Big Boy!

I can hardly believe that tomorrow Tripp will be 4 months old! He is quite the little chunk, weighing in at 17 lbs! He loves to play with his toys and can reach for and grasp them, of couse then whatever it is goes straight to his mouth. He babbles, laughs and smiles all the time! He loves playing in his Exersaucer(Thank you Aunt Gladys). He is starting to reach for me now, previously he would get this really serious look on his face, thrust his chest out like a rooster and grunt! I will have to admit however, that he is incredibly spoiled! Tripp wants to held ALL THE TIME! Both his Daddy and myself are to blame, one of us is constantly holding him! Oh well, he is our last baby so why not! We are working with him trying to increase his play time, he only wants to be out of my lap for about 15 minutes and then he wants me to pick him back up. We spend a lot of time these days on the pallet in the living room. Overall he is the most precious little chunky money that there is!

Happy 19th Birthday Britt!!

Ole Blue Eyes

Happy 19th birthday Britt! We love you and are so proud of you!

From the Heart

I normally only post happy, family related entries here on the blog, but today I am going to get on my soapbox. It's a big box, so get ready! For the 2nd time in the last 2 weeks, I have found out that a young, vibrant young lady( younger than myself) has breast cancer. I am LIVID! I am not a spring chicken, but this disease seems to be attacking at a younger and younger age. I mean how dare this SELFISH, NON-DISCRIMINATING disease keep attacking young mothers! This infuriates me! As a mother you do everything in your power to keep your children healthy and protect them. You spend sleepless nights worrying about their well being. Then POW this nasty disease smacks you in the face! As I sit here posting this, I am looking at my precious 3 1/2 month old baby boy, I can't begin to imagine being too sick to take care of him. It is beyond my psyche, thinking of leaving my children and husband behind! Seeing the beautiful face of my funny and soooo smart 5 year old everyday, seeing my handsome 13 year old Homecoming King turn a double play in a baseball game, seeing my awesome 18 year old(soon to be 19) graduate college, get married someday and becoming a parent himself... this decrepit disease has the ability of wiping that all away! All I can think is WHY,WHY,WHY!

I lost my mother to colon cancer in May. It was too late when they found it. There is not a day that goes by that I don't think about her. I live everyday knowing that my baby boy will never know her. He will never be able to go to "MiMi's House" and get fed Hershey Kisses by the bag full, never get to go to Wal-Mart with her and get spoiled beyond belief in the toy section, never get to go grocery shopping with her and come out with endless treats and chocolate milk! Most of all he will never get to feel her hug him, kiss him or hear her tell him that she loves him.

I pray that I will never have to face this awful disease. I also pray that there someday soon will be a cure! To those of you who have battled and have won, you are my hero! To those of you that are battling it now, kick it straight in the butt!! Early detection is key! Get your mammograms, colonoscopies, see your doctors and get your pap smears! There was no history of colon cancer in my family, like I said earlier, it doesn't discriminate! Be strong!

Love to all,
Robin