Mother's Day Recap

Mother's Day 2005: I sat on the couch recovering from a C-section, sobbing through those heart-wrenching Mother's Day specials and holding my newborn.

Mother's Day 2006: I was treated to a delicious lunch at Black Angus Steakhouse. mmmmmm... and Olivia was on her very best behavior.

Mother's Day 2007: I was up until 3:00 a.m. with a feverish restless infant. Up again at 6:30 to make final preparations for the big Mother's Day luncheon for the Spanish ministry. Since I thought that AJ was just going through a yucky teething thing, he came to church with me, but stayed with me. Thankfully, a few kind ladies saw this poor mamma trying to fill fruit cups, set out silverware, etc. while holding a sick baby and helped get everything set-up. God provides! I slipped into the service to sing, and slipped back out again to finish up in the kitchen. AJ was not getting any better. His fever was now beyond a "teething" fever. On my way home, I was pulled over for going 42 in a 30. Uggghh! I have never been pulled over in my life. I just gave the officer everything in my glove box because I didn't know what the registration was. It was a horrible experience...how much is this going to cost... I'm going to have to tell my husband....all the people staring at the dummy pulled over on the side of the road....then the lecture about how I need to drive more slowly especially with the little ones in the back...... I already felt like a horrible mother for dragging my sick baby to church, and I just wanted to cry. As I waited for the officer to return, I looked down and my gas-light was on. I don't know how long it had been on, and that made me nervous. The officer returned and, thankfully, I was given a warning. Whew! After a quick stop at the gas-station, I took Olivia home and took AJ to the emergency room. An ear infection, not teething was the source of his woes. As soon as I got home, Alex had to get to the evening service. Just when I thought that the day's drama was pretty much over, AJ was stinky. I would normally use the changing table, but the diaper and wipes were right there, so I changed him there on the living room floor. Olivia came over with her little bowl of goldfish crackers and sat down next to her brother. As I was cleaning AJ's bottom, I listened to Olivia repeat over and over "EAt AJ, EAt". I wasn't paying any attention to what she was saying, until I looked at her goldfish crackers, then looked in AJ's mouth and there was a goldfish in his mouth! Olivia was telling him to EAt while putting the cracker in his mouth! Before I could get it out, AJ started choking and turned red. I had no choice but to turn his still very very poopy body over and do the baby heimlich (sp?). Out popped the goldfish, and the only damage was a smattering of poop on AJ, mommy, and the carpet. My dear husband came home and handed me a tall hot Hazelnut Latte, and we laughed together about my terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad, Mother's Day :) Honestly, the best gift of the day was having a sick little one. As I sat rocking him at 2:00 that morning and felt his warm little head nestled between my neck and my shoulder, I thought of how blessed I am. I sat there and thought of how no thing or experience could ever compare to what Olivia and AJ bring into my life. I sure do love being a mamma!

My Sweet Little Man

Olivia and Mommy

The Mother's Day Luncheon

A beautiful pink annual was given to each mother. Each plant sits in a trimmed white luch sack that has been dressed up with a little ribbon woven around the edge. Cute, somewhat easy, and inexpensive!