Easter Weekend

Myrtle Beach

Update

I know I haven't updated in awhile but this past month had been pretty busy. We went to Myrtle Beach with Greg's parents the week before Easter. We had a great time and enjoyed spending some time together as a family. Darius & I did ALOT of shopping thanks to Nana and Greg was able to spend a few days out on the golf course with his Dad AKA Poppy. We ate at some incredible restaurants and even got Darius' picture next to a guitar autographed by Darius Rucker (his namesake) at the local Hard Rock Cafe. I will post some pictures of our trip soon.

We traveled back home on Good Friday and spent Easter weekend with my family. I got to see my newest nephew Gavin again. It shouldn't surprise me how fast he is growing since he's just 12 weeks behind Darius. Darius looked like the nerd he will probably be in his first Easter outfit. With 2 nerdy white parents, he doesn't stand much of a chance!

Then we decided to have our landscaping finished and a new wood laminate floor put in downstairs at the same time we had a little visitor for a week. Greg and I acted as temporary foster parents for a 14 month old boy until his adoptive parents could get here. His birth mom had originally planned on placing him with this couple from birth but then backed out 2 days after he was born and just recently changed her mind. It was a sweet reunion and great to see the family together at last. Darius really enjoyed having a new friend and it gave us a glimpse of whats to come in the next few months.

And during all of this Darius turned 9 months old! He is really growing fast. It's so exciting to see how he changes every day. He became mobile recently and while he's not truly crawling, he can get anywhere he wants to go. He can sit himself back up from a laying position now and scoot on his bottom. He sort of puts a knee up while on his tummy and then falls forward to get closer to his target. He has started giving me hugs and kisses and I have to be careful when I kiss on him because now he will return the favor but in a much messier and louder way. It's very sweet and makes me feel like a Mom. Which leads me to his latest achievement. Thursday I got to hear the sweetest, most loving, amazing sound I have waited my whole life to hear. Darius said Ma-Ma. I will have to close with that because nothing could possibly top that.

Baby Fashion Show

We're leaving for Myrtle Beach this weekend and even though it won't be quite warm enough I thought we needed a new swimsuit just in case. Darius also got some big boy pajamas too. He is starting to look less like a baby & more like a boy. That 1st birthday is just around the corner!

We're ready for Spring!

Darius went to his first park today and discovered that he LOVES being outdoors and LOVES to swing. As soon as I put him in the swing he started giggling. He had so much fun. I can't wait till summer!

Saturday Fun

Darius had his first date Saturday. Greg & I kept my friend, Kashia's 2 kids. Rylie is 6 weeks younger than Darius and Kyrian will be 3 in May. (That's Kyrian in the background, he wouldn't let me take his picture) The three of them had a good time playing together until Darius started throwing up. He's finally feeling better today.

Also I started using slide shows from slide.com because my photobucket slide shows weren't working well. But you have to click on the X in the upper right corner when it gets to the end of the show to view it again. But adding slide.com shows improved the quality of photobucket so I don't know what's going on.

Darius is 8 months old today!

Upward Basketball

Best Friends

The Triplets

Not the best picture of me but probably how I would look all the time if I were the one raising the triplets. The babies are now home & doing great! I miss them and their Mommy & Daddy so much! They were here for a month and we became very close. The good news is they don't live too far from Greg's hometown and we'll get to see them next week when we go to Myrtle Beach!

Sometimes I'm just too cute for words!

Playing Hard