My first trip to Asheville

Hey everyone! It has been a long time since I have written. I have been very busy! A week ago last Wednesday, mommy, Aunt Misty, Evan and I drove to Asheville to visit. It was a long drive and I slept a good part of the way but Asheville is a cool place. My mommy and daddy both grew up near there. I found out why my daddy sometimes says to my mommy "quit acting like you were raised in Candler" and why she sometimes says "quit acting like you were raised in Leicester" to him. They must be kidding each other when they say that because I think both places are very nice. I spent Wednesday and Thursday nights at my Nana Carolyn and Papaw Glenn's house. I got to meet my Nanny, Uncle John and Grandma Helen. On Thursday, we all went out to my Nana's work to meet her co-workers and to take her to lunch. I was asleep when we got there. My mommy and Aunt Misty laugh at that since they drove almost to the SC line to get me to go to sleep and I finally fell asleep about two minutes before we got to Nana's work! I hate that I was asleep and didn't get to meet anyone but my mommy and Nana told me that everyone thought I was cute. I think it helped that Evan and I were in matching outfits. Anyway, let's just say that lunch was interesting. Evan was a little demon in the restaurant and I just cried because I was hungry. My Nana, Aunt Misty and mommy laughed a lot because they said if they didn't they would likely cry. When we got back to Nana's work, mommy fed me. Something funny happened. Evan set of mommy's car alarm. It made a loud noise!

On Friday, my Uncle Jeff came over to go out to lunch with me and mommy. To suprise my Mamaw Maleada we went to her work. She made an announcement over the intercom for people to come meet me. They came in droves. It was fun! Then Mamaw kept me while mommy and Uncle Jeff went to lunch. That night, we went over to Mamaw and Papaw Frisbee's house. My daddy came in from Raleigh. It was good to see him. I missed him while we were gone. I think he missed me too because he held me for a long time even though he hadn't eaten yet and he was hungry!

On Saturday night, my Nana and Papaw Wilson, Aunt Misty, Uncle Eddie, Evan, Uncle Jerry, Aunt Marcia and Uncle Eddie all came over to visit. My mamaw made a big dinner for everyone and we had a great time! On Sunday we drove home. We wanted to go to church with Mamaw (my papaw was sick but now he feels better. I'm glad!) but the power went off around 5:15 am and didn't come back on until almost 9. Church started at 9:15. My mamaw got dressed really quickly but I'm not as fast as her! Anyway, it was a very nice visit and I can't wait to go back!

What else has happeed? Last Tuesday my Aunt Misty, Evan, mommy and I went for a walk on the greenway. Some jerk on a bicycle lost control and clipped my stroller as he went by. He didn't even stop to see if I was ok. He just yelled "sorry" and kept going. My mommy and Aunt Misty were very upset but I was ok. Mommy said it was a good thing my daddy wasn't there and an even better thing that my Uncle Jeff wasn't there! Wednesday was my daddy's birthday so mommy, Misty, Evan and I went to meet him for lunch. We had fun! On Thursday, my Nana Carolyn came to my house. She had a meeting in Greensboro and came to see me after the meeting. I loved it! We went for a walk together on Saturday. I went with her shopping and she got up to feed me in the middle of the night. I am doing much better with sleeping and only get up once now. I liked to cuddle with my Nana at night when my mommy and daddy are sleeping. She left today and I am very sad.

Let's see what else has happened? I have grabbed a few toys and have started trying to play with the toys in my gym instead of having mommy and daddy do it for me. I rolled over from my tummy onto my side and I am cooing a lot more. I am eating more each feeding also. I consistently eat 5-6 ozs at each feeding. This week I will be 16 weeks old. My mommy says now she can say I am 4 months old. It is hard for her to break the habit of measuring me in weeks. OK, I have to go take a bath now. I love baths! I will write again soon. Love you all!

Good news!

I know it has been a while since I have written. I have lots to tell you. But mommy and daddy wanted me to start out by telling you that on Friday night I slept through the night. Daddy kept telling mommy to come and check on me because he was afraid something was wrong. Mommy wouldn't do it though because she was scared she would wake me. Last night I slept a long time but I just got hungry around 4:15 and I woke up. Then I slept until after 8. I was tired! I have also started holding my bottle for a little while when I eat and I can sit in my Bumbo seat for several minutes without any help!

Let's see. What else has been going on? Last Friday, I went with my mommy over to Aunt Jane's house. I got to meet some reallly special people. My mommy's aunt Terry and Gail were there along with her uncle Johnny and cousin Marsha. They took turns holding and cuddling me until my daddy came. Then I just wanted to be with my daddy. I love him. On Saturday night, we went to my mommy's cousin Rob's house. It was his 40th birthday party. He sure doesn't look 40! My grandpa George was there. I also got to meet mommy's cousin Carol and her husband Louis. They were really awesome! Do you know what happened while we were there? My cousin Rob's wife, Beth dressed up like the Easter Bunny!!!! She was funny!

On Wednesday, I went with my mommy to her work so she could take some test. I think they call it a TB test. I think she passed but I didn't see her study at all! On Thursday, I went to Pullen Park with my Aunt Misty, Evan, Aunt Kennette, Holden and Hannah. I rode the train!!!! It was so much fun. We had to leave though when I peed on my mommy. Next time I will try not to do that and we can stay longer! We went and had lunch with my daddy that day and I went to see Jennifer at Carolina Kids (my pediatrician). My nose was still stuffy. Turns out that I wasn't taking enough of the the medicine I was on to help with my reflux. When I went on the medicine I was only 10 lbs. Now I am almost 14. I am doing much better since we got that straightened out!

On Saturday, I hung out with my daddy all day. My mommy went back to work for the first time since she had me. She said she liked being back at work but that she missed me all day. I missed her too but loved seeing my daddy so much! That night, we went to Aunt Misty and Uncle Eddie's house. Eddie's brother Scott was there with his three kids. We had an easter egg hunt. I slept through most of it but Scott Alan, Joeseph, Katlin and Evan sure had fun! Sunday morning the Easter bunny came to our house. He brought me an Easter basket full of good stuff! Mommy and daddy said that getting an Easter basket was fun but it wasn't the true meaning of Easter. Mommy read me a story about the true meaning of Easter from my kid's Bible. Thank you Jesus for dying for me!

Well, I gotta go pack. We are going to Asheville this week. I get to see my Nana and Papaw as well as my Mamaw and Papaw! I am really excited. I'll let you know how it goes. I love you all! Take care and check back soon.