Busy, Busy!

We have been so busy over the past few weeks! We got Michael's pictures back from the Photographer, Brad Puckett, who was wonderful!!! They turned out so cute and we were so excited to have so many great shots to choose from:)



My Best Friend from High School, Laura, brought her little boy, Charlie, over to swim on the 4th of July- Charlie is about 6 months older than Michael. It was so much fun to see them interact with each other! They are going to be best friends:) Michael LOVED the little pool- it was just the right size for him and the water was not too cold:)



It is hard to believe that our little man is now 8 months old! Time sure has flown by!! Michael now sits up on his own, dumps his toy basket over on his own, smiles for the camera, eats frozen waffles (for teething purposes of course), and now, he is crawling!!!! He is in to everything and he has only been performing this new trick for less than 48 hours!!! Oh the baby proofing we need to do!!!
This past weeked I co-hosted a Baby Shower for Kim! She is already 32 weeks along and we are so excited to meet Miss Sydney in September, if she makes it that long:)

June has come and gone and now July is nearly over:( I have had a lot of fun over my Summer Break, so far, and I am going to savor the remaining 3 weeks! Michael and I are off to Boston next week to see Nana and Pops and then we come back for Michael's 9 month appointment and Allie's 4th Birthday Party!!! School starts back up for me August 10th and Michael will return to his same ChildCare at my school:)

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer as much as we are:)

Michael's First Road Trip

So, Michael, Geoff and I set out on Monday, June 22nd at 8:30 pm to Mobile, Alabama. Why so late you might ask, well our son falls asleep as soon as he gets into a car- so we left at nighttime so he would not get off schedule- worked perfectly! He slept the entire way and woke up once we rolled into Mobile around 5:30am- Geoff on the other hand was exhausted, of course, and crashed out for a few hours before heading down to Susan's parents house on the River. We had such a great time! Michael was able to meet his new cousin and our newest nephew, Thomas, and he was able to go swimming for the first time! Grant it, the pool was like a giant bathtub because it was so warm, but he had a great time:)


From Mobile, we ventured on to Atlanta, Georgia for Steve and Lorraine's wedding. This was a 5 hour car ride- Michael did a great job, however, he started to get restless during the last hour, which I could not blame the poor guy:( We arrived at Merrie and Owen's house and spent time with Nana and Pops, Merrie, Owen and the girls- that night was a BBQ to honor the Bride and Groom to be:) It was so much fun and great to see everyone before the Big Day!!! Friday was the Rehersal Dinner of course and Saturday was the Wedding! Everything was perfect and beautiful! Michael was on his best behavior with 2 different babysitters- After the wedding, we stayed at the W Hotel in Atlanta, which was the most wonderful hotel, in the world!!! Then we had brunch on Sunday at the hotel...Such an amazing weekend!!!

After the Brunch, Geoff and I took my parents and Michael to the airport- My parents agreed to take Michael home with them on the plane for this road trip of ours turned out to be a little harder on him than we thought it would be...needless to say, this was a great decision for all of us. I was a complete mess when I had to say good-bye to my little man, but he was fine:) Geoff and I drove back to Dallas on Monday and made it in 11.5 hours! Since it was my birthday and Michael was at Annie and Pop Pop's, we decided to go out and celebrate...Here's to a great weekend and a happy 28 years:) CHEERS!

No Peas Please!!!

Silly Geoff forgot Michael does not like peas, as you can see:) While Geoff was feeding him, Michael continued to rub his face and his eyes and cry:( Poor Baby!!!

We have been out of school for 3 weeks now and it has gone by super fast!! It is so fun to be home with my little man...I am really going to be sad come August 10th when we have to go back! Luckily Michael loves his teachers and friends at school and they love him too!

To sum up the past couple of weeks, Michael and I have been going to our favorite gym, Next Level Fitness in Plano (so wonderful)- I have been taking a Athletic Training Class that is kicking my bootie!!!! Brittney and Drew are in town for the month of June for Brad's rotation at Childrens- Michael has been able to hang out with his Best Bud a couple of times, but not as much as I wish we could- having a little one makes your life so busy!!! Our power went out last Wednesday- Saturday, completely awful!!! We, meaning Michael and I ended up staying at the Day's Inn on Friday night which turned into a long night- Michael is not the greatest travel companion:) Last Friday and Saturday night was my 10 year high school reunion- it was so much fun! It was so great to see people and hear what they have been up to! I reconnected with some great friends and talked about meeting up for a playgroup with our kids...very fun!!!
To top it off, Michael Man will be 7 months old on Friday and the boy is trying to crawl! He gets up on all fours and rocks back and forth! I can't believe my Baby Boy is getting so big!!!

We Will Miss You Gram Gram!

This past Sunday morning at 12:13am, Gram Gram Hatch passed away. She was such an amazing and strong woman. We are so happy Michael was able to spend the first 6 months of his life with her. She had an amazing energy every time we were around her. Even last week when we brought Michael to see her, she seemed to perk up and respond to her Great-Grandson. We sat Michael on the bed next to her and she reached over and held his foot or hand- all though he did spit up on her blanket and tried to pull her oxygen tubing off of her a couple of times, it was great to see her respond to his presence. We will miss her dearly and she will always be held in a special place in our heart!

Where does the time go?

How is it possible that my Baby Boy is already 6 months old? It was a half of a year ago that I was in Presby Dallas having my little Michael Bear! Now my Lil' Man is rolling across the room and trying desperately to crawl! Not long from now he will be running around the house and climbing the walls!!!

We had the 15th Annual Crawfish Boil this year on May 2nd and it was a little bit wet, to say the least. I think we had 3 rounds of monsoons throughout the party~ that did not stop us though- I think there were about 50 people who came by to partake in the festivities:) Always a great time to see friends and family! We had so many babies this year! Michael, Charlie, Elly, Abby, John...and next year they will all be running around plus some more!!! Our big annual party is turning into a family event:)

In April, Michael and I went to Atlanta for Steve and Lorraine's Wedding Shower. It was great to see everyone, unfortunately, Michael brought a stomach virus with him and decided to share it with the family. He started by getting sick on the plane, passing it to me, then I was sick all day Saturday (no fun at all!!!) then Owen, Pops, Nana, Presley and so on got it the following days- so, so sorry!!! Luckily the shower went great and everyone had a great time! Michael was able to play with his cousins Presley and Hannah Blanche, which he loved and they wore him out:)

Thomas Manley Haggerty

My brother Joe and his wife Susan welcomed a beautiful, healthy baby boy named Thomas Manley Haggerty on April 30th. He is so PRECIOUS and PERFECT! I only wish I could have gone to Alabama to meet him when he was born! Unfortunately, I am all out of days due to my own maternity leave:( Luckily we will be able to meet our nephew this June when we pass through Mobile on our way to Atlanta for Steve's wedding!!!
I mean seriously...look at those cheeks and that sweet little mouth!!!

Easter 2009

Well, we had a very eventful Easter this year! We started off the day going to my sister's house for Easter Mass and brunch. It has become a tradition in our family to have Father McCauley come to our house and say mass on Easter Sunday- this is so wonderful and we are blessed to have Father McCauley, he truly is a special member of our family!
(Michael with Father McCauley)
Then we went off to meet Geoff's family at Swan Court for lunch. It was so great to see everyone- Elizabeth and John are getting so big! Michael was perfect, of course, and he loved playing with his cousin Elizabeth!
(Michael & Elizabeth)
(Michael & Gram Gram)

Then we went to the O'Connor Easter Egg Hunt- this is always fun because we get to see everyone! The family is so huge, I usually only get to see them once a year on Easter. There were so many babies there this year! Next year is going to be even more crazy because they will all be walking! We will really have to watch out for the Koi Pond in the backyard next year:)

We eventually made our way home and put our No-Nap Baby to bed- he was not very happy about it, and made sure to tell me about it at 1:30 this morning:)

I hope everyone had a Happy Easter!