Weekend of Firsts

Micah and I had a great weekend. First exciting thing is we were out the door by 9:30AM on a Saturday. I actually showered AND had straight hair. I measure my accomplishments by if my hair was straight that day. I scheduled a play date with our moms group to celebrate Dr. Suess' birthday. It was a win/win situation. Micah got a cute pic with Dr. Suess and I got to shop at Baby Gap. So maybe that's just a win for Micah.

We then headed back home to meet Pee Paw (my dad) for our first road trip. Travis is working in West Virginia and we are missing him SO MUCH. It had been 4 weeks since Travis seen Micah. We decided to meet half way and celebrate Valentine's Day together. Packing with a baby is a whole new ball game. No more suitcase just for my shoes. Right now that's not a problem since I still can't fit any of my shoes:( I packed everything and the bath tub and still forgot stuff. Like DIAPERS!!! Who forgets DIAPERS???

 The weather was calling for snow and I do not drive in snow. My dad was gracious enough to give up his weekend to ride with us just in case the roads were bad. Micah did great on the ride up. My dad was loving his back seat time with Micah. Thank goodness I can care less where I breastfeed. I can now say I'm a pro at it in gas station parking lots.

I think this was the fastest weekend of my life. I just wanted Travis to soak up every second with Micah. He got to give him his first real bath and see him smile. Can you imagine the difference to Travis? Micah was 3 weeks old when he left. Now he is smiling and sleeping through the night.

On Sunday I put Micah in his V-day outfit and we got started. Travis got Micah his first card. It was so cute. I don't think I have ever cried so much as I did this weekend. I/We have a family and we are creating some of our first memories together. After we celebrated Travis had to leave. It was so bittersweet. My dad so put it in perspective for us. He told us to imagine how our soldiers and their families feel. Think about how long they go without seeing each other. It made me so grateful for what time we do have. It also made me grateful for our troops. I have already reached my crying quota for the week so I can't expand on that thought as much as I would like.

Our trip home was beautiful with all the snow in the trees and we made it back safely. Micah got to check off two first, out of state trip and snow. Loving all this memory making!