Our First Mother's Day

We celebrated our first Mother's Day yesterday. It was Meighan's first Mother's Day WITH a mother! We went to church in Murdock and she did very well. She actually does quite well in church as long as we bring snacks and her little ducky. Shoes and socks eventually come off everywhere (especially in the car!).

After church we all went over to Quarry Oaks Golf Course where they had a WONDERFUL brunch! Everyone is amazed at how good of an eater Meighan is! She had coffee cake, scrambled eggs, part of a biscuit, hash browns. We tried pineapple and cantelope but it all came out. When I ate my pineapple I realized it was a little tart. Oh well. She liked it once. She'll like it again!

After lunch we went back to my parents and she was asleep by the time we got there. She slept a good hour and a half! Then we gave her a bottle and went to Tony's family's get-together. They had more food, of course, and I just couldn't eat anymore and be comfortable. Meighan ate a Graduates later on when she was actually hungry. We got home in time to get settled for Sunday TV (Desperate Housewives).

Her follow-up with the ENT doctor went well. The fluid is still behind her eardrums so she will probably end up with tubes very soon -- a common thing these days with all kids, not just cleft lip/palate kids.

My mom, Lindsay and Tyler came up on Friday to watch Meighan while I got my tomatoes and beans planted in the garden. I had gotten the garden tilled the night before and was all ready with everything when they got there. They got her so worn out that after I gave her her lunch, she fell asleep in the high chair! She slept a little while that afternoon. It was kinda nice being able to change a diaper on a sleeping child for once!

On Saturday we went to two different graduation parties in Murdock and Weeping Water. That was a different schedule for her, too. Weekends are really hard when we change schedules and activities around.

Our one-month follow-up report is due by May 17 so we will be talking to our caseworker soon. We stopped by there a while back so he could meet her.

Here's a picture taken yesterday. Her hair is growing but it will still be a while before she gets her first American haircut!