already), and all things first year baby. I've wanted to be here with you all so badly - writing, sharing, communicating - but what I have thrown myself into - building, growing, nurturing - is so much more important than any blogspot could ever be. Yet, 9 months later, I still have the desire to write personally - more so for my children to read later in life than anything else, but I certainly want y'all to be here with us along the way. I hope to post more often, less words (yeah, we'll see!) - more pictures, recapping the joyous times, the not-so pleasant tantrums, and the absolute hilarious things our children do on a daily basis. They keep us entertained - that's certain!<br />
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Benjamin Scott will be one year old this week - on the 25th, and we are in such awe (and disbelief) of this little person that he has become so quickly. He's got lots of tricks up his sleeve y'all, and he is the center of attention - and a lil' nut- keeps us laughing along with his sister. Benji's been walking for a month now, and we can't believe our eyes. After such a chunky little baby, it's shocking to see these little legs propelling him throughout the house! He's a smart little guy, climbing onto anything and everything, taking interest in cars and trains, and man, does the boy have a thing for his mama! - shoo.wee. It's the cutest thing, it really is to me, but we are right in the middle of separation anxiety, which can get pretty ugly. We're working on that slowly but surely. For now, I'm enjoying letting my baby be a baby because soon y'all? Soon, he will be too big for this mama's arms, and I'm relishing in the little moments while they are here! Sweet Naomi Garner already politely declines hugs sometimes - who does that?!<br />
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I will be back by week's end about sweet ol' Benjiboy's birthday party. Intimate and sweet - that's how first birthdays roll around here. Good food homemade in my kitchen, good music in the backyard, and a family and two sweet puppy dogs I couldn't be any more proud of. It's about time to celebrate the littlest big guy around.<br />
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For now, I leave you with some of our most recent pictures - we spent both Father's Day and July 4th weekends with Andrew's family - to Albany for Great Gma's 90th birthday and to the NC mountains for the 4th. It rained the entire trip to the mountains, but we had a blast anyways cooking in every night and spending time with everybody. It's just perfect up there this time of year, so we got to stomp around in it anyways and catch up with friends too. Summertime is just perfect up there - rain and all!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Memama's collection of puzzles were the hit of the trip!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">rainy July 4th time with Memama</td></tr>
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Pallets on the floor, lots and lots of snuggle and movie time, saline and decongestant drops in the nose as often as she'll allow, cough syrup - homeopathic store-bought and my own concoction of lemon juice, hot water, and local honey, 4am bath time, musical beds...I am one tired mama! There's this Berenstain Bears book <u>Sick Days</u> that has been our motto this week. Mama Bear runs around trying to do everything for everybody until she's down and out by the end of it all. Well, I totally feel where Mama Bear is coming from, except, luckily, I am not sick yet. <br />
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Emergen-Cs and multivitamins have been my close companions this week, and I have upped the ante on Vitamin D. We haven't been getting outside near as much as I want to, and I can totally feel the effects of no sunshine. So, I'm taking 20,000IU of D3 instead of my usual daily 10,000. It's been so pretty here too. I hesitate to let Naomi outside a lot because she wants to jump on the trampoline and chase the dog. I certainly don't want her overdoing it, but I also don't want us at each others throats, so I'm planning on painting with apples in the driveway this afternoon. With all the apples we still have from our Boston trip, it should be a lot of fun. <br />
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Speaking of Boston, I haven't had a chance to upload any Boston pictures since we've been home. I'm pretty sure Naomi caught whatever virus she's got from touching EVERYTHING on the four planes we flew on, but germs are bound to happen. Next trip though, I'm going to be extra cautious and intense about germ control. Hand washing, sanitizer, clorox wipes - the whole shabang. I wasn't careless this time, I made sure she washed hands before touching Ben, but I wasn't as cautious about her putting her dirty hands in her mouth, rubbing her eyes, etc. Now I know, and you do too! Be the overly hygienic mom on all trips, got it? Save yourself the week of pain that I've had!<br />
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Benji is doing well, although he woke up a little congested. I gave him some saline drops, and he seems to be fine. The nurse at Dr. Ramos' office also told me to put 4 drops of breastmilk in each nostril at every meal to up his immune system even more. The natural antibodies provided give him an extra boost by doing it that way. How cool is that? How cool is breastmilk?? I am a firm believer in it's healing properties because it works!! And with my little scooter-pooter Naomi not eating so well this week, I've been sneaking breastmilk into her smoothies - one of the only thing she'll eat. She needs some of those antibodies too to beat this nasty virus she's got!<br />
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We've missed her very first picture day this week, and with the recurring fever, we've missed both days of school. I am grateful and fortunate to be able to stay home with her and get her on the mend. She's been pitiful, and I'm constantly tired. Benjamin is still as happy and content as ever. Such an easy babe - just goes with the flow....thank goodness!! :)<br />
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My little girl is in preschool, and I can hardly believe it! We've got her enrolled two days a week now, and she LOVES it!! She comes home telling me all about her day playing on the playground and singing songs with her friends. The refrigerator is covered in her art work, and she's so proud. Her "hoo hoo backpack" is hanging by the door. She looks forward to each day, and I love being a new "carpool mom." Seriously though, I know it sounds kinda lame, but setting an alarm and waking up before everyone to fix breakfast and start chores, laying out clothes the night before - I really do love everything about it. I love being a mama. It's by far the BEST and most rewarding job I've ever had - and I get to do it the rest of my life! High five to that! :) <br />
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While Naomi's in school playing with her frans, I've started up at <a href="http://www.strollerstrongmoms.com/Stroller_Strong_Moms/Welcome.html" target="_blank">Stroller Strong Moms</a> of Savannah in beautiful Forsyth Park. It's a great way to get exercise (think cardio kick-your-butt exercise), and it's a great way to meet with other moms three days a week. I am LOVING having a new fitness routine where I can take my kid(s) and have a trainer to push me to try harder. I can set up a DVD in my living room all day long, but I need the extra push from others to take it to the next level. The other moms and the trainer help to do that, and 9 weeks postpartum? I am having trouble keeping up! It does get easier, right?<br />
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I'm liking the challenge, but Benjiboy isn't digging it so much. I skipped out today and yesterday to get things situated and organized for an upcoming trip, and Benjamin has been able to take a good nap both days. On the days I go to exercise, he hardly gets a morning nap and cries throughout my class kind of stressing me out. I know the "routine" with baby number two is more difficult than it was with just one baby, but I don't really like him to cry - at least not as much as he does when I'm there. So, I'm kind of torn right now between sucking it up and continuing the classes or doing what my mama instinct tells me to do - sit it out until he's a little older and rock my baby to sleep in the mornings. Besides, he's only this little once. I'm going to try it again next week. There are other babes his age, so we shall see! <br />
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Benjamin is now a little over two months old, and he is full of personality. He's been smiling (on purpose) since he was around 6 weeks old, and he's been laughing a lot more for the past couple of weeks. On September 30, 5 days after his 2 month "birthday," he BELLY LAUGHED hysterically at a silly noise I was making. It was such a highlight - squinted his eyes like his Deddy always does and just let the laughter roll. Too cute. He's a big ol boy, putting on the pounds what seems like daily, and he is already fitting into 3-6 month clothes. 3 month clothes are almost too small at this point. Gosh, don't you just love chunky babies? I could kiss every wrinkle and dimple on his little body! Sweet lil thang.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a visit to Macon at 2 mths old</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">smiling sweetly at his Granddaddy</td></tr>
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The next few are from a night at Jazzfest in Forsyth Park. Naomi's getting her groove on! </div>
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More pictures to come soon, and I will be uploading videos soon as well. Hopefully, I can find (or be told) of a new software or program to aid in picture organization. Sorry the blog's lookin so sloppy these days! Keep posted!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZp_w_cPhMrouc5uGcy_Bs49ZChE9uZX0luiJDHtYiaWAqq0VcJp5loGD4Xh5fa7ZrkYu19BOihxyJBLfiKLVd_GcxLvNhFw6Aier7VT2OwN9y_14_2gb8yJZ6KS6ezU_2PtkyP1tRwcKl/s1600/IMG_20120930_080840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZp_w_cPhMrouc5uGcy_Bs49ZChE9uZX0luiJDHtYiaWAqq0VcJp5loGD4Xh5fa7ZrkYu19BOihxyJBLfiKLVd_GcxLvNhFw6Aier7VT2OwN9y_14_2gb8yJZ6KS6ezU_2PtkyP1tRwcKl/s320/IMG_20120930_080840.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
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So I just uploaded the blogger application to my phone. What was I waiting for?? This post is just a test, so bear with me if it looks/sounds sloppy. I want an easier, faster way to upload pics, and this app seems promising... now if I could just figure it out! Love my phone, but the user (me) doesn't know half of what it can really do! We learn together! :)<br />
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Littlest Lee's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17050659939548417827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832658224947212736.post-51450493303200233422012-09-26T15:48:00.000-04:002012-09-26T15:55:52.919-04:00In Between Dreams<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For the past two months, I have had my hands full, and I am one lucky mama. I am enjoying all the new moments - snuggling with not one baby but two, bonding with a new baby who grows by the day by my milk alone (still blows my mind), Naomi's first year of preschool, watching them both sleep, having Deddy home with us on the weekends - these are by far some of my favorite moments of all. Juggling motherhood with keeping home, I've made it somewhat of a dance, and I am still practicing to perfect the ensemble. Some days are harder than others, but the sweet, precious moments with my children outweigh the stress by far. I'm just still trying to find time to do it all, and I am (slowly) learning that it just can't all be done. My mama says it best, "Martha. You want FOUR?! You're going to HAVE to let some things go!" :) So, housework and chores wait, and the babies get all the lovin. These are the days!!<br />
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Benjamin came into our lives as healthy as can be on July 25, 2012. He weighed 7lbs 15oz, only one ounce away from my guesstimate a week beforehand. I had a superb group of coaches and nurses, and without them, I most definitely would've had an epidural again. This time, however, I gave birth au naturale, and it was the. hardest. thing. I have ever done! But, I would do it again just like that in a heartbeat. The recovery period was much better that way. I labored for 12 hours, but was only in hard labor for 2 hours. Once it came time for pushing, I only pushed for 3 minutes! The hardest part was trying NOT to push as we waited for the doctor to arrive. He remarked that he now knows that I am one of "the fast ones," and he will have to scoot down the hall faster next time! He is a great doctor, and I am thankful for him and the wonderful crew at Candler for our care while in the hospital. We (Benjamin and I) stayed for 24 hours, and we were allowed to go home the very next morning. I loved everything about this labor and delivery, and to do it all over again, I wouldn't change a thing.<br />
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We had a houseful of family ready to help in every way they could when we arrived home. Even our family at <a href="http://ladyandsons.com/" target="_blank">The Lady and Sons</a> came to our aid and provided us with a catered lunch and dinner that lasted for days! I've even got some of the yummy country cookin' still stored away in the freezer. That was such a huge help, and we are forever grateful for it. Benjamin slept like a champ for the first week, and we all took turns passing him around. He's been sleeping through the night since week one too. Such an easy, low-key babe. He only cries during my exercise class. Ha. Sorry buddy, exercise is here to stay!<br />
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Benji weighed in at 12lbs 14oz at his 2 month check up yesterday. He is growing too quickly! I want to just freeze time, but time is getting the best of me these days. Between raising two babies, keeping house, Naomi's preschool, and my new exercise regimen (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/StrollerStrongMomsOfSavannah?ref=ts" target="_blank">stroller strong moms</a> 3x/week), I am having trouble remembering days of the week let alone days of the month! It all runs together, and I am enjoying each and every moment. On the hard days, I remember what my mama told me: "Enjoy it all because when they're teenagers, you'll be wanting these days back!" I have to repeat that to myself on the fussy, tired, cranky, sick days. Haha. But I'm loving it all!! Loving these babies!! :)<br />
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For the Fourth of July this year, we did it up All American style with the best of 'em. Minor league baseball and fireworks, of course! Enjoy the pics :)<br />
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<span style="color: black;">Update on baby boy Lee:</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">We went in for our 37 & 38 week OB visits, and things are running along smoothly. Baby's heart rate is 144 - about where it's been the entire pregnancy - and as of 36 weeks, he was measuring 6.3lbs, so we are expecting a 7lb-something baby to enter our lives shortly! I'm guessing 7.14lbs. Naomi was born 7.10lbs. I was 7.12lbs and Andrew was 8.14lbs, so I'm hoping he will arrive any day now and weigh around 7. Ha. But the way I'm eating (still) these days may be an indication that he will be following in Deddy's footsteps!</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">One thing's for sure: I am READY. I'm tired, heavy, and ready. Mamas who I've heard talk about their misery with pregnancy in the summer were seriously on to something. I always brushed it off like, "How hard can it be?" Well throw in an extremely active, smart, sassy, and strong-willed toddler into the mix with the stifling heat, and you've got yourself one worn out mama. I'm trying to stay active, but all I really want to do is nap. And if one more person tells me to put my feet up and rest, they're fired. Ha. I rest when I can, and I'm lucky to get a one hour nap out of Naomi these days, but then again, I'll take what I can get. We're spending lots of time these days doing "quiet" activities - visits to the library, reading books, coloring, painting...as much as I'd like to be poolside, you and I both know it just sounds strenuous taking a two year old to a public pool. So, our pool time at the YMCA will have to wait. Bummer.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">On the flip side, his room's ready, babysitters are on stand-by, and his big sister, Mama, and Deddy are reveling in anticipation! Last minute preps around the house (making EASY, minimal dinners & casseroles/lasagnas for freezer), and it's go time! It's the waiting game now, and I am more ready than I ever thought I'd be. Come on baby!! </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">35 weeks! WOAH Mama!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our precious new pup, Louella or LouLou as Naomi calls her. </td></tr>
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<span style="color: black;"><br /></span>Littlest Lee's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17050659939548417827noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832658224947212736.post-79605173305465316702012-06-16T09:10:00.004-04:002012-06-16T21:28:09.071-04:00Our Adventures in Potty Training<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been meaning to write this post for a while now, but with my growing belly, things are slowing down. I'm hoping to continue posting when I can (like right now when Naomi is sleeping), so bear with me as this new person grows 1/2 pound to 1 pound each week for the next 6 weeks!! Woohoo!! I'm so excited to have only 6 little weeks left!!<br />
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As you may remember from previous posts, Naomi has been accustomed to using the potty since she was barely 13 months old. I know that may sound ridiculous to some, but at that stage in the game, I just had fun with it: wanting her to get familiar with the potty and what it is all about. She took to it well from the very beginning, and we would laugh and sing songs as we flushed the potty and played with diapers. I'd talk about being dry vs being wet so she would start to understand what was happening with her body. This stage of becoming acquainted lasted for a while, of course (from around 13-14 months to 18 months old).<br />
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I did not expect her to be fully trained anytime soon after that, and I think that it's best to just go with it - no matter how long it takes. She would even surprise us in the beginning by leading US to the potty with her - at 13 months old. During a trip to the mountains when we just started working on <a href="http://www.littlestlee.blogspot.com/2011/06/elimination-communication.html" target="_blank">elimination communication</a>, Gramama couldn't believe it when Naomi awoke from a nap and led her by the hand to the potty - and actually used it! We were both astonished at the time, but it all became part of the routine. To me, it's more about training the parents and caregivers than it is training the child. If I remembered to take her to the potty after waking, before getting in the car, 15-20 minutes after a drink, even when I would go the restroom, it all became second nature to her. Our daily routine included trips to the bathroom - wherever we ended up that day - we always took her to the potty. <br />
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It certainly wasn't easy leaving storytime and taking a 17 month old to the potty before getting in the car, or allowing her to tell me "teetee" 3-4 different times while out and about, finding the closest bathrooms (I now know where every bathroom is in Savannah), sitting her up on the potty only for her to shake her head "no" at me. It almost became manipulative at times - ok - definitely manipulative - because she realized quickly that I would let her out of the cart or stop what I was doing to take her. And I always did. Even if I knew she was being manipulative, potty time is serious time! It only takes once to cry wolf, ya know? :)<br />
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This routine lasted for a long while, and as she got older (after 18 months old), we talked and read about it more and more often. I added stamps, stickers & potty charts (charts didn't work too well) to our ample loads of positive reinforcement (high fives, songs, & praises), and we eventually got rid of diapers around that time except for at bedtime. She even wore big girl britches while out and about - just with plastic pants on top to limit the mess for mama (and to allow her to still FEEL wet). We had our fair share of accidents, but that goes with learning. We all have a few accidents along the way (but with potty training, plastic pants help)! Ha.<br />
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Soon, and not too long ago, she let us know when she was ready, and it was during the week of her second birthday. It's almost like she knew that she was turning into "a big girl" since we had talked it up so about being two years old. We took that trip to the lake, and she wanted nothing else to do with diapers and wanted nothing but her "big girl panties." She genuinely gets excited about choosing which ones to wear from day to day, and I made sure to purchase different colors, patterns, and designs to keep her interested. Her new favorites as of this week: purple. and anything princess. Gotta love this girl.<br />
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So, now we've got a potty-trained toddler and a new baby will be making his entrance within a couple of months! I'm loving the fact that I will not have two in diapers! And I'm so excited to start the diaper process all over again and this time with a boy! I bet he'll be even easier to train - we'll just take him outside! :)<br />
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Are you thinking about potty training or elimination communication for your little one? Here are a few tips that may make it easier for you. Always keep in mind to "keep it simple" and "do what makes it easy." <br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">1. Make Pottytime a Part of Routine and Be Consistent </span>- making bathroom time part of your young child's daily routine will help them develop a better understanding for what all this potty business (and the signs of their body) is all about! Take them when you go, let them watch Dad, talk to them about it, and take them when you think they need to go. Be prepared to take them where ever you may be from day to day. On a long car ride? Stop at the rest stop. Where ever YOU go, they should at least try to go too. <br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">2. Use rewards</span> - using rewards simply makes it more exciting for them. Grab a book of 500 stickers from your local arts and crafts store (they're $1), and let them choose stickers after they go. Stickers, animal stamps with different color washable ink, and singing silly songs really worked with Naomi. I tried a potty chart (stickers or stamps on a chart), but it seemed to be over her head. Keeping it simple and immediate works best.<br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">3. Pick out cute/fun underwear</span> - training pants, panties, underwear - whatever you choose, keep them fun! Naomi loves picking them out in the morning and helping me fold them and put them away. Super Skivvies are my favorite - available online at <a href="http://www.superskivvies.biz/" target="_blank">superskivvies.biz</a> This lady works out of her home and makes the cutest training pants, and the best thing about them? When your child is potty trained, the extra absorber comes out and they are ready to be used as big kid britches! <br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">4. Let them go diaperfree when you can </span>- best time is at home when it's easiest to catch them and clean up messes. They quickly learn what is happening with their bodies this way.<br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">5. Use plastic pants</span> - They are inexpensive and are great at keeping messes IN while allowing child to still feel wet. We use them at night now, but during the final stages of potty training, we wore them out and about.<br />
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For less than $10, we purchased Omi a small seat that fits over the
regular pot. She feels like a big girl using it, and in the beginning, I
didn't have to worry about her falling in! And to me, it's way better
than cleaning a small, plastic potty over and over again. <br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">7. Keep it fun!</span> Whatever you do, don't get angry during this time of learning. Don't get pushy, and don't expect too much. Kids will learn at the pace that they are comfortable with, and if you keep it fun and lighthearted, it will be for them too. If you seem frustrated, then more often than not, they will be frustrated too. So sing silly songs, offer praises constantly, give them books to read while on the potty, and when accidents happen, it's ok. Talk about it for a few seconds ("oops! you are wet. doesn't it feel nice to be dry?" or, my favorite: "shoo-wee! that smells bad! your turn to smell it. yuck."), and move on. Seriously, that last one worked! And remember, there are many accidents in your future. That's just part of the process. <br />
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<br />Littlest Lee's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17050659939548417827noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832658224947212736.post-79733504601586734702012-06-12T20:40:00.000-04:002012-06-12T20:40:05.047-04:00Our First Trip to the ERLast Monday morning started like any other, and I was sure to help it start out on a good foot too. Beautiful skies, early breakfast, and (decaf) coffee made for me by my sweet husband were all the ingredients I needed to start a wonderful day and week. <br />
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We took the finger paint outside, Naomi created a few masterpieces while I tried to get the last coat on her "new" dresser (almost done), and after that, we pulled out the sprinkler in the backyard to wash off. Naomi raced through the water showing only her shiney hiney. Cuteness overload. And being the big helper she is, she volunteered to water the flowers. Always my helper. And then the clouds moved in. And the thunder and lightening. Literally and figuratively. So much for watering the flowers!<br />
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As it got to be lunchtime, we moved inside and prepared the table. Naomi, the big girl that she is, climbed up in her booster seat all by her big self just as she always does at mealtime. And of course, here's where the story takes a turn for the worse. Just as I turned around to grab a fork from the drawer, Naomi reached for the table, missed her grip, and fell to the floor - meanwhile, catching the edge of the table with her face on the way down. I scooped her up and contained my fear as I grabbed the ice and a cool, damp rag to assess the damage. <br />
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At first, it didn't look too bad. Hardly any blood, and being the calm and collected mama that I am - ok, TRY to be on a daily basis - I wasn't going to run to the ER if we didn't have to. I've pretty much adopted my mother's approach on that one. If there isn't a bone protruding, continuous blood flow, or a temperature that lasts for days on end, I can handle it myself. And although both baby girl and I were doing pretty good, it still looked like it could be looked at by a doctor. Hey, I'm no health professional after all. So off to Dr. Ramos' office we went. Thunderstorm and all.<br />
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I took her in to her primary physician for him to get a good look at it and give his professional opinion. Much to my dismay (and hers), he said that because of where the laceration was on her face and the fact that she is a girl and it may scar, that we needed to have her stitched up by a plastic surgeon. Yikes. So, off to the ER we went. If only I had known then what I know now, I would've had a plastic surgeon called in to his office (yes, you can do that). Instead, I thought it would be better to get to the hospital. And so off we went.<br />
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Seven hours and two hospitals later, we were on our way home with a pitifully sleepy and worn out two year old. The hardest part of the night (besides playing the waiting game) was watching the nurse knock our sweet girl out with Vicodin and Ketamine. She became delirious after being given the meds, yet she could still hear us and would cry out for us during the procedure. We constantly talked to her and soothed her as much as we could through the process, and she was a brave youngin' to put up with being picked and prodded with all night long. <br />
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Now, a little over a week later, she is healing up nicely and the sutures have almost all dissolved, leaving a small pink line across the crease of her eyelid - barely visible. We are so lucky that it was not any more worse than it was and many thanks go out to the wonderful Dr. Ramos for making the tough call for stitches. If it weren't for his recommendation, she may have ended up with larger scarring, so for him, we are thankful! <br />
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Naomi is a tough little cookie who took a hard fall, and our little daredevil hasn't slowed down since. We have had to make her slow down and take it easy while healing, yet she wants to constantly climb up on everything - tables, shelves, bookcases, display tables in stores - heh. She is definitely our little firecracker. Here's to hoping baby number two isn't so adventurous...HA! :)<br />
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</tbody></table>Littlest Lee's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17050659939548417827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832658224947212736.post-87905318189369896882012-05-29T20:12:00.002-04:002012-05-29T20:12:19.002-04:00Our Little Vacation at the LakeA couple of weeks ago, we were able to make another trip to the lake. Only this time, it was a week long affair spent doing what we love - enjoying each others company on the lake! We took the Seadoo for a few spins much to Naomi's enjoyment (she even wanted us to go FASTER and managed to somehow fall asleep in between us on a ride too). We were also able to swim, bike, and lounge our days away with a couple of small road trips thrown in for good measure. It was a vacation well spent, affordable, and much needed before baby number two gets here! The countdown is on!<br />
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<br />Littlest Lee's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17050659939548417827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832658224947212736.post-4352331318789829232012-05-10T21:43:00.003-04:002012-05-10T21:45:01.876-04:00Grateful<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: black;">As I put Naomi to bed tonight and turned out the lights, a huge sense of gratitude fell over me for what the good Lord has given us in this life we share. We are so very blessed to have this beautiful light in our lives - one who keeps us laughing and keeps us on our toes - teaching us new things about love, parenting, and what being a family is all about on a daily basis. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">This Mother's Day, we will be celebrating the birth of the most precious child, our sweet Naomi Garner. I am constantly reminded of the blessings we've been bestowed with each and every day - just being her mother and being able to spend precious time with her as a full-time mama are privileges I cherish more than anything - but tonight, I was overwhelmed with a feeling of warmth, love, and gratitude on a much larger scale than ever before. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Naomi is turning two tomorrow, and as I reflect on the past two years, they have been the best years of my life, and I know Andrew would say the same. Naomi has grown so much in the past two years, and it's inspiring to watch her discover the beauty and splendor of the world around her. Everything is still so new and so big and exciting for her, and we are excited to see what two will bring. New places, new faces, and new skills to take along with her on her walk through this wonderful life. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Naomi, how old are you going to be?" "TWO!" ..still working on the fingers! haha</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black;">In the next few days, we will not only be celebrating our daughter turning two, but we will be spending time just the three of us on outings that we know she will enjoy. It will only be a family of three for a little while longer, and we want her to know how truly blessed we feel for her to call us Mama and Deddy. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">remind me again of life before Naomi? Nah. Forget it. I can't even imagine! :)</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black;"><br /></span>Littlest Lee's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17050659939548417827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832658224947212736.post-58041386250212141732012-05-10T21:01:00.002-04:002012-05-10T21:01:37.709-04:00Naomi's First Haircut<span style="color: black;">This past Monday, I caved in and finally scheduled Naomi to have her first ever haircut - just 4 days shy of her second birthday. KK, a good friend's mama, set it up in her home - perfect since Naomi is familiar with her home and absolutely loves KK and her Aunt Sheppie. KK sat her up on an overturned pot on a dining room chair and got to cuttin'. Naomi did so well and even got to take the sea animal cape home (along with a few locks for my baby book). </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Naomi's got the cutest little bob now. It's best to keep it short until it thickens up a bit. I was a little sad to see the curls go, but I'm so delighted that my baby is starting to look like the big girl that she is. If you don't believe me, just ask her. "Naomi, how big are you?" "Sooo big!!" with arms reaching to the sky. :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><br /></span>Littlest Lee's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17050659939548417827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832658224947212736.post-42379669919477053092012-05-06T21:42:00.001-04:002012-05-06T21:42:06.803-04:00In Good Company<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Uncle Alex joined us at the lake a couple of weeks ago. Naomi now refers to him as "Uncle WaWa." Wawa? Alex? Close enough! :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last weekend, our beautiful & talented friend Shannon and her super sweet daughter, Lily, came to stay with us. Man, did we have fun, and we didn't want them to leave! Shannon and Lily are exceptionally lovely people and inspire all around them to be the same - beautiful from the inside out, and we among everyone else who knows them are truly blessed to have them in our lives. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">finished off our Cinco de Mayo fun at the pool. Naomi had too much fun - and now to think she will be TWO in less than a week!! Time sure does fly. :)</td></tr>
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I have an entire list of blog ideas for this next post, yet as pregnancy brain will have it, I'm being pulled in a thousand different directions and STILL end up with a brand-new post - thought up in the last few minutes after a wonderful play date this morning with good friends. Soon, I'll be sharing our successes and failures of big girl bed transitioning and potty training, house preparedness in a not-so-sellers market, and yummy fresh finds from the farmers market among others, but now? Right now? I want to focus on where we are as a family unit and how much I'm loving these moments RIGHT NOW.<br />
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There are so many "happenings" this weekend, places we'd love to be, it's not even funny - places we would be in a HEARTBEAT sans kids and prego bellies. We had tickets to <a href="http://www.jerryjoseph.com/2012/04/the-jackmormons-in-tulum-mexico-april-20-21-22-2012-zamas/" target="_blank">Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons 3-day concert in Tulum, MX</a> (purchased with room and flight 3 weeks before we got pregnant - heh) but reluctantly canceled those plans shortly after thinking 6 months pregnant in Mexico at a raging late-night concert (x3) isn't the best plan! Ha! :) Then there's <a href="http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/preview-wanee-festival-2012-april-19-21/" target="_blank">Wanee Fest at Spirit of the Suwanee Park in Live Oak, FL</a>. Man, that place is FUN, and a music festival with some of our favorite bands to top it off - think Tedeschi Trucks, Allman Bros, Buddy Guy. Yes, please. We've been before and will go again, but it's certainly not in the cards for us this year. Even Savannah has a fun fest this weekend - our very own Earth Day Festival in beautiful Forsyth Park, but we'll be missing it too! Activities and places we love to look forward to, yet we just can't attend.<br />
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And you know what? There's no place I'd rather be this weekend than where we're going and who will be there with us. Can you guess it? Yep. Back to the lake (oh yeah) but with my sweet little brother in tow this time. Our time with him these days is precious, and Naomi absolutely adores her Uncle Alex. It's truly a blessing to be able to spend some quality time with him!<br />
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Even if we weren't going to the lake, my favorite part of each day is definitely Deddy/Naomi time, hands down. We run to greet him at the door each day, Naomi squealing "DEDDDDDY!!,"and those few minutes before 6:00 each night are the minutes we count down our days for. Our family's whole again after 6pm, and it feels good! <br />
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So what about trips to Mexico? Trips to Florida? Concerts or festivals? All are so much fun, sure, but Naomi would be missing from those trips. I truly miss our little peanut after even one night away. So, our next trip to Florida? Well for us, it will most certainly be a place where the entire family can get together and enjoy each other under the sun. So, I'm thinking Disney. lol. No really though, it's the memories made as a family that truly make me the happiest. Andrew and I will have our second honeymoon someday (wanee, I'm calling for you). But for now, our dreams are coming true each and every day spending our time growing a family and lifetime of memories for our little one(s) and us. Play dates in the park, baseball games with the family, backyard time, THE LAKE!! There ain't no place I'd rather be!! :)<br />
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Below are a few pictures from Naomi's second Easter at the lake. We visited the methodist church up the road from the cabin where Naomi got to meet the Easter Bunny himself and take part in her first ever Easter Egg Hunt. Easter Sunday was spent at the cabin followed by a nice long visit with Uncle Alex - the highlight to our weekend. Doesn't he look so good??? :) We are proud of the fine young man he's become!<br />
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<br />Littlest Lee's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17050659939548417827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832658224947212736.post-23445072560123361612012-04-12T21:03:00.001-04:002012-04-12T21:03:37.232-04:00Bouncin Very Well<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: black;">This past Easter weekend, we had the pleasure of heading to one of my favorite places on this green planet of ours - the lake house at Lake Sinclair. Gahlee, I could live out the rest of my days in perfect bliss sittin' in the grass at that place. Maybe it's the childhood memories of every summer practically living up there or maybe just maybe it's my urge and desire to always live near a large body of water, but whatever it is, I find myself sucked back in to the quiet calm that the lake house provides. It certainly isn't the miniature cabin itself - built in the early 1950s by my grandfather himself - a one bedroom, one bath sitting on cinder-blocks. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">No, it's the outdoor living that makes it so sweet. And to think that while growing up in a family of six, we never cared about the space or lack thereof and were able to make it work so well..long, hot summer after long, hot summer. We spent our time playing games on the porch, swimming or fishing at the dock, or boating on the water. When it was time to eat, we'd all gather around the picnic table, hand wash dishes, and put in a tired movie for the thousandth time (I can quote the entirety of most all Disney movies, Ace Ventura, and The Big Lebowski to name a few). It was really the time shared that made it all worthwhile - "turns out not where, but who you're with that really matters." </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">So now, instead of following up with pictures from the past weekend at the lake, I've slowly convinced myself (to change the direction of this post and) that our next home could and should easily be a shack by the sea, "fresh cut flowers and octopus cocktail, just close your eyes - it's easy to see" ....humming the lines to a favorite song thinking, could we make it work? Could we have the little house by the sea? Is space so vital to our everyday needs? If we're spending lots of time outdoors, not necessarily, especially if living in a larger, newer, nicer home means living in the suburbs. We certainly didn't move to the coast for all of that. Just thinking out loud - it seems much easier to embrace a large family in a smaller home where everyone is a part of each others' everyday lives. Am I crazy? Maybe I am, but I'm also just as foolish, so this may just work! :) A girl can dream, ok?? :) </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><br /></span>Littlest Lee's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17050659939548417827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832658224947212736.post-77866934209889337892012-04-04T21:59:00.001-04:002012-04-04T21:59:44.590-04:00March Madness<span style="color: black;">No, this is not a post about basketball. Fortunately, that's the only sport my husband doesn't like to watch throughout the year! No, this post is more about our own March madness - events that made the month so much fun and fly by too quickly! Naomi and I are both worn out from all the festivities, and as she sleeps STILL (it's 9am - she's usually up for at least an hour by now - gotta be a growth spurt), I am slowly but surely convincing myself to take it easy. I have the most fun being pregnant, but I can also feel when it's time to slow it down a bit. Now is the time!</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><br />We started off the month with lots of playdates in and around town - trips to the parks and the beaches. Andrew took us on a quick overnight trip to Charleston the second weekend of the month - his favorite musician was playing a solo show at The Pour House, so we joined him for the night - except we played at the hotel while he went to the show. We had a lot of fun while we were there though, but I think he had the most fun of all. :) We played tourist as we strolled King St, and we took the littlest Lee to the <a href="http://explorecml.org/cml/" target="_blank">Charleston Children's Museum</a> to get a preview to what's to come in Savannah. We have our very own <a href="http://scm.chsgeorgia.org/" target="_blank">Children's Museum opening in June</a>, and we are too excited about it especially after our trip to Chucktown. Naomi had a fit over the water room, and I about flipped over backwards when I saw the mock Publix they had set up - complete with shopping carts, grocery aisles, and scanner lines. You would've had to literally peel me out of there when I was a little girl. And I would've gone home with the notion of building my own in the family playroom too. It was that awesome. And for $7 a head, it was a fun, affordable thing for us to do as a family that Naomi absolutely adored!</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">After our weekend visit to Charleston, we had our first family outing to Tybee of the year the weekend after. Andrew's been incredibly busy at work these days, so we were excited to be able to take the Friday he was off for St. Patrick's Day and enjoy each other in the sand and sun. Yes, St. Patrick's Day is an observed holiday around these parts! This year is actually the first year since we moved here in 2006 that children did not have a day off from school to celebrate! I was shocked! :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">I won't go into details about St. Patrick's Day in Savannah. I will say that you have to experience the craziness first hand someday though. We took Naomi to the parade bright and early Saturday morning, and for the second year in a row, left before the parade finished. It really is that long of a parade! We sat and watched from 10:30-1:00,and after the Clydesdales, eagles, and everything in between, we were ready to scoot. It's certainly a lot of fun, and we got lots of great pics of the Ganz. She's the whole reason we go, after all!</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">We ended the month with a visit to Macon for Cherry Blossom, and Naomi's North Carolina grandparents came for a visit last weekend. We have been busy, busy, but so glad we were able to spend time with family. Naomi has a new "trick" she's learned from Papa, so as soon as I get it on video, I'll post it. All we have to say to her is "do the Papa," and she raises her arm from side to side - hard to describe, but it's learned from him. He's a hoot, and so is she! Mess with a capital M!</span><br />
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