I'm in the mood for a list....

Ok...so today Rhys is 5 months old....geez, i can't even believe that! So, for the past 5 months we've been watching all that Rhys has learned...to smile, to laugh, to hold his own bottle, to roll over...you get the idea. But I'd like to think about all that my beautiful boy has taught ME in the past 5 months....

1. giggling can solve all problems
2. sometimes, even if you sing off tune, it can lighten any mood
3. love - yes, i know i experienced love before rhys came along...but the love for a child is so different!
4. "this too shall pass"- sometimes this isn't the best thing, but whenever i was too tired to function this became my motto.
5. how to be a mommy- i'm sure i still have more to learn as we graduate to each new step together...but thus far it is the best title i've ever been given...and nothing will stop me from being the best that i can be for him.

So, there ya go 5 things that my 5 month old has taught me...theres so much more..but now he's awake from his nap....so i must run!

Girls Weekend

So, last week Rhys and I headed home to Va for a "girls weekend". More like a Girls plus baby weekend...but nonetheless...we had a great time. First, we stopped off in Fredericksburg to introduce Rhys to his great-grandma Birney then, we headed down to Williamsburg for some retail therapy with his grandma Birney and Auntie Meg.

Great-Grandma B. and Rhys

Bath Time in Great-Grandma B's Sink...splish splash!

Rhys' First Fire

Thats right! Our first night in Williamsburg we were RUDELY woken up at 3 am by the fire alarm...Rhys however, handled this like a champ, no tears, no grumpiness...turned out to be a false alarm.

I might add that he was a dream baby on both the plane ride out there and back. I was given so many compliments about how he slept the whole way out there and back...now, lets just hope it's the same story for our trip to England!