Monday, May 31, 2010

My First Swim



A fun Memorial Monday Poolside with the little guy!
He was hesitant at first to get in the water but cried when we took him out.
Looking forward to many swims this summer my little Monster!
Happy Memorial Day!
We are blessed to spend this holiday as a family in an amazing country because of the courage of men and women who have selflessly served our country in the past, who continue to serve today and the brave who will in the future.
Thank you we are truly blessed!

Monday, May 10, 2010

"My Friends are so cool!" - Maddox

"Its not everyday that you get to ride around in the back for a cool John Deere Gator....well today my friend James let me ride in his with him and his sister (my girlfriend Annalea) ...It was SO COOL!" - Maddox

Mothers Day 2010...My first & best to date!

My first Mothers Day was more than wonderful! I felt truly special, appreciate, loved and more in love with my husband and my little monster than ever. The surprise started for me on Thursday. I went to pick Maddox up from Weekday School at UCC where he goes on Thursday mornings and there was sitting the most precious gift I have ever received...my first handmade (mostly teacher made) Mothers day gift. It was adorable. A little flower pot with the most beautiful flower I have ever seen in it....my little monsters traced hands as the flower and his feet as the leaves. Thanks to Mrs. Jennifer & Mrs. Nana for making my first mothers day gift so sweet. I actually walked briskly out of the church because my eyes were filled with tears....tears of total joy! How could my little man be so big already. Can you tell my anxiety about him turning one is setting in? OK enough about me...My sweet boys gifts were precious. Not as precious though as it was for me to realize that I am a mom... and that I love being a mom to Maddox. It is him that makes it so fun, wonderful (although not always easy) and oh so sweet to be the mother of my little guy. I got cards from my sweet husband and from Maddox on Mothers Day which reminded me of how blessed I am to have two amazing men in my life. I got flowers in my dining room, kitchen, living room and bedroom....this made me realize that my husband loves me not only as his wife but as a Mom. They both spoiled me! I got the absolute sweetest and most amazing card from my Mother-in-law. She told me that I was a Great Mom. Such a special thing to hear from a women who you admire and seek approval from all the time. She has raised three of the most wonderful men that I know and hearing from her that I was doing a good job raising her grandson was extra special. We went out to my Mom and Dads house and got to spend the day with three of the amazing Mothers that I look up to. My Grammy (My Moms Mom), My amazing mother and my sweet and gifted Older sister (we missed you Mammy)! It has taken more Women than just me help to raise my little guy. My Mom, My other Mother (-in-law Bea) and Natalie have been the most amazing example of great moms! Big shout out to my Mom... Your amazing and I love you and appreciate you everyday! The highlight of my mothers day came at about 8 am when me and my two boys laid in our bed and watched cartoons and played...I'm so blessed, so grateful and amazed everyday that I get to be this little guys mother. Thanks to all the Moms who have helped me try to be the best Mom I can be! It was not until I Mom myself that I truly appreciate what amazing women you are and continue to be!

I love this little monsters...I'm so blessed to be his MAMMMA!
Playing with My Nani's Toys...kitchen utinsels!


My Dad always gave us gifts on Fathers day so

I decided to start the tradition with my little guy for Mothers day!
We got him his first golf clubs. He loved it!

Maybe we have the next Tiger Woods (minus the cheating on your wife stufff) on our hands?




My favorite picture of him ever right now! He must have stood at the doorway for a good twenty minutes (a long time for him to stand or sit anywhere) and he just looked out the door, watched the cats play and got REALLY excited when Amos, the dog, came near!

I love you Maddox...thanks for letting me be your Mom!

Thursday, May 6, 2010

DOUBLE DIGITS....10 Months!

I am filled with anxiety, excitement, timidness and complete joy that we are two months away from being one! Although I intend on relishing in moments of being ten months and 11 months during as they are upon us (thanks for the reminder KK about enjoying every moment and remembering to live today because tomorrow today will be just a memory) I have to say it is hard to believe that we are closer to the one YEAR mark than we are to the one MONTH mark. It truly has flown by. We are so blessed and grateful to have a happy and healthy child who makes us smile every day. Maddox has two bottom teethe now. He crawls all over the place, pulls up on anything and everything possible and often lets go to test the waters of taking that first step. He is really close to getting from a sitting to standing position without anything to pull up on or without any assistance. He's close but not quite there yet...we will wait. We are really not in a big hurry. Maddox adores his Daddy. He lights up when Greg walks in the room. He loves crawling all over him when Greg lays in the floor with him. I have loved watching Greg be a Dad. He's an amazing one. Maddox has made me so complete and so happy. I am so proud of him and all he has learned and how he continues to grow. My favorite recent thing he knows how to do is give kisses. Of course it is just him throwing his head forward at yours and slobbering on your lips...but it's a wonderful and sweet kiss to me! He knows that the music means it's dancing time and loves to dance. He's our one and only and he is oh so loved!



Our Happy, Sweet, Loving, Relentless, Intense, Busy, Strong-willed, All Boy, Did I mention Happy, very loved 10 month 2-teeth little BIG boy!

Bath time has always been a fun time of day but it has changed during the last ten months. It started with a petrified Mom and calm Daddy bathing a tiny boy in the kitchen sink to the tiny boy outgrowing the kitchen sink and moving into the tub and bathing with me to a tiny BIG boy kicking mom out of the tub and enjoying the big tub all to himself with room to kick around and play!

Rub a Dub Dub!


Raspberries are so good...and messy!
Our little "I Wanna do it all by myself" boy loves that he has learned to feed himself. Dinner and Lunch may take an hour but watching him learn to pick his food up and try to find his way to his mouth makes me a proud Mama!
We got to celebrate Maddox's friend Wyatt's 2nd b-day at Overton Park.

Maddox couldn't run around like many of the kids at the party but he loved watching them play and he enjoyed playing in the mulch (and of course trying to eat it)!

Happy Birthday Sweet Wyatt...Maddox cant wait to run around with you.



And here he goes....
Those legs are too cute!
Trying out the park swing for the first time!



Maddox checking out one of his favorite girls, Annalea, who was not enjoying her time in the swing as much as he was!
Sweet Potato face!

Saturday, May 1, 2010

A Boy Eats Dirt!

Maddox got the stomach bug and kindly shared it with both Greg & me (my dad, Uncle J, Uncle D and 2 cousins)! I know he's generous huh? Needless to say although the weather was beautiful last weekend our weekend was awful and we were stuck inside with a sick kiddo. Not fun at all. We finally got into the yard and got somethings done this week after work and Maddox got to get out and enjoy the warm weather. He also enjoyed his first big taste of dirt. I'm quite confident that this won't be the last time he takes a big chuck of mud and puts it in his mouth but I'm not sure it was the best idea given he was just recovering from the stomach flu. He didn't get sick at all and we got a big kick out of watching him!
Boys will be boys!