life really is good!

is there anything cuter than a little boy in his very first pair of "real" pajamas? i don't think so! yesterday brady and i went to lunch and shopping with a good friend of mine (shannon) and her new son (charlie) and i found these pajamas on sale at jake's house. i just couldn't resist ... and they were 50% off! even though brady is 9 pounds now, it is still a little bit of a challenge to find clothes that fit him. he's kind of in between newborn and 0-3 months. the plain 'ole 3 month clothes are still too big, bless his heart. but he's growing! we went to the pediatrician for his first set of shots the week after thanksgiving and he did GREAT. i am not ashamed to tell you that mommy waited in the car while daddy held brady's hand. supposedly he only cried for about 15 seconds until billy picked him up ... and then he was FINE. i think i was MUCH more of a whimp than brady was. yikes.

it's been a while since i've had a chance to blog. how does time pass so quickly?? we had a great thanksgiving ... billy's brother, sister-in-law, nephew and mom were here from pennsylvania, which was such a blessing. we had so much fun being together and introducing brady to his cousin, evan for the first time. oh how we wish they lived closer! the other exciting news is that my best friend (since 6th grade) officially adopted a little boy that was born on december 3rd!!! we were friends through middle school and high school ... we were college roommates and even roommates after college ... we have been by each other's sides through lots of drama, good times and bad ... and now we get to raise our sons together. it's been an incredible journey for their family (if you are a blogger, feel free to go to http://www.cowenadoption.blogspot.com/ to read all about it)! just one more blessing to remind us all how good life is!

four more weeks until i have to start back to work. i am still cherishing every moment with brady. today billy is out of town and there were a million things that i wanted to accomplish. but somehow i found myself napping on the couch with brady on my chest, savoring every moment because i know i will LONG for those moments when i go back to work. those thank you notes will get written at some point and my checkbook can be balanced later. in that moment i just wanted to snuggle with my boy. those are the most priceless moments in the world.

i love this time of year ... i love receiving christmas cards with letters and pictures of family and friends sharing what is going on in their lives. the holidays somehow make this world that we live in seem a little less crazy. they make the problems with our nation and economy seem a little less important. and they remind me that family and friends are really what make life so enjoyable. i've spent a lot of time thinking over the past 10 weeks that i have had off of work. perhaps the "quietness" of not being in the hustle and bustle of the working world has made me reflect on life in a different way. but i have become a much more thankful person, one who truly cherishes family and friends more than ever before.

so yes, life is good and i thank God every single day for the blessings. until next time...