What a Week!

As I sit here with Ti (passed out asleep next to me on a blanket on the floor) and with Broc next door watching the Jazz game, I can't help but take in a DEEP breath and think, "what a week?!?"

Truthfully at this point I can barely remember a lot of the week, but what I do remember...wow oh wow.

Wednesday, April 8th, was my Mom's birthday (she'd shoot me if I posted her age on the internet...but it was an important one). It was also exactly 3 years from Broc and I's first date and it is now the day I lost my wedding ring. Kind of ironic. In the morning I was texting Broc saying "Happy 3 years from our first date" in the early evening I was celebrating my mom's birthday with family, and in the later evening I was stricken with panic as I realized that my wedding ring was not on my finger. While playing games with my family, I suddenly realized that it was gone.

Now I NEVER take my wedding ring off. It has been off my finger twice the entire time we have been married. The first when it was cleaned in Boise and it was off my finger but not out of sight, and the second time was when we went to Bear Lake and I left it home in it's box (not wanting it to be lost at the bottom of the lake.) Other than that...I DON'T take it off. Not to shower, wash my hands, sleep, swim, put on lotion, excercise...NEVER.

So, somehow, not sure how, in some freak circumstance it fell of my finger and is still (2 days later) waiting to be found. I am not going to lie, I have been every emotion from panicked, devastated, positively sick and nauseated, greif stricken, horrified, etc. etc. You name every horrible, gut wrenching emotion that there is and I have felt it the past 2 days. I still can't look at my finger without bursting into tears. I also can't believe that of all the days, it fell off on April 8th. Strange!

So now, after calling every location I was that day (gym, work, costco, walmart, and five guys and fries) and searching our house (inlcuding the kitchen garbage and the diapers in the diaper genie) I have come to the conclusion that I can't stress over it anymore. I will continue to keep my eyes open...but come what may. I pray that I will find it on the floor of our bedroom or in my car, or that some kind loving stranger will find it and turn it in if it's not in my home, but that is where I leave it.

The one blessing that has come out of this whole event is that I have come to realize how much I TRULY have. Yes, I am devastated over the ring, but it is just a ring. I still have Broc, my incredible husband, I still have Titan, whose is the best baby in the world, we all have our health, and I have countless other things to be grateful for in my life.

So although I hope that we find the ring by means of "searching, pondering, and praying", it is just a ring and someday it can be duplicated and replaced (probably on our 50th wedding anniversary...but hey!) I still have so many other things that cannot be replaced and for that I am EXTREMELY grateful. Live is good! :)

4 months

I took Ti in for his 4 month Doctors appointment and here are the results:

Weight: 15 lbs 3 1/2 oz.
Height: 25 1/2 inches
Growth & Development: All on track
Shots: Didn't even cry!!! He made a sad face for a second but then looked at me grabbed onto my hand and was fine. Such a BIG boy. Of course, he would not smile at the Dr. after the shots, but he wasn't freaking out, so all is good.

Other notes: I have a drama king for a son. When the Dr. checked his mouth and throat with that stick thing they use...Ti was the funniest thing ever. I mean I know they all probably cry or gag a little...my son though?!? Oh no! the gagging began even before the stick reached his mouth, and the faces continued through, even after the stick was removed. He was sticking out his tongue, like "yuck, ugh, yuck how dare you put that nasty thing in MY mouth" for a while after we were done. I need to get his faces on video for future reference. :)

Truthfully, I don't know what we did to get such a FABULOUS son. He is entertaining, a cuddler, loving, happy, a good sleeper, and really a very content little man. (Makes me wonder though what is coming with the next child when we have one...)

My Biggy Boy!

Titan is getting so big way too quick ( I am sure I will be saying that over and over again over the next 20 years!) but it's true! He now sits in his bumbo and talks to me while I am working. He is definitely a momma's boy. As long as he can see me and hear me...he is totally content (most of the time). We really did luck out with him! Quoting his Aunt, "He is the golden child". Of course he is still little. :)

The Bachelor & Hair Loss

So since I have married into the Parker/Ross family...I have begun watching the Bachelor. This is one of the first seasons though that I've actually seen almost every episode. Every Monday night we are next door watching The Bachelor (yes, Broc watches it with us too).

I have to admit that my most favorite part of watching it, is Broc's commentary. He analyzes every conversation, facial experssion, etc. for all those who are watching. The entertaining part is...he's almost always right.

Like last week, Broc said Jill was going home. "She shouldn't have poured her heart out, big mistake!" I said "no way, she's going to be it, she's staying."

Who was right?!? Broc!!!

But now the question remains...will Jason go back to Deana? Or will he choose Melissa (Or as George called her last night Ursula) or Molly? I tried just asking Broc, so I could just bypass watching (like I would) but he says he needs to see Jason & Deana talk before he can give his final decision. So I guess we wait...

On a totally different topic this is a question for all you mommies out there:

What is the deal with hair loss after having your baby?!? Like SERIOUSLY!!! I swear I am going bald. Every morning and night CHUNKS of hair are falling out of my head!!! CHUNKS!!!

So my questions are:

1) When does it stop and why did it not start until the last week or so? (Titan is almost 4 months old for heaven's sake!)

2) I did just recently dye my hair a much darker color?!? Could it be it's not really falling out any more than usual but I am just noticing it more because it's darker and doesn't blend?!?

Any way, had to vent about that! I'd rather like to keep my hair!

Some of my favorite things (outside of Broc & Titan)...

1 - The Kura Door Spa in Salt Lake. Whether it's for a facial, a pedicure, a japanse bath, or a massage...I LOVE this place! From the moment you walk in until the moment you leave it is pure heaven and serenity. I also love the fact that it's up in the avenues in an out of the way place, a piece of Heaven you may not know even existed. I can only go every few months, but if I could I would go weekly!

2- Emerson Drive. They are just a happy, feel good, clean group! Their CD (well all their CD's) are ones I can put on and know I am going to love EVERY song that plays. They were also fabulous in concert.

3- Lie To Me. Broc and I have started watching this show (at my request) and I am HOOKED! It is so intriquing and I love the characters. Very interesting how they study human behavior and facial experessions. This kind of behavior study has ALWAYS interested me. In fact their job would probably be up there in my "top five" of potential jobs?!?