Lennox slept through the night last night! YAY!!! I laid him down on his stomach in my bed at 10:30. This morning he woke me up at 6:30. I slept like a rock. I was kind of scared when I woke up because the sun was shining in my window.... but I was so happy to finally have SLEEP!
I know, I know...I'm not supposed to put him on his stomach and I only did it because I was thinking he was only taking a short nap. Every single time his back hits a flat surface, he wakes up crying. He has a bad back people. He prefers to be held, thanks.
Oh, he also smiled this week on purpose. He smiled before but I think he was just using the bathroom most of those times. This week he looked right at Jay and just cooed and smiled. I was so mad because he never does that to me. I ran over and started talking to him and he smiled so big at me too! It was priceless. No pictures. I was too busy looking at him to get the camera.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Hitting the Road
Thanks Gustav for the spontaneously planned vacation!!
We're hitting the road tomorrow morning at 6 am. I really, really hope that this contra flow situation on the interstate makes our life easier not harder. I'm so not looking forward to a 6 hour (potentially 12 hour) drive with a 4 week old. I would dread a day or two or three or seventeen without power with a 4 week old! So... we're going.
Plan A: head to condo in Panama City
Plan B: Spend the night in Laurel with Sally
Plan 3: head north to Memphis to last remaining hotel room
Last Resort Plan: Drive up to Dallas and spend 2 weeks with sister
Thanks to all who offered a place for us (Ging, Lizbeth, Sally, etc)
Last time I left for a hurricane I packed some flip flops and t-shirts and all of my pictures... knowing full well there was no point but, just in case, I took the few irreplaceable things that would fit in my car. 12 hours later I was in a condo in Panama City watching my world basically fall apart. We had about 4 feet of water in our 2nd story apartment and just shreds of a roof. We pretty much lost every material item we had (minus the flip flops and t-shirts and pictures). We spent days without water & phone service; weeks without electricity, ice, & confirmation that we both still had jobs; months without a place of our own; and over a year trying to recover financially, mentally, & emotionally. Katrina changed so much of my life but I really think it made me and most people affected better people. We learned how to share, how to help each other, how to make the most of a terrible situation, and, most importantly, we learned that life isn't about what you have or where you live but it is about the people in your life. We would not have survived (ok, maybe we would have lived but not as well) without my family, Jay's family, Lockheed Martin employees, friends, neighbors, and volunteers... oh and people who let us grind their stumps! Jay and I were stump grinders for several weeks after Katrina! (it is really surprising what you will do during uncertain times)
So, anyway... we're getting out of dodge. I hope everyone has a safe evacuation. I hope the outcome of this hurricane is much less devastating than the last. Happy Labor Day!
We're hitting the road tomorrow morning at 6 am. I really, really hope that this contra flow situation on the interstate makes our life easier not harder. I'm so not looking forward to a 6 hour (potentially 12 hour) drive with a 4 week old. I would dread a day or two or three or seventeen without power with a 4 week old! So... we're going.
Plan A: head to condo in Panama City
Plan B: Spend the night in Laurel with Sally
Plan 3: head north to Memphis to last remaining hotel room
Last Resort Plan: Drive up to Dallas and spend 2 weeks with sister
Thanks to all who offered a place for us (Ging, Lizbeth, Sally, etc)
Last time I left for a hurricane I packed some flip flops and t-shirts and all of my pictures... knowing full well there was no point but, just in case, I took the few irreplaceable things that would fit in my car. 12 hours later I was in a condo in Panama City watching my world basically fall apart. We had about 4 feet of water in our 2nd story apartment and just shreds of a roof. We pretty much lost every material item we had (minus the flip flops and t-shirts and pictures). We spent days without water & phone service; weeks without electricity, ice, & confirmation that we both still had jobs; months without a place of our own; and over a year trying to recover financially, mentally, & emotionally. Katrina changed so much of my life but I really think it made me and most people affected better people. We learned how to share, how to help each other, how to make the most of a terrible situation, and, most importantly, we learned that life isn't about what you have or where you live but it is about the people in your life. We would not have survived (ok, maybe we would have lived but not as well) without my family, Jay's family, Lockheed Martin employees, friends, neighbors, and volunteers... oh and people who let us grind their stumps! Jay and I were stump grinders for several weeks after Katrina! (it is really surprising what you will do during uncertain times)
So, anyway... we're getting out of dodge. I hope everyone has a safe evacuation. I hope the outcome of this hurricane is much less devastating than the last. Happy Labor Day!
Friday, August 15, 2008
Lennox Jay Beech
Lennox was born on July 29th. He weighed 8 lb 9 oz and was 19 3/4 inches long. He was a big boy!!!
He's finally here!!
I could not believe he was really that big...
Snoozing at the hospital
On our way home.
Lennox is the best thing I've ever done in my life. Every day I look at him and love him even more that I did the day before. Motherhood is an incredible feeling.
He's finally here!!
I could not believe he was really that big...
Snoozing at the hospital
On our way home.
Lennox is the best thing I've ever done in my life. Every day I look at him and love him even more that I did the day before. Motherhood is an incredible feeling.
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