A weekend of Firsts

I'm definitely a mom now...
Never before would I have thought that I would do some of the things I catch myself in the midst of on a daily basis. For example, simply wiping spit-up off of my shoulder and thinking “Well, as long as other people can’t smell me, it’s ok”, or “Maybe I’ll just wash my bangs and then it will look like I took a full shower” if I’m hurried in the mornings. And I never thought I’d call my husband “Daddy” (“Daddy, do you want to go for a walk?” or “Daddy wants to change your diaper now!”)

Over the weekend, as Jason and I were getting ready to go to Watson Mill Bridge State Park near our house, it was quite funny how much we had to pack up for a simple afternoon out. “Daddy” described it perfectly by exclaiming, as he jostled the baby in his arms and I ran around picking necessary items up from around the house to pack in our day bag, “Wow. We really have baby!” My sentiments exactly. It seems that at times, it still hasn’t quite sunk in that we are parents.

The trip to the park was fun, though. Since we previously tried to use the front carrier with no luck (poor Silas’ noggin was bouncing around just a little too much and he let us know that it was not comfortable, Mom!), we strapped Silas to me with the sling and headed down to the river. It was a very nice Saturday, and the weather was perfect. Sitting by the water and looking up at the trees seemed to make baby Silas very happy, and he was quiet and content listening to the new sounds and taking in the surroundings.
Afterwards, we all took a very nice nap.




Daddy and Silas by the river






The night before…

In short, my dad enjoyed his first babysitting stint and we had our first night out on the town.

Courtesy of Krimson, Jason and I went to see Sam Bush play at the Melting Point here in Athens (thanks, Grubb). While enjoying dinner with Krim, Daniel and Mark Dixon prior to the show, I realized how strange it felt to not be physically attached to another human being. At that thought, I had the overwhelming urge to high five Jason. Woo hoo! We did it! We’re out! And I’m having a beer! Ah, beer. My sweet, sweet friend. Another high five!

Sam Bush was amazing, the venue was amazing. It was really, really so much fun. But I didn’t get any pictures of the fun, so you’ll just have to imagine it for yourself.

My dad did a wonderful job watching the babe. Silas even got a nice bath and a cozy spot on the couch to sleep. Dad looked a little tired when we arrived at 12:30pm to pick Silas up, but our baby was happy and content to have spent and evening with his Grandpa. High five!




Grandpa and Silas

Silas is 3 months old

Three months has never before seemed so short and yet so long.

I can’t believe that we have a baby, much less a baby that is ¼ of a year old! Ha. It’s amazing to see pictures of the first time that I saw Silas. I was still lying on the table from the c-section and Jason is proudly holding our beautiful, pudgy little baby; our first family picture. Now, when we look at that picture it is amazing that that was the beginning of the life that we now experience.

Everyone said that I would love this baby more than anything. That it would be instantaneous. That it would be like nothing I’d ever experienced before. I have to say that it didn’t happen exactly that way for me. I don’t know if it was the long hours of waiting, the unexpected c-section, or the fact that it was just something so huge that I couldn’t wrap my brain around it yet. At first, it was like I just loved him as much as I love anyone else in my family. Sure, I loved him a lot. I felt my heart flutter a bit when I looked at him and thought he was really cute. But I didn’t yet feel that sickeningly sweet, butterflies-in-the-stomach, want-to-cry-when-I-look-at-him LOVE.

Let me update you a bit. I feel it now. Every day, the feeling grew stronger. It’s not just how he looks so much like his daddy sometimes, or that I never really liked the shape of my eyes but on him they look beautiful. It’s not just the smell of him, which is like peaches and fresh air mixed together. It’s just not his little froggy body, or the cute rolls of fat just above his chubby little knees, or the dimple in his right cheek. I love it ALL. And he’s ours! Wow.

I promise that every entry into this journal won’t be this mushy. Hopefully a little bit of humor will be interjected every now and then, and I will try not to bore you with how many diapers we change each day (at least seven), how much he eats (a lot), or any little boring thing that happens (actually, I can’t think of anything. It is all very, very interesting).

We love you all,
Stacey, Jason and Silas

Three month pictures

Silas and Daddy.
Every morning, Jason has play time with Silas. Both of them love that time together and Silas gives his Dad the biggest smiles.














Mama and Silas.
Love to cuddle!
Look at those blue eyes.






Silas loves baths.
Can you tell? The little Buddha baby loves the water and drying off with his towel-hat.

Happy Anniversary Cheneys!

October 19th is Julie and Jim Cheney's anniversary!! Woo Hoo! Happy Anniversary. They spent last weekend in Helen celebrating their 3rd year of marriage. Julie sent me some pictures, which I have tried to post here. It looks like such a cute place! I have also added a picture of Julie and Jim above, which is not from this past weekend but it's one that I just love of them. It was taken during a trip to Julie's aunt's house near Asheville.

Why not?

Okay. Everyone else has one. Why not?

I started this page so that we can share pictures with our friends and family. We hope you enjoy it. Thanks to Julie and Jim for the awesome digital camera, without which we would not be able to share these pics with you. :) Well, except for this one. Ha.