Update

I know I haven't updated in awhile but this past month had been pretty busy. We went to Myrtle Beach with Greg's parents the week before Easter. We had a great time and enjoyed spending some time together as a family. Darius & I did ALOT of shopping thanks to Nana and Greg was able to spend a few days out on the golf course with his Dad AKA Poppy. We ate at some incredible restaurants and even got Darius' picture next to a guitar autographed by Darius Rucker (his namesake) at the local Hard Rock Cafe. I will post some pictures of our trip soon.

We traveled back home on Good Friday and spent Easter weekend with my family. I got to see my newest nephew Gavin again. It shouldn't surprise me how fast he is growing since he's just 12 weeks behind Darius. Darius looked like the nerd he will probably be in his first Easter outfit. With 2 nerdy white parents, he doesn't stand much of a chance!

Then we decided to have our landscaping finished and a new wood laminate floor put in downstairs at the same time we had a little visitor for a week. Greg and I acted as temporary foster parents for a 14 month old boy until his adoptive parents could get here. His birth mom had originally planned on placing him with this couple from birth but then backed out 2 days after he was born and just recently changed her mind. It was a sweet reunion and great to see the family together at last. Darius really enjoyed having a new friend and it gave us a glimpse of whats to come in the next few months.

And during all of this Darius turned 9 months old! He is really growing fast. It's so exciting to see how he changes every day. He became mobile recently and while he's not truly crawling, he can get anywhere he wants to go. He can sit himself back up from a laying position now and scoot on his bottom. He sort of puts a knee up while on his tummy and then falls forward to get closer to his target. He has started giving me hugs and kisses and I have to be careful when I kiss on him because now he will return the favor but in a much messier and louder way. It's very sweet and makes me feel like a Mom. Which leads me to his latest achievement. Thursday I got to hear the sweetest, most loving, amazing sound I have waited my whole life to hear. Darius said Ma-Ma. I will have to close with that because nothing could possibly top that.