Sleep is for the Weak

So, I've been thinking. This whole sleeping at night is really overrated. I've found that it's more than ok to to take a couple short naps while I'm with my grandparents during the day. Sleep from 3-7 when mom gets home from work and trust me, she tries her darnest to keep me awake, everything from bathing to tummy time but I like that sleeping time. Since I like to take my beauty sleep at that time, I'm up all night. Last night, mom put me down again at 8:30 so she could go to bed before I woke up at 11 for my midnight snack. That was ok but after snack time, I didn't want any of this sleep stuff. I cried and screamed and yelled until she came to get me. We went back to her room and got in bed. This wasn't working for me either. By this time, it was almost 3 am and she thought that maybe I was hungry again, I'm a very good eater now. I wanted a little of my bottle but not too much. I started to get those heavy lids and I could see mom smile out of them. It was all a joke. She put me down and I lasted for a less than 45 minutes, my sleep lamb hadn't stopped playing the ocean sounds yet before I let out a blood curdling scream. You would think that someone came in through the window and was trying to get me, I was just timing how quickly it would take mom to get into my room. After this we tried the couch for a little bit, I didn't like this either. So, mom and I hung out in the living room until she had to get ready this morning. This is such a fun game. The picture I've posted is from me this morning. I look refreshed don't I? I have a big weekend planned. I'm going to spend the night with Nana and Pop tonight, I have a card for Pop's birthday. Tomorrow we have something called I Love Smyrna School District Day. Mom said that alot of people will be there....I love people. Sunday, mom is judging a comp in the morning and Aunt Shea just told her that my cousin Tyler's birthday is this Sunday, not next Saturday so we'll be going to that as well. I'll let you know how my weekend was on Monday.

Peace Out! Michael

Oh, good luck to all the SHS wrestlers at States this weekend and to my "Big Brother" David!

Original Michael

Today is my Pop's birthday so I want to give him a Birthday Shout Out! Go Pop! This is a picture on us. I have one where he is suppose to be watching me and mom caught both of us asleep! It's funny. My Pop's name is Michael too, I'm named after him and everyone else. My Uncle Greg is Michael Gregory, Uncle Jeremy is Jeremy Michael, and Uncle Josh is Joshua Michael. Even Mommy is a Michael, her name is Jan-Michael Whitney Reed-Pierson. I don't know what she was thinking. Crazy woman. We aren't very creative are we? Well....what a day yesterday. Poor mom, she's having a time with everything. I think we need to give her another 3 months off from work. We were late leaving the house yesterday and it was a quick drop when I got to mommom and poppop's. I was waiting for her to pick me up and she never showed up! I asked mommom what was going on and where my mommy was and she told me that they would be taking me back home. That was ok, I just wanted to go see mom and dad. When I got home, I found out that daddy hadn't felt very good and went to the ER. He had called mom to come down and when she tried to leave school, she couldn't get her car door to open, neither of them. I heard that she wasn't too happy.....So, she stayed at practice with the cheerleaders, dad left the ER and came home, he felt better and thought that he can just go to the doctor's today. Aunt Kelly (mommy's assistant cheerleading coach) brought mom home, she left her car at the school. Poor mom. June just wouldn't get here soon enough for her. That's when daddy's truck is paid off and mom can finally get a new car. A little about mom's car....It was the one that Nana and Pop bought for her when she turned 16 and that was like a million years ago. I guess mom loves it because she says that she's never selling it. She would most likely not even get a new car if it unlocked and had 4 doors....I don't get woman. She says that since it has been here longer than me, dad, and everything else it deserves to stay. It's worth more to her than any amount of money. Whatever. So this morning we can to school by dad's truck. It's really big and I get to sit next to mom and not in the back. That is so cool. Mom called and said that Pop got her door open so that's a good thing. I'm glad that he could help her out even though it's his birthday. Dad should be on his way to get me, mom has a late practice tonight. I think this might be her last one. Woo Hoo!

Peace Out! Michael

Relax

Last night was so nice. Mom cancelled practice because all her girls were home sick....Well, not all of them but a lot. Since she didn't have practice she was able to come right home. Mommom and poppop brought me home since they didn't know mom schedule. It was so nice to have the night ahead of us and everyone home. I can't wait to have more days like that, mom says that we will have them soon since she isn't coaching track. She's still going to help out on meet days. She even said that I can go with her when it gets really nice. Mom and dad had a really nice dinner. While they were making it in the kitchen, I was chillin' in my cool soothing chair. Have I ever told you about this thing? It has 6 rocking speeds, classical and nursery rhymed music and even an iPod port! So cool. I hung out in it for an hour or so. Mom and dad are not night people so they feed me, hung up my clean stuff (I have so many outfits, neither mom or dad could believe it.) and went to bed around 8:30 pm. I thought that it was more than ok to wake mom up at 11:30 pm, then 1:30 am, and then again at 4:30 am. Hey, I'm a growing boy! I have to remind her that at night to be careful, she had another bottle mishap and it went all over the floor. As luck would have it, the dog was there to clean it up. Well, I've got to let mommom and poppop know that it's lunch time.

Peace Out! Michael

I'm An Only Child

Let me clear up some confusion. I'm an only child. My mom and dad only have me but we all know that mom's a teacher for a high school, right? Well, when mom first started at the high school 4 years ago, she had a student named David in her class. He really liked her and asked her to walk with him for the wrestling program's teacher appreciation night. Mom also became very good friends with David's mother, Ms. Loretta. (Remember, I talked about her in the Finger Painting post, she has really long hair.) Mom had David the next year and she became mother #2. After that he never left. Ms. Loretta would email mom to remind David of things and David has now asked mom to walk with him for all 4 of the wrestling program's teacher appreciation nights and even for the one they had with football. David was so excited when I was born and that my middle name is James. If you ask him, I'm named after him since his middle name is James. Ms. Loretta and David even came to the hospital to see me and brought me a homemade #18 Smyrna shirt (that's David's number) and ask about me all the time. I think mom and Ms. Loretta text more than anyone. Since everyone knows that mom is mom #2 for David, I'm his "little brother". So....That's the story of my "big brother" David.

More Pictures (I ran out of time last week.)

This is big brother David at conferences. He is standing over the number 2!

What A Weekend!

What a weekend! As I stated in my last post, I spent the night with Nana and Pop on Thursday night and that we had a doctor's appointment. I was a good baby, only cried a little when I had my 3 shots but boy did they hurt. I was not too happy about all of this, I wish they would just stop. But I did weight in at 8.3 lbs! I'm becoming the little tick. I was so happy to see my mom when she got there after the girls' game. She said that girl made her 1000 shot. That's very cool. I just wanted to go home. On Saturday, we got up like a school day. I asked mom about this and she said that dad was going hunting and that she had to judge a cheerleading competition up at the University of Delaware, I was going to spend the day hanging out with my mommom and poppop. I like it there.....The cats just look at me. I can't wait until I'm older to chase them around. Wait? Did I just say that out loud? Oh well. I hung out with mommom and poppop for a while. Mom and dad had to stop into a QDMA dinner and then see my big brother David wrestle at conferences, he got second. They just wanted to picked me up and go home neither of them felt very good. Mommy felt so bad that she didn't go into Mr. Ryan's 30th birthday party and she really wanted to go but her body said NO! On Sunday, I hung out with mom in the morning, we had a bed party (we didn't get out of bed until after noon) and then I hung out with dad. Mom had another judging day at the U of D. I like hanging out with Dad, we always have fun with the geese. They are so cool. Plus the dog runs around. I can't wait to ride him. Splash is so cool. On Monday, I woke up and it was late like 6 am! Mom and I were still in bed.....What was this all about? Then I remembered that we had to go to the eye doctor. Mom had to rush to get me out of the door, I like to take my time. We were almost late! Mom went the wrong way on I-95 and then couldn't find the suite in the office building. I wish we had missed it. First, I didn't like the waiting room or the fact that mom feed me before we left the house. I wanted more and had a fit until she got a bottle ready in the sitting area. Then they put these drops in my eye...They stunk and burned a little bit. Not cool. But the worst part came after the drops set in for 20 minutes. I had to go to this dark room when this doctor opened up my eyes like in the movie the Clockwork Orange. It was horrible. I screamed and screamed but I was being held tight. When they were done, it felt like years but mom says it was a minute an eye, they told me that I was a little far sighted and that is how I should be right now. I was good to go and I don't have to go back for a year! Mom's phone was being stupid so we ran over to have it fixed and then I went to mommom's. Mom hadn't been feeling well so she got a doctor's appointment. Comes to find out she was really sick too but not the flu. She picked me up and I went to visit Pop so she could have her teeth cleaned. I couln't wait to get home.......Today's been slow looking at all of that!

Peace Out! Michael

Extra Pictures, Everyone Wants More

Daddy Time

While Mommy was at practice yesterday, I got to spend some male time with my Daddy. He had mommom and poppop drop me off at the house we we hung out together. We hunted snow geese, I love hunting snows. It's so much fun, a big white bird flies around the house and I watch it. Daddy says that I have to get ready to go hunting when I'm bigger....I'm excited. Then I had some down time in my high tech swing chair, it plays music and has an iPod port. I don't even know what that is! While I was chillin', dad picked up the house. Mom has been so busy the last couple of weeks since she went back to work, she has cheerleading, not to say that she takes care of me, dad, and the dog. I really think that we would die if she wasn't here. She was so excited when she got home. She couldn't believe that the house was so nice and clean. I was happy that she was happy. We got me all packed up to head to Nana and Pop's house, it's fun there, they have a little dog. When I woke up this morning, I remembered that I had to go get more shots. I hate shots. I had 3 but I put on my big boy pants and didn't get too upset but I have to go back in a couple of weeks to get one more. I'm just going to hang with Nana until Mom comes to get me after the Girls' Basketball game. I hear some SOPHOMORE is going to make her 1000 point in high school play. That's a lot of points. I'm impressed. I wouldn't be posting until Tuesday. I'm spending Monday with mom. We have to go to the eye doctor. I'll let you all know how that goes.....

Peace Out! Michael

Bath Time

See....I'm really not that much of a bath person. Don't get me wrong, I love them but I don't take them very much. The NICU nurses told mom to only give me one every couple of weeks, more or less so that it doesn't dry out my baby skin. Having said that, it was bath time last night. Dad was working on his project and mom was bored. I was asleep and she said that I needed to wake up so a bath it was. I kinda stunk too so I needed one and it didn't help that I just spit up all of myself and mom. Mom got her bathing suit on and into the bath we went. I love the water. I look like a naked little frog. I kick my legs and try to get my head under water. I don't know why mom wouldn't let me do that....Doesn't she know that I could breathe under water? I did it for 7.5 months...duh. But, she wouldn't let me and keep saying that I would be able to swim in a really big bath this summer when we hang out at the pool every day. That sounds like so much fun, I really can't wait. Anyway, we hung out in the bath for a little bit, me splashing around and mom just laughing at me. I like mom and me time, it's so much fun. When we got out, I had a little snack bite and went back to sleep. It was almost 7 pm now and mom put me down for bed. I just love my new crib. I did really well, I slept until 10 pm and then midnight. It was all down hill from there. I was up the rest of the night, into mom's bed back to my crib. I just couldn't get happy. I don't know what my problem was but mom wasn't too happy with me. Sometimes I really do feel bad for her. I really do. But it's my world and she just hangs out in it. So needless to say she didn't get much sleep and as she was rushing to get me ready this morning, at the changing table, she took off my diaper and I had left her a nasty one. She was hot. Between the dog, dad, and me, I don't know how she lives without a gas mask? Oh well.....I was so excited about the dirty diaper that I started kicking my arms and legs again....Mom wasn't very fast. You guessed it, my leg went right into the icky ness of it all. I thought that this was great. Mom did not. The car right to mommom and poppop's was fun this morning. I got to listen to mom say over and over again, "Good Boy Splash. We are almost there. Please don't poop in mommy's car." Splash the dog hasn't been feeling very well and we were taking him to mommom and poppop's for them to watch both of us. This way Splash isn't locked in a room all day waiting for an accident to happen. We got there safe and sound but not a minute to soon. Well, I better go. Mom has practice today and my dad is going to pick me up. I get to hang out with him until mom gets home. Then I'm spending the night at my Nana and Pop's house. Nana is taking me to the doctor's tomorrow. I hear that shots are involved and I'm not too happy about this, not too happy at all. I'll see if I can talk her out of it and we can go get some ice cream.

Peace Out! Michael

Little Busy

I'm a little busy with stuff today so I'll post more tomorrow. Have a wonderful, rainy day.

Peace Out! Michael

Day Off!

Yesterday was like old times. It was a Monday morning and Mom was still in bed. Dad went hunting and we had the whole bed to ourselves. It was so nice. We just hung out around the house and chilled. I love when my mom's home and we get to hang out. I miss her when she's at work but don't tell her that, it might upset her. The only thing we had to do was go to the doctor's office for a flu check up. I was in a great mood. I played with the doctor and told her all about my day. The doctor said that she wished all sick babies were like me. I wasn't acting sick at all. Mom thinks that I just like hospitals and doctors since I spent so much time with them for my first 6 weeks of life. She said that I better be a doctor for all of this.....We'll see.

Peace Out! Michael

Sick Saturday

Saturday wasn't so fun. I woke up really early from my night at Nana and Pop's and cried and cried. I was really fussy for mom the day before but she just thought that I was fussy to be fussy. I just wanted my mom and was so happy to see her when she finally showed up. Mom and dad were going to a Flyer's game that day and Ms. Ashley and Mr. Greg were going to watch me at my house. Mommy finally got me home and I was fast asleep in my carseat so life was good. Ms. Ashley is so pretty and nice and Mr. Greg is kinda cool too. She said that mom texted to see if I was being a good boy, of couse I was, and if everything was ok. It was. When mom got home I started to get fussy again. I just wanted my mom, hadn't seen her in a couple of days it seemed like. Mom went to change my diaper and noticed that my hydroseal was really swollen (don't ask) and took my temperature. It was high so she called the doctor's office and they told her to take me to the ER. I just love the hospital, I was so happy when I found out that is where I was going. We got through the first part really quick and were hanging out in the back. All the nurses loved me, I was Mr. Flirt again. I was playing and talking. I even had dinner there and my night nap. I wasn't acting like a sick baby at all. My fever had even come down.....But, I was sick. Comes to find out that I have the flu. I guess I'm going to be stuck at home the next week or so. That stinks.....Oh well...

Peace Out! Michael

Finger Painting Friday

Why didn't anyone tell my mom that finger painting and little kids don't mix! That's what I looked like after my first arts and craft session. Can you see all the white paint on my face, hands, and legs? Mommy thought that it would be cool to make cards for her Senior Cheerleaders, Alexis and Ashley and for my big brother David. So we cut out a pink heart and a red heart, glued them together and then the bright idea was to put my hand prints on them. It was a wonderful idea until we got down to having to do it. I didn't want to work with mom and didn't open my hands, I wiped it on my face...All the fun stuff. She couldn't believe that I had to get a bath from a little white finger paint. Oh well, she'll learn. After the fun with the paint, I went to Senior Night with my mom. It was fun, all the wrestlers love me too! I walked out onto the mat with them to hug mom and cry. I can't wait until I can wrestle. I think I'll be really good at it. When mommy was warming up with the cheerleaders, I got to hang out with David's real mom, Ms. Loretta. She is so nice and has this really pretty blonde hair. It's super long, I can't wait to get my little fingers into it.....Pop was at the match waiting for me to come home with him. I love hanging out at my Nana and Pop's house. It was really fun because Uncle Josh's dog, Lea was there. Pop said that Lea came with more instructions that I did......That's cause I'm cool like that. On to Saturday....

Peace Out! Michael

Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th......I still don't know what everyone is worried all about. It's just another day for me to hang with mommom and poppop. I think it's a good day because it's Friday so I have the whole weekend to spend with Mommy and Daddy. Mommy even said that she doesn't have to work on Monday so we have a three day weekend! Woo Hoo (Darn Cheerleaders, Oh at the girls game last night, whenever they started cheering, I would bounce up and down on Mommy's legs. She wasn't too happy about this.) We have another big wrestling match tonight against Sussex Central. This is a must win for them to make it to Dual Meet States. I hope they win. I'll be there to bring them good luck, it's Senior Night and Mommy is taking me onto the mat again. I'm very excited. Daddy will be at dinner with our friends Greg and Ashley, he's 30! They flew up from Florida to see us and I guess his real family. Ms. Ashley is going to watch me on Saturday so Mommy and Daddy can go to a Flyer's Game. They have seats on the ice. Maybe Ms. Ashley will be my Valentine......I'll keep you posted on that one.

Last night I went to the girls basketball game with Mommy. I stayed awake the whole time. Mommy's friend Ms. Jen held me for awhile and her husband John. See, Ms. Jen is pregnant and will be having a little girl in May. They are already playing matchmaker and she isn't even here yet.....Women. Mr. John and I had a long talk about that last night. I wonder what she's going to look like? Mommy finally got me back at the end of the game and we went to sit with the cheerleaders and the boys basketball players who were there. They are some tall dudes. I couldn't believe how big they all were. I had to fist bump with them before they left, they thought that I was really cool. Again, I know I am. I also flirted with Mommy's cheerleaders....They are sooooooooo pretty, I just can't help myself. When we came home, we were out of the pre-made formula and had to try the mix kind, I didn't mind too much. Mom put me down around 10 hoping that with a full belly and being up all night I would sleep really late. She was wrong, silly woman. I was up at 1:30 am but she just put my Nuk-Nuk back in my mouth and I was out but at 3:30 am it was game on.....When will they ever learn that this is my world and they just live in it......Silly parents, Daddy even went to sleep on the couch because I was so upset. Doesn't he know I just want the bed to myself with mom.....Duh

Well, I'm a little tired. Maybe I can get a quick nap before mom comes to pick me up. Everyone have a wonderful Valentine's Day. Spend it with someone you love.

Peace Out! Michael

Don't Cry Over Spilt Milk (Or In This Case Formula)

Well....I have to start of by saying that we didn't beat CR. Mom said that it was a good match but you know....She didn't want to talk about it so I didn't ask. It's a touchy subject. It was a long day yesterday and I didn't get to spend a lot of time with either Mommy or Daddy. Pretty much a grandparents day. When mom picked me up from mommom and poppop's house, she said that we needed to hurry home so she could grab something to eat and get my bag packed for Nana and Pop's house. I remember her saying that we had a big wrestling match that night and Nana was going to be watching me. When we got to Nana's, Pop was waiting for me since Nana wasn't hope yet. I like him, he thinks I'm funny. I know I'm funny. What can I say, I'm the total package. Oh Yeah. Back to my day.....But that wasn't the best part, my Uncle Josh was there too! He is one cool dude. And he had his puppy Lea with him. She kept jumping up onto the couch to look at me and lick me. The other dog that lives with Nana and Pop, her name is Willa, (She's my Uncle Jeremy's dog but he lives in England so Nana and Pop are her guardians at the present time.) was there too! I like her, she licks me when I get upset. Aren't dogs really neat. Wait, back to my story, I'm getting really side tracked today, I get that from my mom just ask her students.....Focus, Focus, Ok - Mom left to meet the cheerleaders and I hung out with Pop until Nana came home and then he went to go meet my Daddy and go to the match. I had fun with Nana, she holds me a lot. What can I say, I love to cuddle. Mommy didn't get back until almost 11 o'clock. I was beginning to wonder if she forgot about me. But, she didn't. When we got back to the house, she woke me up to top of the tank before she went to bed. I wasn't too happy with the idea of not sleeping but what are you going to do. I wasn't getting anything from my bottle and mom keep shaking it and shaking it. I could tell that she was upset and tired and really wanting to go to bed. See, mom's a morning person, normal bedtime before I came 8 o'clock pm and it was now almost midnight. We soon found out that her night was going to get a little longer. During one of the shaking sessions with the bottle, the top flew off and a whole bottle of formula, milk, and rice came down on me, mom, and the couch. She put me down screaming, I like to eat my dinner not wear it and go get paper towels. I got a fresh bottle, a fresh night outfit, and a new diaper. I was ready for bed. Right as I was falling asleep, I did hear the shower come on. Poor mom, it just wasn't her day. Unfortunately, I wasn't going to make it any easier, I was just having one of those nights. I wanted some cuddle time at 3 am and didn't feel that I had enough until around 4:30 am. I finally started to drift off to sleep and then Mom woke me up, could you believe it? She told me that it was after 6:30 am and I had to get dressed to go to mommom and poppop's house. I didn't like this rushing thing, normally mom gets me ready and then gets ready herself. I stayed awake the whole car ride and talked about what I was going to do today. Then there was the hand off to poppop. Well, it's that time again, mom will be here soon. I get to go to a girls basketball game tonight and tomorrow night is Senior Night for the wrestlers and cheerleaders. I get to go on the mat again with mom.

Peace Out! Michael

Basketball Excitement

Man, did I have a wild and crazy time at the Boys Basketball game last night. Daddy had to finish some big court project that he's working on and since I was going to spend tonight with my Nana tonight, I went to the boys game with Mom. I hadn't been to a boys game yet, wrestling and girls but not boys basketball. Those are some big dudes. Huge, I tell you! I was enjoying the game, watching these big guys jump up into the air with this orange ball and slam it into a basket, looking at the cheerleaders (they love me) and having a good old time. All of a sudden, mommy takes off running holding me tight in my snugli (I was ok) to the cheerleaders. I didn't know what had happened but I guess one of those giant men hit a basketball into the cheerleaders. It even hit one in the face really hard. Mommy was scared that she was hurt. I keep trying to tell her that it was going to be ok but she was still worried. After that, Mommy stuck close to the cheerleaders. I'm her baby but she loves her girls and worries about them getting hurt. When all that died down, I thought that it was time to get a little cat nap in and went to sleep. I love my snugli! When I woke up, my girlfriend Ronnie wanted to get a picture with me. She's the one kissing my head in the funny picture of Mommy with her girls. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh love.

I have another big night on hand for tonight. Mommy, Daddy, and Pop are going to the Smyrna/CR wrestling match at CR. I'm going to stay with Nana. Mommy is really excited, she keeps saying that it's going to an awesome match and that we could win. Smyrna hasn't beaten CR in wrestling since she was a Freshman! That was a really long time ago in 1995. Let's keep our fingers crossed and wish all the boys good luck. I want to give a special shout out to my big brother David. Go David, Pin Your Man! (That whole cheerleader thing again. Mom really needs to let me hang out with the boys.) I think I might like this wrestling thing, I heard Mommy asking a couple of people and they said that little wrestlers starts around 5 or 6. I really hope she lets me do it.....Well, it's almost that time again. I love when Mommy comes to get me.......

Peace Out! Michael

Go Smyrna Beat CR!

Updated Picture

This is a late addition....My Nana wanted to copy this picture and I removed it before she could so here it is again.......Up close of me and my new friends. The brown bear was Mommy's when she was little, notice it has no eyes or nose. Nana thought that she was going to eat them and took them off....Poor Bear. The white one is named Harry like my cousin in England. Yeah, I have 3 cousins in England...You'll hear more about them later, back to the bear. See when Mommy and Daddy first started dating, they went to England to visit my Uncle Greg, Aunt Mel, and cousins, Jake and Jessica. (Harry wasn't born yet) Uncle Greg sent Mommy and Daddy to London for a couple of days. Well, they had to go to all the sites and went to see the big, famous department store called Harrod's. It has a lot of really pricey stuff in it. Mommy saw this bear on the bottom level and for 7 levels up and 7 levels back down all Daddy heard was, "I want that bear, please. I want the bear. I want the bear." So, he finally gave in and got it for her. Mommy says he got it for her because he loved her, he says it was to shut her up. Either way, I have a new playmate..........

Daily Posts

Mom wanted me to let everyone know that I will be updating my blog in the afternoon after 2 pm. That is when I get computer time at mommom and poppop's house. I can't give you too much now, I have to leave you wanting more. So get back to work.

Peace Out - Michael

Just A Tuesday

Well....It's Tuesday, not a Monday but not a Friday either. I wish it was Friday.....Then I would be able to spend all weekend with my Mommy and Daddy and maybe just maybe we could go on another field trip. Not much going on for me to write about....I got to spend most of the day yesterday with my dad....Boy, that was a shock for him. See I love my Mom and my Dad but Mom spent most of the time with me when I was home from the hospital, she was on leave from work but Dad, well Dad had to go to work so it was nice staying home with him yesterday. I wasn't having one of my best days. When we left mommom and poppop's house, I was a little cranky...Only just a little. By the time I got home, I was really cranky and I cried and yelled and had myself a little fit. I even left some nice surprises in my diaper, a couple nice surprises. When mom got home, dad was a little stressed. She asked why I was in a different outfit, I just smiled. Mom understands, we had this kind of fun for weeks when she was home with me.......Ah, memories. Oh, I almost forgot, an update on the whole crib thing.....I still like it, I like it a lot but I wasn't a good boy last night. Mommy put me down around 9:30 pm and I went off to dream land really quick but I was up at 1 am and then again at 3 am. I just yelled and yelled and yelled. Finally, my Mom came in to get me and took me back to her room. I'm learning and I got my way. (Insert Evil Laugh) Well, I've got to go and get ready for my Mom to come and pick me up. I might be heading out to a boys basketball game tonight....I'll keep you posted tomorrow.

Peace Out - Michael

A Few Pictures

This is my big adoptived brother David. He's pinning his man during the St. Mark's wrestling match. I wasn't there but mommy called Nana and Pop to let them know he won.


This is my girlfriend Ronnie or as Mommy likes to call her Tub. Mommy says that I can call her my girlfriend but I can't have a real one for a long long time.....whatever that means.

This is me with my mommy's cheerleaders. I'm so cute, they can't get enough of me.

I'l have more pictures later.....Peace Out - Michael

I'm A Big Boy Now (Sing To The Tune of the Pull Up Commercial)

With Mommy and Splash


With Daddy and Splash


Ready for Bed Time

With My New Friends

So, I'm a big boy. I had a huge, huge weekend! Let me start at the beginning. I had a wonderful time at my Nana and Pop's house this weekend. I stayed up late and got up early. And they think that I'm such an easy baby.....Now they know how my mommy lives. Anyway. After my fun filled night with them, mommy picked me up around noon on Saturday. She said that we had to hurry home because she was going to the movies with her NICU friends, Ms. Amanda and Ms. Courtney. I was very excited because that meant I would get to see them too....Ms. Courtney is my buddy, my first crush. We would cuddle in the NICU late at night when things were slow and Ms. Amanda is mommy's go to woman when she has questions about me. We just love them. So they picked mommy up and went to see "He's Just Not Into You" and they loved it. While they were gone, I got to have man time with my daddy. I just love him. He's really cool. The girls came back with mommy and we hung out and watched "The Dark Knight". They both told me that I looked like a fat, little tick and I told them that growing boys need to eat. They just laughed at me...I'm such a ham. Before the end of the movie, one of mommy's cheerleaders stopped by, Alexis. She's nice but she gets really nervous when she's holding me. Everyone left and we had a nice quiet sushi dinner. I don't know how they eat that stuff but they keep telling me that it's the best food in the world and that I'll be eating it soon but I don't know about that one.

Sunday we all woke up to a beautiful day. Mommy wanted to clean but daddy had a better idea, "Let's go for a ride out to Bombay Hook." I was so excited, I got to get out of the house, bring my dog, and ride in daddy's big truck. Woo Hoo (Man, there goes hanging out with the girls again....I really need to make some male friends.) When we got out to the hook, we took a walk on a few trails, mommy was upset that she forgot the Snugli baby carrier and had to hold me so we couldn't do the mile walk. I had so much fun, I can't wait to do it again.
Now the major excitement happened Sunday night. When we got back from our walk, Nana and Pop called and said that they were coming over with a surprise for me. Now, I love seeing my Nana and Pop but I love seeing them with a surprise for me even more.....don't judge, I'm a kid. Well, they brought me stuff from Babies R Us, it was everything to finish my room! Yeah! My mommy got everything together so I have a changing table and a crib. Mommy was so excited that she made daddy go to Target to get a baby monitor. She said that I was ready to be a big boy and sleep in my own bed tonight. I was a little scared but my lamb came (it's so cool, it plays noise) and my blankie......At 9:00, I told mommy that I was tired and ready to do this. She put me to bed and I slept until 1:30! Can you believe that? I called for her and she came me my midnight snack and back to dream land I went.....I only slept until 4:30 this time but mommy was excited, hey 4:00 is better than 3:30.

Well, it's about that time again, mom will be getting off of work and coming to get me.

Peace Out - Michael

Welcome!

Hello Everyone!

Since my mom is back to work and I'm hanging out with my grandparents all day, I thought that I would keep a blog to keep everyone updated on my happenings.

First things first, let me give you all a little background information about myself....My name is Michael James Reed Pierson and I was born at Kent General Hospital on October 22, 2009 at 4:20 pm. My birth was a little different then most, see my mom got really sick with something called Preclampsia, that's high blood pressure in pregnant women. She was admitted to the hospital a whole week before I was born! Well, the only way for her to get better was to have me and so the nice doctors and nurses told mommy and daddy, "We're having a baby now." and off mom went into the OR. She had to have an emergency c-section and my daddy couldn't even go with her. To say the least, they were both very scared. But, they got to have me....I was a little small only 2 pounds 12 ounces and 15 inches long but I was so cute, if I do say so myself. Mommy got better and I got to hang out in the NICU for 6 long weeks. I missed seeing my mommy and daddy all day and all night but I made a lot of friends. I even had my first female roommate, mom said that I can't have another one of them for a long long long time. I can't thank them enough, Ms. Amanda, Ms. Debby, Ms. Patty, Ms. Natalie, Ms. Courtney, and Ms. Shelley for everything they did for me. I know that I'm missing some and thank you to them too. My mommy still hangs out with some of the nurses. They are her special friends because they helped me. I got to come home after those 6 weeks were up and boy did I change mommy and daddy's world. I had to eat every three hours if I wanted to or not, that's the life, let me tell you, having someone wake you up to eat......It's nice. Mom got to hang out at home with me until the end of January. She loved it but had to go back to work, her other kids missed her. (Mom's a teacher at a high school with really big kids.) We are now getting into a schedule, even though that means I like to wake up at 3 am. Mom gets a little mad at me for this, she says, "Michael, can't you wait 2 more hours, mommy gets up for work at 5....." I'm working on the whole sleeping thing but I'm a growing boy and I've got to eat. I'm up to 7 pounds 2 ounces as of Friday. Woo Hoo! Man, did I just woo hoo? I've been hanging around with the cheerleaders too much. Mom coaches the high school team and those girls love me......they just want to hold me and give me kisses. They are currently fighting over who gets to watch me but the winner would have to fight my Nana for that honor. What can I say, I'm a hunk. Well, it's almost 3:00 and mom will be out of school soon and coming to pick me up. I have a big night planned, I'm going to my Nana and Pop's house for a sleep over. I'll tell you all about it in my next post.

Peace Out! Michael