DMB CARAVAN!!!!

We are going to Atlantic City for one of the coolest (in my opinion) Dave Matthews Band shows ever! This year they went on tour hiatus in celebration of being together as a band for 20 amazing years, that I have been apart of for 15 (whoohoo!). They decided that they couldn't NOT play for the entire summer, and they had to celebrate somehow, so they put together a multi-date, multi-band, multi-band music festival at Bader Field in Atlantic City! The best part is that on top of the 28 other awesome bands that are playing, DMB is headlining ALL 3 NIGHTS!! For $195 this is a S-T-E-A-L.

Now lets be serious, I am going to be 6 months (6!) pregnant with our second baby so this means no real partying for me. Bummer. BUT, there will be great music and we got a kick ass hotel to crash in so I plan to have a rocking good time! For anyone who needs a reference on HOW pregnant 6 months is, this is what I looked like with Jed:

HOLY GUACAMOLE! What did I get myself into? Nah, I think I will be ok. Mind you that when this idea of me going at 6 months pregnant came up, I was extremely OPPOSED to it. We had Dispatch tickets that weekend in Boston, so I was ready for a nice low-key Boston weekend. Well, I then CAME TO MY SENSES and realized that I would fill with regret if I missed the first and maybe only DMB FESTIVAL! I get sad when I think of the *shows* I missed the summer Jed was born, but that's ok, he was worth it.

Sooo, I really hope that everyone is nice to the big fat pregnant lady when push comes to shove. I plan on bringing A LOT of sunblock, a blanket, a BIG water bottle, some comfy sun dresses, and I should be a-ok. I couldn't think of a better way to spend a hot pregnant weekend! 63 days to go!

Jed's Magical Penny

Is it good fortune if your son shits money? Because this was in Jed's poop today. Don't worry, I cleaned it.



This 1997 penny looks like it's been through a lot! Wait, it has, hasn't it. Oh the stories it could tell! Is this bad? Should I call his doctor, or should I just be happy that it found it's way out?
hmmm...Maybe this is why he has barely eaten for 2 days...

At a Toddler's Pace

I find that life as an adult really makes you want to try to do everything as fast as possible. Everyone wants to be the first turning into the parking lot, first getting on line to check out at the grocery store. When something doesn't scan properly we roll our eyes in annoyance that we have to wait an EXTRA MINUTE(OMG!) for that price check. Why? Because we are in a rush. For what, though? Seriously, do we have THAT much to do to cut off that person to be a WHOLE CAR LENGTH ahead? And why the heck is that guy going the speed limit?! He's wasting my time! My whole lotta precious time!!!!! (George Michael quote there)

Ever since Jed started really walking on his own and growing to be about 35 lbs, I have learned to slow down to his pace. He is not the most easy child to carry, he kinda hates to he held and doesn't really understand the concept of holding on to my side when he is in my arms. What he does like to do is walk next to me and hold my hand, which being 4 months pregnant is a-ok with me.

Now that I am walking with his teeny footsteps, I have memories of what I saw as a child when I too was smaller and slower. He points things out to me all the time and tries to tell me what he sees. These are things that haven't existed on my "grown-up" adult level in a very, very long time. The tiniest little rock catches his eye, and we watch the smallest little ant climb over the sidewalk looking for a safe crack to enter. We stop and take the time to pay attention to the little stuff again, and you can just see the gears turning in his little brain. He's learning and exploring and he's teaching his Mama to do the same again. Wait, WHAT? He's teaching me? I thought it was my job to teach him! Another life lesson from less than a 2-year-old.

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop to look around once in a while, you could miss it."

Yappy McYapperson!

It really is amazing how fast little humans pick up the ability to speak. Jed is putting words together like a mad man, almost in complete sentences! I can almost always understand what the little booger is saying or what he wants, and it is one of the coolest things in the world.

Now that Jed can "talk" he does it A LOT. He just blabs away whether it makes sense to me or not, but it eventually all will. With his new words and emotion come the "Terrible Twos" or whatever you want to call them. He is overloaded with joy, happiness, frustration, stubbornness, anger, and want all at the same time and sometimes the poor little guy just has no idea how to deal with it. We are in the world of Time Out Land, trying to understand that hitting is not nice, along with whacking the dog and pulling the cats tail.

He's getting it though and I am also coming to understand my emotions better too. He doesn't understand me just as much as I don't understand him, so I have been working on putting my frustrations aside to better teach him to deal with his.
Being a new Mom is quite a road to go down and you begin to learn why some Moms just lose it. I also see why some people weren't meant to be parents, it is a very intense job and it is not for everyone.

Jed has brought the best emotion of all in great quantity to my life. He has made me happier than I thought I could ever feel. Not everything else is perfect in our life right now, but the smallest things that he does on a daily/minute basis just overcome me with joy and love. As I sit here and write this he is finishing off my cereal making a mess all over the table but he looks over at me and gives me this cheezy sh*t eating grin that makes me melt. No I don't eat sh*t for breakfast, it's just a saying.