1st Mother's Day

We celebrated my first Mother's Day this year.  My boys did a wonderful job on cards, gifts, and the day.  Scott let me sleep in after feeding Gabe.  And sleeping it was wonderful.  I didn't realize how tired I was until I was able to get some good rest.  We did mange to get a little family snuggle time in before getting ready to leave.



Once we cleaned up and packed up the car, Gabriel had to show off his onesie from my mom.  Grammy did a great job in picking out his Mother's Day outfit.  Too bad it was too cold for him to wear it out.



We headed to Starbucks for some lattes and quick breakfast.  Then we drove to Missouri Botanical Gardens.  Another cool day and Gabriel was bundled up in his stroller.  The Garden was really busy, but we managed to find places to walk around without being over crowded.







After MoBot, we headed down to Scott's parents house for some lunch.  It was a rain check to watch the Cardinals game and get some awesome, Garvey's wings.  Although the Cardinals didn't win it was a fun afternoon.

We got home and it had warmed up enough for Gabriel to put on his Mother's Day outfit.  It was a wonderful Mother's Day!



 

Gabriel's First Cardinals Game

We took Gabriel to his first Cardinals game.  We have been counting down since last summer when I found out I was pregnant.  Taking him to the right game was a big deal.  About a month ago we were offered to buy tickets half off and help Collinsville baseball.  I figured I didn't want to pay full price when I knew I would not stay for the whole game.

We arrived at Busch Stadium just a little before the start of the game.  We headed to the outfield to watch the players warm up and get a couple of pictures. 



You can tell Gabe is completely thrilled with being out in the sun and having all these people around him.  He was actually pretty content in his Baby Bjorn.  We then walked all the way up to our seats.  They were higher than I had thought, the good part of our seats was that we had the last row.  The bad part about our seats were that it was very windy and cold in our seats.  Even with the sun out, it was still just too cold for Gabe up there.  We managed to get a few pictures in before heading back down.



[caption id="attachment_3036" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The view from our seats[/caption]

And of course what trip to Busch would not be complete without a visit to the Stan Musial statue.

3 Months

Gabriel turned three months old yesterday.  Since we do not have a three-month doctor's appointment, I do not have his length and weight stats available.  I do think he is at least 15lbs and probably 24-25 inches long.



Gabe's new tricks are:

Sticking fingers and hands in his mouth (he has fully found his fingers and loves them, it's a fight for the hands and food)

Squealing - whether it's laughing or with his crying, his squeals are multi-pitch now

Smiles - this boy loves to smile



Raspberries - he loves to hear his mom or dad make raspberry noises

Tummy Time - he is getting better at tummy time and is reaching for his toys



Toys - he loves his colored link chain that my mom got him, even loves the rattle noise.

Swing - he is finally big enough for his swing to be fun



And how did we celebrate this boy's 3 month birthday?  We took him to his first Cardinals game!  What a lucky kid!

After all the fussing over the kid, Reily wanted in on the action...



 

St. Louis Blues

The Blues are 1 game away from being eliminated from the Stanley Cup Finals.  They have played strong, most of the series against the Kings, but game 6 is back in LA and I just don't think we have it in us to win it out there.  Since last nights overtime loss was a must win game, Scott and I wanted to watch as much as we could.  And of course, Gabriel wanted in on this action.  He would not go to sleep at his normal 7:30-8PM bedtime.  Instead we let him lay in bed with us while we watched a little hockey (at least the 1st period).  Wouldn't you know it, the kid likes watching hockey.



[caption id="attachment_3015" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Watchin' the Blues with my Dad[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_3016" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Let's Go Blues![/caption]

 

"Me" Day

I didn't realize that I needed one of these.  I knew I was a little tired and really enjoyed the weekends, but I was given a "Me Day" this past Saturday.  My husband took my son and dog and left me home alone to do whatever I pleased.  It was nice.  I went back to sleep after they left, slept till 11:20.  I tried to run to the bank and open a savings account, but was too late.  Then I did some laundry without having to worry about Gabriel.  The best part was that I was able to get my first manicure/pedicure since before Gabriel was born.

After my relaxing day of only doing laundry and getting mani/pedi, Scott and I went out on a much-needed date night.  Gabriel and Reily were with Nana and Grandpa Ron for evening.  Scott surprised me, kinda, with dinner at Ruth Chris's Steakhouse.  It was wonderful.  Our table was in the wine room and there were only 3 tables in the room.  It was nice to have a quiet area to have a peaceful dinner.  Well, it would have been much more quiet had the couple behind us not talked to everyone that walked into the room for minutes on end and be as loud as possible.

Once they left, it was very peaceful and quiet.  I had my first glass of wine in a year, it was fabulous and an amazing filet.  Ruth Chris does know how to make a wonderful evening.  I can't wait till our next date night!

First Tub Bath

Gabriel had his first bath in the bath tub last night.  He has gotten big enough and strong enough to sit up in the plastic bath tub that we got to fit in the regular tub.  At first he hated being placed in the water.

[caption id="attachment_3004" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Not liking the bath[/caption]

In his defense it only went up to his belly and it was his first time in there.  After we poured water on him and started to clean him up he was in a daze.  He started kicking a little and was really calm.

[caption id="attachment_3005" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Relaxing[/caption]



It was a great first bath experience and introduction to water.

[caption id="attachment_3007" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Happy Bath Time[/caption]

Grammy's Visit

My mom came up for Gabriel's baptism and decided to stay for a week and half.  It's was a good visit.  My mom was able to fill in and babysit Gabe a couple of days that conflicted with Scott's mom's sewing retreat.  The timing could have been more perfect for that to fall into place.  Gabe and Grammy did a lot in her visit including trips to malls, sewing shops, Volpi's, indoor soccer, meeting the Green's, walks in the stroller, trying to sit up, bath time, snuggle time, nap time, taking and picking up mom from work.  It was a very busy visit.  I'll let the pictures show the fun.







[caption id="attachment_2995" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Fur Grandbaby[/caption]







[caption id="attachment_2999" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Rocking the baseball hat[/caption]

Gabriel can't wait to see Grammy in a month in Omaha for his first wedding.