First time for everything, I guess

So, I've never once been away from Kade overnight since he was born. Period. Not once and this weekend will be the first time. I'm flying to Atlanta to go to a baby shower for one of my good friends and I'm going alone. Not only have I never been away from Kade, but I've never flown by myself before! Double anxiety here! Then I'm driving 10 hours back on Sunday! Long long weekend but will be so ready to get back to my baby boy and husband. Looking forward to seeing my friend and family though too. I just need to grow up and put my big girl panties on!

Christmas 2012

Well Christmas came and went and it kinda makes me sad. See, we flew up to atlanta to stay with my parents and had the best time! We went to Alabama one day and Kade met some of the family for the first time. There was nothing better than seeing my son run around and have the best time! Watching my dad on the floor playing with Kade and truly having a good time was priceless. Very sad to be back at home in south Florida now! We've decided that in a few years we will move up to ATL! Here are a few pictures from our amazing trip!

19 months!

Man is it hard to believe my little man is 19 months old today! Seems like yesterday we were bringing him home from the hospital a few days after he was born and now he is running, jumping, climbing, talking (some words more identifiable than others) and mimicking everything! (Better watch my mouth) here are a few pics from our laid back, did not do much weekend!

Is it really December?

It is so hard to believe that it is December, like almost the end of 2012 and the start of 2013. All the days run together and we stay so busy that I don't really know where the time goes! When I look at Kade, I now see a little man and not a baby. This is his 2nd Christmas! Hopefully this one will be much better than the last! Last year we had to cancel our flight to atlanta and spend it without family and in the ER. We have our flight booked and just set up boarding for boogie! This is the last year we will be going anywhere for Christmas because next year Kade will be older and enjoy it more waking up in his own house. We just took the picture for our Christmas card and I'm so in love with it! We put him in his little car, put a fedora like hat on him with a flannel shirt and tied a tree to the top of his car and made it look like he is driving the tree home from the farm. Afterwards we decorated his tree. Here are some pictures from that day.

Expectations

So when I first started this blog, I had high expectations of myself. I was pregnant and I was planning on using this as a way for my family and friends to stay updated on my son and husband and I. I mean, I planned on writing or updating a couple of times a week, making this like the best thing ever. I really let myself down on my expectations if you look at the last time I ever wrote on here. I guess I never realized that when my son was born that I wouldn't have time or that I would just be way too tired. And now, I'm even more tired because Kade is all over the place now! So now my expectations are to use this blog as a way to document when milestones happen since I am the unusual mom who doesn't write down anything. I couldn't tell you the date that he first sat up on his own, first pulled up to standing on his own, got his first tooth, first started walking, first started running, first started using words or anything like that. I know, I know. I am a horrible mom. J/K but it is unusual for me or majority of the moms out there not to write down dates of any of those. Oh well. So, now I am hoping that I can use this to mark the milestones to help me remember. At least he is only 19 months and has a lot more learning and firsts left. Heck I have a lot more learning to go! Having a child does not come with an owners manual and sometimes I wish it did! There are some situations that I just absolutely have no idea what to do and I just have to wing it, which sometimes is SCARY! Like when he had a 104 degree fever the other night. First thought.... Holy sh*t! What do we do? Do we call the doctor (it was late one Saturday night)? Do we take him to the ER? Do we just give him medicine and play the wait and watch game? I mean, that is a scary situation. But everyday he teaches me new things. That it is OK to act like a kid. That it is OK not to care who is watching when your kid points to an apple in the store and says apple and you reply by yelling ,"Yes, very good! That is an apple". (and I really did yell that at Target). That it is OK to dance and sing with your kid, even when you have no dancing and singing abilities. That it is OK to go up to complete strangers and wave and smile. I mean, those are just a few of the things that Kade has taught me. He can make an absolutely horrible day at work turn amazing when you get home like when he hears you come in the door, he runs screaming "mama mama" and gives you a hug and kiss! This boy is my everything and I am going to make an honest effort now to make sure I document those milestones and important events in his life, because he is growing up before my eyes!

Here are just a few of my favorite pictures recently taken:

So... Here's to meeting my expectations!