Happy Mother's Day

Well, I have officially celebrated my first Mother's Day!!! I really don't feel like a "Mother" yet, though! Funny, because the 3 am feedings feel pretty real, and the busy days feel pretty real! We went to the lake - Sam and I went out Friday morning, and BJ came Saturday. Nanny and Marney were there too... four mothers!!!!!!!! Sam did not cry at all those three days - if a whimper came out, someone was there to pick him up and hold him and rock him and feed him - he ate every three hours while out there! Nanny thought he was hungry everytime he moved... no, not really... he's just an active baby!!!!!! That's always grandma's solution, though!!!!!! I really don't think Sam was NOT in someone's arms or on someone's chest the whole time - unless WE were eating, I guess!!!!

The neatest thing to watch, though, was Uncle Bo. He's such a man's man, I really didn't think he would be too interested in Sam until he started getting cool toys to play with, but Bo fed him, held him and rocked him a lot! He and Sam slept on the couch for a long time Sunday afternoon. If Sam whimpered, I would ask Bo if he wanted me to take him, and he would just say "No, I got him!" Sam loved his time with Uncle Bo - Uncle Bo has a great chest for sleeping too!!!!! I think Bo is really taken with Sam and has actually surprised himself!!!!!! It's so cute!

Sam got me a beautiful necklace that has a baby shoe pendant on it with his (and my) birthstone. It's beautiful, and it's so perfect to remember my first Mother's Day!

Mimi cried when we left - I felt so bad leaving... I didn't want to leave either! Everyone is so much help! But, you know, I really don't have it bad at all. I haven't had a COMPLETE week alone yet, and I seriously doubt that I ever will!!!! And I am A-OK with that!!!! Mimi can't go longer than seven days without a Sam-fix, so we make our plans each week for when we will see each other; whether we go there or they come here, or we meet in the middle!!!!

I am the luckiest mother in the world - on multiple levels... my beautiful and perfect son, my wonderful, loving and super-helpful husband, my loving and supportive parents and brother, my great friends who check up on me and come visit, I could go on and on!!!!

Here's some more pictures of little Sam on Mother's Day...

He's so cute sleeping... or awake!!!!

Look at that little hiney!!!