Baby Winger: May 2011

So a lot has happened since our last post... #1: Amelia has turned one WHOLE month old! We cannot believe that we have had her with us for a month already! She is growing super fast and we are loving every minute of her! She is starting to smile at us, which is the best thing ever! She is getting stronger and stronger everyday it seems so we are hoping for a little less neck action soon! She now weighs about 9 pounds and 11 ounces, according to the scale her Uncle Pete and Aunt Dawn graciously left for us. Prior to receiving the real baby scale, her Daddy decided to weigh her on our tiny kitchen scale on a cookie sheet...I really tried to take pictures but the cookie sheet was very unstable, so it took two parents! Daddy and his ideas... #2: speaking of the daddy, his semester has come to a successful end. This semester has been FULL of obstacles for my poor student of a husband, but he made it through and I cannot express how proud I am of him! I always tease him for being the "master" of everything, but he truly ceases to amaze me how he can do it (and handle it) all...so it is more of a term of endearment if anything...I am a lucky woman to have him :) #3: Amelia's First Road Trip Home to New Orleans! We consider our status MOST temporary in Lafayette so we needed to let Amelia see the places she would spend growing up! We were able to see EVERYONE which was a nice change considering time seems to speed up when we are home, but thanks to Andrew being finished with school, we were able to extend our stay. Our mission was to spend some time with Pawpaw because he hasn't been doing so well, and we were able to do just that and more. #4: My First Mother's Day was this year and I appreciate my momma and other momma's on a completely different level now! I, by no means, have ever underestimated a mother's role in life but now that I have been a mother for a short time, I have a new perspective on it... I think for ever year your child survives, the mommy should get an additional mother's day :) So to any mother who reads this...happy mother's day and may you always feel appreciated and loved for so freely gifting your unconditional love. Now...here are the pictures!