Mother's Day

I'm sure there have been several events that have happened since the last blog update; the purchase of a "miracle blanket" which has lead to more peaceful nights, a trip to Chuck-E-Cheezes with his cousins, some R&R with his dad (hi!), who knows what else...however, we'll assume all of that is minor in comparison to today - one of the most jam packed days of his life (and possibly most important - read on!).

We started the morning off which the realization that Alex didn't wake up on his own at all last night; I (steven) woke him up around 1:30 to make sure he didn't go more than 5 hours without eating, and then put him back to bed - he woke up at 6:00ish; ultimately, an amazing night and one I hope to replicate in the days, weeks, months, and years ahead (i get to sleep until 10AM again sometime. . . right?)

So, with a full tummy and a peaceful night's sleep, it was off to church for the first time.

I'm not going to lie; i was more than a 'little nervous' - i was scared. It was the moment of truth - when the rubber meets the road - when David meets Goliath...ok, maybe not that big of a deal, but I certainly didn't want to be the ones at church on mother's day with the screaming kid; I mean, surely jess wouldn't feel very "Motherly" and what about me? I have a "fun loving" reputation to uphold! So we put Alex in what is 'most fitting' for a child's first visit to church (a sweater vest!) and prayed he'd just pass out. One word summarizes the first church service: Success!



After church, it was off to visit "Grandma and Grandpa" (my parents). Alex was held by several of his cousins, and fed by Great Grandma Elsie. I gotta say - and maybe i'm a bit biased - but that baby sure is full of love.



We finished out the day at Grandma and Grandpa's with a pretty neat groupshot of all of "Gread Grandma Elsies" great-grand-children. Just try to get 6 kids all under six years old to look at the camera, smile, and not blink - this was the best one i took.



After visiting with the Earhart's (and Owens' - check our their take (and pictures!)of the day over at their blog), we went to visit Grams and Papa Mark (Jesisca's parents). We had a couple of photo shoots which will be posted later.

Overall, a pretty packed mother's day - a quick 'shout out' to Jessica who has proven to be as good of a mother as she is a wife. I love you, Jess.

I never realized how demanding the job is until this last month - 'thanks' to all the moms out there. Happy mother's day!