my baby love

my baby love...no, not the little girl in my belly. though, i do love her & am becoming more & more anxious to see her! my first baby love...brian. this september we'll have been an official couple for 15 years...married for 10 in november. & while the road hasn't always been smooth, & while we've had to work (@ some times harder than others) @ our marriage, brian's STILL my favorite person. :-)

before garrett was born, we went away to grand bahama island for several days...a "babymoon". since we were just away with garrett @ the beach last month, we decided simply to spend a weekend in atlanta, just the two of us, b/f baby girl comes on the scene. we realize that the more children we add to our little brew, the more of a challenge our alone time will become. & b/w all the demands currently in our life, we both were dying to get into this weekend - we both needed this time away & with just one another.

i'm so grateful for those couples we have watched be married & parent who are long ahead of us & just ahead of us, walking beside us even. those couples who have been consistent in creating space for themselves - sometimes before creating space to be parents. ultimately, our children arrive b/c of our love for one another...and in the end, they will leave us - with just one another. our goal is to still like each other @ the end of all the *parenting*. :-) i appreciate that brian & i share that vision within our marriage & it's NEVER a struggle to steal us away from garrett for a night, a weekend, a vacation, whatever...to be alone, to be with each other or with our friends.

we had a great time...stayed in Buckhead, ate out every meal, slept in both mornings, sunned by the pool, read, saw a movie, ate junk food (hello, i'm pregnant AND it's vacation), talked about how we missed garrett (of course, come on, we're not heartless!), talked about life with baby girl joining us, napped, etc. the only picture i managed to shoot of us is above...if you know my husband @ all, you'll know where we ended up for dessert on friday night (even though you can't see much of the background).

meanwhile, my mom was a godsend this past week...she arrived wednesday & then stayed w/ G all weekend (all by herself!). on wed, she gave me the gift of a 3 hour nap (am i really that exhuasted?) & on thursday, i snuck away for a mani/pedi that made me feel like a new woman. while she was in, she bathed & changed G every time he needed it, let him play with all the gadgets in her minivan (while it was parked in the driveway, of course), made him a sweet little jon jon for the summer & fed him every meal, made every snack, played outside letting him soak himself in his pool or via a water bottle every trip out! after brunch this morning, i'm not sure who was more sad to see her leave...us or garrett!
after brunch, we stopped for a few pictures...garrett (as you can tell) wasn't really into it. note how GIANT my babydome is! can't believe that little girl has more weeks of growing to do. she's a pushy one, i can already tell ya! kickboxing me 24-7! :-)

garrett & grandmom on the swing at kimball hall.