Music, Snowflakes & Tummy Aches

With hopes of school cancellations, we ventured out as a family to hear the Sons of Jubal sing at FBC Milledgeville.  It was absolutely incredible.  I know that kind of music is not everyone's cup of tea, so to speak, but going to recitals and concerts while Daniel attended TFC I have a deeper understanding and greater appreciation for the music.  There is something about hearing a men's choir lifting praises to Christ.  Daniel originally signed up to be a part of the Sons of Jubal, but lots of things happened around here that kept him from being an active participant.  He eventually sent his notebook back.  We stuck around afterwards and talked to several of the men (some he knew).  The director voiced a statement that the Lord had laid on his heart during the performance.  Something to the effect of when times get hard we tend to stay away from what we need the most.  After last night, Daniel is "resigning."  :)

We came home and I eagerly watched the news with hopes of having a snow day.  I didn't get the full snow day, but I did get to leave school early. 

Around 4:30 the snow started coming down harder and sticking.  Brayden and I were on the couch taking a nap and I woke up to the most beautiful picture outside the window. 

A little while later our back porch looked like this...

When Daniel got home from the church, we went outside for Brayden's 1st snow!!!

He was bundled up wearing Uncle Josh's hoodie (his head is too big for his own), a sleeper, a fleece jacket, and a humongous fleece blanket that my coteacher gave me for Christmas.

We didn't stay out too long because he already has a snotty nose.  Maybe we will go out tomorrow again.  No Upward this weekend because of the weather, so we are looking forward to getting "snowed in."  Nana and Papa John (Daniel's mom and stepdad) are coming to spend time with Brayden tomorrow.  Maybe I can get some cleaning done while they're here!?!

After "playing in the snow" we came in and got supper going and had a good steak dinner!  Brayden soon has his dinner....

Then had play time....he wanted mommy's phone.

 

So he got mommy's phone.

 

Then he started eating mommy's phone.

So mommy, took away the phone....but it wasn't too long before he had this face....

...the face I love so much my heart melts every time I see it!

Soon he will know more about mommy's phone than mommy knows about her phone!

Unfortunately, my steak has not settled well with me.  Daniel and Josh have braved the snow, and probably ice by now, to go get me some medicine.  Brayden feel asleep and Daniel placed on the floor like this....

 Warm by the fire.

He's such a good Daddy!!!

Thank the Good Lord!!!!

After threats of being kicked off of blog-world, I figure I might ought to put some thoughts down.  haha!

There has been so much going on since my last post (yes, back in November-so sorry!).  There was Christmas, New Years, all of January....geez I don't think I ever stop to think about how fast time has gone by except when I look at my sweet baby.  I never TRULY understood what people meant by "time flies" until Brayden entered the world on July 31st, 2009. 

He is now 6 1/2 months old and last night I think I faced one of the most traumatic feelings a mom can feel:

Fear of your baby being hurt by your own mistake.

We went over to our friends' (Dennis & Rena) house after church to watch the Super Bowl and Brayden was asleep when we got there.  So, I took him out of his carrier and put him on their guest bed surrounded by pillows for protection.  Yeah....how about maybe 30 - 45 minutes later we hear crying and both Rena and I went to check on the boys (her's was sleeping too) and Brayden was on the floor!!!  He was on his belly looking up crying.  I was so scared and in panic mode I didn't even cry.  I picked him up and held him tight and was trying not to be tense.  I'm sure it scared him, but praise God he did not have anything more than a small knot on his head.  Rena called her sister who is a pediatric nurse at Scottish Rite in Atlanta and she reassured me that everything would be ok.  I wanted to take him to get him checked out, but she told me what to watch for to make sure he was ok.  No vomitting/no unconciousness was a good sign!

I cannot thank the Lord enough for keeping my baby safe!!!   I have prayed numerous times today saying "THANK YOU!"  Every time I think about it I am reminded.  I am thankful for the maternal instinct that God gave women.  We are naturally protective of the people we love the most.  More than anything...I want my husband and son to be protected.

Rena & Roxanne - I also cannot thank you enough for the comfort you gave me last night. 

Rena told me that she's heard people say if your baby doesn't fall off the bed before he/she is 1, then its supposively "bad luck."  When I went to school today and shared my traumatic evening, several of them said the same thing.  So, if I did believe in superstition....milestone passed--rather early I'd say.  Some of them laughed at me for taking it so seriously, but I cannot help it....I'm a first-time mom and I don't want ANYTHING to hurt my precious baby. 

Needless to say, Brayden will NEVER be left on a bed with or without pillows until he's a toddler with posts on his bed to prevent him from falling off! 

I would upload pictures, but I don't have the camera nearby.  I promise it will not be TWO months before I blog again.