Saying Goodbye

Today we said goodbye to a wonderful man. I am going to miss him so much. I wasn't a great grand-daughter lately, admittedly. I live so close and I have been *too busy* to visit enough. I wish I could go back and change that. Instead I have to hold my memories tight.

Obituary

My Papaw Ray married my Nannie when I was 4ish. I don't remember a time in my life without him. Their wedding night he built me a tent instead of spending it with his new sweet wife because I wanted to stay with them and then I was sick all night. Go figure. He worked for Armored Car here in Lexington and I remember going to the headquarters where his office was and there was money stacked all over. It was so cool.

Every summer I spent a week with he and my Nannie down at Lake Cumberland. We bathed in the lake, boated (he let me drive), we stayed up late, and everyday he wrote me a love letter before he went to work. As far as I know, he wrote Nannie or Miss E as he called her, a love note everyday. I hope to someday get my hands on them. His handwriting was beautiful.

He was a Marine. Everyday he was a Marine. An member of the NRA and a lover and fearer of our God.

He loved me so much. He as a dream of a Grandpa. He was everything I could have wished for as a role model and friend.

In October we had a son. He carries on Papaw Ray's name as a middle name. I am so thankful that Graham Raymond Davis got to meet his great grandfather. I am so saddened that he won't get to shoot guns with him or hear about how much Jesus loves him from my Grandfather's mouth. Ray loved our Lord. I can't say that enough. God and Miss E. God, Miss E, and Me. God and Family. Times a thousand.

He will be missed. Everytime I look at my son now, I feel his namesake over my shoulder.

Little Cracker. You have a really cool guardian angel.

xxoo,

Frootie!

366 days of the Babes

I decided since Graham is a little turd and Nora's growing so fast that I would try to take a photo a day for the year. Here's post 1 - with 8 photos.

New Year's Day

1.2.12

1.3.12

1.4.12

1.5.12

1.6.12

1.7.12

1.8.12

Turkey will appear when she is with us, but she hasn't been here since the first. We've has a really busy week since I went back to work and Clinton worked several long days. We'll see her face soon I hope!

xxoo,

Frootie!

back to work today...

after 10+ weeks off. Ugh.

So far things are going smoothly, but the kids aren't awake yet. I have already cuddled the baby (he decided that between my first alarm and my snooze that he should be cuddled) showered, blown hair dry, put on my makeup, and pumped. Now on to packing Baby G's stuff for daycare and waking up Nora. Oh boy.

Perhaps once I am back to the swing of things I can blog more. Being off work with a newborn apparently is too much work for me. Haha. I have no excuse other than pure adoration of my new baby and my toddler -- well -- and laziness for why NOTHING got done over the past almost 11 weeks. Oh well.

Have a great day - week - month - whatever - until I blog again.

xxoo,

Frootie!

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Tomorrow

Tomorrow I will have a son. I will be a mother of 2. Wow.

We found out on Wednesday for sure that we have a placenta previa and Baby G was wearing his placenta as a hat. This is not good. As my Doc tells us, it can cause fetal loss or Maternal hemorrhaging and death. That's pretty scary crap y'all.

Thursday morning we had another ultrasound at 830am and they immediately sent me upstairs for admission. We were not planning this at all. I have gotten 2 steroid shots and been sitting in a hospital bed for 2 days. BORING.

Tomorrow morning at 730 we will go into surgery. I will have a little boy by 8.

Wow.

xxoo,

Frootie!

Nora at 19 months 3 weeks

Nora is such a funny girl right now. She giggles and runs and sleeps pretty well and is pretty much a joy. She does have her terrible times too, I am not delusional. Tonight she swatted a plate of food out of my hands and she is still a swatty baby who smacks when she isn't happy.

The main reason for this post is for me to id the words Nora can say now. She is in a repeat stage so I won't count those words. Here goes:

Mama

Dada

Dog

Cat

Nana (banana)

Mook (Milk)

Baf (Bath)

Budles (bubbles)

Mo (More)

Juice

Wajer (Water)

Fowder (Flower)

Lilly

Dough Do (Dori)

Rover

Angel

Bus

Ewes (Shoes)

Cheese

Ella

Mama Norma

Poppy

Papaw

Nana (Nannie)

Gumpa (Grandpa)

Mees (Meems)

ook (Look)

Na (Done)

Book

Na Na (Night Night)

Hi

Bye

Bye Boo

Ball

Bish (fish)

Apple

Boat

Baby

Brudder (brother)

Deh (Deer)

Eat

Whoa

Wow

Uh Oh

She also Ids her flash cards.

Flash Cards she can Id: Cat, Dog, Fish, Shoes, Tiger, Train, Crab, Cow, Flowers, Ball, Apple, Bus, Boat, Baby, bike, duck, truck, keys, and corn.

She is smart.

xxoo,

Frootie!

It's been a while

It has been a little while since I have posted. I ran into privacy issues. No more expressing too many opinions. humph. I may stop blogging. I thought I was fairly quiet about where I work and whatnot...but I guess not. Here are a few pictures. Boring I know. Static.

I'm having a baby soon. Maybe I can talk about that.

xxoo,

Frootie