I swear I've been watching Lilo and Stitch too many times because I have that "Roller Coaster Ride" song stuck in my head! Lol! BUT it DOES describe my weak in a nutshell: roller coaster DOUBLE ride! Ha!
The 4th of July was alright. TC and I took Grayson to the Peach Festival. It was hot but then we got poured on by the rain. Luckily we brought Grayson's stroller that has a canopy where you over lap the car seat canopy to so he didn't get wet or sun burnt. We got my momma this cute, little crochet flamingo with a peace sign ribbon. Too cute! I'm gonna see if that lady can make me the sock monkey Woody from Toy Story. I saw it on Pinterest and fell in love with it because if yall know me, than you know that I LOVE sock monkeys and LOVE Woody from Toy Story :) We got some barbeque sandwiches and TC got some peach ice cream. Sad that I had to miss out on the peach ice cream and the peach floats but that's alright. Rather miss out on them for one day out of the year then to have Grayson be sick and hurting for days! We also walked around and saw all of the neat cars at the car show. My ex's dad, Randy, was out there with his hot rod. It was so good seeing him and Ms. Ruth. We had a lot of fun :)
TC bought me an engagement ring! Although we're already married, we haven't gotten a chance to get rings yet so he decided to buy me a ring. Now all I need is a wedding band and to get him his wedding band and we'll be good to go :)
Grayson has been worn out since yesterday festivities. We went out to TC's mom's house to shoot off fireworks. Grayson did alright with them. He didn't cry at all until we took breaks in between she loved the colors although they were really bright.
I forgot my camera at home when we went to the Peach Festival. I was SO mad! But I did remember to grab it for the fireworks :)
Friday, July 5, 2013
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
The Past Year
I've been thinking about the past year and how so much has changed and how much has been sacrificed. When I found out I was pregnant, I quit smoking. I was also on anxiety medicine and acid reflux medicine and I took myself off of them. I gave up a lot just to make sure my baby boy was healthy while he grew inside of me.
After a few weeks of Grayson being born, we found out he had a milk protein intolerance which pretty much means he's allergic to milk. I was never a big dairy person until I got pregnant. Dairy always made me sick. Once I found out I was pregnant, that's all I craved and still did after he was born. When we found out he was allergic to it, I had to cut ALL dairy products out of my diet. I thought to myself, "oh, this is gonna be a piece of cake! All I have to avoid is milk, cheese, ice cream, cakes, ranch, etc." Boy was I WRONG! I never knew just how many foods had dairy in them.
I could have easily just switched Grayson to special formula. But from the day I found out I was pregnant, I wanted to breastfeed him...and that's what I'm sticking with as long as it's what's best for Grayson. And right now, it is and I pray it stays that way until Grayson is ready to wean himself.
I have sacrificed my time away from my business, time away from my friends, time away from anything I want to do in my free time. I gave up smoking, dairy, my friends, being able to go out and get a drink, go out and see a movie, the list goes on and on. I've given up so much for this wonderfully, perfect accident that came into our lives. And honestly, I wouldn't trade it for the world! I'll always have time to spend on my business, my friends will eventually understand when they have kids of their own, and anything I want to do is unnecessary. Frankly, it's saving me money. I enjoy being a mother. I'm not complaining one bit. It's something I've wanted to be my whole life. Yes, it's hard. Yes, I want to pull my hair out when Grayson won't stop screaming. Yes, sometimes I just wanna throw in the towel. And YES, I have come to points where I don't think I'm cut out for this...but then I look into Grayson's eyes when he's staring up at me just a smiling and it's all worth it. Nothing can take that time away from me. The dishes, the laundry, the cleaning, the dusting, the sweeping and mopping...and even my business can simply be on the back burn. Grayson means the world to me! And if I have to sacrifice a body part for him, I would!
I've done a lot of sacrificing and have given up SO much just in the past 2 months that he's been born. But with the sacrificing, comes so much joy. With all the hardships, comes peace. And with all of the frustrations, comes laughter. Being a mother is the HARDEST thing I've EVER done in my whole life. It's the hardest thing I've gone through in my life and that says a lot. But at the end of the day when I see Grayson smiling and cooing, it makes motherhood so much easier.
I love you, Grayson Michael Wallace. More than anything in this world! Daddy's alright too :)
After a few weeks of Grayson being born, we found out he had a milk protein intolerance which pretty much means he's allergic to milk. I was never a big dairy person until I got pregnant. Dairy always made me sick. Once I found out I was pregnant, that's all I craved and still did after he was born. When we found out he was allergic to it, I had to cut ALL dairy products out of my diet. I thought to myself, "oh, this is gonna be a piece of cake! All I have to avoid is milk, cheese, ice cream, cakes, ranch, etc." Boy was I WRONG! I never knew just how many foods had dairy in them.
I could have easily just switched Grayson to special formula. But from the day I found out I was pregnant, I wanted to breastfeed him...and that's what I'm sticking with as long as it's what's best for Grayson. And right now, it is and I pray it stays that way until Grayson is ready to wean himself.
I have sacrificed my time away from my business, time away from my friends, time away from anything I want to do in my free time. I gave up smoking, dairy, my friends, being able to go out and get a drink, go out and see a movie, the list goes on and on. I've given up so much for this wonderfully, perfect accident that came into our lives. And honestly, I wouldn't trade it for the world! I'll always have time to spend on my business, my friends will eventually understand when they have kids of their own, and anything I want to do is unnecessary. Frankly, it's saving me money. I enjoy being a mother. I'm not complaining one bit. It's something I've wanted to be my whole life. Yes, it's hard. Yes, I want to pull my hair out when Grayson won't stop screaming. Yes, sometimes I just wanna throw in the towel. And YES, I have come to points where I don't think I'm cut out for this...but then I look into Grayson's eyes when he's staring up at me just a smiling and it's all worth it. Nothing can take that time away from me. The dishes, the laundry, the cleaning, the dusting, the sweeping and mopping...and even my business can simply be on the back burn. Grayson means the world to me! And if I have to sacrifice a body part for him, I would!
I've done a lot of sacrificing and have given up SO much just in the past 2 months that he's been born. But with the sacrificing, comes so much joy. With all the hardships, comes peace. And with all of the frustrations, comes laughter. Being a mother is the HARDEST thing I've EVER done in my whole life. It's the hardest thing I've gone through in my life and that says a lot. But at the end of the day when I see Grayson smiling and cooing, it makes motherhood so much easier.
I love you, Grayson Michael Wallace. More than anything in this world! Daddy's alright too :)
Here are some recent pictures of our sweet, little boy:
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