A conversation with my husband

This conversation actually took place yesterday, but I was thinking about it on my way back to work from lunch today and it just made me laugh so I though I'd share it here too.

:::Ceci, while at work, dials her home number:::

:::phone rings:::

Chris picks up: "Hello?"

Me: "Hey, what are you doing?"

Chris: "Oh nothing, just changing her baby's diaper."

Me: "Cassie's diaper?"

Chris: "Nooo, her baby's diaper!"

Me [trying not to giggle]: "So that's what your days consist of now eh?"

Chris: "Yep, pretty much....dolls, diapers, and strollers...."

Is he not the best Papa ever or what? I love him for loving CB with all of his heart, and for embracing all of the girly things he probably never imagined doing in a million years.

And in case you're wondering why I ramble on about even the littlest things, well it's because I do it for Cassie. Being the youngest of four children in my family, there are hardly any photos of my childhood, well besides the embarrassing ones from picture day at school of course. And it's pretty much the same for Chris, but I guess that's what he gets for being a middle child. I'm probably overcompensating now with the gazillion photos I snap of Cassie, but I just want her to have something that she can have to look back at. Something to remind her of all of the little things and how much we adored her from the very beginning.

This melts my heart

Watching my 2 favorite people have so much fun. Chris loves cycling so he couldn't wait until he could take Cassie out for her first ride.

"MaaaaaMaaaaa!!!"

The sweetest word I can possibly ever hear as I walk in through the front door after a long day at work.

And then I'm greeted by these little arms stretched high and ready for me to scoop her up:

And if I don't move fast enough, that sweet little face turns into this:

BUT wait! Look at the little stinker here:

She snuck this smile somewhere in between the "crying." Does she really think she's fooling me?

"Someday"

A word that has been bouncing around in my mind lately. A long time ago, I knew that someday, Chris & I would get married and live happily ever after, and sure enough here we are. Someday, I told myself, we would find the perfect home. A home where we would grow, laugh, and play, and we did. And I knew that someday, we would be blessed with a beautiful baby, and of course Cassie entered into our lives. So while it seems that all of my hopes for the perfect someday have come true, there is just one more thing that I wish for and that is for the opportunity to stay home and raise Cassie and whatever future children that may be. I feel like I miss out on so much while I'm at work. Especially the little everyday things. Things that probably don't seem like a big deal, like grabbing Cassie out of bed each morning and heading downstairs to make her breakfast. Reading her favorite books to her, teaching her new things, or even just planning the day around errands and the everyday mundane things such as laundry and washing dishes. I guess what I'm getting to is the quality time, instead of rushing home in traffic to squeeze in 3 or 4 hours of my entire day with Cassie. Never in a million years did I ever think that being a housewife and Mom would make me feel complete, but it's true, if anything, that is what I wish for someday.

Cassie Pancakes

I thought this would be fun to make for Cassie and since I had the day off from work in honor of the impending 4th of July holiday I thought I'd make them for her this morning. I borrowed the idea from an article in one of my parenting magazines so if you're interested in making them yourself, here is a useful tip, use a squeeze bottle (I bought a cheap condiment bottle at the grocery store) to squeeze out the pancake batter instead of trying to pour it....and voilà!