Missing Mommy

Mandy has been gone at a conference in New Orleans since Sunday. So we are down to Jake Grandma Barb and Me. Overall Jake has done well but I can tell he is missing her. He has done several cute things to let me know that he missing her. Most mornings he has been climbing in bed with me around 5 AM and then falling asleep next to me. The picture above from this morning was pretty cute. Today my mom found him lying down on the futon in the office where Mandy likes to take naps with his Binky and blue blanket. She asked him what he is doing and he said " mommy takes nap here". He even took the phone from me tonight and told Mandy that he loved her. What can I say? Mandy is a wonderful mommy and wife and she is definitely missed when gone.

More Snowy pictures

I couldn't resist opsting a few more pictures of Jake in the snow from last weekend especially given how rare 3-4 inches of snow is in Atlanta. Jake woke up from his nap today with the eye gunk and cough. I hope this is just a minor cold. Grandma Barb is coming in tomorrow before Mandy leaves for New Orleans. I'll feel bad if he gets sick right before she gets here.

Flowers on Valentine's Day

Compared to where I was last year for Valentine's Day, waking up to the bouquet that Scott got for me this year was pretty amazing. Adam is here and helped him pick it out. You will notice that 10 years together has really made Scott very good at picking out what I like: roses, hydrangeas, square vase with silver bow...almost perfect combination for my taste. He also hand picked chocolates for me...all that were my favorites, which considering my pregnant state are very appreciated! Thank you so much, Scott! Happy Valentine's Day!

In stark contrast to the snow of the last 48 hours, is the presence of flowers outside, as well. Atlanta is USDA Zone 8, for those of you who care, and that means flowers in February for those that don't! It's amazing. Pansies grow all winter and below you will see a picture of our first crocuses of the year. It's not Hawaii, but it's also not DC or Minneapolis!

A Southern Blizzard

I have to say I have been jealous of my friends in Washington D.C. with the massive 4 feet of snow this past week. I figured being in Atlanta I would never get to have a snowball fight with Jake. Even when the weather forecasters called for 2-4 inches I still didn't beleive them. I have to say It was a lot of fun. There are a lot of nice sledding hills at the park and I was kind of bummed that I didn't have a sled for Jake. No worries though I found out a boogie board when not being used for surf can make do in a pinch. (I knew I didn't leave them all in Hawaii for reason.)

In other news we also had a new ultrasound today. Now I COULD tell everyone what we are having but instead I thought we could run this like the daily radiology unknown images we often had in medical school. Ill post the image and everyone gets to vote what they think it is. If you are reading this Frank there is a nice career in pathology waiting for you if you miss it.