Fun at the pool

Our neighborhood pool opened up this weekend so went to enjoy it on Sunday afternoon. At first Grant didn't want to get near the water but it wasn't long and he was walking right off the side in to the water without an ounce of fear. Here are some pictures that I took yesterday.

3 months down...

6 to go. Today marks the end of my first trimester and I couldn't be more thrilled that the end is in sight and soon I'll be feeling better. I don't know if I'm completely out of the woods, but today I woke up feeling less sick than usual. These past 3 months have been rough and actually Mike said the other day that he thinks that 2 will do it... only because he doesn't want to go through this again. Of course my question was WHAT did YOU go through???? I must say that Mike has been so good at taking over pretty much everything with Grant and the house once he gets home from work. I don't know how I would have gotten through without his help. He's been great.

Fun times

Grant's favorite thing in the world these days is riding in his new bike seat that Mike put on the back of his bike. He loves to go fast and only fusses when Mike has to put the brakes on. Here are some pictures that I took over the weekend.

Mother's Day

I wanted to post about my Mother's Day and just basically say how thankful I am for my son, my husband and baby on the way.

Mike got up with Grant yesterday morning and let me sleep in a little.... not that this is unusual. Mike is such an early riser (I am not) that most weekend mornings or really anytime that he doesn't have to go in to work early, he gets Grant up in the morning. These mornings are always glorious for me. Anyway, since I've been pregnant I've had cravings for doughnuts in the morning, although I haven't eaten them much because I feel guilty. So, I woke up to fresh Krispy Kreme doughnuts, which were served to me in bed. Grant was walking behind Mike as they entered my room holding 2 cards in his little hands. The cards were both very sweet and Mike's card had little gift certificates that he had personally made such as... giving me a Saturday all to myself, cleaning bathrooms, doing laundry, making dinner (with dessert included!) Very nice. Mike also bought me a beautiful orchid corsage to wear to church, which I did. I wanted to get some pictures of Grant and I after church so we stopped by a pretty place in our neighborhood and got the camera out. As soon as I picked Grant up for the picture he pitched a fit and didn't want to be held, ripped off my corsage and then once he calmed down a bit, Mike tried to take the picture but the camera batteries had died. Go figure. So, no sweet Mother's Day picture like I wanted. We went home and grabbed a bite to eat before heading off to Lily's 1st birthday party. We had a fun afternoon with our close friends and good food.

My Mother's Day was most special just knowing that God has blessed me with the gift of being a mother. I couldn't imagine anything else I'd like to be in my life.

New talent

Grant is becoming quite the climber these days. Yesterday afternoon Mike put him down for a nap. He was making some noises and all of a sudden a loud BAM and then crying. Mike thought to himself, "No, he couldn't have taken a dive out of his crib." But, it was true. After just a minute of crying, he got a smile on his face. The mattress was on the second to lowest level so we moved it to the bottom in hopes that it might buy us some time. I guess time will tell when it will happen again. He's fearless these days!