one of the few naps he took at the beach


sleeping on his Grandma on the beach

Jo Jo and Grandma

Joey trying to smile :)

In honor of Papa Waters

in his special outfit he wore when he arrived at the beach

Before my camera died....

We left June 6th for our first real road trip with Joey. He was so great in the car! We headed to Richmond and made a surprise stop in Hopewell and introduced Joey to his Greatgrandmum. He loved cuddling on her for a while. My camera was working still at this point, but I forgot to take it in. Mum was great with him. She was glad we stopped by so she could make sure she got some Joey time before we all got together for our family reunion. Tuesday the 9th, we went to Sam's graduation from Hermitage! Joey did perfectly up until Wednesday. The boy would not sleep during the day Wednesday or thursday. Friday when he woke up around 7:45, I noticed he had an eye infection, which explained the lack of sleep. I took him to see a friend of ours who is a pediatric nurse and she gave us some drops and took care of him. We were able to leave that afternoon to head to Urbanna for the family reunion! Joey's eye was a million times better Saturday morning! We got to Urbanna and immediately Joey was taken from us by his grandparents, Uncle Jeff, Great Aunt Denise and Great Uncle Steve. I was able to take pictures the first night, then my camera went dead. We had a blast, doing what we do best: eating and sharing recipes. Denise and Steve's new house is beautiful and they put on quite a spread for us. Steve took the boys fishing and they caught more than 30 fish- Jon caught 11 himself! We had such a wonderful time with everyone and can't wait to do it again next year!!!

Before we left for the reuinion, Jon's mom, Joy, asked us if we could come back to Richmond when we were done. She had gone to Winston Salem to meet her other new grandbaby, Celeste Joy, who was born June 7th. So we went back and then came home to Charlotte on Tuesday. It was an emotional goodbye when we left Richmond that last time. Jonathan's parents and Matthew are moving to Tampa this weekend. Mom Drake was especially sad since she won't see Joey until September.

Joey had his first month check up yesterday! He is progressing perfectly! He weighed 11lbs 1 1/4oz, was 23 inches long, and his head was just under 16inches (90%). He also got his first shot that we witnessed. Not sure who it was more traumatizing for. I also had an appointment yesterday and Joey met Dr. Campbell, the doctor who delivered him.

Me and Joey after his bath!

Dr. Campbell and Joey

Mum, Mom, and Joey

Joey with 2 of his cousins, OC and Celeste

Joey in his favorite spot: curled up on his daddy