It has been so long since I have posted anything on here and to be honest I haven't had the time or the want to really, simply because when I do have 'down time' I want to spend it with my family. I never knew how much time being a mom to a single child would take. I soon discovered once Sawyer made his arrival that time is truly of the essence. I had plans to blog every little detail of Sawyer while I was on maternity leave...thinking I would have plenty of spare time since I wouldn't be working, but oh was I wrong. Life with a newborn is very hectic and getting time to even shower in peace is rare. BUT... with that being said the point behind my blog was to be able to look back at things down the road and relive special moments through my posts. So here I am a month later posting about Sawyers first Easter. Easter is extremely special to us (besides for obvious reasons, THANK YOU Lord Jesus for dying for our sins and rising from the tomb!) but also because the Good Lord granted us such a blessing when we were told at this time last year we were going through a miscarriage, only to hear Sawyers heartbeat for the first time on Good Friday. Truly a blessing from God. Here we are a year later spending this Easter with our son in our arms and celebrating such a wonderful holiday. Since I am writing this post a month later, looking back and thinking of that weekend makes me smile because it was so special to our hearts and we all had the best time. On Friday we attended our church's Good Friday service. This was Sawyers first church service since coming into this world. We have been watching church on Sundays at home since he has been born because of the cold winter months. We didn't want to risk taking a newborn out in the cold temps with flu season being so prominent this year. We made an exception that weekend and the weather had warmed up for a bit so it was great timing. Sawyer sat through the entire service without making a peep until the very end when the band started to play music, the drums scared him and he let out a big cry. As we waited in the church cafe for the main service to finish, he gave everyone who spoke to him his normal big grin. He loves people and he sure does love when people look at him and talk to him. Bryan's momma had been in town watching Sawyer for us while I transitioned into my first week back at work so she spent the holiday weekend with us. We showed her around down town, ate at a new local restaurant on state street (Bloom Cafe), and had the best time roaming around that day. When we got home we colored eggs and decorated the dining room table with our masterpieces. I was determined to take Sawyer to see the Easter bunny and around here the Easter bunny is hard to find! There is only one location that we knew of near us that the Easter bunny would be doing pictures with kiddos. I called Bass Pro and asked how busy it was to meet the Easter bunny and was told it was an hour wait. Somehow I managed to con both Bryan and his momma into going with me and Sawyer to greet the Easter bunny for the very first time. As soon as we arrived the line was wrapped around to the back of the building. We were already there so that meant we were going to wait it out! Almost two hours to be exact, but the good news is Sawyer slept through the entire line and I actually had to wake him up right before his turn for pictures. As you can see, he was a little grumpy from being woken up but hey, we got our picture and I can't wait to collect these for years to come. Instead of going out to a big dinner for Easter I asked my mother in law to cook for us (awful I know considering I should be the one cooking for her since she came here to help out with Sawyer, butttt she's such a great cook and lets face it, I am not). Since Sawyer, I have also preferred staying in and eating rather than going out. With breastfeeding and a baby's demands as an infant, it so much easier to just be at home and not have to worry about the hassle of getting out and feeding/changing/etc. Plus, who doesn't love the comfort of eating from their home ;) So we invited the family over Saturday evening and had ham, turkey, gravy, stuffing, green beans, hash potato casserole, deviled eggs, and rolls. We had an absolute feast and it was all so delicious. We finished with a scratch made strawberry cake from the local Cootie Browns. On Sunday we watched our Church service from our TV and piled everyone up in our bedroom. I will say I am so ready to get back in church now that it's begun to warm up. It is awesome to have the ability to watch our church from home, however it is just not the same as attending in person. Now that Sawyer has adjusted to daycare, I may even send him to the church nursery during the main service. To finish up Easter weekend we attended Easter brunch at J Frank (if you have not attended Sunday brunch there I advise you to do so! Call and get reservations ahead of time to make sure you can get in!) We had Sawyer an Easter basket although the only thing he has got good use and excitement from was his pacifiers and a new high chair toy that he loves to play with. Hopefully next year he will be ready to hunt eggs! I always enjoyed searching for eggs filled with candy (and sometimes money if we were lucky) when I was younger and can't wait to be the one hiding the eggs for our little guy come next year.
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