1st Sickness!

Wriston is now 16 weeks, 4 days old.  He officially turns 4 months on June 1st!  We've had a busy month so far!

Wriston and I took a trip to Newberry a few weeks ago to see Jennifer, a friend from law school, get married!  We went with Paige and Kendall.  Wriston was the cutest guy there if I do say so myself.  The picture on the left was taken a few minutes before deciding to sleep through the ceremony!   Jennifer looked stunning and we had a great time catching up with our friends from law school! 

The following weekend, Wriston and Stephen went to visit his Nana, Stephen's mom, as her birthday was on the 20th.  While they visited, I went to get a hair cut and color.   Much needed.  I hoped to take a picture with W afterwards, but he seemed a little "off."  Both Saturday and Sunday night, W was up every few hours - finding it difficult to sleep.

This past Sunday, Wriston ate rice cereal for the FIRST TIME!  He seemed to like it. 

 Monday, the poor guy woke up and actually did not seem to want his bottle.  Odd.  He ended up drinking but did not seem so happy.  I also noticed that what I thought might be ant bites on his legs were getting worse.  I let daycare know that if he seemed off to please call us and we would take him to the Doctor.  A few hours later, they called as he was not taking a bottle and was crying.  So, that afternoon, we found out my poor baby had Hand Mouth Foot Virus.  The "bites" were really blisters starting to form.  The Dr said it shows up because the baby is fighting the infection.  Needless to say, no meds except for Tylenol.  Really?!  Ugh.  So, we kept Wrist out of daycare for the week. 



Leaving the Dr's office!



Let me say that I hope NO ONE gets this awful virus.  Basically, it's a horrific sore throat that can cause the baby to not want to eat/drink because it hurts so bad.  I even had to leave work one day to try to get Wrist to take a bottle.  Poor guy was MISERABLE!  When he was not sleeping or doped up on Tylenol, he wimpered and cried.  He cried himself to sleep.  Having a sick baby is so hard as a parent because you can only wait it out... I rocked him, I held him, I loved on him but he was still in pain.  Luckily, by Thursday morning, he seemed a lot better, although not 100%.  We are so thankful he is back on the road to recovery!!

FIRST Mother's Day!

Wow!  I knew this year would bring about a lot of firsts - first word, first Christmas, first step - but I never really considered my first Mother's Day!  Stephen and I were blessed with being able to have Wriston after months of trying, but I cannot help but think of those who have not been as fortunate.  For the mothers out there, to the one trying to conceive or even those who one day hope to be a mother, Happy Mother's Day! 

Mom and I are really close.  She is a wonderful mother, sister, wife, grandmother and friend.. to name a few.  She taught me a lot and I really only hope that one day I can be as great of a mother to Wriston and any other children who may come our way as she is to us.  And really, for her to put up with me, well, that says a lot!

My Mother's Day weekend was perfect!  Friday night, Stephen and I, along with my parents, took Wriston to the Strawberry Festival in Fort Mill.  We saw a few of our fellow Fort Millians and ate some good food. 

Saturday, Stephen took me to buy the gift Wriston wanted to buy for me - a brand new laptop!  Wahoo!   We also went to dinner at Bonefish Grill and YUM is all I can say!  Anyway, I think Stephen let him spend more money on me becccaauuuseeee....

Today, Stephen brought home his brand new (early Father's Day gift) zero-turn riding lawn mower!  We went to buy the trailer for it today and honestly, I do not know if Stephen or the men at Home Depot were more excited!  Stephen let me drive it around the yard.  Fun times!  Also, today I received a card from Wriston that he signed himself --- hence the pen mark on his leg.  Oh boy!

So, in honor of my first Mother's Day, let's take a look at how much my lil boy has grown since his conception... the very moment that made me a mommy!

It starts at 6 wks, 4 days

If only we knew then, he was stuck like that - breached!

Thanks to my fabulous son Wriston for making today such a wonderful and special day for me!  I love you, your daddy and the rest of our family so very much! 

Where does the time go?!

I cannot believe it is already May!  I am so behind on this blog!  If I end up getting a laptop for Mother's Day (hint, hint Stephen/Wriston), I may be able to update this a little more often!

Wriston is now officially THREE MONTHS old!  Where does the time go?  I posted this on facebook but I'll reiterate here - Stephen and I MADE IT... we SURVIVED!  When Wriston first came into the world, he was having to eat every two hours.  So, by the time we changed him, possibly changed an outfit or two, fed him, rocked him and prayed he went to sleep -- it was time to eat again!   No rest for the weary!  Needless to say, we're finally at a really wonderful schedule.  Wriston is in bed between 8-830 and sleeps until 545ish - 7ish.  What a difference a few hours of sleep can be for us and Wriston! 

After a little over three months of being away from work, I am going back tomorrow.  I'm really sad to leave him.  Nothing is better than walking into his room and seeing him smile his gorgeous smile once he sees us!  I am going to miss all our conversations during the day - even if 99.97865% of it is gibberish.  I am going to miss rocking him to sleep before naps, holding him when he needs to be held and watching him develop!  I know I can still do a lot of these things after work and on the weekends, but being away from him hours at a time will be hard.  I can do it.. I can do it.  Being a full-time stay at home mommy would be wonderful, but I guess I decided I would opt out of that once I decided to spend a whole heck of a lot of money on law school.  And I guess a part of me feels like I want to contribute financially (let's keep that between us and not tell Stephen -- we know he doesn't read this blog) and continue meeting wonderful people at work and in the "outside" world.  Now, if I did not have the massive law school debt, I might feel differently!  Ah, 15 years from now... wow... Wriston may start driving before that loan is paid off.  Ok, let's not discuss debt as I do not want to depress myself.

So, a few weeks ago, Stephen and I took Wriston and had some photos made of us!  Here are three of my favorites!  I'll post the rest of them on facebook later.   Enjoy!

I really want Wriston to have a lot of pictures to look back on when he's older.  Maybe when HE has children of his own (decadeS from now), he will want to compare his baby pictures to his baby's pictures.  I really do not think I have a lot of baby pictures taken of me... which is odd considering I was the last of 4 and the only girl.  Hmm.  I feel the love.

As to update you on Wriston's development, he really loves to hold his own hands... like the "I'm plotting something" look.  He loves to play on his playmat and is still trying to sit on his own.  He has a Bumbo now and sits in that OK.  He's surely growing. 

To those unsure about whether they want kids or even want them right now... I recommend it (at least if you're willing to make sacrifices on your personal time and put someone else first)!  Do Stephen and I stay home more?  Sure.  Do we miss out on wild and crazy trips out of town?  Sure.  Is it worth it?  Absolutely.  Wriston is my heart and soul.  I don't know how Stephen and I made such a beautiful and loving baby, but he's perfect in every single way. Nothing is better than walking into a room and Wriston seeing us and grinning or being the one who he wants to hold him.  God is good.