it's the little things...

So, I must have eaten something that threw me all off on Saturday night or summin' because Sunday and Monday were no fun. But I feel better now :) Grateful to not be that sick all the time!!!

We had a great weekend, but here are some small little things that brought a smile to my heart. They might seem little to you, but they bring me great heapin' heaps o' joy!!!

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Eli messed with my alarm clock, and the other morning and  when I looked at the clock it said 8:10 when I woke up, but no! It was 9 when I woke up! Thanks to Nate watching Eli quietly I got a lot of extra sleep!

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Eli picked me a flower and brought it to me, and within the same 10 mins our neighbors brought me some peach cobbler!! both were so nice!!

#sidenote

Nate was playing outside with Eli, and I wanted to be with them and in the sun, but not chase Eli, so I brought out a lawn chair to the sidewalk. So I'm pretty sure I looked like I'm a gimp or something. and these same neighbors get to see me every morning. Doesn't sound too bad, eh? well, i'm pretty sure i'd win for craziest "hair-do" in the morning, and most mornings I wake up and get eli and put him in his highchair and open our blinds that face their house while Eli and I eat. So, they go to leave for work and see me half awake with CRAZY  hair almost everyday!! So when they saw me outside they were prob like "poor lady, she looks bad every morning, and now she looks like a gimp, we should give her tasty food that will go to her hips"...so  i'm sure thats why she brought me some peach cobbler!

but hey, my belly enjoyed it!

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and here's nate being my super hero! isn't he a stud??

#shoutout to Nate for doing all the dishes and laundry last night after FHE!

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Eli's new cute thing is that whenever something falls or he can't get it he'll say "doh doh"...at first I was like, um are you saying you need to "go go" like "go potty?"...but then I realized that when he drops things i say "where did it go?" and so he is saying "go"...haha. He is too cute!

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What are the chances that I have a tiny mouse living in my wheat thins box???

(I put Eli in the shot because he is just too cute to leave out...but he thought I was giving the wheat thin to him...poor kid, he choked on the last one I gave him, so i had to consume it...poor me haha)

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so, we went to the library on saturday. Nate dressed Eli in clothes that I had in his dresser, but I guess he hadnt worn them before because they were way way too big. Like, he looked like a gangster because his pants were all baggy and falling down. I hope we didnt scare any of the moms at the library that their kids might be playing with a gangster's kids

but the thing that brightened my day was that I told Eli to put this toy on the ground and pull it (he has never played with a toy like this before)...and he actually understood me and did it! It was a fun mom moment to see that he actually understands a lot and is able to follow commands! Its so fun to see his progress!

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Eli just said his first full word a few minutes ago. Well, he has said "mum" for a few weeks. BUT he normally just says the beginning of words, but he said "bubble"...just clear and plain, over and over again! yay! #momlife #momsgetexcitedaboutawesomestuff

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There are so many "little" things that happen that just brighten me up! "doh doh", dandelions, nice neighbors, Eli's giggles, Nate's studliness in posing, new things that Eli learns.

What are little things that may seem insignificant to others, but make you smile inside and out?? 

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