Lauren Braddock Havey's Blog, page 18

labor of love

This was a productive week. I was in the studio with the inventive Don Henry, putting overdubs on the song "Mud Mama". . . you can tell by the pic I took from my blackberry, it was a VERY serious session! We will mix this song on Tuesday, then we only have two more songs to go and then this "baby" will be DONE!!!! Don is so uber-talented all the way around, it is quite the experience to see/hear him at work. Hope you all can hear the super cool "bullfrog" vocals and percussions he put on that s

Mom says OM

The kind of a thing that can drive a "young" mom to drink, or, to start chain smoking after not inhaling since right after college (okay, so in this instance, I am GLAD to admit that that was a long arse time ago) Last night at bedtime, DH and I both in bed with little man, me poised for another bedtime storytime reading of Llama Llama Red Pajama when DH says "what is that"? pointing behind our little boy's right ear. We see a big lump on the bone right behind his ear. With another one under it.

a round of apple-ause

I should have known it was inevitable, descending from a long-line of afflicted punsters, little-man just cracked one of his first puns.

A couple of days ago for lunch at Applebee's he listened to the server drone the list of beverage options for the kid-menu crowd.

"Milk, sprite, lemonade..."

by the time she got to the juices his face lit up.

"Wait a mimute..." he enthusiastically chortled.

A little finger came up to his head at the delicious thought and a grin crept over his face as he quipped

"APP

kissing and telling

I have been in a flurry of switching geers as my old publisher is closing it's doors. Therefore, I have scurried to find a new publisher who can still get my book out on schedule this fall. Luckily, this appears to be the case! YAY!
I have kept my old book cover, a picture of my little boy, when he was not quite two, giving me a sweet little kiss. This is one of my favorite pictures ever, as it captures a loving, yummy mother and son moment. A friend of mine shared the cover with an associate who

movin' on to the next stage

We got Sweet Pea his new big boy furniture and moved him into the big boy room. Now there is a nursery awaiting a new baby and a little boy who loves his new "boat" looking bed and actually stayed in his room for the first time in months last night- progress!

minding his pees and cues??

My little Sweet-pea boy was at pre-school the other day and while on the playground "dropped trou" and peed on the wall of the school. You never know what my kid is going to do! Ah well, at least he didn't have an accident!

mouths of babes

I am so proud of my boy. He is starting to read quite a bit. This morning he wanted to play restaurant so, trying to make it semi-educational, I jotted down the "order" for the chef to read/make. He read the other items, eggs, orange juice, but had trouble recognizing "coffee". So, I gave him the hint "what is something that grown-ups drink for breakfast" he paused then answered "wine". Hahaha. I am not THAT bad! :)

new babies....

It's all happening....at once! Moorsgate has moved my release date up from November to late August (for mom's who may have more time for reading once their kids are back in school). While that is completely awesome it is also right around the corner and I have a lot to do between now and then to get it together! And, it just so happens that my DH and I have an application in with an adoption agency. I have a feeling that we could get a phonecall at any moment saying "we've got a baby, do you wan