Tank & Goodbyes

Well it's official, we have ourselves a little tank. At 7 weeks, he is now 13lbs 9.5 ounces. Hard to believe that he is more than 6lbs heavier than he was when we first met him!


We love to tell stories to our friends the birds!

Yesterday, we said goodbye to one of the most wonderful women I have ever been blessed to know. My Grandma has been so special to me for my entire life. I was lucky enough to have her at every important moment of my life thus far - sports events, graduations, big moves, our wedding and she was even able to meet our little man. I can honestly say that in my entire 28 years of life, I have never felt anything but pure, unconditional love from her. I don't think that there was anyone who was more proud to be part of our family. She was an incredibly hard working Mom, a devoted wife of over 60 years, a great friend, a very good listener, and ultimately wanted nothing more than to see the people she loved achieving their goals and basically to just be happy. I learnt so much from her about what it means to sacrifice for your family - something that she did for many, many years. I also learnt how important it is to laugh, even through difficult times, how to love unconditionally, and how to make WAY too much food at family dinners (a trait we share). I am so happy that she is now herself again and that she is with the love of her life and other family members and friends that she missed dearly.

I will cherish this picture forever as I'm sure our little man will too. I want him to know how special she was to me...and how much she loves him even though their time together was not long. I am sure that she is so proud of him already and hope that she will be proud of me for the Mom that I am and the Mom I will be for the rest of my life. I know I will never be as good of one as she was, but will always try to be - as her example was one of the best I can think of.