My very first blog

Oh, I am so proud! Here I am blogging. First a cell phone that weighs less than ten pounds, now this!

I'm starting this blog to keep you all posted on Will's progress as a little human being and also what we are up to as a family. I hope you all enjoy it!

Today was such a wonderful day, I had to create a blog to tell the whole world about it. Here's some background...

This week has been a bit trying. Will has been teething this week and sleep has been hard to come by. I think he is getting four new teeth, all at the same time. Is that possible? When I woke up this morning I just knew I had to get out of the house. I announced to Mike that I was going to the beach! Will and I had a great day together. He actually slept on the way there (this is a small miracle in itself). He was well rested when we arrived. We stopped to get lunch at Cafe Stephanie--my favorite little place to eat in Newport. Will was my date as we ate lunch together and I got to chat with some very friendly people around me. Next stop was to the beach. Will seems to love everything about the beach. Just seeing him laugh and play made me feel renewed as a mother. He was crawling like a crazy man towards the ocean. He would have kept right on crawling if I wouldn't have stopped him! I love to see Will and his fascination with the world around him. He was just taking in the seagulls, the ocean breeze, the sand, kites flying in the air. It really makes me appreciate life in a whole new way. We just had a good time laughing and playing together. After that we headed to the Aquarium. What fun! Will was cracking up at every little thing. I love that little guy! I think we checked out every exhibit. Finally, we made our way to the Chowder Bowl. I bought a whole quart for Mike. I felt I owed him one after he had the patience to listen to my insomniac ramblings the night before. I don't know what I'd do without him! As an added bonus I got him some taffy for dessert. How can you go to the beach and not bring back taffy? It was a nice adventure and good to break from routine a bit. I'm grateful I can do this from time to time. Will slept most of the way home, even as I sang to the Dixie Chicks at the top of my lungs. When the lullaby song came on I had tears in my eyes thinking of my sweet little angel asleep in the back seat. I love days like this!