I'd like to introduce you to Little Man, Cole. This is him at 2 days old :) 8 lbs. 11 oz. He wasn't playing around in Momma's belly- he was busy eating! lol
Isn't he a cutie? He looks like a little boxer.
I definitely think he's going to be a big boy growing up. Now I have a beautiful grandson to go with my two gorgeous granddaughters- which you have met in previous entries :)
Little sister has taken to her new little brother and just loves him to pieces. At 2 yo, she is busy being a little Momma *smile*
She always wants to know where little brother is and if he needs anything. Cole will be 2 weeks old tomorrow and yesterday while Momma was changing his diaper, Little Gracie just reached down before Momma knew what was happening, yanked his little umbilical cord right off! *laugh* My daughter, Star, called me freaking out! I told her it was about time for it to fall off anyway and since he didn't cry at all- it probably didn't bother him too much. That I'm sure he'll be fine as long as she keeps it clean. I also assured her it would not change the look of his belly button. heehee
Gracie said it was a boo-boo, so she was taking care of it. lol
I have more recent pics of Cole, but haven't loaded them into the computer yet. I'll probably do so tomorrow. This past week has been a blur, with so much going on. We had another little family emergency- but all is... okay, I guess- as far as it can be, anyway.
I'll tell you one thing, our savings seems to be just twindling down to nothing. Everytime we turn around it seems that there's a green monster eating up our money! Geesh! We are suppose to buy this house before the end of the year! We better start acting like that money doesn't even exist!
Today was my daughter's birthday. We cooked her barbeque chicken, homemade mashed potatoes, corn-on-the-cob and rolls; and of course birthday cake. She enjoyed it. And she liked her presents. I was going to keep her babies for her- but she doesn't want to be away from Cole yet, because he's so young and Gracie wanted to go home with Momma and Daddy, since baby brother was going home. That's highly unusual, because she always wants to stay with memaw *me* But since I just had her for a week, when Star had Cole and a few days after, she wants to be with her Momma. I think if Cole stayed, she would have been fine. That's all good- I'll have them both in the morning for a few hours while she runs errands and my back was killing me this afternoon, and just became tolerable, after a few meds finally kicked in!
I had my last MRI's about 4 yrs ago. I'm schelduled to go this week for neck and full back MRI's- it will be 3 separate ones- then I have another nerve conduction test in the next week. My last one showed carpal tunnel on my LEFT wrist (weird, since I'm right handed) and slight left sided nerve damage. I definitely have gotten quite worse since those tests, so I'm not looking forward to the results. Plus my osteo or rheumatoid arthritis has gotten worse- not sure which one. I think the rhumatoid- and I'm only 43- geesh! To anyone young getting a radical hysterectomy- TAKE YOUR HORMONE PILLS! I didn't and man, am I ever paying for it. If I had it to do all over again- screw the side effects! Trust me, these side effects of not taking them are SO MUCH worse!
Okay- for a few new items added to my stores. At Tracey's Treasures *always available through clicking on the title of my blog entry* I'll show you the two newest items:
This is a gorgeous Leopardskin Jasper Necklace. The beads on this necklace are on AAA gorgeous! The three focal dangles are a flower in the middle and two nice teardrops on each side, hung with 20g Sterling Silver wire. The strap is made with Leopardskin Jasper beads, Fauceted Moss Agate and AB Czech Crystals. This is a completely gorgeous piece- one where no matter how many pics you take, you're just not going to pick up the true, rough beauty of this piece.
This bracelet and earrings set is so pretty. It's made with green Millefiori beads, which means a Thousand Flowers and AB Crystals that match the red flowers perfectly. The Aurora Bourealis Crystals shine the colors of the rainbow when it's kissed with light. A sterling Silver lobster clasp completes the piece.
The earrings hang about 2-1/2" and are hung on sterling silver wire and a sterling silver earring hook. This will make an excellent Christmas gift for someone special. It really is a pretty set :)
The next two items I am going to show you is from my other store: A Crafter's Reality, at http://acraftersreality.etsy.com/
I absolutely LOVE this necklace! The true beauty lies in the color combination of all of the gorgeous beads. The white glass beads are Butterflystroke beads, the wings are painted a deep blue, and it has a stroke of gold and silver on each brushstroke. The AB Honey Crystals match it perfectly and glitter like sun shining on water when touched by light. The electric blue Crackle beads pick up the beautiful blue of the brushstroke wings and have a depth to them that is unreal. It's like gazing into a whole galazy. The piece is completed with a sterling silver lobster clasp.
The last piece I'm going to show you today are these totally awesome earrings:
I call these, "Surviving The Storm" and if you have read my entry, entitled the same name, or you have been through your own storm- rather nature or manmade, you'll be able to relate to the flower thriving and bursting to get out of their confinements as they survived the storm that almost buried them forever. The gorgeous Black Diamond Drops represent the storm that is now past and their gorgeous Aurora Bourealis finish, shines a rainbow of colors that is often times left after a bad or devastating storm- a sign that beauty and life is still there for us to not just exist, but to live and live life in full!
So every time you wear these, there will be a special meaning that only you will know.
Thanks for stopping by. I hope to see and talk to you again soon!
All of my pieces can always be altered, either longer or shorter, completely free of charge. All ofmy first time buyers receive 10% off.
If you stop by http://traceystreasures.etsy.com - I'd love for you to read the wonderful feedback left by a few of my customers- it's in the shops's announcement for your convenience.
I hope you all had a wonderful labor day weekend!
