Elk's Charity Ball

Last weekend Stan and I attended the Elk's Charity Ball in Frederick, MD while Wyatt spent the night playing with his Cousin William. The Charity Ball's theme was "A Walk Through Time" and it was a costume ball. We had to choose an era between 1900-1999. Originally I wanted to do the 1940s but us big girls have to take what we can get so I ended up finding a dress from the 1970s. Stan's costume was full on disco complete with the platform boots and everything. I bought an afro wig so I could actualize my goal of one day having an afro but then I spent like three hours trying to do a Jaquelyn Smith do, so do I look 70's enough?


This is me and Wyatt just before we left to go drop him off for his Pajama party. My mom and dad got turn of the century costumes. She was the Unsinkable Molly Brown which seems very appropriate for my mom. My dad looked so handsome in his suit. It had a long jacket and of course a top hat. He said he was too tall to fit through the door with the hat on.
OF course my mom danced and danced and danced. Here she is guiding one of her fellow Elks across the floor. He was having a ball dancing with her and the spotlight was on them the whole time. Also notice the decorations, my mom was on the committee and she imagined all this up.

"DO the hustle" ok well we didn't actually do the hustle but we got up and boogied a little too. Here you can see Stan's costume a little just picture bell bottoms and big heeled boots at the bottom and that was him.

My mom and dad sharing a slow dance. I always love watching them dance you can really tell their height difference (she is in heels here too).

AND of course my mom danced some more.

While we took a little break...

My dad tried to take a break so my mom just danced next to him and bumped him with her hip every now and then.

The Charity Ball was a blast and it was nice to have a date night since we hadn't done anything without Wyatt since he was like 2 months old or something.

A Plague on Our Houses

I haven't had much time recently to post and have been doing really bad about doing the day-to-day updating here. Last week, tuesday, I spent the entire day coughing and sure enough by Wednesday it was really bad. I ended up going to the doctor on Tuesday and got diagnosed with an upper respiratory infection with a underlying viral infection. So I took some time and tried to get better. Then on Monday I got kicked out of work for being too sick. So on Tuesday it was back to the doctor only to find out that my URI had gotten worse and was now pneumonia. I was given some hardcore antibiotics and some really strong cough syrup. So now I am back at work for part of the day today.

Yesterday Wyatt's daycare called and told me I had to come and pick him up because he had a fever so today he is at home with his daddy.

My Old Moo-vin Up

Yesterday Wyatt moved up to the "Old Moos" class at Goddard. Stan and I have been looking forward to this since he started because we really love the teachers on the Old Moos side. They are both a lot of fun and Talia who is Wyatt's main teacher absolutely adores him. So how was his move up day?

When I came in Wyatt was pulling himself up on this cube thing and playing with the toy on top. I had never seen him do anything like that before so I was really impressed. I think it is going to be good for him to be around the older kids and to pick up their skills. He moved-up with his two friends, Wade and Gianna so I think he is pretty comfortable with the move.

Yesterday when I brought him back from daycare Wyatt was a crawling machine. I think being around the other kids today got his motor going because he was all over the living room and I felt like such a mommy running after him and moving things around. I had to baby proof our living room while he was crawling around looking for dangerous things to play with. I did a kinda half baby proof of the place but when we get back from Disney I am going to have to go full force.
It was crazy that just over the course of a day Wyatt went from crawling a little here and there to crawling everywhere (too much Dr. Seuss at nights). I am just really proud of my little man and his accomplishments.

Last night Stan and I went out to Red Robin and Stan unbuckeled Wyatt from the seat and slowly Wyatt turned around and sat very nicely next to Stan. It was so cute he was all proud of himself just sitting there next to Daddy like a big boy. We let him try some Onion soup broth, pesto (yummy), tomatos, and Mommy's campfire chipotle sauce. Stan said he thought Wyatt was going to be like me because whatever you give him he is like ok that was good and moves on. He doesn't really have bad reactions to anything except rice (so you know he is like his momma) for some reason he just never liked the rice cereal. After a while at dinner Wyatt figured out that he could use the seat to pull him up and right behind his seat were all the balloons they were blowing up. Wyatt started getting so excited and was watching the girl with the balloons with anticipation so Stan walked him over and got him one. Wyatt played with his balloon a little and then said goodbye before we left. He is such a cutie!!

Makin Good

Well I did it, and then I posted a bad picture to prove it. I got 6 inches cut off of my hair. It was bittersweet to think about just a few years ago saying I was not going to cut my hair until I had a baby and then realizing I was sitting there letting all that hair go and closing that period in my life. The sweet part was knowing that sitting just around the corner was Stan and beautiful baby Wyatt. I decided it was time to start another chapter in my life so I shed the excess and began focusing on eating healthy. (We will have to see where that goes).

Rock Me Gently

Ah Memorial day holiday. This past weekend I was busy holding grudges which meant that I was able to finally get some rest and didn't have to run off to this plan or that plan. I have had this lingering sore throat which has been under agressive antibiotic treatment but still seems to be going strong so rest was very needed. Anyway Stan decided to take a long nap on the couch which gave me the perfect opportunity to hold Wyatt and just rock a little. It was such a nice treat to have nowhere to be than just there with him. I think being a working mother I feel as though I always have to go somewhere and I really miss out on all those precious times where the only thing in the world you have to do is just rock your baby. The weekends are your only chance at anything social basically so they full up fast. I was determined to just save this three day weekend for a Wyatt and Mommy bonding time. He loved it too. He just fell asleep on my chest and kept smiling randomly (I guess Mommy brings happy dreams).

Peace--or maybe not?

So ah, finally some peace. Stan is doing much better, he is pain free and is now getting back into having regular meals. Wyatt is working on getting over his first daycare cold. And I am trying to deal with being a working mother- not much success in this way I am afraid. The first two weeks were pretty easy. It was nice to be back but now I am feeling the distance and I am noticing a change with Wyatt. It may just be a psychological thing but I feel as if we aren't as close as when I was there with him. Most days I can get through by distracting myself as much as possible. It is just those quiet times where I am left alone that makes it unbearable. And given all the recent chaos everything has become far more stressful. Perhaps in a week or so when things are offically settled I will be able to reexamine my feelings and know that all of this is not just stress induced.

Our First Update

Stan- had to go to the emergency room last week because he was having pains in his side. It turned out to be a kidney stone. He is feeling much better now and is seeing a specialist to help in passing it. He may have to do a shockwave procedure but we are not sure yet. (No worries it sounds more complicated than it is.)

Grace- has finally reached the age where she has to wear glasses. Yes it is true. I still have nice eye site but apparently I have been overcompensating so long that my eye muscles have become stressed so now I am joining the many many before me who must wear contacts & glasses. Of course I found myself a stylish pair of glasses so I am on Cloud 9. Here here for government benefits! I also completed my first week back at work and was quite successful if I do say so myself. I have lots of assignments and they have been keeping me distracted so I am happy to say that although I miss Wyatt I am loving my adult time too!

Wyatt- As always he is such a happy charming little man. He just keeps on changing but always keeps that positive attitude. His teachers have all fallen for him and he has made some great friends at daycare. In fact he even has a girl admirer. She is an older woman who is in the older moos class and I have to say she is a chunky little girl. (Way to go Wyatt). Everytime I go to pick him up in the evenings he is sitting in the bouncy seat and she is sitting next to him on the floor just staring at him. All I can say is with a face like that and personality to boot, how could the girl not swoon!?!

Sugar- has been doing well but is in serious need of a haircut so sometime this week we are going to aim to get that done. I think she has been a little sad now that the house is all hers during the week although she looks a lot more rested!

A New Start

As many may notice the mama's maybe baby blog has been completely transformed. I figured since the maybe baby has become a lot less of a maybe we better up date the cyber world.

So what's new with us currently?

Stan- is working at GVA and HGS (20 hours at each location every week). Tonight it is "man down" because he has a pretty high temperature and it seems he is getting a touch of the flu.

Grace- is gearing up for my return to NIDA on Monday. It is very bittersweet but I am thinking I will adjust in a couple of days.

Wyatt- is sleeping very well in his new crib and has adjusted nicely to having a set bedtime routine and has been sleeping very well throughout the night. He is about to start his daycare at The Goddard School and hopefully will get to meet lots of great friends!

Sugar- is adjusting well to life with a baby. She has been looking after Wyatt and I think enjoys being the big sis. Although she does miss the spotlight she still gets lots of attention from Mommy and Daddy. Her current fav toy is the pink mickey ears that Uncle John and Aunt Maggie brought back from Disney World.

Mom for a Month

We are coming up on having a baby for a whole month which seems little but to me it is huge. First of all because time has flown by and second it makes me reflect on that first night home and realize that not only can I handle taking care of Wyatt but I absolutly love doing it. There are all these little things that he does that just melts my heart- like the way he looks at me when I feed him or how he will just instantly calm down when he is laying on my chest. I have been realizing more and more the stuff I am going to miss when my maternity leave is over in March. I am just grateful for the time I have now. He has really come a long way in such a short amount of time. I have also noticed how I have changed like I think I have become more assertive and sure of my ideas.
Stan and I have been working on getting our house more in order so we can feel more comfortable and it helps with the baby to have everything in its place.

Mommy's Night Off

I have been feeling the bond with Wyatt developing more and more. Sometimes it gets pretty overwhelming to think about him being here and not in my belly. My mom and dad came over on Saturday night to babysit for Stan and I while we got to have the evening all to ourselves. We decided to use the time to celebrate our belated anniversary so we went to Phillips in Annapolis and had a romantic dinner and then went to see the movie Doubt. I was perfectly fine at the dinner and felt happy that we were finally able to get out of the house but by the time we were at the movie I started to miss Wyatt. Then a pregnant lady walked in and I lost it. I started crying in the theatre because I realized that was the first time I had really been without him since I got pregnant. All that time he was there in my belly going everywhere with me and experiencing everything with me and just the thought of being alone (without him) made me feel sad. I ended up sucking it up and seeing the movie and I have to admit that I am happy I did because it was fabulous and went so fast. When I got home all I wanted to do was hold him in my arms it was like I was complete again.
I am planning on setting up a number of these little outings so it won't be so hard to go back to work. I know I am really looking forward to being with Sonya and Tonya again but I know it will feel like a huge part of me is missing when he is away.