Pure Sweetness

So sorry I have been a little behind on blogging these last few weeks. There has been so much going on, mostly just keeping up with my little man most days.All of us stay at home mamas have moments when we say  "I am going to lose my mind! ". Today was a day full complete bliss, almost has a slap in the face to all those chaotic moments and times were I thought I couldn't do it anymore.

Every Tuesday we try and go to story time at our neighborhood library. I have to admit it has not been easy from the tantrums from not wanting to leave the house from the screams and tears because he does not want to be in the room where they are reading but instead he insists he wants to go and play at the train table instead.


I wanted him to get some social interaction with other adults and children of various ages and I hoped he would eventually warm up to the whole thing. Today was the day when it happened!

The moment I told him we were going to the library he was over joyed! Boogie was not shy as usual during story time instead he stood confidently and sang along with the Librarian  wheels on the bus go round and round, he payed attention to the librarian when she read all the books.

But what happened later was pure sweetness. My baby boy called out for one of his fellow story time friends for the very first time aloud .... almost as if he had known it all the while ... "Lauren!" he exclaimed!
He shared his trains with her, he moved out of the way for her to play on the train table - which has NEVER happened till today.

Then when it was time to leave which is usually when he will break out in tears, he looked over at Lauren and saw she was saying goodbye and then he said goodbye as well and was ready to go home. Outside he grabbed her hand and they held each other hands like any long time friends would do.

Pure sweetness was what I felt all over along with Donna Lauren's mom, we squeaked with enjoyment has we witnessed our children engaging on a deeper level.

No worries I pulled out my camera and snapped a few pictures to share with you all.

Have you and your LO had any tiny or huge milestones lately that you like to share? I love to hear them!

Summer Family Pictures

As I promised, I wanted to share a few more pictures from our summer family pictures. The shoot was at Honeymoon Island one of our favorite beaches here in Tampa Bay. 

We had a great time and I am glad we were able to get a few good shots of our ever so on the move toddler. 

Have a great weekend! 

I love you more today then yesterday

A few weeks back we had the honor to take some pictures with our good friend +Iphigenia. I will definitely share the rest of the pictures of the photo shoot soon. For now here is one of my favorite shots of the session.

I just wanted to drop a few lines tonight on how much my love for my little boy has grown these last few weeks. You know you think you love them when you first see them for the very first time, but for me that love was not instant, in fact it took me a long time to finally get there. Lucas was not an easy newborn, in fact the first time he slept through the night he was a year old. I know that can be very normal but it is not normal for an adult not to sleep. I have no idea how I even function .. ha ha. I give BIG kudos to all the mamas who have sleepless nights, hang in there they do eventually sleep longer hours and you will eventually sleep again ... I promise.

My heart today is so full of love for Boggie and can barely hold it in. I want to climb a mountain and scream "I am on top of the world!" instead I will just blog it cause that's what blogging is all about.

These days I break out in tears of joy when I look at Boogie or when he accomplishes something new and amazing. I feel like I really know him and he knows me... our love is deep and all it take is a look for him and I to know how much we love each other. It's incredible! I really can not compare it to anything I have ever experienced, I feel completely blessed to be is mother.

Motherhood has so many ups and downs, it is not easy one bit. In fact most of us would agree it's the most challenging thing we have ever done. But with that said it's unrepeatable!  

Mamas simply STOP and enjoy today. Take in every little look, cuddle and memories your making together with your LO that will make your BAD days tolerable.

Happy Hump day - XOXO

Boggie and Mama

Coffee my drug of choice

Today has been a long day ... a 5am wake up call, watching yet another train movie at 7 am  and a forcing Boggie to take a nap for half and hour. Have you ever been around a tired toddler? Let's just say they act like an emotional drunk person, not pretty! I ended up using our miracle potion that Tia +Veronica Ledbetter  gave us, it works wonders! I just massage a few drops of lavender oil on his head and feet and massage him down with him and that usually does the trick, I guess toddlers have stress to?

The good news is they are alot cuter .. the toddler that is. I had enough time to  jump in the shower and wash my hair, the was the first time in 2 days! Can you Mamas relate? You know it's a good day when you can take a shower. The point of this story is that somewhere in between this first day of August I forgot my coffee!!!

I am currently paying for it with a terrible headache. The Hubsters tells me it's withdraws and to give it two days and it will pass. He seems to think he is a recovered caffeine addict and I should follow suit. Um I don't think so, I love coffee .. it's smell, taste and how it makes me feel ... AWAKE!


I actually read this article today on Dr.OZ's blog about how coffee drinkers have a less suicidal rate ... can I hear a woot woot!?

I do love Starbucks, my drink of choice is a double shot soy latte or iced coffee late afternoon. What's your drink? Have you taken advantage of the afternoon treat receipt? Now that's a sweet deal for any coffee addict out there.

Boogie is finally down for the night and I am sipping on my iced coffee, luckily I have my very own Starbucks a block away- Good night