Audrey's Blog

As I turn 6 months today, I am looking back at what happened over the past month. The fifth month of my life was full of trips, adventures, families, and changes. It's this month that I learned to sit, my two bottom tooth came in, and I didn't like to be left alone. Every weekend of my 5th month I was traveling to a different destination other than home. WEEK OF APRIL 14 Not too long in April after turning 5 months, mom and auntie Linda on April 17th took me on my very first trip to Las Vegas. I was so excited to hear how there will be so many bright and flashy things for me to look at. Mom decided to drive out there, I am not sure if mom and auntie Linda enjoyed the drive as much since having me almost doubled their drive time. I couldn't help it, looking at all those dry desert land made me thirsty, thus mom needed to feed me at least twice on our way out. Mom didn't seem to mad once we were on the outer borders of Las Vegas because she stopped by the Outlet and

For you mom, on such a special day, a written ode that I worked really hard on. AN ODE TO MOM ON MOTHER'S DAY, 2008   9 months in the making, I stewed in your womb Getting bigger and stronger until ready to bloom Your voice was so soothing and always a pickup Through squirming and kicking and even the hiccups Such a good home I had, I scarcely wanted to leave Some extra prodding I needed, plus an extra strong heave So sorry to have dallied and been such a pain But you fed me so well, a little mop I became What a wild ride as I was forced from my home Unsure of the future, the whole world to go roam The lights! The action! New freedom to move! Sensory overload for me, not yet in my groove. But then I saw your face, I looked in your eyes I knew who you were, and I silenced my cries Mommy! The drama, the stress, the newness of place All quickly forgotten as I felt your embrace Could this be a preview of my life yet to be? My mom always there, always nurturing me? I could hardly kno