And the winner is.....

...Krista!
Congratulations! Used a random number generator and you my dear have won!
Please email, or facebook me your mailing address... I will put your loot in the mail!

10,000 and counting! Blog giveaway!

Our blog has reached 10,000 views! Kinda neat! To celebrate, I would like to have a blog giveaway! 10 little trinkets! 10,000 trinkets might be a bit overwhelming! If you are interested, please leave a comment, with your email address so I can contact you! Good luck! Today is April 17... 10 days from now, (April 27th) a winner (randomly!) will be chosen!

10 things about our Lauryn (again, I could write 10,000, but that's crazy!)
1. Lauryn loves her "kitty" she sometimes ignores Kitty, and sometimes she is crazy obsessed. Adults can touch and play with kitty, other children or animals can't even look at Kitty!
2. Lauryn has started babbling none stop. A LOT of this chatter is only understood by us! However, even though she is a work in progress, she definetly has no trouble being understood!
3. Lauryn is almost potty trained... she isn't consistent, but she is somewhat reliable. Pull-ups are our life now. Diapers at nap and bedtime, and she has been known to remove her diaper before we can get to her in the morning... Wet diapers are a lot easier to deal with than the other option... yuck
4. Lauryn loves to get dressed up! She is a girly girl who will spin in a dress for hours and shoes are very important to her. If she has her mind made up that she wants to wear a certain pair of shoes, you might as well just give in!
5. Lauryn is a natural at gymnastics. From what we can tell, future olympian for sure! She has started gymnastics and adores it!
6. Handy Manny, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Special Agent Oso is her tv of choice. She watches these everyday and loves them. She tries to sing along, again in a language all her own, but she gets her point across. Not much of a movie fan yet!
7. She LOVES to talk on the phone. Lauryn even has an old cell phone of ours that she "calls" people on when she is in her car seat!
8. Lauryn has a boyfriend. His name is Bobby! Ahhh, young love!
9. Lauryn adores daycare. She loves her teacher and her classmates and pretty much rules the roost! If Lauryn doesn't feel like napping she won't... simple as that, and if Lauryn doesn't nap, according to her teachers, no one naps! Well, not that bad, but she enjoys climbing over the other kids and stealing blankets and pillows... What a girl!
10. I (although bias) have never met a little angel face that has the ability to steal more of our hearts each and everyday. Lauryn you are a crazy kid that we are so blessed to call ours. You've changed our lives. Thank you for being the most wonderful two year old ever created. We are so proud of you! So looking forward to our future.

So, there you have it! If your interested in another Life with Lauryn give away, leave a comment! Don't forget to include your email address, I will email you, to get your address to mail the lucky winner their prize! Good luck!

And I think to myself... what a wonderful WORLD!

I know, I know, I know... it's been a looooooonnnnggg time. However, there just doesn't seem to be enough hours in each day. I am back at work...ugh. I do love it, don't get me wrong. The people and the place are simply fantastic. I do miss the comforts and the friends who are the best of the best from my old place of employment, but I never EVER thought I would miss Lauryn like I do. Luckily, Kyle has entered his slow time and gets to spend 3 out of 5 days a week with Lauryn. I get home by 7, and I get the bath/bed time routine. So it is working out. Really it is... it's just I miss my girl more than words can say. I miss those sleepy afternoons, or our shopping trips and so much more. I know that she is not the only child with a working mom. I know that I am not the world's first (and won't be the last) working mom with a toddler at home. I just didn't think it would be this hard. Lauryn is changing so quickly she is loosing her toddlerness and becoming a kid... it's crazy! So, the only thing I can think to do is continue to play the lottery! Come on baby!
On a happier note... we had our 12 month post placement meeting with our social worker. Although Lauryn was ours from day one, we are done with our social worker. Bittersweet again! Sal is a wonderful, helpful, patient man. He helped us realize our dream of bringing home Lauryn. I am thrilled that the struggle to get her home is complete and it was kinda of sad to think how close we became with our social worker and to think that our time with him is done. On the other hand, we have LAURYN at her forever home FOREVER. Pretty great!
We are still the house of sick. Lauryn is thankfully feeling better. Kyle and I on the other hand have continued our "shift" work! One of us will nap, the other one will watch Lauryn! We both have no appetite, so one of us will feed Lauryn and sit with her while she eats, and the other one will fold laundry or make a bed. It's been crazy! I think we see the light at the end of the tunnel... come on sunshine! We need to open the windows and air out the winter germs of this house!
Hope everyone is well!
Keep Happy!
xo