Rolling the Day Away

Everett will not stay on his back for more than a second these days. He even sleeps on his side now. Here is our little roller!

Everett Laughing

Everett is such a happy little guy. We hope this brightens your day just a little :)

First Father's Day!

We celebrated Ben's first father's day this past weekend by heading down to Williamsburg. Everett had his first boat ride on my parent's boat on the river by their house, we ate some good food and on Sunday after church we headed to the horse track, Colonial Downs, for some racing fun. I was the big winner, winning a total of $8.40! Everett was super cute the whole weekend and was adorable in his short pants outfit. I have NEVER seen Grammy so proud as when she was showing him off to all her church friends. Here are some pictures of our weekend! Every single day I am thankful for what a wonderful father Ben is to Everett- it is so fun to watch them together, they are best friends.

Puerto Rico

There are advantages to being back at work.... like traveling to Puerto Rico! I was able to schedule a meeting with our outside counsel on a case I am assigned to handle in San Juan and squeeze in a visit to see our dear friends, Marcela and Barton Jenkins. Of course I could not bear to leave Everett for the trip, so Ben and Everett traveled with me! Even though it was a short trip, we had a great time. Everett loved his first trip to the Carribbean.

Back to Work :(

I officially started back to work on Monday and honestly Monday was not all that bad, Tuesday, however was not so good. On Monday morning it was exciting to get up, get ready for work and be back with my work colleagues and feeling like there is something else to my life besides being Everett's mom. But by Tuesday, the novelty had worn off and all I could think about was not being with Everett! We are nanny sharing with a great family who has a little guy four days older than Everett and luckily, we hired a great nanny, Gloria, who has been a nanny for 20 years and was the nanny for my co-worker's twins when they were little, so she knows what she is doing and we trust her. Also, I have gone back on a reduced schedule (no work on Friday and "working" from home on Wednesday), so I cannot complain too much. It just breaks my heart knowing that Everett is being cared for by someone else, what if he is sad, hungry, or just needs to be held? When I envisioned my life as a mom, I always thought I would be a stay at home mom, however, I did not envision living in DC with a gigantic mortgage :) I know it will just be a transition, and hopefully someday our circumstances change so I can be home full time with my kids, but now, I am going to make the best of the situation and be thankful that I have such a wonderful job with great flexibility and good friends. Also, it will be nice to get out of mommy mode once in a while and practice law again. Now if Gloria can just work her magic and get my little guy on a napping schedule :) Good luck to her!!

Family Time!

These past few weeks Everett has met so many of his cousins and aunts and uncles, it has been a busy busy time! My mom, Everett and I went to West Virginia and stayed in Mannington, WV with my great aunt Violet and went to Wheeling, WV to meet Everett's great grandmother and see Aunt Amy and his second cousins Alison and Mallory. We also went down to Dayton, Virginia for cousin Maddy's first communion and to meet cousins Liam, Cavan and Chloe and aunt Charlotte and uncle Josh for the first time. Aunt Abby and her boyfriend Steve came with us and it is always great to see them! We just got back from Everett's first ever trip to Boulder, Colorado to see cousins Lucette and Violet and aunt Jenni and uncle Will. Jenni and I ran the 10k Bolder Boulder, the largest race in the country with 50,000 participants! We were super proud that we were able to run the entire race without stopping....not bad for two new moms :) Everett did wonderful on each plane ride, but has a hard time not sleeping in his crib...so Ben and I have had a few rough nights lately!

We are spending this last week before I return to work just hanging out and spending lots of time together. Everett had his four month appointment today and did wonderful with his shots...he is a brave little guy. He weighed in at 18 lbs, 1 oz and is 26 1/2 inches long. He is a big guy!! He started on rice ceral this week and although he only eats a little, he seems to like it so far. He is rolling over consistently as well (from front to back, but not yet from back to front) and loves his bumbo and jumpster. We signed up for music together and water babies for the summer session and continue on with our baby yoga on Fridays. He loves all his activities!

Here are some recent pictures of Everett's travels.... will update more later!

Best Friends!

Here is a recent picture of the adorable boys. They are all getting so big!