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Happy Birthday Little Stink…
For most people, this day is the 10th anniversary of one of the worst days in this country’s history. A day filled with mourning, reliving the pain and loss. While I still am saddened by the tragic loss of life that day, for me this day is the celebration of one of the best days of my life. This particular day, I said goodbye by my high spirited 3 year old toddler, and hello to a 4 year old boy whom I love more than he will ever know.
No one truly prepares you for the day you realize your baby boy you have waited your whole life for, is no longer a baby. Or even a toddler. Today he enters boyhood. It’s not like he turned 4 and grew 13 inches…oh, no. This was even worse. Call it denial, or just the peaceful way “three” rolled off the tongue….but between yesterday and today, I am a wreck.
Happy Birthday to my 4 year old BOY! I love you more than I could have ever fathomed. You are my sunshine and I am so blessed by your precious life. Your daddy and I are a little, (ok a lot), behind in the video department, but I wanted to share a sweet little video Stink made for your 1st Birthday. I love you more than life, and always will.
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Embarrassing.
Via my husbands request, (I repeat-he asked me to do this), I am asking you readers to rate how lame the #2 item on his wishlist really is; luke warm lame, or Jake and Vienna from the bachelor lame-O.
His defense in this fatal attraction was he thought he saw a mantween wearing them.
I have told him what I told B about his sparkly glasses and his metal baseball bat, they stay at home. Big Stink insists these are stylish FOR MEN. I would agree, but we need to differenciate the type of man, no? The kind of man I would think would wear these hangs out in a subway, and may or may not dabble with tie die muscle shirts, and will most likely have a plastic whistle around his neck for protection.
Are you ready? Here they are….
Considering he never throws an item of wearable clothing away, this could potentially have lifelong consequences. PLEASE say something. Or I will make sure he wears them to your kids birthday party. -
And her name is…
……………………………………………………..……….…………………..Halle Renee………………….………………………….………………………………..
I like dots. Sorry.
Can you believe it? We actually agreed on a name! Halle is short for HALLELUJAHwemight havefoundaname. (not really).
Thank you for all the feedback on the other names. It was totally clear; there was an unclear consensus on the 4 listed, so we picked one my sweet Uncle D suggested. He is full of all sorts of great ideas. My Dad had a couple … ideas of his own. Mind you he called weeman Chester or Winston for the first year of his life.
1. Kat-leen (after Kathleen, mommabird) In fact he claimed it was blasphemous I did not choose to grace either parent with a rename. Didn’t read that in my trusty ‘how to be daughter of the year’.
2. Gian-{insert any 2 syllable italian name here} Carla, Maria, etc.
3. Lucy. After his name: Luciano. PASS! (still love the name Lucy, just not when thinking about a mini crazy italian)
Thanks Dad, but you have to learn to pronounce a new name.
If she has Chad’s luscious black curls, we of course have a huge problem and might need to revisit Vivienne….but in the meantime I can hang up my name shopping coat (ahem, stop stalking baby boards) and rest assured we found a loved name for this little life that is making me all marshmellow like.
