lj's first fashion show

lj seems to be entering the 'dress myself' phase of life. it's about to get interesting folks.

while i still have to dress her, she proceeded to pick out one article of clothing after the other today, bringing them to me one at a time to put on her. and after each article of clothing was put on, she immediately said, "dada. dada." and would walk out into the loft and show seth her latest outfit.

so cute.

just to clarify, she has on a onsie, then the purple/brown shirt, followed by the green/white tank. then some shorts, followed by 2 pair of bloomers. finished it off with 2 pair of socks on each foot and a rockin' hat from whitney. she wanted to put some pants on as well but i had to go make dinner...so this was the final outfit. rock it girl.

happy {30th} birthday my love

so this year seth didn't get exactly what he wanted for his 30th birthday...a trip to wilkerson obgyn to find out the sex of our child. he's been spoiled the last 2 birthdays. don't even have a positive pregnancy test. sorry babe.

but he did get a nice dinner out with friends and lilly jo on sunday and a baseball game with the family and some friends tonight!
and a nephew yesterday. and a hurricane tomorrow.
so, lots of fun, just not exactly what he wanted:)

seth, i'm so thankful for you in my life. in our children's lives. you are a gracious, loving, humble, handsome man. you take care of your family in ways i never imagined. you take joy in serving in the roles God has given you. you take delight in your children. we are so thankful for you and we love you!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOU!

matthew.joel.morreale.

Praise God, Matthew Joel Morreale arrived yesterday at 2:37pm. He was 8lb 2oz, 20.5 in long and has a large head measuring in at 38 cm! He is such a handsome fella and John and Nat just love him to pieces already. Nat is doing well, all things considered, and Matthew is also doing just great.
More to come later, but without futher ado, our new little nephew...

past and present

what to expect when you're expecting...

the unexpected.

my niece milana (who is 2 months younger than lilly jo) was born 3 wks early.
her brother matthew is due day after tomorrow and seems content in his momma's belly.

dear matthew,
we're grew impatient 2.5 weeks ago when you weren't born.
please come soon.

xoxo,
aunt becky

ear piercing

how do you tell your 19 month old to not scream at the table when your 7 month old LOVES to scream? i'm not just talking loud noises.

we've got EAR PIERCING SCREAMING MATCHES becoming commonplace at both lunch and dinner.

whew.

too loud for mommy and daddy's ears.

small gesture, big meaning

friday night we met my sister, her hubby, their daughter and my mom for some pizza in cary before heading to the pool...
seth needed to get some cash for dinner so he ran next door to walmart...and apparently got lost in the way. or so i thought. took the man like 15 min to get cash. no joke. and 15 min is a long time when you're in a pizza joint w/ 2 wonderful yet small children, waiting to eat/feed them. patience started to ware, but thankfully he finally decided to join us.
with a card and small gift for me. awwwwwwww:)
it had been a rough couple of days for me as a mom, and in the grand scheme of things i know there are larger issues we'll face, but in the moment, those days were certainly a challenge.
that being said, seth got some cash and THEN proceeded to get me the sweetest card i think he's ever gotten me, along with a cd of my favorite singer from last season's american idol. don't judge.
but the card, simply stated, said this, "we don't do easy. we do interesting. we do challenging. we do hanging in. we do real life. and the inside said, "i'm glad we do." with a few more comments of his own...
almost started to cry in dominic's pizza.

i'm so thankful for the man God chose to give me to share in the joys and harships of this life here on earth...love you lou:)