Beautiful Boy . . .

Overnight I have become the typical proud mom with a desk at work full of different pictures showing off my beautiful boy, my screen saver is tiled with little pictures of Greyson, my refridgerator, my wallet....have you seen my blog lately?...so you get the "picture" and there are so many of them but never enough! Even before I met Darin, I think I always pictured myself mothering a daughter. Maybe because I grew up with my older sister Kelly and had many cousins....mostly girls! I guess I just never pictured myself with a baby boy. I remember being so excited when Kelly found out she was having a boy...Braxton and then Brayden. I learned so much by watching her and the love she has for her beautiful boys. On Darin's side, his sister Mia's first was a beautiful boy...Evan. My sister-in-law Brooke is anxiously awaiting Hayden's arrival (as we all are) and recently found out from Mia that there may be another baby boy on the way?! I love the beautiful boy that God has given me. I will always cherish the closeness and the relationship I have with my mom but I'm quickly learning there is a special love between a mother and a son. Baby Grey, I can't wait to watch you grow, find your dreams and live the life that God has for you. Right now I enjoy watching your little hands reaching for things, your sweet mouth trying to find words, the excitement in your eyes when I walk through the door and the peaceful smile you have while you're fast asleep in my arms. You are my beautiful boy!

Greyson and Jack . . .

I wake up everyday wondering what Greyson will do today to make me laugh. He absolutely loves Jack, our black, very enthusiastic, schnauzer. As soon as I lift Grey out of his crib in the morning, he immediately scans the room to find Jack and once he locks on he gets the biggest grin on his face. That kind of smile is the best because it's so big that his cheeks almost cover his eyes. Jack was our first baby and is still getting use to having Greyson around, of course they're best friends when Greyson's eating and lets his chubby little hand fall to the side of the high chair just so Jack can lick what's leftover on his fingers. It's a silly little game they play and I don't know whether to cringe or laugh!

It's also a sight to see at 2:00 a.m. when I'm lying in bed and my leg cramps because I'm crunched in a small cocoon between Greyson and Jack...oh and Darin's in there somewhere too....but those are the best moments that sum up my life right now.

Time to get up!

Greyson's 1st Easter

Happy Easter! This is always a fun time of year as the weather begins to change and feel like Spring. Of course with Easter coming early this year, it hardly feels like it, especially in Michigan. Still I'll put the tiny plaid jacket on Greyson this Sunday with his little white shoes that use to be Braxton's and right now he has to grin and bare it! I love this age. Saturday is the easter egg hunt at church and while I use to go anyway to help, it will be fun this year to watch Greyson as he takes it all in. He is so curious right now and is a "people watcher" just like his mom. I can't wait for next year when he will most likely be running with the other kids picking up easter eggs. I am looking forward to seeing everything for the first time through his big brown eyes. I often catch myself wondering what will he be like....will he love singing like I do? He sure seems to enjoy "This little light of mine" and even holds up his hand when I get to the "hide it under a bushel" part. I can't imagine he won't like sports, he always seems mesmerized when he's sitting like a big boy next to his dad watching some game on television. They look so cute sitting there together...."little Darin" is what comes to mind and what he's referred to most....looking at them, my life feels full and totally blessed!

Being Greyson's mom

This is my first entry as a first time blogger and I feel like I have to make up for lost time, especially since one of the, if not, the best day of my life occured...July 12, 2007! When Darin and I met our sweetest boy, Greyson Reed, for the first time. Words cannot describe what I felt when I laid eyes on him. Being a week overdue, I was anxious to say the least, to meet this little person that God was about to bless us with. After being quickly rolled into the operating room for a c-section, I knew it wouldn't be long now. Everything is a blur as I think back on it, with the exception of that moment when I saw a ton of curly black hair and heard the sweetest sound from this miracle we had waited for so long. It was as if I'd live my life for this moment and being a mom had become the most important thing. This day begins my journey getting to know Greyson Reed and loving him more and more each day.