{thankful}

We have much to be thankful for this year, as in years past…but I thought it would be fun and meaningful to catalog some of our thoughts here…

So here is a measly attempt at a list, and I’m sure we will forget many things/people to be thankful for…but we will try!

-Jett. He has a sweet soul, he is laid back, funny, easy going, and really likes people…it’s funny that before he came, we never saw our lives as “imcomplete”, but now we understand “complete”

-Jett’s daycare – The staff/teachers are incredible – we now consider them friends and extended family. They love Jett so much and take care of him very well – and they are sweet, kind people!

-Word – we are both blessed to work at a company that values us as people, and are focused on using our strengths to the best of our abilities – and they make work still “worth it” for me now that I have Jett. If I wasn’t having so much fun and in a position where I could innovate, working would be a chore; but it isn’t. We both love who we work for, and consider the teams we work on a blessing.

-vacation! Need I say more? Really, having a break from it all was very nice!

-Jett got to meet his great-grandmother, Nana. Tim and I have a special place in our heart for Nana, and it meant the world to us that Jett got to meet her this September

-great parents – we are blessed with 2 sets of incredible parents!

-house selling- although life has been a whirlwind ther past 8 weeks, we are still amazed & thankful that we sold our house in this market.

-grace. We really don’t deserve anything at all, but His grace is bestowed on us with every breath.

-Moms- basically all the ladies who reached out to me when we 1st had Jett–and mainly the other Moms who helped me get through breast feeding, schedules, sleep deprivation…I was deeply touched by the kindness passed on so generously…it made all the difference!!

-Kate + Parker – our nieces – so excited for Jett to grow up with them!

So these are really broad things, but we are very thankful. Right now I’m really thankful that we are headed 75North to Chattanooga instead of South since the southbound lane is completly stopped. A little thing, but a big thanks…we are headed to see our baby and have a Great Thanksgiving!

And we are thankful to YOU, for reading this – for in some way you play a role in our lives, and a thread that binds our story!

Happy Thanksgiving!

The Craziness…

Although we certainly do try, Tim and I can not explain the craziness that defines our life. I definitely think we are addicted to it..once things slow down, one of us gets out of sorts; and we go bonkers again…

For example…let’s look at 2008:
-decision to start a family
-Tim decides to take a full time contract at Warner
-I get pregnant
-we start a MAJOR renovation (since market had tanked, it was the better option then to sell)

Then 2009…
-we give away our sweet crazy dog Jackson
-I give birth to Mr. Jett, the joy of our life
-We survive Jett’s 1st 6 weeks (no one tells you about that, I must say!!)
-I survive the transition from maternity leave then back to work
-On Oct. 11th we think, “what if we sell our house?” and meet with our realtor, Mary Brown, who is seriously amazing
-Oct 13th our home stager comes over and gives us a 13-page (I’m not kidding) guide to staging our home – details for every room, inside and entire landscaping…
-Nov. 8th the house is listed after 3 weeks of furious work, a trip to NYC, refinishing our hardwoods, landscaping, new granite, new storage unit for a ton of our crap, touch up painting and re-arranging all of our furniture…
-Nov 13th: offer on the house
-Nov 15th — Contract on the house
-Nov. 20: On the same day we are leaving for vacation, we decide to put an offer on a new house (I’m sure Mary loved that)
-After negotiating over phone/email, we counter 3 times then finally nail the offer on our new home on Nov 22nd, from the beach in Cancun…

…wow are you tired yet??? …

Now we need to pack up and close on both houses hopefully before Christmas…you see, I told you that we were addicted to “craziness”…we are set to close on both on 12/29, but we just decided to try to close prior to Christmas so Jett can have his 1st Christmas at his new childhood home…what are we nuts?? Yep, I think so!!

So now for an enjoyable few more days at the beach, Thanksgiving meal…then back home to pack & move.

What will 2010 hold??

You Tube Craziness…

Tonight I was showing Tim some fun videos I found online and we start watching the video below, and about :30 seconds into it, he says…this is my song!! And i am like “what, no way”…and he says it’s called 80’s Prom Night and it is one of the tracks I license…so of course I had to validate that, and we pull up iTunes and voila, there it was!!

So crazy that out of the millions of videos on YouTube, I randomly pick one and it has Tim’s music in it!!

Enjoy!

Be sure to press play and listen to the track all the way through…we get paid per stream from youtube!! Add some money to Jett’s college fund!!

It’s About Time…

Sorry I have not blogged in FOREVER…Just been busy!! So let’s cut to the chase and show you some photos of the main attraction!!!

Hope you are well!! Jett is doing awesome and we are having SO much fun!!!

Game Day!

One of the things that we have been most excited to share with Jett is our love for College Football and the Georgia Bulldogs!! I went to schoool there, and Tim has adopted the Dawgs as his own since we began dating!! So obviously we want to share that with Jett!!
So even though the Dawgs got spanked yesterday, it was so much fun watching the game with Jett and especially singing the fight song to him…he laughed and smiled every time we would sing and cheer. And the highlight of the day was when the Dogs scored on the 1st drive and we could all celebrate the touchdown!!

So here are a few photos of our Future Quarterback…

1 last photo; this is Jett when he was born with the same football…look how he has grown!!!

If I’m Honest…

If I’m being honest, I would tell you these few things…

…I was frightened about having children and my capabilities as a Mom; that’s why I waited so long…

…I never knew or thought I would ENJOY being a Mom so much…

…the first 6 weeks after I had Jett were hell, but I got through it…

…I never knew that there was a network of mom’s who help each other out and helped me get through the first 6 weeks…thank you…

…getting through that time has given me a new sense of confidence that has made me a different person then before…

…I am so thankful that Jett sleeps through the night, but sometimes I want to go in there and wake him up just to hang with him…

…I worry every day about his development in some small way…

…I am honestly enjoying my job now more then ever, which is surprising to me…

…I do miss the lazy weekends Tim & I used to share, but we are having so much fun with Jett now…

…but I do miss going to the movies whenever I wanted!!!

Those were a few things on my mind today that I wanted to share!!

Here are some new photos!!

I heart my hands!

Sacking out after Daycare!

His fave doggie blanket

Future Producer? He's borrowing his Dad's Studio!!

Thinking really hard about those beats...

Satisfied with his work!

Sleepy after a big night out

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Looking like a little boy!

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Hope you are doing well!!

(Sorry about the code issues, I’m too lazy to fix it; time for bed!!)

Best Designer around…

I just added a link to my site for the blog by the best designer that I know…Danny Haas…I am fortunate to continue to work with him, and he is a rad designer, but an even better friend. Check him out.

Also, he has an unbelievable clothing line called Loveless…you can buy yourself some stylish gear here…

Here is one of his cool designs…

Jett = 4 Months Old!

I honestly can not believe that we have a 4 month old baby!! Tim keeps saying “I can’t believe that he was that little!”…It is amazing! I also can’t believe how much time flies…another thing people tell you pre-baby that you can not fathom until it happens!! It also feels light years from when we were having trouble keeping weight on him…definitely not a problem now!! We look at him everyday and he looks SO big!

Here is the 4 month journey in photos…

His Birthday…hands down one of the best days of our collective lives. Again I still can not comprehend how you can fall in so love SO fast and have an inseparable bond with a baby immediately. It truly was LOVE at first site!

Happy Birthday Jett!

1 Month Old…in the days when he was not sleeping and Tim and I look exhausted in every picture!! I’m not going to lie, that 1st month was really hard, just absorbing and learning everything that was necessary to know how to take care of Jett & ourselves. I’m so thankful that we made it through…and so did he!! (Ladies if you are pregnant and want more insight, let me know!!)

Lookin fine in his Gap onesie

2 Months Old…by this time, Tim & I were in so much more of a groove, it really became fun hanging out with Jett. He took his 1st road trip, and we had a ton of visitors to come and meet him. It was an awesome month!

Rad Like Dad!

3 Months Old…Mom had to head to work, so Daycare began, and he LOVES the ladies at the center…the director told me that all of the teachers stop by to see Jett each day and they all want to hang with him! That made us happy!! He has also found his voice and is using his hands so much!

Close-up!

Today…4 Months Old…this morning he was playing on his favorite jungle mat (thanks Roro) and was having a blast…we already took a nap today and I woke up to him staring at me in the eyes and feeling my face…it was a wonderful mom moment!! We love this little guy!!

Lovin the jungle mat!

His 4th month is going to be a big month!!! We get to start him on rice cereal, he gets to watch his 1st Georgia Football game, he gets to meet his great grandmother after his 1st flight to Orlando, and he gets to go to Disney World. Pretty exciting for a 4 month old! It’s going to be a fun month!!!

Hope you are well!

Being a Mom…

I was hanging out with Jett this morning and was having so much fun with an almost 4 month old baby…and I realized how much capacity you gain when you become a mom. I can do so many more things then I ever thought I could do…it is incredible. And prior to being a mom, I had no idea that I would need to gain capacity and grow in so many ways…let alone actually have the ability to do so.

Anyway, I think that is cool…and guys, you have nothing on us ladies…we rock. Just the giving birth part gives us a MAJOR leg up; but being a mom trumps all.

And how could you not have fun with this little guy?

Hanging out at Old Navy

Classy Book to Read…

A co-worker of mine, (and new mom!), Jordan Christy, just published her 1st book…it is so cool!

She was on the Today show promoting it…and Jordan is as classy as ever…and Kathie Lee sounds as deranged as ever!! But here is the clip & the interview…

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/32419858/ns/today-today_books/from/ET

So proud of you Jordan!

You can get her book. How to Be a Hepburn in a Hilton World, on Amazon by clicking here!