Mr. Baby having a conversation with his
great-aunt Rosie Zamora.

Another rainy day in H-town. Mushrooms should be popping up in the yard soon and I guess there will be a million-trillion-bizillion mosquitos just waiting for me whenever I walk outside the door. Oh happy, happy, joy, joy.

Mr. B and I are stepping out tonight for the CultureMap Houston Tastemaker Awards. We are the invited guests to this celebration of Houston's top culinary talent. There are more than a dozen participating restaurants handing out tasty small bites. Herradura tequila is a sponsor so there should be lots of refreshing cocktails. Several artists have donated work (I always love a good art auction). And all we have to do is show up and look cute. My kind of event!

Today I'm creating a press release. My little desk where I work 15 hours a week is now properly adorned with a little photo book of Mr. Baby. I love glancing around my laptop and seeing his blonde hair, big blue eyes, little button nose,
and rosy lips. Such a treat.

Look at those shoes!

This is Tuesday when I spend a long time working but come home to an empty house. Mr. Baby is with Nick's parents. After work Dr. Mac and Big Daddy go to get him and have dinner there. I always get home before Mr. B. so I can either make dinner (not) or sit with my feet up sipping a cocktail (yes).

For the little time I spent outside today, it was pleasant. It rained on and off so the temperature was in the mid-70s during the hottest part of the day when I went to lunch. The days of working and trying to decide what to have for lunch are coming back to me. I need to get out of the office, but it's always a hard decision what to have for lunch.

Today I'm creating a newsletter. I'm hoping to go to bed early tonight as I'm already tired. Fingers crossed that my plan works.

Entertaining so many people on Mother's Day
wore out TLP!

We had a yummy, busy and fun Mother's Day at the Pettit abode. Dr. Mc and Big Daddy did most of the cooking, but We had the same wonderful menu as last year and I didn't hear anyone complaining! Chicken and waffles covered in syrup. Homemade biscuits smothered in creamy gravy. Green Salad. Fruit Salad. And, of course, there were more of enough cocktails. Big Daddy and I were in charge of the waffles and chicken. I don't know about him, but I should have stopped to eat and had a few less cocktails.

We set up three tables outside, but there was very little breeze or shade so almost everyone ate inside in shifts. I guess there were 20 people at the house, which made the day very fun! Mr. Baby was confused because all his grandparents were at one house. If he could talk, he would have said, "Hey, what are you doing at THIS house?" His mama still made him take a nap even though he was in party mood.

Today I'm creating three magazine articles. I'm not at all inspired with ideas and don't have any input. I'd rather be home having a nap with Mr. Baby.

Like father, like son.

Mr. Baby has a new game that he likes to play with me. He chews on something for a few minutes and then throws it on the floor to see how long it will take me to pick it up, clean it off, and give it back to him. I think what he likes most is the grunting noise I make when I bend over.

Actually, he throws his toy on the floor, then turns around and smiles at me. He is just too cute I can't say no! My life was full and blessed before he was born, but not complete without him.

Today I'm creating, or rather finishing, two aprons. I'm going to participate in a craft show in mid-June and need to get busy. I'm not sure I've made anything since my holiday craft show.

TLP enjoying the kiddie pool last weekend.

Another part of aging that I'm not fond of – the loss of facial muscles. It's not that I've gained weight. No, weight gain isn't the reason that I have a double chin.

When I was growing up I remember asking my mom what she wanted for Mother's Day. She might tell me something, but most of the time she would say that she didn't need anything. I find I'm doing the same thing to my daughters. I'll say, "I don't need anything," or "You don't need to spend your money on me." Oh, how we become our parents.

Today I'm creating a clean dining room. I've been guilty of throwing things on the back of chairs instead of putting them away or throwing newspapers on the table. I want to fix that today.

I cropped his little bottom out of the picture
so his mama won't get upset with me.

I'm happy that Mr. B and I made the decision to lease Pettita Casita in Santa Fe, NM, so the casita doesn't sit empty and lonely when no one is there. But on days like today in Houston I wish I were in Santa Fe right now! The linen pants and shirt that I put on this morning are a wrinkled mess, and I have to keep wearing them until probably 7:30 p.m. Interesting that my clothes sag and my hair crinkles up.

It started out rainy this morning and Mr. Baby took advantage of the great napping weather. He woke up and played before lunch, when it started raining again. Now it's simply warm and muggy! Of course this is the time when I need to be running in and out of places getting ready for an open house tonight.

Today I'm creating multiple articles and prepping for the open house. I found the most beautiful roses at the floral market. They are white with red tips. It's unfortunate that they aren't also fragrant!

Aulay is celebrating his first Cinco de Mayo in style. Ole!

I've been a) crazy busy, b) crazy sick, c) just crazy in general, or d) all of the above since my last post. If you guessed d) all of the above, you are correct. Probably the hardest thing for me was not being able to see Mr. Baby and give him an adequate number of hugs, kisses, and songs while I wasn't feeling well. Fortunately I've moved on, but now Mr. B and Big Daddy Nick are not feeling well. As usual, since I'm the mom I get blamed for them being sick.

I was noticing last night that Mr. Baby is getting big. Since he came home from the hospital, he was been placed sideways in the playard in the house for naps. Yesterday I noticed that he no longer fits sideways in the bed. That's OK because he now rolls from front to back and back to front and doesn't stay in one place, regardless of how he is put in bed.

Today I'm creating happy birthday wishes for son-in-law-to-be Raff. How exciting that his birthday is on Cinco de Mayo and so many people celebrate his special day!