Strength and Love

    So I had planned on writing more blogs last week but as we all know, life takes unexpected turns sometimes. I had a family member diagnosed with breast cancer. She had to make some tough decisions quickly, and she chose to have a brave surgery performed a few days later. Needless to say it was a tough week. Her surgery went great, and she is seeing her doctor this week to determine the next step. One special thing that came out of last week was I got to watch my baby cousin! She is a year old and is absolutely adorable! My fiancé and I spent the day with her and we had a great time! She really made me want to have kids sooner than later! You know, it’s weird because when I was 16 years old I remember thinking, “I want to have kids at 24!” Well 24 seemed forever away when I was 16, but it came up fast. When I finally turned 24 I was not ready for children. Now that I am 27 and about to be married, I still feel kids are at least a year or two away. But I tell you what; my baby cousin definitely gets me excited to have my own. It gets me thinking about so many things like, how many children will I have? What will their sexes be? What will they look like? What will their personalities be?  I guess only the future will be able to answer them for me. For now I will enjoy every moment watching the little ones closest to me!

Here is a picture of my baby cousin! (I’m not a big fan of showing faces, at least right now! And I would need her mommy’s permission of course!)

I also took a picture of these Gerber puffs. For any of you who are health conscious or are trying to be, these are not only a good snack for little ones, they are also a great snack for adults! They come in all different kinds in the baby aisle, and they are very low in calories, fat and sugar! There are even ones that look and taste similar to cheese puffs! Hey, try them sometime! Keep a look out for coupons for them too ;)

  You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.  ~Eleanor Roosevelt