week 35... counting down.

happy (almost) halloween

gearing up... flashback to last year... and a preview of this year.  the link is to a video of his best iron man impression!

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10101189829219534 

nesting. and i'm making it a family affair.

so i've been at this for a few weeks now... going through bubba's old clothes, toys and gear... cleaning things that i've neglected for too long and making lists of lists of the things that i need to do to "prepare" for baby besmehn #2.  but what's nesting if you don't get the whole family involved.  

bubba helped me make the paint color selection... and the name is kind of fitting "graceful gray".  i love the way he says it in his cute little voice (i'll post up some voice notes if i can figure out how to do that soon).  

big thanks to gma and gung gung for helping us do a professional job and for a yummy lunch this past weekend!

reaching a billion

a few months ago, i made a bit of a daunting decision to make a career move that would be incredibly beneficial for me and our family in so many ways.  but the thought of leaving a comfortable 8 year career, people and friends that had been like family to me for that period, and the "known" world of levi's was tough for me.  really, really tough.  

but i suppose if there was anywhere to make a move to... in this technology, social driven age - what better place than facebook!  and i've been fortunate to have joined during a time that the company has celebrated a few really historic and epic milestones.  and just recently we hit 1B monthly users.  pretty impressive to think that i get to be a part of something that touches 1/7th of the world's population on a regular basis.  

it's been a great ride so far... here's to another career chapter where i can make a difference, learn, grow, and have impact on the others around me.

here's to putting in the work to reach the next billion mark!

determination.

gotta give him credit... this had to have been about try #20, and he worked through a decent amount of frustration with himself (and with me) to make it happen.  gotta love the perseverance.

gung gung's birthday

bubba is also a great helper... he loves to help out in the kitchen and together we had a chance to scratch bake a fall, apple cake for gung gung's birthday!

and of course... what's a birthday without candles :)!!!

all about bubba

almost three and a half years ago, my first born came into this world and blessed me with his amazing charm, witty humor, stunning smile and incredible love and empathy.  i love him with an intensity that only a mommy could love her son.  he drives me nuts some times... because he is stubborn, strong willed and persistent, and suffers from an inability to be more flexible (all of these wonderful traits... come from me; of course!).  

each day i work on developing the kind of patience that will nurture his spirit, feed his soul and help him develop into the strong, godly, driven and passionate man that i am hopeful he will become.  but for now, it's all about the day to day.  and in just the last few months, we've hit some amazing development milestones, experienced many firsts, and wanted to share just a few with you.