Today is my mom's fiftieth birthday. You've done some pretty amazing things with these past 50 years, Mom. Can't wait to admire what you do with the next 50. Happy Birthday!
Also, this picture lends itself well to a quick shout out to littlest bro, Cody, who graduated from high school last week. Whoo-hoo! Congratulations Cody. You are freaking phenomenal.
Bryn isn't a huge fan of tummy time and today she really put her foot down about it. I set her on her tummy and immediately she rolled right over! It was very unexpected. I didn't know babies could roll over this young? I put her back on her belly and she did it again. And again, and again. So much for tummy time I guess.
We left Bryn with a babysitter for the first time last night. Our friends, the Plowmans, offered to watch her so we could go out to celebrate Justin completing his exams. It's amazing how quickly our love duo has officially transformed into a family trio; it felt so strange to be together without Bryn. I had to resist the urge to call to check on her every 20 minutes--totally lame, I know. It was great to have some "love duo" time though. Big shout out to Jessica and Scooter for being the best (and sneakiest...that's right, we're on to you two!) babysitters...Thank You!
Justin is not just a man, he is the man. Today he completed the last of four 3-hour exams. He has had one each day since Monday. (Talk about being reminded of how lucky I am to be done with school!) The tradition here at Oxford to wear a white carnation on the first day of exams, a pink carnation for the middle exams, and a red one for the final exam. Hooray for the red carnation! Bryn and I are excited to have a relaxed, care-free daddy/hubbster back in our lives. Justin still needs to write and submit his dissertation before Columbia starts, but it will be less intense than the strain of these exams have been (at least that's what we're hoping). Way to go, Justin! Woot! Woot! 
