Playing Catch Up...

Just to alert you, I'm about to publish 4 or 5 blog posts in a row today. lol

I've finally completed my Adoption Profile book (I love it and will probably post more about it here later), so I have some free time to write today.  I've thought of several things I want to write about over the past few weeks, so I'm gonna throw it all in today, in separate posts for the sake of clarity.

This post = my latest photos/update! ❤

I got to have lunch with Sarah and baby Kate yesterday! #miniBFF

Sarah took these lovely pictures, and it made me think, "Hmm, I should use Portrait Mode more often." lol

This little sleep sack created a starfish effect that made me laugh!  Kate's nursery room is super cute, and it was nice to chat with Sarah about some of my baby and baby product questions.  She put Kate down for a nap, turning on the baby monitor and fan and sound machine... then we got our cheesy pasta from Napoli's and sat down on her reclining couch... then their power went out!! lol  The sound machine, fan, and baby monitor promptly stopped working... Kate woke up after a nap that was way too short... and Sarah and I both had to carefully/awkwardly get off the couch without breaking the reclined leg part. LOL  So that made it a very memorable lunch date.

In happy news... somewhere in the middle of our chat, I said something about it being "so nice to have a best friend who's a pediatric nurse" ...I heard myself say it and immediately felt surprised, but it was healthy progress, so I'm totally going with it.  (We've known each other since 2008 and been super close since at least 2015, but that was the first time I've used the phrase "best friend" casually in conversation since the hot mess of 2013.)  We had a good talk about it later in a text thread that made me laugh, and I changed the phrasing in my book to match that.  I could go into a lot more detail (at all times on pretty much any subject here), but the summary is: I don't want that term to feel marred forever, but it was important for me not to force anything there, so I'm thankful for personal growth and for healthy/safe relationships!  Mmkay, that's all for now on that!

She and Steve got me this fun Friends magnet! =)  And she gave me a Thank You card for my shower gift with some precious baby pictures, so yay for a fridge update!

Cody.  Getting ready to dance it up. =)  I'm happy (and not at all surprised) that Peloton captured and posted this moment.

I got in some good reading time with the Miss K this weekend.  I really love listening to her read - it's impressive the way she self-corrects and sounds things out and figures out the tone of the statement or question.  And I like that she wants me to sit with her and listen! ❤

The Jaceman's first iPod was shortlived... no cover, and he dropped it on day two. lol ...Sadness.

We had a family brunch at Cheesecake Factory on Sunday... a delicious, carb-filled extravaganza.  Highly recommend their giant Belgian waffle with srawberries + pecans + whipped cream (I used them all but took this pic before that), a side of mac n' cheese, and of course, a to-go cheesecake of your choice!

Jace Michael in Grandad's old cowboy hat and boots! =)

THIS HAPPENED!! lol  I love how proud of himself he is here. J&K came with me and Triston for our Sunday drive.  We were in a completely empty parking lot, so I let Jace majorly adjust all the seat and wheel settings and drive a few feet, and he immediately started talking about how he's had dreams that he goes driving and wrecks a car. #comforting  It was entertaining times!

Miss K was not so sure about Jace driving us.  Also, the amount of leg room here made me laugh bc he's scooted up about as far as possible.

We let her sit here and see how it felt, but she's still a bit too little to simultaneously reach the pedals and see over the wheel... even with the seat practically touching it.

Preshface!!  I'm thankful she has to literally double in age before driving becomes a reality for her. =)

After our driving sesh, we grabbed T-man a Starbucks drink and icees for J&K at Target.  Triston's lack of smiley participation kinda makes me laugh here!

A couple Facebook memes that made me laugh lately:

Feelin' cute... got my hair cut and colored.  I'd say 90% of my best selfies were taken the day of a hair appointment. lol

A lovely drawing Kyndal made for Mrs. Anderson!

Apparently, Cheryl (Cody's DWTS dance partner) is now out with COVID.  So I wish her a smooth recovery, and I'm curious to watch it later and see how things went this week!

And I'll end on this very random pic I texted Rach of my Brook mac n' cheese last week (at dinner with Tiffany).  "Nom nom for us, David!"  And on that note, it's lunch time!

Happy Wednesday!!  ❤

See you again this afternoon.