I suppose since the calendar is telling me it is already the second week of November I need to blog
about my summer. Obviously the biggest and most wonderful event that
happened was Tucker's birth. I was so blessed that my Grandma was able
to come out for the first few days, then my Mama came out for 5 weeks.
Lastly, I was able to introduce Tucker to most of my extended family at
my cousin's wedding in North Carolina over Labor Day. I have been very
blessed this summer.
My Grandma arrived two days after Tucker's
grand arrival. The timing worked out wonderfully as that was the day we
were being discharged from the hospital. Nick went to go check-out from
work that morning and swung past the airport on his way back to pick up
Tucker and me. Silly me, I had waived my lunch from the hospital
cafeteria because I was told I would be discharged early morning. Never
again! I was starving! Of course, the hospital had gotten busy and other
patients needed the nurses' attention more immediately than I did.
Finally we were discharged and on our way home, with a short stop at the
Burger King drive-thru for a chicken sandwich a smoothie. I scarfed it
down.
My Grandma was a wonderful house guest, although I think she probably
felt more like the maid. She kept my house clean, cooked all the meals,
gave Haley love and attention, and even walked the floor with Tucker a
few nights. I felt horrible as our "on demand" water heater chose to be
anything but that week. She had to boil water to do dishes and we had to
coax it to cooperate for showers. It was miserable, but she never
complained. We joked about living like Laura from "Little House on the
Prairie" It was sad to see her visit come to an end, but knowing that I
would see her in a little over two months at my cousin's wedding made it
bearable.
A little less than a week after my Grandma left, my
Mama arrived. I hurried over to her and handed her Tucker, her first and
currently only, grand-baby. I don't even think we hugged until later. I
figured Tucker deserved some "Nana love" as we have now coined it.
Having my Mama around was such a blessing. Motherhood is such an
uncertain thing, everyday is a new adventure. Since she had raised us
three kids with ease, she fell right back into her old habits and gave
me a bounty of knowledge. Tucker adores her. Aside from seeing her and
getting to spend so much time with her, I was so incredibly thankful to
have her by my side as Tucker got his tongue clipped. As it turned out
he was almost too relaxed, the doctor mentioned it is an easier
procedure when the babies cry and open their mouths wide. However, I
have a sneaking suspicion that Tucker would not have been so calm if I
hadn't had my Mama's strength to depend on.
Ever, the teacher and student, my Mama wanted to immerse herself in the
history of Virginia. She was able to meet up with a friend from high
school who now resides in Fredericksburg, VA. We went on a historic walk
through town, toured an old fashioned apothecary, had lunch at a
tavern, went to a distillery, then enjoyed some wonderful conversation
and dinner at their house. It was a wonderful introduction to the first
of two historic weekends. From Fredericksburg we headed north to DC (yes
I realize locals just call it Washington, but being from the true
Washington, state that is, I cannot fully conform to the southern
ways.)We took in most of the monuments, went to the Natural History
Museum and Air and Space museum, and wrapped up the visit touring the
Holocaust Museum.
While we were in the Natural History Museum we ran into one of my Mama's former coworkers from Moscow, Idaho. It was quite a surprise. The following weekend we took a quick ferry ride to Historic Jamestown and Colonial Williamsburg. For a quick visit, I think we gave my Mama a great taste of the local history. She loved every minute of it. I'm not sure how her suitcases passed the weigh-in because she purchased at least one book at every gift shop. I come by my love of reading honestly.
Over Labor Day weekend I was blessed with the opportunity to see my
family again so soon, at my cousin's wedding in Asheville, NC. My
Grandma flew into Norfolk and we drove down to Greensboro, NC and met up
with my Mama and my older brother Nathan. Then we continued on down the
road to the wedding site. It was a beautiful weekend and felt like a
family reunion as we spent much of our time gathered around the kitchen
table just chatting and enjoying each others' company.
With the onset of fall we ventured out to a local pumpkin patch and gathered three pumpkins. It was a fun experience. I hope it becomes a fall tradition so someday my son can be the kid who sits on the rotten pumpkin and falls in. LOL Joking, mostly. I hope Tucker loves the outdoors and doesn't mind being dirty. Nick and I spent most of our childhoods outside regardless of the season or weather.
After carving our pumpkins I decided to pull an Anne Geddes and put Tucker in a pumpkin. He was less than pleased. He may or may not have gotten stuck in the pumpkin and had to be cut out. Oh the joys of being a helpless little baby.
Tucker and I handed out candy downtown on Halloween. He was a spider and
I was a web. I'm pretty sure he was the most adorable spider, ever.
Now we are looking forward to Thanksgiving and the holiday season. I am
thrilled to be starting family traditions of our own. I so loved the
holiday season in our house growing up. That's all for now. I will try
and update more often, as it is hard to condense 5 months of excitement
into one blog post. Happy holidays one and all!
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