Jessica Kelso

I want time to slow down. I started thinking about that this morning when I caught myself complaining about being back home from vacation. Laundry, dishes, cooking, errands. . . all of those things that I didn’t have to think about much last week. We had so much fun and it went by all too fast. I remember sitting on our balcony overlooking the ocean and wishing I could somehow make time just stand still. No matter how hard I tried though, it didn’t seem to happen. So I sat thinking about our next vacation, our next big event.

How sad is that? I want to start enjoying more of the mundane and I know the only way that can happen is if I make the decision to change. I want to stop seeing it as a chore to do laundry, cook dinner, change nasty diapers, and stop getting annoyed when Thrasher is trying to be in the middle of everything I do. I want to start involving him in all of these things and make them more fun for the both of us. I feel like I’m wasting all of this time away waiting for the next big thing and I’m missing all of the little amazing things that our life is consumed with.

I looked through pictures of the first week we had with Thrasher. I almost forgot he was ever a baby. We never got the teeny tiny baby phase with him seeing as how he came to us at 5 months old and he was already a big boy, but he was still a baby! These last 8 months have just flown by and I know the next 8 will too so I want more than anything to just soak it all in and enjoy it to the fullest.

After many months of saving up, I finally upgraded from my little point and shoot camera! I’m so excited for this new adventure in learning how to use a fancy camera. I got a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi camera with 2 different lenses. I used it at the beach and did the best I could with the little I know, but plan on reading and watching a lot of videos on the basics of digital photography. I have absolutely no desire to ever become a professional photographer and take pictures of other people, I really just want to have good pictures of my family and it’s something I’ve always loved. Unfortunately, I can’t post pictures of Thrasher on here and he’s my main subject but I will hopefully have some other pictures I can post on here occasionally! My friend Rachel, who is an up and coming photographer was on vacation with us and helped me with learning some basics about photography. She also took a couple “maternity” type photos that I’m excited to see!

Speaking of maternity, I will be 26 weeks pregnant on Wednesday! Time is really flying by when I think about that. I remember when I found out I was pregnant, all I wanted was to get to 12 weeks and it felt like forever. . . and now I’m well over halfway to meeting little Nola. She is already so loved. My mom has 3 drawers in her dresser saved for all the clothes she’s started buying her. It’s ridiculous, and I love it! I’ve started daydreaming about what she’s going to look like. Will she have Kevin’s  curly hair or my straight hair? Will she be blonde or brunette? Blue, green, or brown eyes? Shy and quiet or loud and active? I can’t wait to find out and kiss her perfect little cheeks. A perfect mix of me and the person I love more than anything in this world, what could be better than that?