Countdown to Heartbreak Day 1

Suz leaves for stupid Indiana in 5 days. I'm sure there's something good about Indiana, but it's not coming to mind. :-( I am sadder than sad. And I still haven't found the perfect "Graduation-goodbye-don't leave-We'll miss you-please write-we love you" gift.

Suz and LucyBeans relaxing, May 2007

Happy Mother's Day!

What a wonderful, rainy Mother's Day! Andrew and Lucy let me sleep in late, and then we went to church and out to lunch! It was lovely, even though Lucy is scared of the crazy Hibachi man.
I would like to wish a special Happy Mother's Day to my mom, who has successfully helped me through my first year of motherhood. Raising a tiny redhead has taken all of my strength and patience, and I'm not sure that Lucy and I would be in one piece if it weren't for Mom's guidance! She is an amazing woman, and I am the luckiest girl in the world, having her for my mom.
I would also like to wish Andrew's mom a happy Mother's Day- she is my other go-to girl for all of these questions, and she's an amazing mom and grandma! She encourages Lucy to get in lots of trouble and treats all of her grandchildren as if they were the only baby in the world. We're so blessed to have her in our life!

Mouse's Birthday Party

Lucy's Birthday Party was so fun! We had a truly wonderful time and it was so good to see our friends and family!

Our Little Mouse is Turning One!

This week, Lucy turns one year old!

Can you believe how quickly time flies? When we found out we were expecting, we were definitely surprised! I remember it like it was yesterday, smashing into Andrew in front of Annapolis Hall, so excited and scared to tell him the news. He said, "This is the proudest day of my life."

We had a perfect pregnancy and a very easy time waiting for Lucy. The calm before the storm!

Seeing her little face in our 4D ultrasound was so surreal - we could see her peach fuzz hair, but we had no idea just how red it would be!

Lucy was born on May 9th at 5:37am. She was 7lbs, 14oz and looked very unimpressed. After 40 hours of labor and a scary emergency surgery, Andrew and I just cried and cried, so relieved that our baby was safe and healthy!

We had so many visitors waiting to meet Lucy! Aunt Suz stole Lucy away immediately and has yet to unwrap herself from Lucy's finger!

Dr. Haidar, our OBGYN, whose wonderful care delivered our sweet girl to us safely and carefully.

Lucy's "You can't be serious" face.

Lucy, Mama and Daddy at home - 1.5 weeks old.

We fell in love with Lucy from the start, and I think we'll always be able to find one more thing we love about her.

There have been a few tears, but Lucy has brightened our life more than words can ever say.

She's the joy of our life and the love in our hearts, and we're so proud and happy to say "Happy Birthday" to our sweet Anna Lucille. Parenthood has bonded Andrew and I together in a very fun and different way, and Lucy is the best little friend two parents could have. We can't wait to see what year number 2 brings! We love you, Lucy!

I should be packing...

...but if I don't blog now, it'll never happen.

Andrew and I are having a Lucy-free weekend! Boy do we miss her! Lucy hitched a ride downstate with the Twiggs on Friday night and met Grandma Jen in Baltimore. She's staying 2 nights there and Grandma J will drop her tonight with Grandma Sue and Aunt Lisa for a night with the other side, and then she'll meet up with the Twiggs again tomorrow afternoon/evening to get a ride home! So far she's had a WONDERFUL trip and hasn't missed us at all! I hear she and Uncle Brendan have been inseperable!
Andrew and I are taking the weekend to get a LOT done! We went out Friday night and drank a liiiiiittle too much, and then we spent Saturday working on Bonnie. I made 9 casseroles for the upcoming move/ birthday party/finals period. I know I'm not going to have ANY time to cook in the next 14 days, so I froze enough to get us through! I made Turkey Tetrazzini, King Ranch Chicken, Pepperjack Pollo Penne and Broccoli Stuffing Casserole. I feel VERY good about getting that done! Our freezer is just packed and nearly sagging, but I'll be very happy to have those to pop into the oven for a couple of weeks! We also have a lot of odds and ends to eat up before the move, so it should be interesting.
Last night we went out for a movie and today Andrew is back out with his trucks and I'm packing the house. So far...one box. Woo! I want this place looking nearly bare by the time Lucy gets home tomorrow!
Tomorrow Andrew will be at work and I'll be working around the house. I need to call all of our utility people and services and get everything moved to the new house. Since I'm still not exactly sure when we'll be signing, whether it'll be this week or next, I'm just going to have everything switched on the 16th like I originally planned.
These tasks are all things that really require me to be on the phone and working quickly, so I'm really glad I'll have a business day without Lucy to worry about! I think I'll be able to get a lot done!
Well, I'm off to pack some more. Long day ahead of me!