A BLOG BY LINDSY READ

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Family Date


Dan and I have really enjoyed the past couple days.  First, there was Dan's homecoming which had squealing, laughing, and then crying.  The 9-month-old literally was crying happy tears to see Dan.  This, of course, made us all bawl.  It was awesome.  We've just been trying to get work done around the house, plan our vacation to Chicago, and also give BB tons of love and attention.  

We went on a family date which consisted of delicious foods:  Marinated balsamic tofu, chips, fruit, and Perrier...(random)!  Since BB is starting to eat more table foods we've kinda changed our diet so that we can share with him more.  Thus, the tofu and fruit salad.  It wasn't cold out but it wasn't particularly warm.  However, it was clear enough to see Mt. Rainier so we Washingtonians would consider this a sunny day.  

He's such a happy boy.  He ate and looked around and touched the ocean for the first time.  It was really simple and whole lot more fun than eating dinner at home.  We want to do it again!  Maybe every week, weather-pending!




He was totally mesmerized by the ocean!





Love, Lindsy

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

9 Months


























Dan has been touring for 12 (long) days and we've missed him.  But he always jumps right back into home life and I really appreciate that.  He's even taking us on a family date!  I'm not sure what he's got planned but we're so excited!

BB has started babbling like a crazy person and I cant wait to hear his first word.  He is also trying to crawl which is fun and scary.  His 9 month check-up went fantastic and I was SO excited to hear that he SHOULDN'T be waking up to eat at night and that we can try to wean him off of that.

I am so happy with where we're at right now.  I think that this baby is actually the coolest person I know.  We might be best friends.  No offense, real-life-grown-up-friends.  The pediatrician said we have a great bond so it MUST be true!


Thursday, May 24, 2012

We Miss Dan!

Counting down the days until "The Rock Star" gets home.  (Ahem, 4).  He is just so fun... and helpful.

May 9, 2012.



Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Ultimate Sleepytime Mix

BB loves to sleep with music and I love anything that helps BB sleep.  We have a CD player by his crib and Dan accidentally found out (by hitting the wrong button in the middle of the night) that there's a 'REPEAT ALL' feature so the music can just keep playing and playing.  It's awesome.  However, I'm getting sick of rotating the same 5 CDs so, I put together some of the most soothing music I own, the stuff that puts him (and sometimes me) right to sleep!  The Ultimate Sleeptime Mix!  I've decided to give 5 away and one is already claimed by Melissa.  If you want a copy, comment with your e-mail address or tweet me (@LindsyR) and I'll mail you a full-length disk!

 
Sleep tight!  -Lindsy

GIVEAWAY CLOSED:  MAY 24, 2012, 11:30AM PST.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

What Are You Doing? Oh, Just Developing!


It seems like BB is changing every day!  He's so busy and wants to move SO BAD.  I took a series of photos of him trying to crawl.  Some of those moves are pretty hilarious.  He's also talking and I'm pretty sure I heard him say "MMM Bop" and "Mom" and "bbeeemmmamdaamamddabbbbbb".

MmmBop by Hanson on Grooveshark

Dan left on tour last week and I spent my weekend running a HUGE event that has me working 12 hour days, 4 days straight.  BB went to stay with the family who watched him while we were in France in February.  To my dismay, he didnt sleep well.  He woke up for them every 1 to 2 hours!  I was, and still am, mortified.  I'm sure he had fun with their four other kids, though!  (Have I mentioned how much this kid THRIVES on attention?)  My mom was here Saturday and Sunday and they had a great time.

I took yesterday off and spent all day with BB and gave him my constant attention and loves.  We watched about 20 minutes of a documentary on turtles and we danced and he tried to crawl.  It was fun and awesome and heart-warming and also kind of boring.  But we had a blast.  I love him so much.  I want to bottle that day up and keep it forever.

Happy Tuesday!

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Forever Yours

Dan is leaving on tour today.  He's been home for about 8 weeks.  It's been so fun having him home!  He and BB are totally in love.  I am afraid I won't be able to make him laugh as much as Dan can.

I run a big event 3 times a year and it just so happens to be this weekend.  We didnt coordinate this very well.  I will work 12-14 hour days for 4 days.  BB is going to a respite home and then my mom is coming up to help, too.  My family will be scattered all over the place.  It's not the first time.  There was that time we got a child and then went to FRANCE a week later.

I'm not looking forward to this weekend and I am trying to be strong.  Thank God for Skype.

This is our family theme song right now:
I'm Forever Yours by Journey on Grooveshark

Photo by Jade Ehlers Photography

Photo by Jade Ehlers Photography

I posted on Road Widows today about 10 things I'm going to do while Dan is away.

Monday, May 14, 2012

Mother's Day 2012

Yesterday was mother's day and Lindsy deserves the best.  I took her and the kiddo to Asado for brunch and it was amazing.  She ordered the lobster omelet, cuz she's a classy lady, and it was so incredibly good.  We spent the afternoon napping off our food coma and then played soccer.  It was a great day.  I am so proud of Lindsy!  She is a great mom and BB is a great kid!




Messy boy!!!

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Happy Mother's Day!

Is there an apostrophe on "Mothers" to make it possessive or is it supposed to be plural mothers?  I am too lazy to look it up.  Anyway, here is a high quality vlog in which I say "anyway" and "um" and my kiddo falls over.  ENJOY!

Happy Mothers's Day!!!


Song:  "I Love My Mother" by Art Paul Schlosser.

Friday, May 11, 2012

Family Photos

I am beyond thrilled with our family photo shoot by Jade Ehlers and his awesome wife, Kaitlin.  BB was crazy tired but they were still able to capture his personality.  Special thanks to the New Frontier for letting us in to take photos on what was supposed to be a rainy day.  The location couldn't have been better!  And the old Spanish steps have always been a favorite spot of ours in this gorgeous city.  Jade and Kaitlin, thank you!  From the bottom of our hearts!













 

LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!  - D+L+BB

Wednesday, May 09, 2012

Things I'm Afraid to Tell You

Blogs are strange glimpses into a life because we, as readers, see only what the writer allows us to see.  I look through posts of gorgeous women wearing cute, vintage dresses, decorating their pretty houses, making delicious, organic food to feed to their hot husband and beautiful children.  Okay, not ALL blogs are like that but each seems to have an element of:  "look at how awesome I am!".  Even when the writers are being real and write about the pain of losing a child or that their bank account was overdrawn, you're still not getting the full picture.  That gorgeous girl who just blogged about her new vintage tea set and a trip to the beach might be the loneliest girl in the world.  I don't like being so cynical, but I've found this to be true.

I don't want all of my thoughts to be public.  I dont want you to know how I truly feel about things because I am ashamed of the thoughts that run through my head all day.  Thoughts of how I'm not good enough, thoughts of anger, jealousy, just plain ugliness.  These aren't things that should be written about in a public forum, obviously.  No one wants to read that.  I want to be 'me' on this blog and in real-life - in the safest and most entertaining way possible.  So, without further ado, here are all some of the things I'm afraid to tell you.



1)  I am a control freak.  I would love to be in charge of everything and everyone.  I cant even begin to explain all the ways that my need for control has nearly ruined my life, but, it has.  I have to let this go everyday.

2)  Even though I love a tidy house, I cannot, FOR THE LIFE OF ME, put my clean clothes away.  I just cant/wont/dont do it.  After we got BB, a basket of clean clothes sat on my bedroom floor for over 4 weeks.  The only reason I put it away was because Dan's parents were coming to visit.  Dan organizes my closet and puts my clothes away 90% of the time.  Bless his heart.


3)  Baby Bread is an easy-going baby but I'm still learning about him.  And, contrary to what my photographs tell you, he doesn't always smile and he's not always happy.  In fact, he's becoming quite the independent little man.  For instance, he doesn't like bottles anymore so he pushes them away, spraying formula all over my clothes and my suddenly, disgustingly-long hair and I do NOT like this.  I really wish he and I could communicate.  Anyway, the kid is amazing but he isn't always sweet and I feel like I should come clean about that.

4)  When I was in high school, a group of girls totally misjudged me.  They made false accusations about my character that were so far off base.  I knew the things they said about me were wrong but it still hurt to be so misunderstood.  Ever since then, I've hid myself from women.  I'm much more comfortable talking to guys because, it seems, they don't judge as much.

5)  Pregnancy makes me uncomfortable.  I don't like talking about birth (C-section? Dilating? Mucus plug?!?!?  OH MY!).  The morning sickness and stretch marks I can certainly do without.  I dont even like thinking about it.  Dont get me wrong, I think pregnant women are beautiful!  But if I never get pregnant I am pretty sure I'll be okay about that.

6)  I am realizing how much of a hippie I am.  Dan and I both are.  We dont shower often (probably all the time we spent in Europe).  We usually eat vegetarian/vegan.  We dont use plastic water bottles or harsh chemicals.  We only have one car and we drive as little as possible. Our trash can is the smallest size available.  We recycle EVERYTHING.  I honestly cant believe it when people don't recycle but I would never say anything to them about it.

Walking the streets of Grenoble, France.  Probably unshowered. 

So, there are 6 things I could think of.  It's a little scary to put this out there.  I'm not expecting anything in return.  Just that you, whether you blog or not, would be inspired to be more real.

Love, Lindsy

Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Youtube

It was great having my parents in town this last weekend and our little guy had sooo much fun with them! Now I have about 1 week to get some things done before I leave for tour again. One of the big items on my list is painting our house and booking some more of our June tour. When things get piled up on my to-do list, I start to withdraw and watch a lot of Youtube. Lindsy hates that. Speaking of, I hope you enjoy this as much as I do:






While my parents were here, we did a Skype video chat with my brother and his family in South Africa.  They got to meet BB for the first time!


Monday, May 07, 2012

Weddings are the Best

We went to a wedding this weekend!  The weather couldn't have been better, the company was great, the town: gorgeous.  We left BB with "Meemaw and Poppa" and headed out to Port Gamble for the wedding festivities of one of Dan's oldest friends.  It was perfect.

Port Gamble, from what we could tell, is a tiny tourist town that is perfect for weddings.  You feel like you've gone back in time when you arrive.  The bride and groom exchanged vows and rings at an old chapel and just down the street, at the pavilion, we played badminton and croquet on the lawn while sipping lemonade from mason jars.  We all talked about moving to Port Gamble and raising our children there, sending them off to a one-room school house to do arithmetic on chalkboards while we stayed home to churn butter.  (Creepy?  More like...awesome.)

We danced, we ate, we laughed, we perused the Shell Museum at the General Store, and we sauntered through a mid 19th-centruy cemetery.  It was a great day!

I wore my Maid of Honor dress for my best friends wedding (that isn't until August).  Might as well, eh?  It will need to be dry-cleaned and steamed anyway.  I paired it with a cardigan, pashmina and tights to sort of dress it down.  Dan wore what Dan always wears.

 


Friends:  Matt, Jill, Rachelle, Jay

My wild man.

The Mr. and Mrs.

We danced around like idiots, which is the best part of any wedding - besides the holy union of two beautiful souls, of course.  I hope we get to see the wedding video.  Dan was dancing around so wildly that I could not get a clear photo.  (Note that his tie is being worn as a headband).  Weddings are my favorite.  Especially when so many of our dear friends are in attendance.  Fun times!  Congratulations, Christian and Andie!  It was an honor.


XOXO, 
Lindsy


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