Catch-Up Post

Well, I need to catch up on the last month(!)

We ended April with a visit to Tennessee.  Our intent was to go see Papa and Sittie, but Eileen and I had colds and Papa was in the middle of chemotherapy (which weakened his immune system), so we could not see him.  We did go to my parents' house and got to see them, my sister Amy, Aunt Patti & Uncle Tony, and Mamaw.  Eileen took a lot of naps.  Also, she was obsessed with my dad's reading glasses (he keeps multiple pairs all over the house).  It was a great trip and I was so grateful to have help with Eileen as I was about 9 weeks pregnant and needed to nap/deal with nausea.  

Eileen on the trip to Tennessee

Napping with Aunt Amy while Mommy napped upstairs

Falling asleep on her grandmother

Trying on Pop's glasses

The first week of May, my Mamaw came down to stay with us.  She did not know I was pregnant, but I was feeling terrible and I have absolutely NO IDEA what we would have done without her.   Eileen was a little fussy (we later found out she was cutting molars), but she eventually came around to having Mamaw here all of the time.  We took Mamaw to the beach to meet Aunt Patti on Thursday and spent the weekend at the beach house.  David and Mumsie & Daddy Dave came to join us on Friday.  On Saturday, Memommy and Grandaddy Don drove over from Mobile to celebrate an early Mother's Day.   It was cool outside, so we took Eileen to the indoor pool at the Caribe condo.  She LOVES the water and cried when we had to leave.

Eileen putting on sunscreen before going outside.  She LOVES to put on sunscreen.

Eileen in her kiddie pool.

Playing with Mamaw.  She taught Mamaw to use the iPad.

We got Mamaw to make us some chicken & dumplins (Eileen's favorite!) while she was here

Mamaw at the beach house

Eileen with Mamaw and me at the beach house

Mamaw, Aunt Patti, Eileen and me eating at Oyster House.  Eileen was perfectly behaved... and she had a great time!

Eileen ate EVERYTHING at the Oyster House.  She had about three plates of pasta from the salad bar, she ate a plate of fries and a kid's pizza!

Eileen and her Mumsie 

David and Eileen swimming at the Caribe

Eileen in her Bikini at the pool.  The smile is before she realized we were going home.

Once we got home, Eileen has taken to doing some funny things.  She falls asleep in crazy positions, and she likes to "sweep" and "mop."    

Eileen asleep, standing up, with her head on the couch

The next weekend, David, Eileen, and I went to the beach with Aunt Amy and Rob and Ryan and Meagan.  Ryan had tickets to the Hangout Music Festival, and he and David went briefly.  I think there were too many hippies present for them to really enjoy themselves, but we had a great weekend at the lagoon!  I also got to briefly see my friend Dr. Rob, who went to Duke with me.  He and some friends came to the Hangout Music Festival all the way from Charleston, SC.  Dr. Rob is not a hippie, he just likes the beach and he likes concerts.  

Eileen with David at Lulu's

Dining on the deck at the beach house

Feeding Aunt Amy

The next weekend, on Memorial Day, we went BACK to the beach.  (Going to the beach three weekends in a row... Poor us, right?)  Mumsie and Daddy Dave drove down a little earlier in the week.  Also, Uncle Thomas and Aunt Meredith were there... and they had JUST GOTTEN ENGAGED!

David and Eileen

Mumsie pulling Eileen in her "boat"

Eileen loved walking in the Lagoon!

Eileen swimming with David

Last weekend, Eileen stayed in Beatrice while David and I went to a baby shower for our friends Marc and Prim.  Their first baby, little Nora Elizabeth, will be here in mid-July.  It was so fun to celebrate with them and to see so many of our great law school friends in Birmingham!

Now that we're back home, we have LOTS of laundry to do and Eileen is worn out!!!