Mommy & Me Photo Shoot

This Shoot was way beyond my expectations. I thought we were going to shoot a couple of pictures after my headshots,but the genius Mike Quain.....did it again. Thank you so much. We had a blast! You can check out more pictures from my gallery.

Celebrity Bowling for Sickle Cell

Our friend Tracie Thoms texted us last week "You guys want to go bowling? I have a lane for this Sickle Cell Fundraiser and Kids can come! .......We're there!

Sickle cell anemia is an inherited blood disorder that mostly affects people of African ancestry, but also occurs in other ethnic groups, including people who are of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern descent.

1. More than 70,000 Americans have sickle cell anemia. And about 2 million Americans — 1 in 12 African Americans — have sickle cell trait, which means they carry a single gene for the disease and can pass this gene along to their children, but do not have the disease itself.

This is evening was supported by Black Hollywood Actors & Actresses who came out to support the cause and fun was had by all! Even Master Marley had a great time. He was a little intimmadated by the sounds of the pins getting knocked down, but he quickly became

amused by all the action, music and people that came by our lane to say hello. I think hands down Jennifer Lewis was the most memorable visitor. If you know this funny actress you can just hear her voice. "Oh Myyy GODD! He is just GORGEEOUSS! LOOK at BABEEE! AND He is HEAVY! LORD.......SOMEBODDDY Take this Baby from ME. (mind you she is not letting go of Marley, nor is she handing him off! LOL)

Thank you Tracie,Sargon,Thalia for making our nite, helping our family bowl and for the memorable FRAME where everybody made a strike!!! YAY!!!I think Marley thinks its normal to hop from person to person now! :)

I'm 7 Months today!

Best & Laybourne (we were born in 2009)

Skender Laybourne and Marley Best meeting for the first time. Today, we drove to Venice, CA to visit our dear friends Sam, Herran and Skender. The Laybourne family introduced their son 5 weeks ago and we were just so happy for their new family. When we had Marley, we had such a wonderful support system and our friends really took care of us. We were sleep deprived, overwhelmed and just exhausted. Our great friends " The Lane Family" came over one day with a cooler of food and just took over our kitchen. Besides our Mothers coming over to help, it was one of the most memorable gestures we have had during this period. ( And a lot of it was blur,especially my time spent in the hospital). We enjoyed the company, food and most importantly not having to worry about a meal. A mental vacation, even for an afternoon goes a long way! So, we really wanted to keep this tradition. Sam and Herran thought we were just coming over for a visit, but we actually invaded their kitchen and cheffed up lunch. We had an amazing time catching up and loving up on Skender! What a beautiful baby.

Below:Marley had a great time sharing and playing with Skender.

Old Friends

Last week we were suprised by an old friend ....and if you are reading this and know Anthony Johnson......you know as soon as he walked into the house he had us rolling with laughter!@lol

The first thing he said "YOu guys have a child!" Wow "You look great!" then Anthony says " I look old...look at me, I have a belly , My hair is receeding, I'm out of shape....." Then I say Anthony " You look great, you are slim and trim". Then he says " Yeahhhh, I am slim , yeah I'm alright, etc.." We just laughed. (If you don't find this entry funny, you either have to know him or had to be there.

The Best Company

I think its every new parent anxiety to look for someone to watch your little one when you cannot take the "baby". Ahmed and I have been operating on a tag team system or we all try to accomplish our errands together. We have been so blessed to have the most wonderful support and friends when we are strapped for someone to watch Marley such as The Lane Family, Lynn, Arlene, and most recently Quincy & Deondray. It is so comforting to know that your child are in the hands of those who have so much love for him. I think my fear is that they would be overwhelmed if he started to cry.........and I don't want to deter folks from having children! (just joking). I am comforted that my friends would protect , comfort and love him ......even when he gives them the "business". Thank you for your time and freindship. We love you ....

Earths Best!

We have begun the first trial of baby food. I initially tried to make my own baby food, by steaming sweet potatoe and mashing it up. Unfortunatley the consistancy was a little too thick for Marley, even when I added water. So we decided to go to the next best thing and get organic baby food. We chose the brand Earth's. Best. The first vegetable we tried was winter squash. He loved it! Then we tried the organic sweet potatoe and he loved that even more. I have to admit I was a little taken a back that he didn't eat my version but, I will try again in the future. This week has been very challenging, because I have to introduce a green vegetable. We met with our pediatrician and she instructed me to feed him a green vegetable for 1 week exclusively. Ahmed tried on day one, and he was not having it. The next day I had to use some fun trickery to get the peas in his mouth. Such as making faces, doing the airplane, the best trick is to make him say Dada and that is the perfect movement for him to chew. And of course, pretending to eat the food worked as well, untill he had his fill!!! Then he was done and turned into the green monster. But he is getting better everyday and I let him play with his spoon after....which is his favorite part. I am so proud of Marley . He is healthy and a whoping 21lbs and 27inches. Yay!!!