Birthday Pie?

There are some birthdays that just seem to go unnoticed. Not because they're dreaded, but because they are obscure years, like 32, and they fall on a random weekday, like Tuesday. I'm not complaining because I was doing exactly what I wanted to; spending time with my family, eating delectable and dangerous sweets, and opening some very thoughtful cards and gifts. My mom was even able to make the trip down from Wisconsin to spend the week with us. After getting tons of QT in with John Thomas, I bet she felt like it was her birthday too! Watching my mom love every second with our babe just warmed my heart. He sure loves being showered with affection from his Gramma!

As all kids do, John Thomas has gone through many phases. Had I realized the abundance of goodnight kisses would soon give way to one or two kisses a week, I might have relished them even more (if that's possible). So we are not going to let his new phase of loving to crawl into our laps and read a book slip by without savoring every page! John Thomas must sense our weakness, because he's using the same strategy to delay bath time and bedtime. I think he convinced his daddy to read "Noisy Peekaboo" at least five times before we had to throw in the towel (so to speak) and start bath time.

You may notice an absence of glasses in the picture. Well, get used to it because Jason decided to give me the gift of perfect vision for my birthday. When I woke up Thursday, I needed glasses and after LASIK, I have 20/20 vision! Not going to lie, it was the scariest 15 minutes of my life. I'm still having to wear goggles to bed at night (very hot), and can't wear make-up for a few more days, but it was totally worth it!

Thanks to everyone who sent me cards, messages, texts, calls on my birthday...I love you all and I felt really special. This is my last week before I go back to work, so I'm going to be very busy soaking up every second of time with my honey bear that I can get!