Booze Cruise!

This past weekend a bunch of us ferrum folk traveled to Baltimore to see Miss Katie Booze marry her man another ferrum alum Tony Besche. The wedding was so creative, she married Tony on a cruise ship that traveled around the harbor. It was a beautiful ceremony matched with a gorgeous setting. It was a great time!




Tuesday, Britten had his 4 month appointment. I can't believe he has already been in our lives for 4 months, time is flying by! He was so brave through the shots and didn't cry at all until the last one when he looked right at me and said Mom, I am over it already! He is weighing in a little over 16lbs and is 25 inches long! I am so glad that he is thriving, makes me feel like I am doing something right!

Another year older!

Happy Birthday to my sweet, caring, absolutely awesome husband!

Happy Birthday to the most loving, cutest, cuddliest puppy in the entire world!

I Regress

I must first say that we have been completely spoiled by our little boy Britten. He is a unbelievably happy, relaxed baby! He started sleeping through the night around 3 months and he has never had a issue with sleeping/napping in his crib. Well, so much for that! For the last 4 nights Britten has been waking up not once but three times in the night. By the looks of the video monitor that we have he is not sleeping peacefully he is very restless, and when he is finally asleep he is rolling over to be tummy down, which freaks this momma out. I have done some research and I know it could be just a growth spurt or it could be sleep regression but I am so exhausted that I feel like there is no light at the end of the tunnel. Believe me I am not one of those mom's that do not take advice, I love advice. I know that some of the readers of this silly blog are a great wealth of baby knowledge, and this momma needs some help! So advice, any advice, all advice, gimmie what you got! PLEASE!

Cloud 9

This weekend Britten & I traveled to Dunn NC to watch my beautiful cousin get married! Britten is also lucky enough to share his birthday with her! She is younger and though we don't see each other often I think she is an amazing woman and she looked absolutely stunning, what a beautiful bride! My favorite memory of Ashley is, when we were younger and got together during the summer she would always in her sweet little carolina twang say, "See my pinky, see my thumb, see my fist you betta run!" My dad thought it was the cutest thing!

Britten did so great at the wedding, he barely made any noises, except his little grunt that is a sure sign that a explosion is quickly approaching. We got out of the church in the nick of time before his belly let out that loud burst of excitement, and it was quite the explosion which required a quick outfit change. Silly little boy just laughed and cooed through the whole thing, like pooting in public is the funniest thing ever!

Seeing Ashley get married also came with a great perk! Britten & Alaina finally met! Alaina is also so curious and she is as sweet as she can be. She loved Britten, tried to share her bottle with him & gave him the sweetest little kisses! They are adorable together and I can't wait until the next time they can play! How fun to have a cousin so close in age! It was also great for my mom, GG got to see both of her grandbabies in one weekend! Probably the best mother's day gift she could have ever asked for, and boy was she loving every minute of it!

Saturday after the wedding Britten and I packed up and headed home so we could celebrate my first mother's day with Jay! Sunday morning we got up went to brunch, came home and Jay had created a scavenger hunt for me. He & Britten walked around with me as I found each clue. I was so impressed, it was probably the most romantic & best "gift" gesture that Jay has ever done for me! All of the thought he put into it made me feel special and appreciated, and though the end present was AWESOME, all the thought he put into it was the best part! Everyday he surprises me, and everyday I fall more and more in love with him!


So my first mother's day, definitely put me on cloud 9!!!

When Daddy is away, we play!

Thursday Jay went to Florida with 2 of our friends, Tim & CP. I really thought it would be a good thing for him to get away, rest & relax. He has had a great time out on the boat, dining like kings. This trip of his had definitely opened my eyes, I think sometimes its easy to get caught up in the mundane day to day stuff and not realize how good you have it. Its only been 5 days and I miss him so much, I didn't realize how much he helped me both physcially and mentally with Britten. He is my sounding board he eases my anxiety of being a new mom, he is more than anything my rock. I think his vacation gave me something more than it probably gave him!
Friday night Britten's GG (my mom) came over and stayed the night with us, we had a great dinner and watched The Blind Side (excellent flick, a real tear jerker!) saturday morning she got to see Britten in his element! He is such a morning baby, he plays and coo's! There is no way to have a bad day when you get to wake up to his little smile and his curiousity of the day! Saturday afternoon Britten & I went on our first solo roadtrip. We went up to Williamsburg to celebrate Amy Jo's birthday. If you would have asked me 2 years ago how I thought all of us would be celebrating our big birthday's my life now would have not been the answer. But, I love where life has taken me, and I love that I have a best friend that is enjoying the ride with me! Amy didn't mind that I was carrying a diaper bag instead of a 6 pack, or that I have distinct smell of maple syrup these days, she was just happy that Britten and I came to give her big hugs on her big birthday! Happy Birthday my sweet friend, I love you so much!


And now to today, Another big day for the Lewis'. Mister man would not nap. After several explosions, several sheet changes, I finally gave up and we went to target. Being the naturally curious kid that he is, he loves public places. Loves to people watch! We then went to a baby shower for one of my oldest friends! Melissa her husband Robert & little man Jake will be welcoming a little princess in July! I am so excited for her! Then we went to the kickball field but it was way to hot for the mister man, so we came home he hung out in his skibbies!

We miss our man of the house and can't wait till he gets home tomorrow, but atleast we had great friends and family to keep us company!!!
p.s. Thanks Storcky for putting the pop up tent back in the bag for me, my rear view mirror thanks you!