Curious Bird

:these days:

Well hello there. Long time, no blog. 

Life has certainly gotten in the way of my being able to say hello in this space lately, that's for sure. I'll spare you every detail; here are the highlights from the last few weeks.

Felix was super sick for nine days with the most wretched norovirus ever. It involved a trip to the pediatrician and then the ER before everything was said and done. Luckily, he's back to his spunky self and the virus didn't sweep through the entire family. I suppose if Felix getting sick needed to happen it did so at just the right time because Dustin left for consecutive trips to Seattle and Switzerland right about the time Felix started feeling better. I dodged a major bullet there, let me tell ya. 

While Dustin was away, I (THANKFULLY) had some much needed assistance from both my mom and then D's mom. They both flew in from out of state to save the day(s). Not sure how single parents do it. My admiration for people raising kids all by themself has always been pretty huge, and it has grown even bigger now. 

Dustin returned from Europe yesterday (Yay!) and we're all healthy and happy, so onward we go! 

Oh, and I turned 37 on April 8th. Yes indeedy. We had ice cream sundaes to celebrate. Boy, the 8th seems like ages ago...  

One last thing. To get the blog juices flowing again (and to get my poor DSLR dusted off. shame on you, iphone and instagram) I'm joining the wonderful folks over at Habit for the month of May. It will be my third time participating. Can't wait. 

:these days:

these days the leaves are quietly falling from the trees. felix is noticing and has expressed interest in repeating one of his favorite activities  -- the great leaf pile rake and jump extravaganza. his memory amazes me sometimes. make that all the time.

these days we've been making a point to say, "romy, you're going to have to wait, I need to take care of/hold/play with felix right now." it seems to help our big boy through some of the rough patches that happen from time to time. 

these days, when I can steal a few minutes, I have been reading and enjoying Everyday Blessings by Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn. It's nice to remind myself to be as present as possible during these special newborn weeks and months. (yesterday romy turned 6 weeks old!)

these days we're eating dinner earlier than we ever have and it seems to be exactly the right choice for our family. the transistion to bath and bed is so.much.smoother. 

these days I'm reminded how much I enjoy tapping out a few words in this space. life is full and very busy, but I do love saying hello. HELLO.  

:lately:

No time for words today, only photos. 

xo, 

L.

 

:beyond:

Lately, when I start to notice feelings of fear or anxiety creeping in about having two little ones 27 months apart in age, I look at these two precious photos. The sweetness and pure love captured takes my breath away.  


(Unfortunately, I've had these photos on my computer for a long time and don't know where they came from. If any one can help me credit the photographer, please do.) 

Thanks, people. Photo credit belongs to Gregarious Peach. 

Feeling a little quiet around here lately. Lots of resting for me these days. Will say hello again sometime soon. 

-L.  

snaps from the weekend

Happy Monday to you. This spring weather we're having here in North Carolina is making me squeal with excitement. It feels so good to spend time outside being warmed by the sun and getting loads of dirt-under-the-nails-projects done. So far many seeds have been planted (for indoor sprouting),  the garden beds are getting prepped, and lots of sitting in the sunshine playing with tractors and trucks ("slooooow down" is what I hear F say most -- hope that means he will be a cautious driver) has been happening around here. It sure feels lovely to spend so much time outside again. Yay for March and springtime in the south!















Have fun!
L.

p.s. thinking of this sweet fella today. can't believe it has been two years since we said goodbye. ♥

snaps from the weekend

It was a nice weekend full of lazy days. Homemade apple chips were made and devoured. I was able to finally accomplish some sewing and a little spring cleaning/project scheming, which put a nice skip in my step. And we had breakfast for dinner. Hope you had a nice one, too.






(Felix and his silly daddy doing the very popular "oh no!" face Felix picked up from one of his library books)

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