Playing With Mommy

Mommy and I tried to take a few pics while we were playing together yesterday. None of them came out just great, but we think they managed to capture how much fun we have together.
Daddy especially loves this shot.

Mommy is so thankful to be staying at home with me this school year. She is praying that God will make a way for her to stay home another year.

We sure do love each other!

Party at My Place

Take a look at the invitation Daddy made for my birthday party in a few weeks. Mommy found a very similar invite at tinyprints.com. She sent it to Daddy (with a wish list of changes), and Daddy worked long and hard to create this cutie postcard.

My party theme is "A Year of Firsts", so Mommy was thrilled to have an invitation that coordinated so well with the theme!

Mommy and I did learn an important lesson about DIY party invitations: Thou shalt not print at FedEx-Kinko's! We thought they would be budget friendly, but we were wrong.

Thanks, Daddy, for working so hard on my invitation. It looks great!

Practice Makes Perfect

Mommy, Mimi, and I hit up Party City this afternoon to do a little baby-shower-shopping and some birthday-party-browsing. Mommy decided I needed to try out the "I'm one" party hat.
Notice the color? Mimi is a bit miffed that there is no pink in my birthday decor.

Sorry, Mimi...blue is the new pink (in the Bug household, at least)!

Movie Monday

Preston played a lovely drum solo before small groups last night.

Mommy forgot to take the camera off video setting when she left it with "Aunt" Tara in case I did anything devastatingly adorable.

Sunday Best

I was not feelin' the bow today. Mommy tried and tried to get a pic with it on, but I was just too fast for her. I did, however, have a great time in the nursery this morning. Now that I know how much fun the toys and kids are in there, I don't even get my feelings hurt when Mommy drops me off on Sunday mornings!

After the worship service, I decided that Daddy needed some help picking up his guitar cables. That guy is messy, I tell ya'!

In the evening, Mommy and I went over to "Uncle" Oscar and "Aunt" Tara's house for the Young Couples/Families small group (Daddy is leading the college group at another house). I had a lot of fun playing with the boys and all their toys!

"Aunt" Tara even let me ride Preston's bike! Well, I suppose riding isn't the most accurate term... it was more like sitting.

Baby Shower and Old School Nintendo

This afternoon, Mommy and Daddy went to a baby shower for "Aunt" Michele and "Uncle" Ryan. Their baby girl (name yet to be determined) is due on March 11, and I can't wait for her to get here!

Michele's sisters did a great job hosting this shower! This table had sonogram pictures, advice cards, and other cutie decor.

These pretty favor boxes held yummy cookies, and were tied with ribbon and baby themed cookie cutters

This cake was ordered from a very reputible bakery. When it was picked up, however, it looked nothing like the beautiful creation you see here. "Aunt" Michele had to scrape all of the original icing off and redecorate it herself. Didn't she do a great job?

The daddies competed in a blindfolded diapering race. My Daddy won...even though his diaper was a little crooked!

When Mommy and Daddy came home from the shower I was able to squeeze in some "Daddy and me" play time. Generally, I'm not allowed to watch TV. But today my parents made an exception today and let me "play" old school Nintendo. Daddy even let me hold the Zipper!

Can you believe that Mommy didn't take any pictures of me today?
Not one!

She did, however, inform me that my friend Carsyn may be arriving any day now! "Aunt" Brandi called Mommy to ask for hospital-bag-packing advice (and if you know Mommy, you know she loves to give advice) after Brandi's doctor told her she should probably be getting that thing ready.

So, in honor of Karsyn's soon-to-be arrival and Brandi's soon-to-be new mommy status, please enjoy these vintage Bug family pics.

First family photo.
Getting ready to leave the hospital. Notice the swelling in Mommy's face and hands? That's what 9+ months of pregnancy, 24+ hours of intravenous fluids, and lots of pushing will do to you!

How I spent the first few weeks of my life.
My first bath. Mommy had little physical, emotional, or mental strength at this point. She was drowning beneath the wave of new mommy hormones, and could only manage to stand by and cry while Mimi and Auntie bathed me.
(I also think she forgot to shower that day, which explains her wild and crazy hair.)

Another family photo. Mommy was starting to look a little more human here. She managed to make it to the shower, at least.

First time to chill in my brown chair. Look how teeeeeny I was!

The change pad setup.Lap pad under my head for my many and massive spit ups. Lap pad under my booty for piddles and poos.

First stroll. I was one week old here. Mommy thought she could make it around the block a few times, but she had to turn around at the end of the street!

A family favorite. Don't I look like a little dolly?