Day 4

I'm getting weepier by the day thinking about measuring Micah in years not months...
Some might beg to differ about my next favorite thing but this is my blog from my perspective so that makes it true for me. My favorite thing for today is that Micah loves me best. I know he loves his daddy just as much but patronize me for now. He loves me when he doesn't want anyone else. While at times it is annoying, like I would like to put him down or let Mick hold him but only his momma will do. After 8:00 at night he wants nothing else than for me to hold, play or read to him. He thinks I am the funniest person ever AND he thinks I sing beautifully. No wonder I had a baby just to make myself feel better:) Seriously it is an amazing gift from the Lord to have a little one love you just because you are his momma and he knows nothing else. I know that this time will fade and he will want nothing to do with sitting in my lap or lovin on momma...so until then I hope to try to remember that and cherish every clingy moment.

Day 5

It is fun for me to nail down specific things about Micah instead of just saying how special he is in general. So sorry to those of you who had hoped I would run out after two days, there is more. Another one of my favorite things is Micah's big, ok HUGE, front tooth. Not teeth, just tooth. The other front top tooth broke the skin weeks ago but is too afraid to come out because the other tooth is just so large it takes up half his mouth. His bottom teeth seem small but this top one looks like a white chiclet. Nana says he should work at the hole punching factory. I wish I had a good picture of it but I haven't gotten one yet. It is only a matter of time though. Micah doesn't smile a real smile anymore he does this big mouth wide open thing where everyone comments about his very large tooth! So next time you see him check it out, hopefully the one that comes into match it will offset the largeness of it all!

Day 6 of "7 Days til Micah's One"

Again, this is more for my record so skip it if you are tired of micahgush. Another one of my favorite things about Micah is that he is fearless. Granted this is a trait that will get him into trouble and will probably cause countless trips to the emergency room and doctors office but I love it nonetheless. They say some babies have that natural tendency to look before they leap or to slow down or back away from danger. He missed that ship. He runs full tilt at everything he does. He loves to be held up high in the air. He loves to be scared when I hide and jump out and scream. He is loved completely and therefore thinks that I would protect him from anything real bad so he just assumes he can go for anything I don't stop him from doing. And go for it all the way he does. I am sure that he will begin to get a bit more timid and shy away from some things but for now, he knows no stranger and knows no danger!

7 Days til Micah Turns One!

I thought that I wanted to do something each day of the week before Micah's birthday. I am sure by his next birthday we will be lucky to even realize we have a week til it is here, but he is our first and it is his first so that makes it pretty dog gone special. So I thought each day I would tell you one of my most favorite things about Micah. There are more than 7 but you get the point. I have very mixed emotions about my boy growing up so this is some therapy for me to remember that he is still little, in some ways.
My new favorite thing that he does is tickling. He loves to tickle feet and himself. He tickles his own belly or my arm. The funniest tickling is when he tickles after he gets in trouble. Which lately has been alot. He will get frustrated with me about something and yell and hit or bite me so then I give him "mean momma face" and speak sternly. He then cries for about 1 second then starts to wrinkle his nose and tickle me. He thinks he is changing the subject on me and while I would never tell him it is really stinkin cute. Just a small thing he does but something that I absolutely love! If there is just too much love in the 7 Days posts feel free to skip um'.

Time with Daddy!

When Micah got to the bottom of the slide he propped his leg up like this and just sat there...like where did ya'll put the camera, I am ready! So we took his picture in his own posed position. So silly...
Me and My Momma's Boy

Why Mick feels the need to put Micah our own flesh and blood in the most dangerous of places I will never understand.
Our boy and a stick. Isn't it funny the things that they love to play with!

Some of you have mentioned that my posts have been depressing lately, (thanks, Sarah and Amy)...the reason for that is well I have been depressed. Sorry, but when I am not feeling great there is no faking it. I wear my emotions on my sleeve...or really it is more like I shove my emotions so far out there they are sitting on someone elses sleeve. But the whole single mom thing can really get you down. But, I say all this because things are looking up! Mick will be home during daylight hours today and our next family time isn't weeks away. We had so much fun this weekend just being together. Eating, playing and doing normal stuff. It makes you really appreciate every little moment. After church yesterday we took lunch to a local park and Micah played it up! The pictures above are from our time there. He loved every minute and even cried a bit when we had to leave. He is getting quite the temper these days. I think I need to start reading that strong willed child book. I thought the first child should be a people pleaser. Not our Micah he is all kinds of independent.

sink time!

When we got home from the game on Friday it was late and I really didn't want to do the whole bath thing. So I went to wash Micah's hands off at the sink. Well he just loved playing in the water so much that I just stripped him down and stuck him in the sink. He thought it was the best thing ever. I thought it was great because with his tubes we are always worried about water in the ears and there was no need to worry in the sink. He is so large though he took up the whole sink. We both just laughed and laughed.

end with a win!

For Senior Night and the last game of the season Mick played Landmark. The coach there happens to have coached Mick and coached with Mick. Coach Williams is a family friend too so we got a picture with them. I know people were wondering why in the world the opposing coaches wanted their picture together...
This is Micah talking to one of the senior's, Adam, the boys have been so good to Micah and he already thinks that they are great. Adam is really good with Micah and Micah always smiles really big when he sees him.
This is our tradition when we have to leave I drive Micah over and he gets a big kiss from daddy and then we head home...This little car he's in has been a life saver. We drive it all over the field and entertains Micah for hours.

Mick finished up his baseball season with a win on Friday night. Micah and I had dinner with Paxton, Amy, Sarah and Suzie. Then we headed to the ball field to cheer daddy on for the last time for a little while. I was cheering for a different reason than most of the fans. Seriously though it was a great game and two of the seniors hit homeruns in the last game of their high school career, so I know it was pretty special for them and Mick as well. The game went long and Micah and I of course had to leave before it was over but we came home knowing that Mick would be home the next day and we were both pretty thankful.