My First Mother's Day

Reeves turned 11 months old on my first Mother's Day, May 14. I can't believe almost a year has passed since we brought our Cinderella Man into this world. What a wonderful Mother's Day this was. Reeves slept until 8:30. That was a great present in and of itself. Anyway, as is usual for our Sunday mornings, we had to rush and hurry to make church on time. Bryant and Reeves gave me my cards and present before we left. It was so sweet and special. I love my boys! As soon as we got downtown, I turned around only to find Reeves completely passed out. Since we were having dinner at Andy and Carolyn's later, Bryant and I decided to let him sleep. We spent the next two hours driving around the Old Village. I had forgotten just how massive it is. We went to places I have never even seen before. Neither of us could get over how much new construction is going on. I didn't think there were any open lots left! The drive was unexpected and, given gas prices these days, expensive, but we had such a nice time. Sometimes you have to get away just to get together. Being stuck in the car is not such a bad thing. It's good to slow down and reconnect with your husband. Dinner at Carolyn and Andy's was wonderful. There might not be a better piece of meat out there than the NY strip from the New York Butcher Shop. And Andy rocks for having it for us! It was so nice to spend time together with the family and the kiddies. I feel like I never get to see them. Thank you, Andy and Carolyn for hosting us. We missed our Mom, but you know how she loves the golf. Why we ever got her that first set of clubs, I'lll never know!

Luckily, when we stopped by to drop off her cards, Mom and Dad had already returned, so we did get to spend a bit of time with her on Mother's Day. Reeves managed to find every bit of dirt on their front porch. He was too cute. I love being a mother, even though I don't get to be with Reeves nearly as much as I would like. Sometimes I feel like two separate people, and it's hard to reconcile the two. But my guys make all the hard work and tears worth it. I don't care if Hallmark created Mother's Day. I enjoyed my first one immensely and look forward to many more!

....Of course, the one thing we didn't get was a picture of Reeves and me on Mother's Day!!