Ok...who are these people?

I thought I should start this rant with a little picture of my girl kissing little Hadley! Even though she gets tired of people talking about her sister that she can still not see...she loves her!

Warning!!! This may be found offensive to people who have no regard to personal space or thought! What am I talking about...those weird people who have no filter at all for people who are pregnant! I mean what is that all about...you would think that a girl being pregnant would acutally keep people's mouth shut...not open the floodgates for weird, stupid, rude and freaky comments. Allow me to give you a few examples:

1) "Girl you are getting biiiig!" - that coming from the sweet little CVS man who always checks me out(at the register)...yes I am in there about once a week...but listen here sweetie there is not a woman on this earth who wants to hear that....I guarantee you!

2) "So, have you started to swell alot?" Ok, so this from a friend or family member...totally fine...but from a random man in the grocergy store? I looked at him like he had lost his mind...obviously he did not understand that look and so he asked it again. To which I replied..."not really, only in my belly since that is where a baby is growing!!!!" I wanted to add a few more things but I held back...was one of those days!

3) "May I touch your belly?" I heard this so many times while I was pregnant with Reese and I was just amazed...I will say that at least they asked (there are those who don't and just go on in for a touch) but this lady asked while she started to rub my stomach...to which I responded by moving away from her quickly. I mean...what is the deal...do I come up to you and ask to touch your stomach...no....personal space people!

4) "I have a connection with your baby." I really don't even know what to say about this. Quite possibly the weridest thing that has ever happened to me. Here is the scene...Reese and I are at the mall...just finished a ride on the carousel...she is in the stroller and I am pushing her and a young girl (20's I would say) comes up to me, holds her hand out like stop sign (traffic cop) and says "could you hold on one sec". I stop out of confusion...she continues to hold her hand out towards my stomach and has her eyes closed. And then she says, "I just had a connection with your baby and she told me she was a girl", I said yes it is a girl and she says, "I know...I have a connection with your baby!" - I don't know what to say about that...but maybe I should try to find her now and see if she can connect with Hadley again and get her to come out!

5) Finally...tonight. I went to dinner with a bunch of my girlfriends...great time...then ran quickly to Publix on my way home. As I am checking out, the lady bagging my items begins to ask me about how I am feeling and when the baby is due. All fine....then I am pushing my buggy out of the store and that lady is standing by the door and proceeds to loudly say..."Girl you can't be looking all sexy like that when you are that pregnant....you're making the rest of us look bad!" I mean, I am sorry, but on so many levels that made me the most uncomfortable of anything! Weird, strange, wrong, scary....all of those words come to mind. I will be honest I only know one person that I want to hear that word from...and believe she is NOT that person!

Well, there you have it...I am sure that many of you have had things like this said to you...I just had to share and get it off my chest.

Still have a little room on my lap for my Reese!

Lots of visitors

The Beckner house was full over the weekend. We had visits from some of Jason's best friends (David, Allen, and Boo). I am so mad that I did not take any pictures...but Reese loved having all of the boys around. She used her doctor kit on them and wanted attention from all of her uncles 24/7. We also had a visit from Grandma Shirla, Grandpa Dennis and Fritz of course.

Grandma Shirla reading to Reese (she got ropped into reading the looong Disney stories).

With Fritz being here Reese was really wanting to be leashed and walked around too...Grandma Shirla abliged. In case you can't tell...Fritz's leash is attached to Reese's nightgown.

We took a walk down to the park in our neighborhood and Reese loved holding onto Grandpa Dennis and Daddy!
Reese and her best friend Fritz.

A trip to the ER...

Don't worry...it was not a trip for me and little Hadley...it was a trip for Daddy! Of course...I mean sadly he had staples put in his head a week before our wedding...has had one or two busted lips that have required stitches since we have been married, so....it is only natural that 3 1/2 weeks before Hadley comes he would have 12 stitches in his chin! Honestly, I am just glad that is all it was. All of you know that Jason is a sports guy...always playing something and this time (like most times) it was basketball and with an elbow to the chin...a visit to the ER until about 11 pm...and 12 stitches later...this is what Jason looked like to celebrate his birthday! The doc did a great job and it just kind of looks like facial hair from a distance!

With all of that said...Jason is lucky to have a doctor in the family...who you ask...well little Miss Reese of course. Memi gave Reese her very own Dr. Kit and she has used it on me, daddy, Hadley, and below you will see her main victims!

Reese diagnosed Bailey with and ear infection
And Ellie with congestion...she needed lots of shots!
And this is us, we celebrated Jason's birthday last night and had a great time. I love this man (bumps, scratches, stitches and all).

Independence

We had a great long weekend and enjoyed really celebrating this July 4th Independence Day. To show off her independence Reese did a lot of this...

Making art canvases out of ourselves

Doing a lot of independent dancing and making friends at the Farmer's Market

Finally...we swam every day...and this is what Reese did! Jumped off the side by herself and would not let anyone touch her until she came up! She has even gotten pretty good at turning and getting to the side by herself! We love independence.

And on a more serious note...do you know what our Country's national Motto is? I honestly did not...but I found this truely amazing and affirming to me. (Despite the fact that a large amount of our political leaders continually try to cut God out of our Country.) Our national motto is, "In God We Trust". In 1956, the 84th Congress passed a joint resolution to make "In God We Trust" our national motto. Just thought you might find that interesting!