Mother's Day

Eleanor and I went to the lake early in the week to spend some time with my mom and do some shopping. The trip started out great! Eleanor took her first nap of the day in the car and was very happy when we arrived. She seemed a little confused as to where we were. It was a gorgeous, warm day. We had lunch at Vista Grande, and Eleanor had a great appetite - important since we're trying to get her to gain back some of the weight she lost during her stint with rotavirus. After lunch we headed over to the outlet mall, parked, and walked (shopped) the entire mall. Eleanor was a great little shopper, but she missed her second nap. This caught up with us later that night.

Eleanor was a little fussy, so I gave her an empty water bottle and a Mum Mum wrapper. Being that these aren't toys, she was perfectly happy. I noticed that it was way past her bedtime, so I scooped her up, sat her in the living room so I could gather her bedtime necessities, and took the wrapper and bottle away from her. Big mistake. She was so tired and immediately had a meltdown. On my way back to pick her up, I noticed that she was holding her breath. I yelled, BREATHE!" Then she fell over and her eyes rolled back into her head. I started yelling that something was wrong with her. At that moment my mom scooped her up and blew into her face, which immediately brought her back. Completely frightening. Needless to say, I hope it never ever happens again.

Eleanor and I were home in Columbia on the actual Mother's Day. Brian had a lot of work, but we were able to go to Sophia's for brunch. So nice. If we're in Columbia on Mother's Day next year, we are definitely going back to Sophia's. We planned on going to Cracker Barrel, but the "front porch" was packed, and I'm glad. It was a great first Mother's Day!