Week 17 & Happy Mother's Day

Well our little man is growing so much! He is getting more and more coordination with his hands and it's so fun to watch him. When I'm getting ready in the mornings I will put him in his bouncy seat in the room with him and give him toys and he has learned to pick them up and of course they go straight to his mouth. He has even started taking his pacifier out of his mouth and playing with it. He's also babbling more and more and it's so fun to listen to him. One morning this week he woke up and I just laid there in bed for about 20 minutes listening to him babble before I went and got him out of his bassinet... I was cracking up! And on Mother's Day I got the best present ever when he giggled for me a few times!!

I went by to see Pierson at lunch most days during the week. I keep thinking I'll try to work out or do other things at lunch... but I just miss him so much while I'm at work that I just have to go see him :-) Friday night we went to dinner with our friends Courtney and Josh... who will be having Pierson's little friend this December... we can't wait!!! And Saturday we just hung out with Pierson. Pierson ended up getting really sick on Saturday and throwing up... all over the place. It was kind of scary! He only did it once and seemed to feel better after that... and never ran a fever. Then Sunday we went to lunch at Drew's parents' house and he was a little fussy over there and then a while after we got home he started crying... really loud and really hard. We tried everything to console him... changing him, burping him, pacifier and bottle (wouldn't take either), putting on a blanket, taking off his clothes, putting him in his vibrating swing, then in the bouncy chair, giving him toys, giving him a bath... everything! Finally after a couple of hours of him crying we called the nurse on call and she said it could possibly be an ear infection and to give him tylenol every 4 hours... about 30 minutes after that he ate and then fell asleep for the night. (apparently he didn't realize it was still Mother's Day and it was supposed to be a relaxing day for mom) :-) (We took him to the doctor Monday and no ear infection... but now he seems to have a cold... bummer!)

I just love his spiky hair in the picture above and below!

Swinging in his swing on Sunday when he didn't feel to well :-(

Cuddling up to his daddy!

And the two proud grandmas!

My First Mother's Day!

I had a wonderful first mother's day on Sunday. I woke up and fed and hung out with Pierson and then I walked out of the room to a plate full of donuts :-) I have been craving donuts for months and every weekend I tell Drew how we should go get donuts but then I always decide we should have something else. Well Drew drove all over town (4 different places) looking for my favorite donut and came home with a whole selection for me. He also got me some Calla Lilly plants and potted them in cute pots to put on our front porch. Those are my favorite flowers! Let's just hope I can keep them alive :-) He also got me a card from him and one from Pierson and they were just so sweet. And Pierson got me an iTunes gift card and told me it was to learn more songs to sing to him because he likes it when I sing to him :-) (it must be because he hasn't heard anyone else sing... because when he does he'll realize he's gotten gypped with his momma's vocals)! We had a great lunch at Drew's parents' house with both of our parents, his sister, and his grandma.

And being my first mother's day I thougth I'd share a few things...

1) I am so truly blessed to have my precious little boy and I never realized the pure joy I would experience becoming a mom! There's nothing like it the entire world and I love every minute of it. I have the most wonderful, supportive husband and this adventure of parenthood has been amazing. I am so excited about raising our little man together... I just love my two boys!

2) Being a mom has made me realize how blessed I am by my own mom. She is so dear to me and such a great role model... I only hope to be the kind of mom to Pierson that she's been to me. I know the unconditional love I have for my little guy is the same she has had for me all my life and I am truly blessed! Thank you mom for being you! I love you!

3) I am also very thankful for Drew's mom... Not only did she raise the most caring, loving, wonderful son... she is also a blessing to me as well. And I don't know a lot about raising boys quite yet, so I know she'll be a great source of knowledge with raising Pierson :-) Thanks for being a wonderful mother-in-law! I love you!

And finally... happy mother's day to all you momma's!