Last Tuesday was mamas last day in lawrence!  I start tomorrow at Washburn but it has been the greatest week off with you!  Wednesday, we slept in... Went to see Rio2 in theaters with auntie and the girls (that was your first real movie experience!! Nancy had taken you once before but you fell askeep during it so that did not count.) you really enjoyed it - you sat in your seat the entire time - until the end with the singing and the dancing - the you decided to get uo and dance on the aisles with Kambree. Which was ok because it was adorable :) Afterwards we went swimming and then took a nap together!  Thursday, we did some more swimming and just hung out with Poppy doing wedding errands.  We went and picked up your tuxedo for the wedding - talk about handsome!! You felt pretty fancy In it - you could just tell!  When I went to change you back into your regular clothes, you didn't understand why you had to change...you wanted to keep that fancy tuxedo on!!  Friday night was the wedding rehearsal - you did sooo good!!!!!  Really eased all my anxieties about the wedding - you just never know what is going to happen with you and Kambree haha.  At the rehearsal dinner, GG fell and really hurt herself - you were so concerned and talked about it all night. She sadly ended up with a broken hip :( which is heart breaking but we promised to take so many pictures .  I was happy she was able to attend the rehearsal and get to see everything that day, at least.  

Saturday, mama had to get up early to get started with her bridesmaid duties.  You spent the day hanging out with daddy - while I was getting my hair and make up done, you two were lounging in the pool.  You came to the church at 2 for pictures and holy moly, did you look AMAZING.   Melt my heart Completely,  you said "that's a really pretty dress, mama."  Yup, heart melted.  I just don't think it's possible to hug and kiss you enough.  The wedding reception started at 330 - I gave you a big kiss and told you I would see you down front.  Uncle David's wedding was hard on mommy, it's just another day where I miss my mama so much,  she would have loved to be there for her baby boy's wedding - the way my heart melts for you is the way hers melted for us.  I know she was watching in heaven.  When mama walked down the aisle with your daddy (who also looked very handsome in his tuxedo) I cried and tried so hard to contain myself.  There was a collage of Ma and Uncle David sitting up front with a wedding bouquet for her.  I was so incredibly happy for uncle David but so sad for him as well - anyhow, it wasn't until seeing you kiddos walk down the aisle that brought a smile back to my face.  Kendalyn and Kass were junior bridesmaids and then you and Kambree followed,  you held her hand and led her down the aisle - she didn't put down a single rose PETAl but you both did so fantastic.  Then she went out of the church with her grandma bobby and you sat in the front row with poppy.  I was kind of nervous that you would be loud during the ceremony, but you wer such a big boy.  I kept looking at you and you would wink (blink) at me... Such a doll.  

After the ceremony, you hung out with ooooy while mommy and daddy took wedding pictures and then we met back up at the reception - at the train station.  You danced your little heart out!!!!!!  Everyone could t stop talking about your movies.. Haha.  We had amber lined up to come pick you up to head for bed but when you heard that, total meltdown.  So we cancelled amber and you stayed the whole time.  Little guy didn't go to sleep until after midnight and then woke up the next day at z930 - super late for you!  You were exhausted!  But you had the time of your little life :) and it's those memories that matter the most 

Well, Mama only has a few weeks left at the Lawrence Cancer Center - then it is onto Washburn!  I just can not stop thinking about how much more time I will have with you, my little boy.  I absolutely love my career but I absolutely love being a Mama five thousand million times more - so although I will miss the patient care and interaction, I know the switch to Washburn is truly the answer to my prayers - Thank you Mom for making this happen for me - Ma is always looking out for you - her little Peter Pan.  She knew how badly I wanted the flexibility to be a full time professional but also a full-time Mama - this job will provide just that!  So only two weeks left!!! :)

Another huge change...due to my career change, we are now able to make preschool work! Before, I had no idea how we would get you dropped off and picked up - Mama and Daddy's jobs are very strict and especially with me working out of town, I couldn't just leave on my lunch break to get you picked up... we had came to the decision that we would just keep you in daycare and work extra hard with you at home.  It tore me up inside - I was so afraid that I was harming you educationally and hindering you by not sending you to preschool - in fact, the day that Mama was emailed about the job - I was telling Auntie just how upset I was that I couldn't make preschool work for you.  An hour later, I get an email about this job with great flexibility "and it would be great for my family," and here we are! SOOOO we enrolled you in Children's Day Out preschool!  IT is the same one that the girls went to - the teachers are great, weve been there for their preschool events - it is just a really good decision.  YOu will go Tuesdays 9-1 and Thursday's 9-1130.  The long day on Tuesday really makes me nervous - I wish it were only until 1130 - but unfortunately, those classes were all full. I told them to put us on the waiting list though so we will see what happens.  Mama talked to Becky (the radiation therapy program director at Washburn) and I told her that I would just use my lunch break to pick you up on Tuesdays and her reply : "why don't you just pick him up and go home for the day?  You don't even need to come back...just go hang out with him every Tuesday afternoon."  Good lord, this is just too good to be true!  Nancy will probably drop you off somedays so mama can get some work done and then you will remain at her daycare on the other days when I have to go into the office...but as of September - I have a little preschooler!!! (Heart broken Mama, here.)  Please stop growing up so fast.

Mama has kind of been limited these past few weeks - one night while Daddy was putting you to bed, I was closing up the house and making sure all of the doors were shut and locked. I saw the back garage door was shut but I wanted to make sure it was actually latched so I barely put any pressure on the window (I wasn't thinking...I should NEVER press on glass....that's a good lesson for you, my love - NEVER PRESS ON GLASS!) Anyhow, the whole panel shattered and Mama's arm went all the way through it.  Immediately, I saw that my pinky finger was just shredded - for lack of a better word.  I knew instantly I needed to get to the emergency room.  I was screaming for Daddy but he couldn't hear me because we had two fans on in the back bedroom - after a few minutes (but felt like hours) he came out and asked Why in the world I was screaming.  Seeing all the blood EVERYWHERE - he knew we had to go.  I was so worried about you though.  Even then, I was just worried about shielding you from it all - I told you that Mama had spilled her kool-aid everywhere.  I decided Poppy would take me to the emergency room so you wouldn't have to go sit there and see mama in so much pain.  You were very sad for me that I had spilled all my kool-aid though :)  Several stitches later and still possibly waiting on surgery - Mama is going to be ok.  THe finger - not so much.  It's completely dead.  I don't know if it will be deformed or what will come of it, but I just know that I am so glad it was me and not you or one of the girls.  That could have been just tragic.  Mama can handle it but I couldn't handle seeing my little loves hurt.

Last weekend was Sheena;s bachelorette party and Uncle Dave's bachelor party.  The girls stayed the night in Kansas City and all the guys went to the Ozark;s - that meant you had your FIRST SLEEPOVER!!!!!!  I was a nervous wreck for you to sleep away from Mommy and Daddy but Poppy said you did really great!  You all stayed at Auntie's house and you slept with Kassidy.  You had such a great time!  Kassidy said she didn't get any sleep :) but you told me you loved sleeping with Kass and wanted to do it again!  Such a big boy!!!!