Thursday, May 29, 2008

Summer Fun






So I meant to write this blog on Tuesday but it seems like the days have just gotten away from me. ..


We had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend, my sister was in from Las Vegas and Ryan, Jase and I enjoyed some much treasured family time together. I took Jase to Navy Pier for the first time with my sister and Natalie (my "other" sister), although it was FREEZING, we had a great time! We topped the night off with dinner in Greek Town with Ryan and some other friends and family. On Sunday we took Jase to his first SOX game, he loved it! The best part of the game was that they won with a walk off homer, it doesn't get much better than that! My sister's visits are never long enough and it is always sad to see her go "home", but we look forward to her return soon.


As far as the house goes, the showings have picked up as the weather has gotten nicer but still no sale, the market stinks as we all know. We are going to look at houses this weekend in the New Lenox area, so wish us luck on selling and buying!


Baby Salin is now 23 weeks gestation, technically viable, yet we are still praying very hard that baby keeps on cooking until our scheduled c-section.


Well we are off to the park, we will post again soon!


Friday, May 9, 2008

Dreams and Reflections

Hello all, it looks like spring may finally be arriving, the Birds are chirping right outside of my window! I just want to wish all of you moms a Happy Mother's Day.

Ryan is settling into his new job, he likes it a lot even though the hours can sometimes be draining. I on the other hand am enjoying every minute that I have at home with Jase, he is growing everyday, talking a ton and continuously amazing us as he has since he was born! I know that every mom thinks that their child is the cutest and smartest and I am no exception, Jase is simply exceptional and I am sure that our new bundle of joy will be just as so! Speaking of the new baby, we are officially halfway there, we are praying hard to make it to our scheduled c-section which will be right around 39 weeks! The baby seems to be growing well and loves to bounce off the walls of mommy's uterus constantly!

Lately I have been thinking about how lucky I am to be a mommy and what a privilege it is to be blessed with such an innocent life. As many of you know last month we had a couple of losses, a cousin of mine and Ryan's great-grandmother, with this we try our best to understand the circle of life, yet sometimes it is so hard to understand, especially when some circles are so much smaller than others. Each time though we have tried to learn and appreciate all that we have been given, my cousin's death has especially reminded us once again as it did after Ryan's sister passed away how truly precious life is, each minute is special!

As always you can check us out at www.dropshots.com/salin06