by the way guys...

mommy almost forgot to tell you..

i'm 11 weeks old today!!!

look at those baby blue eyes :)


i love my tubby time!!! :)
{yes i know, i need to crop this one!} oops!

all lathered up smellin' good!
holy double chin lil' man :)

i'm gonna LOVE when mommy has NO SCHOOL!!
{his shirt says...if you think i'm handsome, you should see my daddy} :) :)
dollie

love you mason.
you continue to teach mommy so many new things!
you can bring tears to my eyes daily, still.
you are so fun, and so full of life and energy.
love you long time, mase
xoxo
mommy

weekly rewind

in one word or phrase -

and no school fridays!!!

im dreaming of you -

&

beautiful, eh?? a nice cozy bay window

{picture via urban & ??}

song on repeat - sweetly broken by jeremy riddle

gotta write it down -
never under estimate the power of your words
with each one that you form,
you are making a choice to either...

build or destroy
encourage or devastate
heal or wound
love or hate
inspire or discourage
admire or scorn
share hope or cast doubt

it is said that it take 10 kind words to counteract 1 negative word.
in my opinion it takes 100 or 1,00 kind words.
hurtful, hateful words seem to carry so much more weight. those words have the ability to stick around for a long while.
sadly, they are the words we remember most vividly.

speak love.
encourage.
think.
how will your words speak today?

lesson learned -
do everything with out complaining or arguing,
so that you may become blameless and pure children of God
-phil 2:14-15
...this really hits home with me now that i am at work....

picture to frame -
highlight of the week - NO SCHOOL TODAY!!!!!

weekend to do list -
1] hang out with my cousin that i haven't seen since last spring...
2] celebrate grandma-in-law's 91st birthday.....
3] chillax :)
4] possibly start on a craft for a Christmas gift :)

hope your week went fast &
weekend goes slllooowwwww ;)

xoxo
melinda

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seriously i have no clue why my font starts big and slowly turns to itty-bitty????????

so im so sorry you cant hardly read the very end of my last post......ill try and figure it out later...not tonight.

good night y'all
xoxo

the first day...

...has come and gone....
{seriously thank goodness}

my day in a nut-shell.....
1] up at 4:30am, thinking i over slept and didn't hear the alarm...back to sleep i go
2] woke up at 5:25 thinking o crappy, i over slept on my FIRST day back!!! ahhhhhh
3] up at 6:00am for real this time....alarm went tick tock and im up....slllooowwwwwlllyyyy tho :)
4] tip toed downstairs {shhh!! don't wake the baby!!}
5] made some STRONG coff....like a 4 scooper kind of pot
6] stood in front of the mirror for 20 mins gettin all fresh...haha....ok that'll do for the kiddos
7] mentally prepare for the day while sippin on my cup o' joe while doing dishes and watchin 10/11 news
8] kind of hoping the babe would wake so i could see him off before my big day {no such luck} that boy can sleep!
9] 7:15 give the hubster a big ole' smooch good bye...while there are tears a rollin :'(
10] 7:50 arrive at school while about 500 kiddos were waiting for me giving me hugs and yelling "Mrs. Ehly you're baaaackkk!!!!!!!" "O goodie!!! I missed you!!!!"
{these are all true saying fyi, im not making them up}
11] non-stop running around trying to figure out my schedule, what class i go into and what time, making sure i see all my kiddos, figuring out i have about 7-8 kids to test AND hold a meeting all BEFORE Christmas!!! yikes!, getting a new computer set up, and attempting to teach. whew.
this will make for a busy busy busy semester :) the faster it goes the closer we get to MAY!!
12] 3:30 taking a huge breath of air or a sigh of relief saying "i did it." "i made it through my first day back."
13] 4:10 rushing back home to see my baby mason that i missed so dearly
14] 6:45pm back to hastings to play a volleyball game...which we won! :)
15]8:50 finally taking a shower and time to relax!! ahhhh
{just to do it all over again tomorrow}

God has me here at school for a purpose and not at home, i have to be able to trust in Him.
I just pray it is in His plan to be at home some day. I will patiently await for that day.
because you know, good things happen to those that wait.

hope everyone had an amaze monday!!!!

xoxo
melinda

in the midst of a blink...

10 weeks passed...

{you know that song "Don't Blink" by kenny chesney? i totally feel like that....if i blink, another 10 weeks will pass and too soon mason will be a year old}

i knew it was going to be hard going back to work, but the idea is totally kickin me in the rump-a-roo!!
there were some big, round elephant tears coming from eyes this afternoon thinking about it.
but with God's help, i will get through the day tomorrow.
4:00pm will be totally amaze!!!!
i'll race home to smooch, love, cuddle, kiss his lovely lippies, and squeeze my lovies cheekies :)

please pray i will make it through the week with no big break downs :)
i'll let you know how tomorrow goes in another post........

xoxo
melinda

CAN'T.WAIT.FOR.MAY!!!

{end of school duh!!! :)}

{picture via weheartit}

back with the recap...

in one word or phrase -
im dreaming of you -

ahhhhhh....looks so peaceful :) waking up to a view like that....me likey :)
{not sure where this snappy came from...oops}

song on repeat - ipod on shuffle?.....yes please!

gotta write it down -
lesson learned - not letting life get in the way of holding/cuddling/loving/kissing my boys, an important part of life.....especially since i won't be able to do that ALL day long :(
think.positive.melinda

picture to frame -

omgosh...cutest.baby.ever?!? {spose im a bit bias}
that little smile makes my heart flutter :)
i love to squeeze those little cheekies!!

highlight of the week -

we went honky tonkin' at unlce ron's in lincoln to watch aaron watson in concert!
AND he is a christian.....honky tonk music + the hubster, amanda, and phil = a perfect night :)
{don't worry, mason was in good hands with aunt kayla :)}

weekend to do list - 1] go shopping with the sisters - kayla :( ....gonna hit up a flea market and hopefully will find some sweet deals!!!!
2] listen to the huskers, hopefully they'll put a tally in the "W" column
3] get mason's antiquities pictures taken....mommy can't wait!!!!

hope your week was fab
and you weekend more fab :)

xoxo
melinda

can he {mason} really be...

10 weeks old already?!?!?! {well this friday}
i'm really trying to wrap my head around this one.....
where did that time go?

when i was sitting in the hospital taking care of our little newbie, i was thinking how nice it was going to have 10 weeks off!!! that time off will be so long and so nice {or so i thought}.
this has been the fastest 10 weeks of my life!!!! i.love.being.a.mommy :) mason still brings tears to my eyes almost daily.

mason at 10 weeks
*my head/neck is getting MUCH stronger - i can sit on mommy's lap and hold my head on my own for a while! yay :)
*i am a whopping 12+a little bit pounds and 24 inches long!!
*i can hold on to toys for a bit when you put them in my hands! but, i don't like to let go!
*i think i run almost a marathon everyday....i can't seem to make my legs be still......
*...soooo it makes me really tired. i sleep through the night {this makes mommy and daddy sooooo happy!!!}
*my marathon runnings during the day also makes me tired enough to take 2-3 naps a day :)
*i gurgle, laugh and smile when i'm happy. {mommy and daddy say that if they act stupid enough they can make me laugh}
*i know mommy and daddy's voices......i'm most comfortable when i can hear them :)
*i stare at my hands and really want my thumb....seems like my thumb hides so i can't suck on it
*i like being independent, sitting in my bouncer seat staring at the corn, carrot, and piggy :)
*can you tell you are a happy little boy, mason? you are happier and happier every day!!
*i can calm myself down and sleep on my own when mommy puts me to bed when i'm awake :)

we love you mr. maseman!!!!!!
xoxo
mommy