who would've thought?
It was just a little tasting room serving some Texas wine and appetizers, so I popped in to check it out.
I was suspecting that I was pregnant, but had not yet confirmed. I was waiting until I got home to find out for sure. To be on the safe side, I did not order a glass of wine. Although I had tried a Texas Merlot before which was wonderful, so it was hard resisting the temptation at just the chance that I might be pregnant.
Instead, I bellied up to the bar and ordered up a little appetizer plate and chatted with the tasting room server. I thought it was a pretty innovative idea that a vineyard opened up shop in the airport to sell their wine. They figured they'd hit a pretty captive audience at the airport. I mean, how many people pass through there every day looking to kill some time?
I finished up my cheese and crackers and still had some time before my flight, so I wandered through the gift shop, filled with the usual wine related gift items-humorous cocktail napkins, coasters, wine stoppers, cork wreaths, etc. But one section caught my eye- the baby apparel section. I spotted the cutest little onesies.
They came in pink and blue and were imprinted with the following:
Vintage Baby
Aging Perfectly
Mom and Dad's Special BlendHonestly, can you think of something more perfect for the baby of a couple of winemakers?
I looked at the price tag.
$19.95...
For a onesie?!
Typical airport gift shop pricing.
I wasn't normally one to fork out twenty bucks for a silly little onesie, but this time I felt compelled to splurge. And even though I knew there was a chance I was not pregnant, I knew I'd regret not buying it if I was. It's not like I could find one of these at Target.
The next dilemma- should I buy the pink or the blue?
After a brief thought, I grabbed the blue. If I was even pregnant and if it were to be a girl, I figured it would be easier to put a bow in her hair for a feminine touch than it would be to explain why I have my baby boy dressed in pink.
Although I like to think I had some amazing maternal instinct and just knew I was, indeed, pregnant and it was going to be a boy.
Because the next morning, on May 8th, exactly one year ago today, I confirmed my "expecting" suspicions.
Last year we celebrated Mother's Day by sharing this exciting news with my parents over brunch.
And this year...
We all celebrated with our almost 4 month old son!
Who charmed Grandma with his smiles (although he didn't perform for the camera)...
And impressed Grandpa with his strong legs!
Then he chilled out in Dad's lap for a while.
It's the life.
It was such a beautiful day yesterday...
We took a stroll through the vineyard.
I even laid out a blanket and we hung out under the shade tree for a while and I watched my baby roll over for the first time! First from tummy to back and then from back to tummy.
Yeah, he was on a slight incline on a hill. So?
So what if he had just a little gravitational help?
It still counts.
Right?
I'm putting it in the baby book, okay!
I joked with Aaron that all I wanted for Mother's Day was the gift of sleep since "someone" is still not a great nighttime sleeper.
But instead, he surprised me this morning with...
a new coffee machine!
A Keurig!
He figured if he couldn't give me sleep, he might as well make sure I am well caffeinated. Such a perfect gift for the sleep deprived new mother.
As noted in this picture, I am not far from my coffee mug these days. Now I'll be able to make a quick cup in the morning before work without having to brew a whole pot!
It is amazing what can happen in a year.
Now excuse me-- I have to get back to my vintage baby...
and my baby daddy.
Love these guys!