Kelle, Author at Enjoying the Small Things

dig this chick so perfectly put it: “If I could kiss the universe, I would.”

i feel that way today, and it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out why. i stepped foot into a magical place…holy ground…a place where dreams come true and the gap between heaven and earth is invisible for just a little while. the labor and delivery ward.

our friends joe & stephanie welcomed their little skye rose into the world today…congratulations, mommy & daddy.

but, long after i step foot out of the hospital and the sweet smell of baby is off my skin, i’m still relishing in the beauty of new life and what it means. and then i’m taken back to 5.18.07 and the miracle and magic that took place in room 10 that day.

…and i look at her now and just feel so blessed.

it’s no small thing at all…
…enjoying the miraculous things. ~k

so, to you, sweet universe…a kiss: mwah.

as crazy-busy as summer is, we’re just goin’ with the flow loving…

10. our everyday afternoon thunderstorms lately (conveniently landing on lainey’s nap time) that make the house all cozy dark and prod me to take a moment for myself with a cup of tea and a catalogue from the pile of “i’ll-have-time-to-read-someday”…it literally is getting to the point where the first thunder is my cue to put the kettle on

9. having my friends not working over the summer which makes for lots of fun mommy dates, pool parties, spontaneous meet-me-at-panera-in-fifteen-minutes texts and feeling like, even though i don’t teach anymore, i’m on a three month vacay too.

8. watching her personality go through crazy growth spurt lately… wish i could pencil in a notch on the door ledge for how much her wit and humor has grown. including her obsession with not pushing, but sitting in her baby doll stroller… yeah, that little tiny stroller made for little tiny dolls. she gets in it…and grunts and whines until someone gives in to pushing her around the house with it. she looks like a giant baby…like gulliver’s travels.

7. joining daddy and the boys on weekend afternoons to watch them fish in the lake across the street

6. mornings. my favorite time of day…bed heads, jammy feet, blueberry pancakes (we’re on a blueberry kick), the today show, and that first cup of coffee. everything is fresh and new. love that. of course teddy always joins her for breakfast.

5. watching her run like the wind outside with her walker, which, for the record, is always filled with random crap she finds around the house

4. her skinny little monkey legs which always make me laugh when she sits this way:

3. Being majorly creatively inspired lately in so many areas

2. really feeling content and finding that i’m happiest not with things, but with people, creativity, accomplishing little things on my list, making memories, taking pictures, being outside…and the list goes on…you know, the small things

1. this outfit and the fact that i found the sweater dress for $1.99 at a consignment store and the hat (which i sewed a ribbon flower and a button to) at gap on clearance for $2

…and other fun from this week:

her i’m-thinking-about-throwing-a-fit-but-trying-to-get-myself-under-control pose:

playing with blocks:

and, my personal favorite…that blankie is always within a 3-foot radius from her!

plus, this week we’ve completely mastered putting herself to sleep for naps. i stuck to my guns for five days in a row now. it started as ten minutes of crying, then went to five, three, one…and today….(drumrole)…NONE! i put her in her crib, she hugged her blankie and went straight to sleep! hooray! (i don’t know who i’m more proud of…myself, or her!)

p.s. we’re thinking about you, miss stephy! you could be in labor right now…we can’t wait to meet that baby!