The Richardson Riot: September 2008

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

The ABC's of Me...

Okay, so Marina tagged me so this will be fun! Here goes......

A. Attached or Single? Attached to my honey
B. Best Friend? Matt, my mom, Tyson
C. Cake or Pie? Cake of course...oooo I'd give anything for some chocolate cake right now!
D. Day of choice? Saturday: I can play with Belle all day and spend some time in the evening with my honey
E. Essential Item? my pink blanket
F. Favorite Color? Pink
G. Gummy Bears or Worms? Both
H. Hometown? Lexington, SC
I. Indulgence? A great handbag or a new pair of shoes
J. January or July? July absolutely!
K. Kids? YES...my sweet Belle
L. Life is not complete without? Family/Love
M. Marriage Date? June 11
N. Number of brothers & sisters? 1 sister
O. Oranges or Apples? Apples: crisp, cold and a mix of sweet and sour
P. Phobias? Losing my parents
Q. Quotes? This is sad, but my brain is so fried right now I can't think of one meaningful quote...sad, but true!
R. Reasons to Smile? Lots of things. You can find smiles all around if you take the time to enjoy life!
S. Season of Choice? Spring
T. Tag some Peeps! I think Tyson has already been tagged so I'm tagging LizAnn!
U. Unknown Fact about Me? I'm a little of a control freak, and a little obsessive about small details.
V. Vegetable? Green Beans
W. Worst Habits? I'm a packrat
X-Ray or Ultrasound? Ultrasound...still one of the neatest experiences of my life
Y. Your Favorite Food? Dito the pasta Marina ;)...actually any carb would be good by me!
Z. Zodiac Sign? Taurus

Hopefully, Belle and my future children will look back on this some day and find it amusing.

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Labor Day Weekend....7 under 7!

I know, I know, posting a week later but I'm a busy girl, what can I say? Well, Labor Day weekend Matt, Belle, and I headed up to Village Creek in Beaufort for a weekend with the Richardson family. There were 21 of us in one house!!!! And as you can tell by the title of this post, we had 7 children under 7.

Lisa and Leigh brought their daughter Janie and twins Ella and Bo. Kristen and Kevin brought along their daughter Kaleigh. Laura and Bobby have Morgan and Emma and of course Matt and I brought Belle. What a wonderful way to have all these little cousins get to know one another and create memories that they will remember forever.

The weekend was really low key. We swam, played with the babies and ate some wonderful food. The one eventful thing that happened to us was that Belle decided to begin teething on Sunday....the day we had planned on taking family photos! I could tell she was a little out of sorts for a couple of days prior, but nothing really out of the ordinary. Then on Sunday, she was just crying and I knew her little mouth was hurting her b/c she was sticking everything in there. She's been doing that for weeks and drooling excessively so I shouldn't have been so surprised, but seeing her in that pain just killed me! She's not a cryer so seeing her like that was hard. Lisa and Kristen stepped in and gave me support and Belle some Tylenol. Man did that do the trick! But, she never slepped good (naps or at night) while we were there so it left for a very tired mommy. Who knew all this could be so emotionally draining! I'm sure I'm just experiencing what all new moms do. All in all looking back I think we both handled it all really well, but at the time I didn't think so.

I'm happy to report that Belle now has two little teeth cutting in on the bottom! I haven't seen them but I have definately felt them. I can't believe it all is happening so fast! She's just growing by the day. I'm including some pictures from the weekend, including Belle eating her first veggie: Sweet Potatoes!

The 7 under 7