HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Edwin is 5 months old today! I know it's cliche to say it, but time goes by so quickly....it's hard to believe that 5 months and 1 day ago, I was ginormous and pregnant and miserable and cranky and wanting to see my baby. I much prefer this side of the coin. I love being able to hold my sweet boy...and to give him baths at grandma's house...and to put him in his pj's and cuddle him. And that's exactly what I did last night after we had dinner with the family. When I left for work this morning, he was still in his crib sleeping like an angel. Man, I never thought we'd get to the day when he'd go to sleep at 7:45pm and still be sleeping almost 12 hours later. Whew! Those early days were rough, but it's nice to know the sleep deprivation doesn't last forever. Anyway, I keep meaning to post updated pictures of Edwin, but by the time I get home at night, I'm too tired to do anything on the computer. Plus I have to get everything ready for the next day. So for now, go to Katie's blog (link at the right) to see the best picture ever!!

Just a quick one until I can post pics later

Quote of the Week

"A rich child often sits in a poor mother's lap."

--Danish proverb

Who does he look like?

Everybody keeps telling me that Edwin looks just like his daddy....or he looks just like me. Well check this out!

Hooray!!!

He slept through the night! Edwin that is.

Yesterday after work, I picked Edwin up from daycare and headed to Mom & Dad's house. Katie and I had to do a few things for my friend Ashley's baby shower on Saturday (sorry--no details because she reads this occasionally). After a delicious dinner cooked by Pappy, Edwin had his nighttime bath-with the help of Grandma and Anthony. As usual, he fell asleep on the car ride home, and continued to sleep when I transferred him to his crib. Normally, he wakes up at 2am, almost exactly. I'm very lucky because Ed feeds him, and then puts him back to bed. Well last night, there was no need. He slept through the night!!! This is a very big event...one that we hope will continue. So he woke up this morning at 6 to eat. After I fed him a bottle, I needed to get ready for work, so I put him in the bed next to Daddy. This is what I left this morning:

What an adorable little boy, huh? I can't wait to see him later today!

Yeah yeah yeah....I have some catching up to do

I have a 4 1/2 month old. Give me a break! Just kidding. I know I haven't posted in a few days...but here's the thing. I don't like to do it at home because our computer is slow and the monitor is blurry. I don't like to do it at work because..well..I should be working. But Katie gave me a hard time about it today, so I'm posting from my sloooow computer at home. I'll catch ya up on the last few days.

On Saturdays, I like to take a day off from driving up to Wilmington, so Edwin and I stayed home. We played a lot--he especially loves his new play-mat that used to be Anthony's. And it's perfect for me because he can entertain himself while I clean...and I don't have to worry about him going anywhere! Here's my highlight of Saturday. Around 2pm, Edwin was getting a little tired, but he just wouldn't give in and fall asleep. He had a full belly, a clean diaper...what more could a baby ask for? After trying all of my usual "tricks" to get him to sleep, I finally decided to try my big bed. I laid him on the bed and then crawled in right next to him. We played for a little while. Mostly he tried to grab my nose, but hey, it was fun! Edwin started to drift off...so I figured what the heck? I'll just take off my glasses and close my own eyes for a few minutes. All I had been hoping for was about 20 minutes, but an hour later, we finally woke up! I think that was probably the best nap I've ever had...curled up next to my sweet baby. That was my Saturday.

Sunday I dropped Edwin off with his Auntie Katie so I could go to church. The church has a daycare called Grow Zone, but since Katie (and Anthony) were excited to have him come over, how could I say no? For the rest of the day, we hung out with the family and had dinner at mom & dad's house. Typical weekend.

And today was back to work. Ooh, but Edwin had an exciting evening. He had real food tonight! Not just rice cereal--that's too boring. He had his very first vegetable. Green Beans. Mmmmm....pureed green beans...doesn't that just make your mouth water? Let me tell you. This kid went to town! He ate the entire container (2.5 ounces) and then proceeded to drink a whole bottle (6 ounces)!! Now for those of you who either don't have kids or it's been awhile since they were 4 1/2 months old, that's a LOT OF FOOD!! His little belly sure got big! A quick bath followed...then time for pj's and cuddling. We drove home, and that's where I'll leave you. Edwin is happily sleeping right now, dreaming sweet baby dreams. The dishwasher is running, my gym bag is packed for tomorrow, it's time for me to go relax. Until tomorrow.......

Check this out!!!

Check out Edwin's alphabet adventure!!

Click on the link to the right......it's hillarious!

Who could ask for more?

Seriously. I think I am one of the luckiest, most blessed people in the whole world. This picture says so much:

These are "my boys". My husband Ed...who I've been married to for a little over a year now. We've gone through a lot already, and continue to do so. But no matter what, we love each other. Then there's our sweet sweet baby boy Edwin. I honestly can't remember what the heck we did without him! He's only 4 months old, but has brought joy to my life that I never imagined. He has the best personality--always laughing and smiling. The only time he gets cranky is if he's tired or hungry. And who of us out there can claim we don't do the same?!!

Well, I have the privilege of being home this afternoon with Edwin. My hubby had to go to work (he'd normally be off today) because one of his co-workers is getting married this weekend and they have a huge party to prep for. Anyway, I had to take the afternoon off to take care of Edwin. Gee, what a hardship! He had just eaten when I got home, so he was ready to play. His new favorite toy is from Auntie Katie--it's a monkey in case you can't tell in the pictures.

After some serious play-time, Edwin got a little tired, so he's sleeping right now...that's the only reason I had time to post this! I'm going to go enjoy the rest of my afternoon off.

I love my birthday!

I've always loved my birthday. I'm not one of those people that gets all freaked out about getting older. Granted, I'm only 28, but some people flip out when they hit 25! Anyway, yesterday I got to work and had a nice surprise. Katie had gotten me a bouquet of flowers with a Happy Birthday balloon attached. Several people from work got me cards too. (check out the pics). After work, we went to Outback for dinner. I was sooo happy that my husband was able to join us. He usually works Wednesdays, but was able to be off this week. So it ended up being me, Ed, Edwin, Mom, Dad, Katie & Anthony. Brian was busy getting electrocuted (I'll let Katie explain), so he couldn't make it. We had a great dinner....then headed back to mom & dad's so Edwin could get a bath before going home. By most people's accounts, this wasn't the most "exciting" or "extraordinary" birthday. But to me, it meant the world. I was able to celebrate with my favorite people that know me and love me...I couldn't ask for anything more!

Uh...how does this work?

So it seems that everybody in the world has a blog of some sort. Or a webpage....or a myspace page...whatever. Until today, I've had no urge to jump on the bandwagon. But here I am--wait for me guys! I want to play! Yes, I'm going to attempt this whole blog thing. I haven't been very good at updating Edwin's totsite website, but maybe I can stick to something like this. Yes, I'll admit I'm copying Katie and Jenny. And most likely they'll be the only ones reading this, but it's still fun. Besides, I take millions of pictures of my sweet baby boy all the time, now I'll have somewhere to put them! This adorable picture was taken by my fabulous hubby last Thursday. Ed gets to stay home with Edwin on Tuesdays and Thursdays so they can have their "manly bonding" time.



Okay, so there you have it. My very first blog entry. That wasn't so hard after all!! Now if I can just make myself keep it up. Stay tuned.......