Wee Baby, Pat and I went to North Carolina to visit Faith and Eban! (Wee Baby’s Godparents) We had such a wonderful visit! Wee Baby got to play outside, pet the doggies, sleep late and lounge around all day. Only bad thing is that the weekend went by too fast!
Well while we were there, I had Wee Baby’s Nanny and Parran help out with some photos. I needed Nanny to hold the umbrella, Parran to create the rain, Daddy to make her smile and me to take the pictures…
phew! It is hard work trying to get a cute pic! lol not really. Any picture of Mariella is a cute picture!

Thanks to Candice, Kevin and Austin for giving Wee Baby her first pair of Rain Boots! They look so adorable on her and she loved them too….. well all she really wanted to do was chew on them! LOL

Here are a few pictures on a flickr sideshow. If you want to leave individual photo comments visit the flicker album here.

Here are some pictures for now. I have some videos, I’ll get around to it…. lol

Road Trip! We packed up and drove to North Carolina for the weekend!  We left the house at 8:30 pm.  Drove to Target, got some Starbucks, diapers and formula.   And off we drove into the night.  Mariella did well.  We stopped a few times for her to get out, burp, change diaper an repeat.  Friday we had Darlene’s shrimp and crab stew…. ummmmm I am drooling just thinking about it!  :-)   Mariella got to meet some doggie friends for the first time!  And she got to meet her Aunt Darlene too!  She spent time with her Nanny, Parran and MeMaw.  :-)   It was a great weekend!  We were Packing up Sunday to leave, and Pat said he would come pick me up next weekend if I wanted to stay.  I was like Heck Yeah I wanna stay!  I didn’t even think about staying or planning to stay.    Mariella was comfortable, she had a crib and this amazing activity center we picked up from a neighbors garage sale for 10 bucks!

I had a wonderful visit.  It went by fast!  Mariella was showered with presents too!  She is so loved!  :-)  The only bummer the entire trip is that her Parran got sick and for the last several days he had to stay his distance from her.  And on Saturday when Pat came to pick us up… we decided to travel back that day (instead of Sunday) and her Parran didn’t get to kiss and hug her bye.   :-(  But we will go back soon! 

Video clips to follow,

We were so happy to have visitors this weekend!

Finally, someone else gets to see Mariella and all of her cuteness!  :-)  Gordon, Lynette and Riplee came to visit us.  It was so nice to have them here, I wish they could have stayed a couple/few weeks with us.

We all went out to eat at a real restaurant! lol  It was the first time me, Pat and Mariella went out to a restaurant.  We decided to go chow down at the Outback!  I have to admit, I was a nervous wreck taking her out into the world.  Where people want to ohh and ahh over babies.   Cough without covering there mouth.  Sneeze…  OMG, I hate the sneezing.  Chew with their mouth open.

Not only did the germs freak me out.  The unpredictable behavior of a baby was freaking me out too.     So many “what ifs” in my head.  What if she cries.  What if she throws a FIT!  What if she has rocket poo at the table?  What if I can’t calm her.  What if she wants some of my steak?  :-)  You get the idea…  hahahaaa    Well, she was a perfect little Angel.  She drank her bottle at the table.  I burped her… and she took a cat nap in the car seat.   After about 20/30 minutes she woke up and just looked around and joined in on the fun.   Phew…   life goes on with baby after all!

I got to drink a some Guinness this weekend and enjoy some whiskey too.   I decided to start weening baby of of the breast, and figured it would be a good time to skip a few feedings.   So I did.  And I really had a wonderful time hanging out with the family.

Come back anytime you guys and gals!  Company is always welcome…  we miss everyone so much!

Uncle Gordon came to visit Wee Baby this weekend! His plan was to stay a couple days and babysit Mariella on Saturday so Pat and I can get dressed up and head to the yearly company gala.  I was really looking forward to getting out the house.  Wearing shoes and putting on some lip gloss would have been fun.  But to be honest, wanting to go and actually leaving was two totally different things.   When the time came upon us..  I didn’t want to go.  I wasn’t ready to leave my Wee Baby for the evening.

She would have been in wonderful hands with her Uncle G$.  Gordon is an amazing father and had his fair share of watching kids.  But I was not emotionally ready to part from her.  It is weird because I want some me time.  I want to break away for a few hours and take some time for Mommy, but I miss her when I am gone.  I went to Target for a couple few hours while Pat and Gordon kept her.  I think I called 5 times to see how things were going.  Just couldn’t help myself.

Anyway, Gordon understood.  He didn’t come down on me for making him come all the way to Maryland to babysit and come to find out he didn’t have too.   He is a good brother like that!  Thanks so much Gordon!  It was really fun having you visit and I know Mariella enjoyed your company!

Nanny got Wee Baby some mittens and they work soooooo much better than all the ones I had for her.  Mariella reminds me of a boxer in some of the pics below….  she is so tough!

Tomorrow Mee Maw and Paw Pat travel back to Louisiana…..  BOOOO!  I really enjoyed their visit.  I am so happy they were here to hang out with us and meet their little grandbaby, Wee Baby Mariella.  First grandchild in the family in 21 years!  wow weeeeeeeee!