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.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Baby Showers
I have some really great friends and family who have given us some awesome baby showers. Everyone has been so thoughtful and generous. I'm always overly emotional but it's really bad now... I have cried several times because I just feel unworthy of what everyone has done for us. I know it's not really for me though, it is for the baby. That makes me feel a little better!
Friends & Family Shower
My niece Briana made the cutest diaper cake for the shower
(my sister, me, mom) My sister flew in from Texas for the shower. I didn't think she would be able to come so I was totally surprised when she showed up that morning! It meant so much to me... (shed a tear)
Joni, Amy, Amy, Ginger, and me. Ging drove all the way from Clarksdale to hang out with me!
I'm not a fan of being the center of attention
Work Shower
Karen, Kristy, Me, Megan (& Mary Margaret), and Melissa
These are my girls at work (minus Melanie)
Getting ready...
This is what was on the Babies R Us gift card I got from the people at work. Ha... so funny!
More presents...
The girls I am in Junior Auxiliary with gave me a shower at our July meeting and then coaches Jay works with and their wives had a cookout for us. They made tons of food, which makes me happy, but they also gave us plenty of diapers and wipes!
Nursery Pictures
The bookshelf from my great grandmother's house
The chair my mom recovered...
I am going to paint a banner behind the plane with his name... when he gets one!
Ridiculous amount of clothes!
Thursday, July 10, 2008
What about Baby?
Just to catch everyone up (assuming anyone will read this), our baby is due August 1st. There is no indication so far that he has any plans of showing up early. He does not have a name yet. And, no... we are NOT keeping it a secret, we just haven't decided. Neither of us are very decisive people. Since we only have a few weeks left, we will probably just wait and see what he looks like before we name him. I don't want my baby to have a name that doesn't fit his face!
The baby's room is almost finished. I need a few more things for the wall and he needs a name so I can order the letters to hang over his bed. I will post pictures of the nursery when I figure out how. It turned out so cute!
After ordering about 50 swatches and searching for just the right color blue, I finally picked out fabric. My mom ended up making the bedding and it is exactly what I pictured. She worked so hard and did such a great job... I wish I had that talent. She also recovered his chair.
My dad, mom, and Uncle Sammy refinished a book case that came from my Mama Ninnie's (great grandmother) home. It was a pretty ragged piece of furniture that Mama Ninnie used for a pantry. I always knew I would find a place for it. I think it looks great in the nursery and it adds a little piece of history. Apparently it originally belonged to my great great grandparents... that's OLD!
So... the nursery is basically complete, our bags are packed, his clothes are washed, the house is semi-clean... the only thing left for me to do is wait. Waiting is so much fun when you're 9 months pregnant!
The baby's room is almost finished. I need a few more things for the wall and he needs a name so I can order the letters to hang over his bed. I will post pictures of the nursery when I figure out how. It turned out so cute!
After ordering about 50 swatches and searching for just the right color blue, I finally picked out fabric. My mom ended up making the bedding and it is exactly what I pictured. She worked so hard and did such a great job... I wish I had that talent. She also recovered his chair.
My dad, mom, and Uncle Sammy refinished a book case that came from my Mama Ninnie's (great grandmother) home. It was a pretty ragged piece of furniture that Mama Ninnie used for a pantry. I always knew I would find a place for it. I think it looks great in the nursery and it adds a little piece of history. Apparently it originally belonged to my great great grandparents... that's OLD!
So... the nursery is basically complete, our bags are packed, his clothes are washed, the house is semi-clean... the only thing left for me to do is wait. Waiting is so much fun when you're 9 months pregnant!
First Blog Post
Since blogging seems to be the cool thing to do, I have decided that I want to be cool too! I have thought about creating a blog many times but I never thought I would have anything to blog about. Now that Jay and I are about to have our first baby, I thought life might be getting a little more interesting. I want our friends and family to be able to watch our baby grow... even if it's just in pictures. I also want to have a place to capture all of the priceless moments that mothers intend to write in a baby book but probably won't ever get to...
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