Tonight we taught Ellie about butterfly kisses...
After dinner, Bennett and I usually take Ellie upstairs to the play room to hang out before getting her ready for bed. We have a full-sized mattress on the floor with lots of pillows and all three of us were sprawled out snuggling together. One of Ellie's favorite things to do right now is give kisses, and she's been doing this for the past several weeks to just about anybody. While we were snuggled up tonight I remembered that my Dad used to give me "butterfly kisses" when I was little. He would put his eye lashes on my cheek and blink really fast so it felt like little wings brushing against my face. I showed Ellie how to do this and she was completely fascinated! She kept lifting her cheek up to me and Bennett as if asking for another butterfly kiss. It was amazing watching her face while she learned a new way to show affection. Bennett and I were so overcome with love for our sweet little girl! After I gave Ellie a bath and got her ready for bed I decided to give her butterfly kisses in addition to her goodnight kiss. I think that will be our new bedtime ritual!
Monday, October 7, 2013
Weekend in Augusta
This past weekend I had 2 baby showers to attend in Augusta, so we packed up the family and spent Saturday night at Bebe's house (Bennett's mom). Ellie had a great time seeing lots of family. We managed to visit with Bebe, Gammy & Papa, and Uncle Joe all in one trip!
I attended baby showers for Courtney, one of my good friends from home, and for Krista, Bennett's step sister. Both showers were a lot of fun, and it made me think about when I was getting ready for Ellie Bean to arrive. It was such an exciting (and anxious) time in my life waiting to meet my little girl for the first time. I remember being overwhelmed with the generosity of friends and family at my baby showers. We were lucky to receive so many essential items for Ellie that made it much easier welcoming her in to the world.
Saturday night we had dinner at Bebe's house, and Joseph and Shawn came over. Beverly cooked us a yummy dinner, and we sat around the kitchen table drinking coffee and talking for at least an hour afterwards. Catching up with Joe was great - I miss my brother so much! And we all enjoyed getting to spend time with Shawn, my brother's girlfriend. She's such a sweet heart, and I can tell my brother is very happy with her - which just makes my heart full!
Ellie loved playing at Bebe's house - she especially loves playing in her yard. Beverly has an herb garden, tons of flowers, and a beautiful front porch that we enjoyed on Sunday morning. Ellie slept great in the pack-n-play, and we just hung out in our jammies all Sunday morning looking at old photo albums of Bennett as a baby. What a cutie pie! Beverly made a lot of his outfits when he was a baby, so he was always dressed in adorable smocked clothes and sailor outfits. After getting showered and dressed, we went over to Gammy & Papa's house so they could spend a little time with the Beanie.
Last on the agenda was checking out Joe's office downtown. Seeing my brother's name on the law office door made me so proud! My brother has accomplished so much already in his career and I couldn't be happier for him! That's right, my brother is an attorney - so don't mess with me.
Ellie was way past her nap time when we were visiting Joe, so this is the best picture I could manage to get before we put her in the car seat to head back to Atlanta. Even her little pouty face is adorable!
I attended baby showers for Courtney, one of my good friends from home, and for Krista, Bennett's step sister. Both showers were a lot of fun, and it made me think about when I was getting ready for Ellie Bean to arrive. It was such an exciting (and anxious) time in my life waiting to meet my little girl for the first time. I remember being overwhelmed with the generosity of friends and family at my baby showers. We were lucky to receive so many essential items for Ellie that made it much easier welcoming her in to the world.
Saturday night we had dinner at Bebe's house, and Joseph and Shawn came over. Beverly cooked us a yummy dinner, and we sat around the kitchen table drinking coffee and talking for at least an hour afterwards. Catching up with Joe was great - I miss my brother so much! And we all enjoyed getting to spend time with Shawn, my brother's girlfriend. She's such a sweet heart, and I can tell my brother is very happy with her - which just makes my heart full!
Ellie loved playing at Bebe's house - she especially loves playing in her yard. Beverly has an herb garden, tons of flowers, and a beautiful front porch that we enjoyed on Sunday morning. Ellie slept great in the pack-n-play, and we just hung out in our jammies all Sunday morning looking at old photo albums of Bennett as a baby. What a cutie pie! Beverly made a lot of his outfits when he was a baby, so he was always dressed in adorable smocked clothes and sailor outfits. After getting showered and dressed, we went over to Gammy & Papa's house so they could spend a little time with the Beanie.
Last on the agenda was checking out Joe's office downtown. Seeing my brother's name on the law office door made me so proud! My brother has accomplished so much already in his career and I couldn't be happier for him! That's right, my brother is an attorney - so don't mess with me.
Ellie was way past her nap time when we were visiting Joe, so this is the best picture I could manage to get before we put her in the car seat to head back to Atlanta. Even her little pouty face is adorable!
We had such a fun, family-filled weekend!
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
My first official blog post
Ok, Elizabeth Thorne - here it is!
My name is Katy. I've been a stay-at-home mom for 2 months now and am finally getting around to starting a blog. My good friend, Elizabeth, has been bugging me about this for the last year. She has an adorable blog that she uses to document her family's activities, memories of her babies, and precious photos (A Tale of Four Thornes - check it out). I've always loved the idea of somehow recording memories with my daughter so we could go back and read them when she's all grown up...not to mention I have the WORST memory on the planet so documenting her "firsts" are necessary if I want to actually remember them!
You might be wondering - what exactly is a Brookhaven Betty? Well, I like to think of it as a Buckhead Betty on a budget! Here is my definition: a stay-at-home mom who lives in the wonderful family friendly city of Brookhaven, enjoys playing with her baby girl and wearing yoga pants every day (even though she never works out), likes to buy adorable smocked outfits for her daughter even though she'll only wear them once, cooks dinner every night to keep the family on their tight budget, and rarely travels south of North Druid Hills (unless a trip to Lenox is absolutely required). That pretty much sums up me (or at least how I like to think of myself)!
I really should have started this earlier, but here we are. My daughter, Ellie, is 18 months old now. She has grown WAY faster than I could have ever imagined. I know everyone tells you that kids grow fast, but I really didn't think it would feel this fast. My decision to "retire" from my Director of Operations role was a hard one for me to make. I LOVED my job - it was my dream job, and I'm only 28. But ever since Ellie was born, all I've wanted to do was be with her. After some pushing from my amazingly supportive husband, Bennett, I decided to make a change. I finally became a stay-at-home mom in August and have not once regretted that decision. Ellie and I have already gotten to enjoy so many wonderful memories together that I would have missed out on if I was still working. Perhaps one day I'll go back to the business world...but for now it's just me and my Ellie Bean!
I plan to use this blog to document my memories of Ellie growing up, how she grows and learns new things, and all the fun my family has together so that I can reflect on these later and so that my family (who don't live nearby) can see what we are up to! I also have a secret desire to write a novel one day, so maybe this will give me some practice before I tackle that monstrous dream.
Enjoy!
My name is Katy. I've been a stay-at-home mom for 2 months now and am finally getting around to starting a blog. My good friend, Elizabeth, has been bugging me about this for the last year. She has an adorable blog that she uses to document her family's activities, memories of her babies, and precious photos (A Tale of Four Thornes - check it out). I've always loved the idea of somehow recording memories with my daughter so we could go back and read them when she's all grown up...not to mention I have the WORST memory on the planet so documenting her "firsts" are necessary if I want to actually remember them!
You might be wondering - what exactly is a Brookhaven Betty? Well, I like to think of it as a Buckhead Betty on a budget! Here is my definition: a stay-at-home mom who lives in the wonderful family friendly city of Brookhaven, enjoys playing with her baby girl and wearing yoga pants every day (even though she never works out), likes to buy adorable smocked outfits for her daughter even though she'll only wear them once, cooks dinner every night to keep the family on their tight budget, and rarely travels south of North Druid Hills (unless a trip to Lenox is absolutely required). That pretty much sums up me (or at least how I like to think of myself)!
I really should have started this earlier, but here we are. My daughter, Ellie, is 18 months old now. She has grown WAY faster than I could have ever imagined. I know everyone tells you that kids grow fast, but I really didn't think it would feel this fast. My decision to "retire" from my Director of Operations role was a hard one for me to make. I LOVED my job - it was my dream job, and I'm only 28. But ever since Ellie was born, all I've wanted to do was be with her. After some pushing from my amazingly supportive husband, Bennett, I decided to make a change. I finally became a stay-at-home mom in August and have not once regretted that decision. Ellie and I have already gotten to enjoy so many wonderful memories together that I would have missed out on if I was still working. Perhaps one day I'll go back to the business world...but for now it's just me and my Ellie Bean!
I plan to use this blog to document my memories of Ellie growing up, how she grows and learns new things, and all the fun my family has together so that I can reflect on these later and so that my family (who don't live nearby) can see what we are up to! I also have a secret desire to write a novel one day, so maybe this will give me some practice before I tackle that monstrous dream.
Enjoy!
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