Happy St. Pat's

A few days late, yes, but he had to sober up before we felt comfortable posting the photo.

We wonder

How much the city paid to develop this goofy slogan...

The boys are together again!

Stylin' w/ new red boots

Courtesy of cousins Rob and Jessie

Excited

Because Daddy will be home later today!

Christening photos: behind the scenes

The view from behind my cap...see all that hair?!?
Gram swings me to quiet me down for the photo shoot.

Friends and Family

Here are all the Lasseter grandchildren (plus Ned and David) at the baptism. Jennifer and Rob's parents are the ones who gifted the Valdosta Lasseters our christening gown.
And here's the crowd at the church...a crowd numbering over fifty, including many great friends and family who traveled hours and hours to celebrate with us.

Christening gown photos

Today, Mary Beth attempted the photo shoot with David in his christening gown. It's a family gown, given to Mary Beth by Uncle Jim and Aunt Penny when she was a baby. All the Lasseter kids have worn it. The gown is beautiful, and the baby was in a good mood and cooperative all day. That is, he was cooperative until time for the photo shoot. We tried it in stages. In stage one, he screamed. In stage two, he slept. In stage three, he finally opened his eyes and didn't cry, but he did insist on chewing his hands the whole time. It's the stuff memories are made of, I guess.

Baptism Recap (first of many...)

With Daddy's family...

And Big Daddy and Gram...
And here's where Big Daddy annointed me. I didn't cry at all!

Mama wore this outfit

When she was little. But it's not just for girls!

David, Parents & Godparents

Morning with Uncle Pat

Baptism is hard work!

Sacked out w/ Daddy's family

Hibachi Night with the Mitchells

David, pre-Baptism

Uncle Brian takes good care of me!

Resting with Gram

Tummy time!

I'm happiest outside

Thankfully, the weather's warm!

Another bath today!

It's the only guaranteed quiet time I give my parents.

What!?!

I can't believe that my dad missed his connecting flight! Now I'll have to wait to see him tomorrow.

Meeting Cousin Marley

I was even quiet when she held me!

Visiting w/ Fr. Dan

Meeting Uncle Jim

And showing off my best manners!

Missing Daddy Ned

We're just hanging out at the homestead. MB has her usual headache, and this is the first half-smile we've gotten from David all day. On the bright side, at least we didn't drop the computer on ourselves during this attempt at the self-portrait! Also, David is really cute in his monkey suit.

Ned's stuck in meetings in D.C.

So he is reviewing DAM archival footage to pass the time.

Hangin' w/ Uncle Daniel

Strollin' in Titletown

Leaving on a jet plane

Ned's headed out on his first work trip since David was born. We're all having a tough day of it and can't wait until he returns.

Breakfast with Big Daddy

Happier to be in Valdosta!

Happy to be in Selma!

though Mama and Daddy were a bit discouraged by our trip through the city. Seems today was the 45th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, which they only realized AFTER they drove downtown in lots of traffic and were turned away and not allowed to cross the Pettus bridge. Had to backtrack and take the bypass, extending our already too-long trip by half an hour.

First road trip to GA

in a Honda Civic. What are we thinking?

Sleeping in...

We're on the road early this morning, headed home to Valdosta, but we enjoyed sleeping in on Saturday. Photo courtesy of Ned. We're still not sure why he was awake so early.

Date with Aunt Sandy

To his very first porch night at L&O's. Parents not invited as he entertained the ladies, of course. Details here.

Hooray! They bathed me!

So big!

Tall as Fluffy now!

Bless you!

Too cute for words...or a change of clothes, apparently.

Vicksburg fun

It won't be long before we're back to the military park. Thankfully, MB's headache seems to have been cured by a blood patch this morning at St. Dominic's! David loves the military park...he gets to eat and nap there while his parents do all the work of pushing him around!

Happy morning...

...after a good night's sleep.

Working it

Trying out looks on Mommy and Daddy.

Morning with Jimmy

Back home

Headache's gone...well, diminished, actually! MB's still lying flat and taking long naps whenever possible, thanks to good help from MA and Jimmy with Baby David (who is loving every minute of their care!)

Deja vu

Went to the hospital for follow up tests today, and the lumbar puncture gave me a spinal headache. So now we've been admitted overnight, Ned ordered pizza, and we'll have a blood patch in the morning. Many of you may remember that a trip to get a blood patch was how all of this mess started!

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