My First Mother's Day

While 2011 was technically my first Mother's Day as I was 2 months pregnant with Conor - it was a day of mixed emotions.  I was excited to share with our families that we were expecting but that excitement was curtailed by my Dad having an emergency and the uncertainty of whether he would get the opportunity to learn that he was going to become a grandparent.  Within a few hours of Dad's emergency things were settled down and we felt pretty confident that he was going to be ok and we were able to enjoy the Mother's Day weekend. 

Mother's Day Gifts for the Mothers......Announcing Conor :)

The Mommy & Daddy to be ....... 2 months pregnant

And now - one year later we are in a very different place.  Dad is doing very well and instead of announcing the arrival of our little one - we are celebrating Mother's Day with him!

The day started off with Conor and I getting up around 6:30am and sharing some snuggle time downstairs.  Then it was playtime before Daddy and Hunter came downstairs.  Once they woke up and came downstairs we shared in some family time before Conor and Daddy took me out to breakfast at Blast from the Past!

Conor fell asleep moments after we pulled out of the driveway and slept through the entire breakfast but my pancakes were still yummy! 

Someone slept through Mommy Day Breakfast at the Diner!

Our first Mother's Day Photo - 5 months old

After breakfast we went back to the house to pick up Hunter and we headed up to Freeport to do some walking and shopping (my gift was to pick out a new outfit).

Conor wanted to do the driving but we had to tell him he wasn't old enough.

But, he was happy to sit in the back and spend some extra time playing with Mom!

We spend 2 hours walking around the town.  I didn't purchase an outfit because I wasn't in the mood to actually shop but it was so nice just to spend the quality time with my family.  No phones, no computers, and no distractions - just me and my loves!

When we got home Daddy mowed the lawn while Conor and I started working on transitioning our gardens from spring tulips and daffodils to a blank slate for our veggies that will go in within the upcoming weeks.

Then it was time to rest......Conor was so tired he couldn't even wait for me to get his jammies on before he fell asleep on his playmate in the middle of the living room!

After a quick naptime it was time for dinner and then a little bit of playtime before bed.  Conor loves to play and play hard before bedtime - its almost as though he really needs to wear himself out in order to go to sleep (we start bedtime at 7:15pm with a diaper change and nursing and he's usually out by 7:30pm).  He was laughing and having such a good time tonight that we caught it on video.                  

Conor and Mommy playing on Mother's Day.

I truly can't believe how life can change so much in just one year.  Conor - thank you for making me a Mommy and for loving me unconditionally.  You have truly changed my life for the better and while you have only been here for five months I can't imagine my life without you.

Thank you Daddy for making my first Mother's Day a day I will never forget - I very much enjoyed getting to spend the day with just my guys and while breakfast out isn't always easy for you - I LOVED going out to breakfast!!!!

xoxo
Erin