Cast Week 2

Here are a few pics from the week. I am happy to say we are getting the hang of this cast thing.

Will loves to sit at the table on the back porch and play. He was all grins this day!

Having a snack while chilling on the couch!



Playing computer to pass the time.

Playing on the car aisle at one of his FAVORITE places......Target!



This little boy loves to swing.  Luckily, we found a swing to accomodate him at a local park. He was a happy boy!

Will is NOT a napper, but now that he has to ride in the car laying down, he tends to doze off. He sleeps so well this way, it is tempting to let him sleep here at night...lol!



Just Plain Lucky

     So when I had Will, I was terrified of all of the responsibilities I would be taking on. I wanted to be a mom more than anything, but at the same time I was scared out of my wits.

     I can remember the first night home from the hospital. My mom, memaw, me, and Daniel were all trying our best to get Will to stop crying. He had awful gas when he was a baby and he made good use of his lungs that night. I remember thinking, "What in the world have Daniel and I gotten ourselves into?!?!?!"  Finally, it came to a head and I was crying as well because I felt like a failure as a mother. I mean, what kind of mother couldn't soothe her child. Well, come to find out, an exhausted, sore, overwhelmed, emotional mother couldn't soothe herself, much less a 4 day old baby.

     My wonderful hubby took the reigns and sent me to bed, no questions. He lovingly said, " Amy, you are not making this any better by crying and being emotional. You are tired and need rest. Go to sleep and when it is time for him to eat, we will come and wake you up." Well, we made it through that night and we have made it through many similar nights since.

    Since then, I have to say I have been just plain lucky. I have heard horror stories about having to do things such as ween the bottle, take away the pacifier, move to a big boy bed, and potty training. I can honestly say that these have all be so easy for Will. I don't know if he is just an independent little booger who wants to grow up so badly that he does whatever it takes to make him feel older, or if it is me and the way I have handled these things (thanks to some wonderful advice from some of the best mommies I know). I would like to think it is the latter, but I guess we will not know until #2 comes along and I get to do it all again. Either way, I am just plain lucky or better yet, I am just plain blessed.

So I am starting a new blog.....

I had a blog a couple of years back, but I think I may have posted on it a total of 3 times. Will is now getting to the age where there are things he says and does that I want to have a record of SO I am going to give this another go.

I am also going to use this as a place to get those random thoughts out of my head. I will sit and think about the craziest things and I just need a place to put them. As a stay at home mom, your time with adults is limited. I also hope this will help me connect with some other people out there who just need some more social interaction or just a laugh or chuckle from time to time.

Well.....here goes....

I will start with a funny from my son. We visited my parents a couple of weeks ago to see Thomas the Tank Engine. Will had a wonderful time at the Thomas event and we got in a lot of good, quality "visiting" (as we say in the south) with my family.
My dad has a Big, Green Egg and it is his pride and joy (aside from his grandkids, that is). He loves to cook on that thing and I must admit that it is the best grilling gadget I have come in contact with. Needless to say, our first night there we got mouth watering steaks, and the second night we got fall-off-the-bone ribs. Absolutely delicious!
While my dad was cooking, Will was playing around outside. He knows his colors pretty well, so my dad (aka Pappy) started asking Will the colors things different things around them. The conversation went something like this...

Pappy: "Will, what color is daddy's truck?"
Will: "Black."
P: "What color is Pappy's truck?"
W: "Red.
P: "What color is Pappy's tractor?"
W: "Orange."
P: (as he points to the big, green egg) "Will, what color is this?"
W: "Yummy!"


I love little stories like that, but I tend to forget them after a while. Maybe this will be my way of journaling, scrapbooking, etc.... (all those other things good moms do that I can't seem to find time for).

Later!