Becoming a WOMAN

So what event has to take place before considering yourself a woman? Is it getting married, paying a mortgage, having a job, having a baby?? Eventhough I'm a Mommy now, I absolutely don't feel like a woman. I thought maybe my first Mother's Day would make me feel more like one, but it didn't. Oh well- I'm a Mommy, but not a woman yet and I'm okay with that. :)

We had a really fun Mother's Day weekend. I'll recap for you:

Saturday morning Michael and Luke made me breakfast in bed. (Well Luke didn't do a whole lot, but he came in with Daddy to wake me at a nice and early 6:45) They made my favorite- french toast and hot syrup!! Luke and I headed out to my friend Kelly's for a mother's day brunch for our mom's and grandma's. (Maybe hosting a Mother's Day Brunch makes you a woman. What do you think Kelly? It was lovely by the way!) We celebrated that afternoon with my mom and sister's. We stopped by to see Millie (Michael's mom) and wish her a happy mother's day too.

Sunday Michael had to work early, but he came home just in the nick of time for church. I was most looking forward to our pastor having all of the mother's stand up, but sadly he didn't do it. We took Luke to the pool for the first time that afternoon. (He didn't know what to think.) That evening Craig and Val came over to watch Luke so Michael and I could go on a date. He took me out for sushi since it's my favorite and I haven't had it since before I was pregnant. It was as good as I remembered! Luke was great for Val and Craig and they were super sweet to come and watch him.

Here is the recap in pictures:

Happy Mother's Day to all you Mommies out there. Thank you to my mom and mom-in-law for all you do!



I heard this quote the other day and thought it was oh so true. I love you mom.



Your Mother is your first friend,
Your best Friend,
Your forever Friend.

Lukey blue eyes

We headed out to The Woodlands again this weekend to see Michael's brother Jono and his girlfriend, Stephanie, but I forgot my camera. I told Michael, "No camera=no blog posts" but Luke and I had a photoshoot this morning. I thought these were pretty good.

He's doing some funny things with his mouth these days and drooling like crazy. Both Friday night and Saturday he was super fussy so I'm beginning to think he's teething. This would be pretty early, but we will see.

We also went to a friend's baby shower (at my mom's house) and got to see Luke's future buddy Dylan. I was sad we didn't get any pictures but Dylan is exactly a month older than Luke so it was fun to watch them stare at each other.

Gigi came to see us!

My Grams (Luke's GG) came to see us this week. We enjoyed showing her all that Luke is doing these days and he loved getting smooches from her. He even smelled like her when we came home!!! :) Here are a few pics from the last couple of weeks. He is growing and changing so fast! We have been putting him in the "Jumpster" and the "excersaucer" and he is really digging it. I think he feels like he's a big boy standing in those all by himself.

Sleepy baby found a paci substitute.

Californiaaaaaaaaaaa...

We got back from visiting Matthew (Michael's brother) yesterday evening, and boy am I tired!! We had a great time and the weather was perfect the whole time we were there. But when is California weather not perfect, right? We are now dreaming big about someday living out there two hours from the beach and two hours from the mountains. :)

Luke did great on both flights-we couldn't ask for a better baby. It was just quite a task traveling with all of that baby gear. He did great on all of our excursions too. We went hiking, wine tasting in this cool town called Solvang, the boys surfed (not Luke) :), we shopped in Santa Barbara, and walked a million miles it seemed. Thanks for a fun weekend Matthew! Luke loved meeting you and showing you all of his smiles!

It is always so nice to be back home after a trip. Luke was so glad to be home and back in his crib that he slept from 9:30 to 6:30 without a peep!!! Way to go Lukey!

Anyways, hope everyone is doing well. Here are some pictures from our trip.

P.S. My cousin Nicole and her husband Paul, "The Whites" on the right, had their baby, Jackson Ray White yesterday morning. Happy Birthday Jackson. :)

3 Months and work is going well!

Hi everybody. It's been a little while since I posted. Life just got a little busier. We're adjusting to a new schedule with me back to work Monday, Wednesday, Friday but things are going well. I certainly miss him when I am gone, but it is better than I thought. Thanks for your prayers.

Luke is 3 months old today. I want to do a post about all of the new things he is doing (maybe tonight) but I need to get back to work! :)


Here he is in his chair:

This is his new "beach" hat. We're headed to see Matthew (Michael's brother) in Cali this weekend. :) I will be sure to post pictures of that as soon as we get back.

Smiles and Luke's ready to move..

Luke loves to play after bath time.

Serious face.

Ready to crawl (not really).

before i was a mom..

Katrina Dunn snapped this cute one last weekend. Thanks Katrina.

I thought this was really cute and so true:

Before I was a Mom I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby. I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous. I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom -I had never been puked on. Pooped on. Chewed on. Peed on. I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts. I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests. Or give shots. I never looked into teary eyes and cried. I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin. I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put him down. I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt. I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much. I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom -I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body. I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby. I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child. I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom -I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay. I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom. I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom