Recent Pictures and Goings On...

Our household has been living up to our blog title recently. My sweet baby is cutting her last set of molars and you'd think there is a scene from Alien playing out in her mouth. True, I don't personally remember teething, but EK is milking it for all it's worth. Suddenly "Kate teeth hurt owww" when it's time to eat something other than chicken and french fries. :)

Needless to say, we really have been Pullen All Nighters lately. As evident by this 1:41 am blog post!

Here are pictures from the last few weeks. Enjoy!

Very happy to be eating her cereal.


How big is Ella Kate? "Kate BIG!"


Imagination Movers was particularly captivating in this rare still moment.


"Mommy, I'm ready to go ride!"


A scene from pretty much every morning.


Waiting on Poppi & Gigi to come visit.


She is very comfortable with that football. And she loves to give us a big Roll Tide. I'm just sayin'.


I adore her pink Ralph Lauren Polo velour track suit! It was a hand-me-down from a friend in Atlanta and EK totally rocks it. It just SCREAMS Puerto Rican Princess. And, yes, she has the booty to pull it off.


Reading a book to Penelope. Can't you tell she's riveted?


Procrastinating before bed. She's become a master of stall techniques.

Motherhood

I've been thinking about motherhood lately. Something magical happens the second women hear their first born cry. We become protectors. We do everything possible to coax smiles. We live for our children.

Lately, I've been following the blog of a mother in Texas. Her little girl, Layla Grace, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma. She's chronicled her family's struggles through chemo, radiation, bone marrow transfusions and all the highs and lows in between. She dedicated every last second she had with her baby to fighting for her, comforting her and loving her.

Their story touched me deeply. Ella Kate is only two weeks younger than Layla Grace, so I saw so much of her in their blog. They have the same big blue eyes, use the same sippy cups and look adorable in their homemade tutus.

Layla Grace lost her battle with cancer yesterday.

While I know that God has a plan and a purpose for everything, I can't help but question why He would allow a innocent child to suffer. And, I don't know how a mother's heart can handle it.

Rest in peace, sweet angel.