About Me

We are a family of five (yes we count our dog) who are loving every minute that the Lord has blessed us with!

Sunday, September 28, 2008

When the hubby is away...

Yes, this picture is from 2002, but isn't he cute?!
Ryan left this morning to go to the Outer Banks with my dad. This will be the first time that he has left me since we have been married. I have gone to my parents a few times, but I was always the one leaving. So... here I am all alone with Lucy McLean. I haven't even been here alone with my daughter for 24 hours and, although I am loving every minute of being with her, I am coming to the realization that

1. I love my husband and he is fabulous and fun to have around. Even when he doesn't say anything, it is nice to have his presense surrounding me. Who has to say anything anyway when I am around?

2. My mother is amazing and I don't know how she did it by herself for so long. My mom was a single mom from the time I was 3-14. We were totally blessed to have Terry come in to our lives and be an amazing father to me. As I look back I can't fathom how my mother made it through those years. YOU ARE MY HERO!

So, Lucy McLean is teething/has horrid gas from something her mama ate :( oops! She did great this morning for church. When I walked in to pick her up, all three ladies in the nursery started to go crazy telling me how "she didn't puke that much at all this time" as they are all wearing their nice puke capes. Ahhh... to have a daughter known for her puke. Those ladies love on her regardless! I had finally gotten up the nerve to say, yet again, that I thought something was wrong with her at her checkup Friday (stats coming soon). I have had issues with the reality of whether or not the puke was an actual issue or was I doing the crazy 1st time mother thing. After LM being with her Aunt Lissa for over a month, she convinced me that most babies don't infact puke ALL DAY LONG like there is a permanent water spout coming out of their mouth. Our pediatrician is awesome (WE LOVE YOU DR. MYERS) and heard me out. She gave LM one more medicine to try before we go to another GI specialist. I am thinking (and praying) that this medicine may be reducing the puke. I only counted 3-4 times that she puked all day today. Trust me.. this is a record.

Our church had a cookout/baptism at http://www.campillahee.com/tour/ . It was a lot of fun and beautiful. LM did great at this too.

We got home this afternoon. On top of the gas/teeth/ a little stopped up.. she was pooped. She had a rough afternoon and we didn't make it to youth group tonight :(. After a long nap, a good walk, a hilarious time of "practicing crawling", a good bath and a bedtime feeding, she is zonked out and I am heading that way myself. I feel so blessed to have such an amazing husband. I know that he will have a blast with my dad and needs this vacation, but wheew... I am gonna miss him.

P.S. Mom/Grammy comes Thursday... and Lucy McLean can't wait!

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Wake Forest and Chuck Taylor Lady




(only when it comes to ACC... she is a Tiger at heart)
Lucy McLean got this hilarious hat with an outfit from Natalie. She is just now able to wear it. We have so much fun putting it on her. I know that we are the only ones who find it as amusing as we do, but we think it is hilarious. She wore it last night for her Uncle Ste Ste (an N.C. State grad).

P.S. She LOVES her Chuck Taylor's Uncle Thomas!!! THANK YOU!!!

Henna's Shower


Lucy McLean and I went to my parents house last weekend to throw my friend Henna (Jenny) a shower. She is getting married in November and we are soo excited for her. It is always fun to get together with these ladies!

Monday, September 22, 2008

Trying to crawl

Lucy McLean is trying very hard to crawl these days. It is hilarious to see her stick her fanny in the air as high as she can and topple over on to her side. Her great coach... I mean Daddy... is trying very hard to teach her how! We will see how it goes!

P.S. Isn't my hubby a great photographer?

Grandma's B-day Party

Pics from the fun weekend...

LM and Grammy
LM eating Grandma's cake
Smooches!
Strong genes? What do you think?
Sweet time with Grandpa!

The weekend before last (I know... I am getting slack), we went to my Grandma's surprise B-day party. On Wednesday, she will officially be 70 years old. Don't tell her I told you!!! She is the greatest grandmother. I have loved growing up and having her to love on me. I still remember going over to my grandparents house as a child and getting Dominos pizza on Friday night. We would go rent movies and have a blast all night. If we were REALLY good, we got to go to Blue Bay on Saturdays. That was always an adventure, because between my two grandparents, they knew EVERYONE in our small town. I could go on and on about my wonderful memories of this lady growing up. It is amazing to see her with Lucy McLean. When I see her loving on LM, I think about how much she must have loved on me at that age. I am so glad that the Lord has blessed us with another year of laughter, great conversations and love. Grandma... we love you. Here is to 70 more!

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

While Mama is Away...



Hey readers! This is Lucy McLean. I thought that I would take a second to let you know what I have been up to while my mama has been working. I stay with my wonderful Aunt Lissa. She is the mama of my three cousins; Skylar, Kyndall and Anslie. Skylar gets to go to big girl school during the day, so I only get to see her for a second in the morning and for a little bit in the afternoon. She is in 1st grade! I am so proud of her and how smart she is. During the day, Aunt Lissa lets Kyndall take over in "keeping" me. She is in charge! Kyndall and Anslie make me laugh a lot. Anslie doesn't realize that I am basically her size, as she tries to hold me and feed me all the time. Aunt Lissa has done a great job documenting my time at her house. I thought that I would share a few pictures of what we have been up to. Enjoy...
Last Thursday, I went the WNC State Fair for the 1st time. My mama was sad that she wasn't able to take me. She has class on Thursday nights. My daddy came and picked me up from the fair.This is a picture of me and my Aunt Lissa!
Anslie was REALLY excited about the fair!
When Skylar is at home, she loves on me. I love to take naps with her! Look how long I am!!!
Like I said, Anslie makes me laugh!!!


And sometimes she makes me upset. Notice that my mama and I had a little discussion about how NOT to make "hand gestures"!
She tries to help feed me!

Here I am with Kyndall. You can't tell by the picture, but she really does love me and play with me. Sometimes she gets worried though, because I have a reputation as "a spitter" and she has a reputation as a "gagger"!

As you can tell, I love spending time at my Aunt Lissa's house. My mama says it makes going to work easier, knowing that I am taken care of and loved on all day long. She doesn't have to worry about me a bit! I know she misses me and I miss her too, but this is all working out!!! Well, it is past my bedtime. I hope you enjoyed my a sneak peak at my adventures at the Harrison's!!!

Love,
Lucy McLean

Monday, September 15, 2008

Naked Girl

Thursday nights are father/daughter night at our house. I have a class at WCU ( 1 hour 45 minutes away) from 5-8. Ryan does a great job loving on Lucy McLean while I am away from the fam :(. This past Thursday, Ryan captured some beautiful pictures of LM eating her oh so sweet toes! ENJOY!!!