Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to my MC girls, Wilmington girls, Raleigh girls, VA girls and of course Mom and Cynthia! What a fun day it was. The weather was a little nasty but we didn't let that dampen (literally) our spirits. Eliza and I woke up at about 6:30 - drank 4 oz and then we took a little nap - by 7:30 it was time to get ready for church. We met mom and dad at the 9:45 service and then went to the Oceanic for a nice lunch. Eliza slept through everything but woke up hungry when the food arrived - imagine that! It was a wonderful morning spent with mom and dad.

We then scooted home, loaded up Suzy and headed to Whiteville. Eric's Grandpa celebrated a birthday on Friday so the whole family came over to eat a Jones Family feast and hang out. It was so good to see everyone. Eliza enjoyed all the attention. I have never seen her smile as big as she did when Eric's second cousin, Brooke picked her up and held her. She thought she was beautiful - she is!

We got home about 7:00 PM - we were all wiped out! Eric, Eliza and Suzy gave me my Mother's Day card and gift - looks like I will be spending some time at the SPA! YEAH!

It was a very special day - one that I hoped to celebrate for a long a time and it was everything I dreamed it would be - thank God for it!

Eric's Grandpa will be having knee surgery this morning so please keep him and the doctors and nurses in your prayers this week - we want a speedy recovery!

Love to you all - CHL

Happy 2 Months Eliza!

Wow - Eliza was 2 months old yesterday - soooo hard to believe. She is doing GREAT and we of course adore her. Here are a few of her latest ....

Last week she was 8lbs 4.5oz, she is alert and able to focus her eyes on things, we have seen a few smiles and coos, she loves her swing, loves the fresh air on the porches and at the lake, she is feeding about 3.5-4oz every 3 hours and has even discovered her pacifier and working on her thumb. She has grown out of her preemie clothes and fits nicely in the newborn sizes. She has even been able to wear some of her precious smocked dresses. She looks like the baby doll I always wanted. I think I enjoy playing dress up more than she does.

We go to the doctor on Tuesday for her 2 month check-up. Hopefully the good news will continue. Cynthia comes to help me every Tuesday so I asked her to get here in time to hold MY hand when ELIZA gets her shots ... poor baby!

Eric and I have made the decision that I will not be going back to work. I will probably help him out 1-2 hrs. a day from home. I am doing my best to be "Baby Wise" in an effort to have more of a scheduled day to juggle both but so far we are not there yet.

We went to the farm the weekend - Eric got another turkey and Eliza, Suzy, Grandma and I went to the lake ... we all had a nice time. Above are some recent pictures ... enjoy!