Breakfast On Pluto

Its been a busy, busy summer so far. Right after planning and having Jordan's first birthday, Ashley and her kiddos came by for a visit. We spent a lot of time at Nonni and Papa's house playing with Jordan's cousins and swimming. It is so fun to see her interact with other children. Jordan and Emmett really loved each other; they would talk to each other in baby babbles, give each other kisses, and Jordan would get Emmett to crawl around chasing her. She also really loved Ben and he thought she was so fun, she was allowed to play with his toys even though he didn't want his sisters to.

Robert and I finally had a doctor appointment, and got to see our little Bean 2.0 on the big screen. We got some adorable profile pictures, but when it came to gender they couldn't tell us for sure. So we know a maybe, which we aren't saying, but I don't see the point in telling if there is a 50/50 chance it will be different. Rob was disappointed since he really wanted to know, but I was a little relieved. I don't think it is a secret at this point that I am hoping for a boy - not knowing is annoying but at least we don't know its a girl - yet. Anyways, the important thing is that the baby is doing really well, has a strong heartbeat, and is VERY strong. Baby kicked the doctor so hard it scared him. :-D



Then we got to celebrate the 4th of July! Jordan was only a month old last time, and so we stayed home, slept, and didn't do anything fun or see fireworks. This year I was really determined to do something fun, so even though Rob had to work, Jordan and I went to see a parade in Norwalk. She had a ton of fun watching everything and talking to the people next to us, and enjoyed 2 popsicles, 2 lollipops and a tootsie roll - my little babe's first junk food binge.

Later we enjoyed KFC, a tradition of mine, and went to bed. We saw fireworks a few days earlier. We woke Jordan up at 10PM and brought her out with Brad and his family to see the fireworks at Willard Park. She didn't mind getting up, and had fun watching them. She had seen fireworks before at DisneyWorld so it wasn't new but it had been so long, I doubt she remembered them. 



Then Aunt Dutch, Uncle Marc, Matthew and Eric showed up for a visit, with Aunt Sher for a few days. Jordan got to play with more cousins, including Alex and Anna, and it was fun to see everyone. Jordan REALLY was into Matt. She followed him around and played with him, talked to him, and would get mad if she got taken away from him.

I really wanted to write in this blog today because I had to say: It is so very rare that I feel a perfect mix of motivation "doing things" while maintaining a balance of staying on top of things. Usually it's I'M TOO BUSY or I'M SO BORED! And when I am bored I start doing things that I get way behind on until I am too busy and overwhelmed and give it all up. Right now I am in that perfect balance. Somehow in the last week I have managed to keep a relatively clean home, do the dishes before we have completely run out, tackle my laundry pile, play a lot with Jordan, work, and start focusing seriously on my photography hobby. Mostly without feeling overwhelmed or like I have done too much or too little of something. I even still have time to nap because, as I forget until my clothes get too tight, I'm 6 months pregnant! I have to remember this energy that I have is going to go away too, so I have a deadline for my photography (through September only, for now) and I'm trying to get enough work in now that I can take a month off after the baby is born. If I do half the work in October and half the work in November then I still get the full break but won't miss a paycheck.

Anyways, it just feels like a miracle when that happens. One of my photo sessions the other day was for a one month old baby boy. And it made me SO excited for this little baby! I forgot how small and helpless they are, how they like to just lay there in your arms and stare at you. Jordan has been getting so big this past year that it is easy to forget where she started such a short time ago.