My Thomas and a Giveaway

This post may be a little haphazard, but stick with me and you will be glad! I was rocking my little man, Geebers (his nickname that has come of late, along with others), and he was fussy. I was getting a bit frustrated because I knew he was tired, knew he needed a good nap, and knew it needed to happen fast because the girls were getting antsy. So, I kept rocking and walking, and he then calmed down, snuggled in and fell fast asleep. I rocked him. Staring at his sweet eyelashes, curled up nose, pretty (yep, I said pretty) lips, sweet peachy skin, and I had a little ache in my heart. I was reminded of how I miss my Thomas, and how I didn't get the chance to rock, cuddle, snuggle, or even get frustrated with him. With tears in my eyes, I was overwhelmed with sadness, but also greatfulness. Greatful to know that I will someday be able to hold my little babe in heaven, and also grateful beyond measure that I was rocking there, even after being frustrated, with my sweet little Geebers who is so dependent upon me, and I am so in love with him. Geebers brings such sweetness to all of our family, and such a wonderful addition that I am not deserving of by any means.

So, in light of my greatfulness, and my sincere thanks to the many of you who check in on my blog, those who are silent readers, those who are vocal ones, those who I have had sessions with and those that I have not had the pleasure of meeting yet....this post is for you! I am giving away a free session and that comes with a $20 print credit. That is a $70 value for zilch! All you have to do is leave a comment about why you would like a session and what type of session you would like. The session has to be scheduled before the end of the year, and there are no obligations to purchase any prints beyond the print credit. You can also nominate someone you think is deserving of a session, but only comment per person please! We (me, Bean and Cakes) will then take all of the comments and I will have a little hand reach in and grab a winner...it is about as fair as I can come up with at this point! :)

Don't know how to leave a comment? It is EASY! Click on the comment link below this post, and then type your comment in the little box, check either name, url, anonymous and then SUBMIT! :) I will be done accepting comments on Sunday at noon, and then posting the winner sometime on Monday. This free session can not be applied to an already scheduled session...sorry!

And, now I leave you with a few pictures of course...

This is the tree that we planted in our backyard in memory of Thomas...I see it often throughout the day and it is a gentle reminder of his sweet little time here with us...

Blooms from this past spring...

Stone that the girls and I made in the fall...they put all the glass pieces in (with some guidance of course!)

My sister got me this when she saw it a few months back. She said it reminded her of Thomas, so she had to get it for me. She was one of the few that got to hold our little guy, and was there with us during that long day...

Gifted to us from Tom's aunt...it is a Caruth, with a mom and a little baby (the baby is hard to see in this shot)

And, I have some sweet shots of my kiddos that I need to share soon from picking strawberries this past week...it was SO MUCH FUN!

Alright, I am off for a run with my baby sister. Have a great night! :)