Happy 3rd Father's Day Garrison!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY GARRISON! 

You're such a great dad! I love watching you and Henry play together, we're both so lucky to have you. And now you're going to be a great dad to TWO babies..................

JUST KIDDING!  <------------ (your real father's day present).

Hilton Head Island

mom forgot to bring me dry clothes :(

Um, I'm really so bad at keeping up on this blog now that I totally failed to mention that we had family staying with us the past ten days. We had a lot of fun, I'm really sad that they're gone (like unmotivated/lonely/pathetic/hella emo sad), and I wish we were in Washington with them, blah blah blah, the usual. We love taking family to the beach whenever they visit and although the weather wasn't the best while they were here, we did get one day nice enough to get some sun on the sand.

Ahoy Matey

To Henry, every day is "International Talk Like a Pirate Day".

Oh No He Didn't!

OH YES HE DID. I have the best husband ever! Happy Birthday to meeeeeee (tomorrow).

Why Blogging Rules.

This blog saved my sanity as a new mom. Being a new mom is really freaking hard! And being a new mom in a new city with no friends is even harder. Of course, I could always turn to my mom and my mother in law during those stressful times, but really. sometimes a girl just needs girlfriends her age, you know? Writing about being so sleep deprived and frustrated and confused and then hearing from so many other moms who were going through the same exact thing was so comforting to me. And I'm realizing how much I needed each of your encouraging comments more and more as time goes by. I can't even count the number of awesome people I have met through this blog.

 I don't really know where I'm going with this post. I guess I just want to sincerely thank all of you who have been my friend since the beginning of this adventure. I don't know how I would have made it through those early days without all of you <3.

Baseball!

Yelling "HIT DA BALLLL!"

Like a Boss

git 'em 

I know Easter is way over but OMG. Look at that face! Henry takes egg hunting very seriously.

Bonjour Bebe

Now all he needs is the little French girlfriend to Skype with....

We're Back!

"Lottsa tickers for YOU mama!"

We're back from our short trip to Washington. It was so good to be around family. I say that every time we get back but this trip I was really, really feeling it. It was so hard to leave everyone, even though the little life we've built here is Savannah is (for the most part) pleasant. I just miss having people to share all of Henry's moments with and people to talk to. It sucks that our family sees Henry grow in intervals of six months, I wish they could be there for every week of his life. Tonight, Henry told me that when he wakes up, he gets to see his grandparents and his aunts and uncles. Stop rubbing it in already, kid! 

I have some pretty awesome pictures to post from our trip, but until I find my camera cord (Sony cameras are the worst) here's a picture of Henry and his latest obsession- tagging. The other night Garrison and I were sitting on the couch and noticed that he had put a sticker on every piece of furniture, every glass, every book, the TV, and every toy. There were even stickers on the floor and the rug. It's an art, really.

Mother's Day #3!

 

Getting me "all bubbly in da baff"

 

Henry on the TV! 

 Wow, was this really my third mother's day? Crazy! My boys gave me such a great day this year! Sunday morning, I actually got to sleep in. This totally would have been enough on its own but when I woke up, Garrison had dressed Henry (and himself) in a suit. We went out for brunch at this restaurant down the street and then walked around downtown. Honestly, Henry was being horrible the entire time (don't let the suit fool you!). Toddlers really don't get the whole "give mom a break, it's her day" thing. But tantrums and "NOOOOO!"s aside, it was a really fun day. 

Also, I haven't been blogging as much lately because of a family accident. I don't know, I just didn't feel like posting a ton of photos while Garrison's family is going through a really hard time. We're leaving for Washington tomorrow morning to be with them. Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers.