Endless Adventures

Yesterday was a wonderful day and I want to talk about it while I watch the dark and gloomy day unfold. It’s seven in the morning and Jeremiah is watching Smurfs the Lost Village trying to talk to the little blue people on the TV screen, this is by far his favorite movie. So I'm sitting here listening to him while I write feeling very relaxed and at ease which seems hard to come by these days for me. Yesterday helped me a lot. There was nothing on our calendars, my mom and I’s, so we decided to try a new coffee place in St. Louis. That's our thing, we love coffee shops and cafes.  We ended up at Cafe’ Ventana, and it was great. It was no Abbey by any means but we still really enjoyed our time there. The atmosphere was relaxing and cozy, the building was made of brick and there was  plenty of seating both inside and out. We made our way to the far corner where there was a corner booth and couches surrounding a large fireplace.  We didn't sit in the couches to enjoy the l...

 Today was off to a rough start but as I’m sitting on my couch typing this I am watching my son finally smile and laugh at me. We’ve had a hard last couple of days, not sleeping, lots and lots of fussing, constantly needing to be held. Not sure if it’s a growth spurt, teething or a upset tummy but whatever it is I wish I could take it away. The worst feeling is not being able to do anything for him. Then there are moments like this, when we have no sleep we’re drained and exhausted, but Jeremiah just sits there smiling at me. It makes me forget about that last 48 hours and appreciate everything I have. I love him, I love my life, everything we have. I am so blessed. He is growing so fast, no longer my little new born.  I can’t believe he’s going to be six months in just a few short weeks. I would have sworn he’s said daddy and dada a couple times this week. It feels like Jeremiah has been around my whole life, I can’t think of what life was like before him but on the other han...