Songs

You know how certain songs remind you of certain events? For example, Avril Lavigne's "Complicated" was popular in July 2002 when Mike was at Fort Hood for CTLT. I spent hours driving back and forth from Austin to spend time with him and think about that time whenever I hear it (no, our relationship wasn't complicated... I just happened to like the song at that time). I remember Matchbox Twenty's "Unwell" during from the spring of 2003 when we got engaged. Colbie Caillat's "Bubbly" reminds me of when Mike returned from Iraq in December 2007.

Well, music continues to play when one is pregnant. During my first trimester, Chris Brown's "With You" and Buckcherry's "Sorry" were popular. To this day, hearing those songs makes me nauseous! I heard them both on the radio this week, immediately changed the station, and still felt sick! This has happened numerous times over the past 6 months or so... I actually had to take some songs off my iPod. Thank God I didn't listen to music when I was in labor!

My sister-in-law Jennifer came to visit yesterday. It was great to have some adult company on a Friday night. Here is J with her niece and nephew:


We enjoyed eating Chipotle and laughing at Elise. She thought it was really fun to sit in her Bumbo chair while we ate dinner. She drooled, smiled, spit up, and drooled again. Behind her are beautiful flowers from my sweet husband...


... and here is the reason for those flowers.


It is kinda hard to tell in the picture but her jeans are soaked too. I need to teach her not to poop in the Bumbo. Gotta love motherhood :) A fun fact: When I woke up on Mother's Day last year, I took a pregnancy test and found out that Baby Powell was on the way! I put a sign around Boss's neck that said "I'm going to be the big brother!" and let him wake up Mike. It was very cute :) Happy Mother's Day!