Grabbed a few shots at the park yesterday for the birthday party bash on Sunday… He looks SO big to me in these pictures!!! They stopped me in my tracks when I opened them – I guess my little baby is really growing up to be a handsome little boy! Good thing there’s another baby on the way to calm that baby fix

Love you with all my heart Jackson,

Mom

this is the face you get when you see the train going buy — “Listen” he was saying…”I see Emily and Thomas!”… silly boy!

not even sure where to begin!

It’s been a crazy last few weeks… Grams came up from Florida to visit and we took HUNDREDS of picture while she was here! Jackson had the time of his life showing Grams the orchard with the animals, the big dinosaur at the Museum of Science, getting to sit in the big fire truck, and most of all – playing THOMAS of course!! Grams was sweet enough to set up jacksons tracks and everything – he was thrilled every morning to wake up and go into Grams room — ‘Grams Play’ he’d say before anyone had even had coffee yet!! I promise to put some of those shots up – we have so many from the week!!

After that it was a few days of family vacation! We headed up to North Conway, NH for a few days – we got to see the trains and did a lot of swimming. Jackson had never been swimming before (besides once when he was a baby and doesnt remember!) so we were excited to see how he’d like it… boy was he funny! He wasn’t sure if it was fun or not and then once he realized he was safe he thought it was the best – He looked so cute in his little swimmy – floaty thing and his little bathing suit — images to follow here too!

Once we got home from vacation it was a bit of crazyiness between Rick working and my sessions but we survived the week! Then I got to hangout with my good friend Keri at the Bellies and Babies tour with Sandra Puc’ – It was so fun – I even got to be the pregnant model and got a free DVD!! Thanks for the help Molly girl – Pays to be pregnant!!

I also had the chance to spend the day with Denise and Ed as I shot their wedding on Sunday in Groveland, MA. It was a beautiful day and everything was stunning – Although Denise is my doctor, she was like one of my girlfriends the day of her wedding – she looked beautiful and the newlyweds were just so happy! Thanks for letting me share in your day guys – I promise pictures are coming soon!!

We’ve spent the last few days just getting things together for the big BIRTHDAY BASH this weekend! I have to tell you I was in HEAVEN this evening…. we came home to a SPARKLING CLEAN HOUSE!! We had our cleaning lady come today so things could be in order for the party and honestly, I felt like a kid in a candy store! We’ve had a good friend of ours clean for us when I was pregnant when jackson but this is another friend of a friend who will be coming back throughout this pregnancy and I could just give her a hug right now! I was almost jumping up and down my house was so clean – even Rick said so! I’m THRILLED things are clean and away… now lets just pray it stays that way until Sunday! hehe…

Well its back to organizing and editing for a bit – I promise a post with pictures soon..

Thanks for checking in – The craziness is about to subside— at least for the time being

Lots of hugs to my loyal blog readers!!

xoxox,
K

we’re all VERY excited!!

Hugs,
K, R, & J!

is all about being a mom.

I dreamed about it since I was 5. I always wanted to be a mommy. That’s even what I told people when they would ask what I wanted to be when I grew up. I believe being a mommy is the greatest job in the world.

There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t thank God for blessing me with the gift of being someone’s mommy. Not just anyone’s mommy, but Jackson’s mommy. From the moment I knew I was pregnant I knew I had been chosen for this special little life and it began to shift my thinking… Little did I know just how much my thinking would change…

I no longer wanted to know what was the latest gossip – I wanted to know what was the latest safety tip!
I no longer wanted to buy the prettiest outfit that made me feel good – I felt pretty in jeans and a t-shirt with baby puke down my shoulder!
I no longer longed for the weekend when I could sleep in until whenever I wanted – I longed for the morning when I could run into the crib and pick up that little munchkin to smooch good morning – excited for a new day!
I no longer wanted to go out to dinner for a few hours at a time – losing all track of time – I wanted to race home after a yummy meal to see if I could kiss him goodnight just one more time!
I no longer wanted to live for myself – I realized I would give my life for this child – for my child – for my heart and soul that is living outside of my body…

I love the way his face lights up when I walk into the room and he races across the room yelling ‘mommy’ like he hasn’t seen me in years when in reality I probably just went into his bedroom to get something!
I love that no matter how sad he gets if he trips and falls and kiss on the boo-boo can make it all better and all those tears go away.
I love that even in the middle of the night when im double tired and he wakes up with a bad dream that a snuggle and a little hug can make it alright.
I love that even after telling him not to do do something, he will repeat it right back to me (half the time has he still does it!)
I love that every morning he calls ‘mommy’ and when I turn on his light in the morning he greets me with an ear to ear grin!
I love that after a stressful hour of *trying* to grocery shop he greets the cashier with a coy smile and says ‘hi’ as if he knows to turn the charm on after being a nudge the whole time!
I love that he can be a tour guide in the car, pointing out everything we pass until we get to where we’re going.
I love that I can watch my mom with her first grandchild.
I love that I know what it means when someone tells me I have such a gift.
I love that I understand things my mom taught me on a new level… on a mother level.
I love that I have been given the gift to be the mommy to such an amazing, unbelievable, unique, joyful, beautiful boy..

I am so blessed to be given the chance to be a mommy to another blessing in just a few short months!

Thank you for picking me – I love you Jackson. You have made all my dreams come true.

Happy Mother’s Day to all my favorite mommies… Hugs and Blessings to all of you…

xoxo
K

leave your guess in the comment box below! I’ll report back to let you know who is right!

xoox
k