The Meier's

HALLOWEEN TRICKS AND TREATS

2011-10-31T22:16:00.000-07:00

What a day, what a day. Note to self.....if you tell your 3 year old something the night before, he will remember first thing the next morning and remind you all day long. It is a nightly ritual that I tell Mikey a secret before he goes to bed. The secret was, the next day he was going to wake up, dress up in his costume, and make our way to the playground to hit a bat pinata. He was so excited and panted like a puppy. His amazing memory then recalls our trip to Alabama when his Uncle Clint and Liz took him to a birthday party that had a dinasaur pinata. Red to be specific. How he remembers these things from 3 months ago, I will never know. Well, the bat pinata didn't make it, but the candy did. We then walked the streets of Cordova in search for as much candy as we can grab a hold of. He was dressed as Mator and his friend Haakin aka Punkin was dressed as Lightning Mcqueen. The two of them were so cute walking around side by side saying Trick or Treat as they made the moms hold on to the candy bags. We then went to the fire station where they were giving families short rides around the block in the fire truck. Mikey of course thought this was the coolest thing ever. i had Mason in my backpack carrier the entire time and he had fun people watching while sucking his left thumb. After the firetruck ride, we made our way to the Moose Lodge for fun games and lots more energy candy. The night was perfect, minus the pouring rain. Overall, the kids had fun and I loved watching them have fun.

3 months old

2009-02-03T18:29:00.000-08:00

Everyone told me to enjoy the time while they are little because they grow up so fast. I didn't think about it much then, but wow does time fly. Little Mikey is now 3 months old and the time flew by. My 13 weeks off work now seems like a long weekend. But I enjoyed every minture of it and took the 13 weeks I had and made it productive. Little Mikey and I went to a new mommies support group every Tuesday. We met with new moms and new babies of all ages. It was nice watching him look at all the other babies. I learned a lot and it was a nice time to get out of the house, meet new people, and learn the do's and do not's in motherhood. Little Mikey and I mastered the relaxation in infant massage class. After four weeks of class, I can put on the ocean music and Lil man will be out in 15 minutes flat. In the beginning of the massage he thinks it is play time and just wiggles and smiles a lot. But after a while it starts to feel relaxed and just slowly falls asleep. Our last day of class the instructor gave us a certificate and a cute picture of us. Little Mikey and I went for walks daily, I took him to different parks, I ran 2 5k's with him, We took our first long trip to Alabama (which he did terrific), had his first holidays (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year), He has met all of his immediate family, had many hugs and kisses from them all, I took him to get his first set of pictures made at 3 months old, we have introduced him to WII Rockband, and many more exciting things. At 3 months old, he can hold his head up strong, look around, smile, beginning to laugh, he watching cartoons, he can hold an object in his hand for a short time, he knows who his mommy and daddy are, he loves taking a bath, he loves to be outside and absolutly loves going for walks, he can roll over from his belly to his back, he has slept through the night no more than 3 times (we are working on that), and he has stolen our hearts. Although the 3 months have gone by so fast, so much has happened. We have cherished every minute of this experience and will cherish each day as we continue to live, laugh and love. Here are a few photos that are my favorites of the first 3 months of Little Mikey. E njo y!

The Family Photo Shoot on the Beach

2008-12-22T19:12:00.001-08:00

Mikey and Sydney's Beach Photo Shoot

2008-12-22T19:03:00.000-08:00

Me, My mom and Ashley went to the St. Pete beach to take pictures of her 7 month old Sydney and 2 month old Mikey. Needless to say, it was hot and the kids were ready to GO HOME! What was suppose to be a nice quiet day at the beach ended up being a 10-15 minute photo shoot. Got them dresses, snapped some fash shots, took off the hot santa suits and drove home. Bot kids passed out by the time we got home. they looked so cute.

Pictures with Santa

2008-12-22T18:58:00.000-08:00

Mikey and I took Lil Mikey to go see Santa at the mall one day. We put a simple but cute outfit on him and sat him on Santa's lap. He was so good. The people taking the photos were shocked when we told them he was not even two months old yet. They said he looked 4 months old. They ended up giving us some extra pictures to take home with us just because Lil Mikey was so darn cute!

Mikey's 1st Holiday-Happy Hollyween

2008-12-22T18:52:00.000-08:00

Mikey had to work Halloween, but I dressed Lil Mikey in his "My 1st Halloween" outfit that his Grandmamma D gave to him. He was my lil pumpkin! We went over to our neighbors Christine and Dave, and hung out over there while Dave carved a few pumpkins.

Mikey's 1st Bath

2008-11-14T09:27:00.000-08:00

One month goes by and it is time to take a for real bath. We first make sure lil man has emptied out his system before we proceed. As I rounded up the necessities of bath taking, Mikey ran the water just right and prepped the tub for baby bath taking. We weren't sure how he was going to take it but believe it or not, the moment we set him in the water, he did not whimper at all. he just looked up at us as if he was saying............."Thank You..............I have waited one month for this and love it." As Big Mike poured the water over his head, he closed his eyes tight and did his pouting dance. Once the water was finished running over him, he would just look at us again with a slight smile on his face. He loved taking a bath! That is great considering all the poo poo diapers and pee pee sprinkler system he has. Yeah................clean Lil Mikey. Here are some pictures. He is sooooooooooooooo cute. Him and his lil naked self.

FYI Lil Mikey loves to be naked. He will get in his cranky moods and once he gets naked, he will just lay there but naked and happy.

Little Mikey's Return Home

2008-11-13T15:45:00.001-08:00

Lil Mikey is Here

2008-10-25T10:13:00.000-07:00

At 11:51am on October 17th Lil Mikey was brought into this world. I never knew how much joy 9lbs 7.3 ounces and 21 inches long could bring.

Our family came down from Alabama to be there with us on this special day. As they prepped me for my c-section, our family came to take some last minute pictures of my huge baby belly. After lots of pictures and X's and O's, The family left the prep room to then go into the waiting area. While I was wheeled to the operating room, Mikey was taken to his prep room where he put on his Doctor Mikey gear. As I walked into the operating room, Bob Marley and Lauren Hill were blarring in the background. I was stunned by how relaxing and fun the operation room actually was. The nurses were joking around, the doctors came in and joined in on the joke telling and cutting up. I wasn't sure if I should be scared and join in too.

Mikey cutting the cord My first time holding him in recovery

Dr. Carlos Raos and Dr. McNeil Lil Mikey

9 lbs 7.3 ounces

After the shot in the spine, I was told to quickly lie down before my lower half goes completly numb. And sure enough, within 15 seconds, It was like I had no lower half. The nurses picked my legs up and moved them around. It looked like they were taking them away. With the drugs kicking in, I was about to tell them to leave those with me, I need em. Instead, I lay back feeling numb and helpless. All I knew was that in less than 30 minutes I would be holding my baby boy. Once I was fully prepared, they brought Mikey in. He immediatly sat next to me holding my hand as we both looked at each other for the last time as just a married couple. The doc ask if we are ready to become parents and then tells Mikey to stand up to see his baby boy. It was priceless to see the expression on his face as he stood up to look over the blue shield seperating me from my lower half. The next thing I knew was tears were streaming down both of our faces and I heard crying in the background. Mikey's face was filled with joy and reality of being a father. After taking a few pictures and Mikey cutting the cord, they brought him over to me. 9 lbs and 7 ounces. I was speechless but happy. Within seconds they took him away and I was left alone. After being in the recovery room for more than an hour, they finally brought lil Mikey in followed by his daddy. This was the day that Michael Jonathan Meier was born.

Took A Lizard For a Boat Ride

2008-10-15T18:13:00.000-07:00

The Lizard held on for dear life as we fished for four hours in the Bama Breeze! Mikey set him free once we hit land again. Needless to say, the lizard took a run for it in his familar territory.

Got Fish?

2008-10-15T17:35:00.000-07:00

2 Days before the BIG DAY for little Mikey's birth, Mikey and I decided to take advantage of the beautiful day and last days of ALONE time and take good ole Bama Breeze for a cruise around Riveria Bay in search for Snook. After catching our live bait in some grassy shallow areas we made our way to catch the big boys. We tested out a new spot close of Tampa Bay. We casted out using a cork and our freshly caught live bait. Nothing! The live bait bobbing up and down was the only action we got for the first 15 minutes. Then, all of a sudden Mikey sees some boiling going on behind the boat. After his extensive research in Florida Sportsman and the Fishing Forums he has been on, he felt as though redfish were on the move. We immediatly switched gears and began bottom fishing with sliced bait that we had previously caught. Not even two minutes into the cast, the fishing pole bends completely over and being 39 weeks pregnant I could not jump up fast enought to grab the pole and reel this monster in. While I am yelling....."you get it Mikey" he is yelling "No!!! It is all you...get it" forgetting for the moment that I can not bolt out of my seat, run over and grab the pole. By the time I did, it was too late. The monster fish has taken the bait and gotten loose. No problem. Try Try Again as they say. So, we slice up some more bait and cast out. This time my hand stayed on the pole with a tight grip. Again, with a blink of an eye, my pole had bent over. This time I was prepared and ready. I reeled and reeled tiring the fish out. Mikey brought him aboard and we pulled the catch and release method.