Catching up

Hello all!!! Sorry we've been a little M.I.A. lately. No excuses really. Just seasons changing and life adjusting. I'm getting my running started again (that marathon isn't going to run itself, now is it?!?!) and I've started working again. I'm doing 2 days a week of day work at a new Broadway show called "Baby, It's You." It's a show about the girl group "The Shirelles"---very jukebox musical---very fun!

And as always....baby Sam continues to grow...

I can't express how much more fun he is now that he can recognize Jason and me and smile at the sound of our voices and the sight of our faces. As soon as he can laugh, it's all over. I will be acting like a complete fool. I am prepared do anything to make him laugh...ANYTHING!!
A few weeks ago, we went to a wedding shower for our friends Drew and Danis. We met Drew and Danis in college during our last year while we were doing "Sweeney Todd."
The shower was plenty of fun and it's always nice to see a bunch of our friends from Arkansas. We played a few shower games and had a lovely time! Samuel inspired a nap from Jason (not really, just posed for the picture)...

and continued sleeping through the party. What an awesome New York baby. He sleeps better with loud noises!
In January, Jason and I took a childbirth class. We were both a little skeptical before the first session but it ended up being an amazing experience. It was a very intimate group; there were only 3 couples in the class. We all had a great time getting to know each other and learning about the intense experience we were all about to go through. By the end of the 3 sessions, we were all joking about keeping in touch and having reunions once we all had our babies. I was due first on Feb.1, followed by Amy on Feb. 23, and Leslie on April 2.

We have now all had our babies and are still keeping in touch and meeting up to support each other and talk and laugh and commiserate. The other day, we all met up at Leslie's apartment to meet the newest addition to our club...Baby Alice

And here's Amy's little boy, Joseph. I cannot, for the life of me, figure out why I couldn't get this photo to rotate. I tried 3 times!!

And of course, little boy Burrow.

And all 3 together!
I'm so excited to have other new moms to talk to and be friends with. I never thought that I would really bond with women in this way but I really enjoy their company and hope we can stay in each others lives. Can't you see these two being buds later?????

Gosh I hope his eyes stay this color!!



Samuel has reached the 13 pound mark which means we can start using our Baby Bjorn carrier!! We took it for a test run on Easter and I think he loves it! He falls asleep in it just as easy as my sling.

After church, we met up with some friends for Easter brunch where Sam received his first bunny ears!
And of course, an Easter portrait!
I've been really excited about getting to watch Samuel listen to Jason play and sing and the other night, I got my first taste.
Here he is playing his first note EVER!! The first of many.
Jason sang and played with him for a good 30 minutes and he just smiled up at him and tried to sing along a little. He loved it! And it warmed my heart a little...well a lot!