52 posts tagged “baby”
The Christmas tree is up, Allison sat on Santa's lap (she did SO good), and it snowed yesterday... it was a fun productive weekend. Oh, we also had a delicious b-day dinner at P.F. Changs with Mom and my brother, and made a trip to IKEA, our first real time to walk around the place, which is HUGE. We were pretty impressed and ended up buying quite a bit. The white nightstands i've been wanting, a coffee table and end table, a bedroom lamp (going to get another one of those!), a duvet cover, bibs... lots of great stuff.
My job interview last week was also successful, they called Friday and offered me the job. i said absolutely, even though i have no idea how i'll manage with two babies and the commute and lack of sleep... but it'll be an adventure and good for Alli to share Mommy and have a friend.
Ya know, just once i'd like to be able to start and finish
these blogs within the same hour! For the past 3 months i've begun
writing in here in the morning and then finally hit "save" at about 6pm.
It's crazy how much work these babies are... she's a sneaky little girl
though. For the past few days she's been smiling at me even if i've got
a grumpy look on my face, so of course i end up smiling back at her. So much love.
It's another Mommy and Allison day while Daddy works. She has been incredibly happy this morning even though we didn't get a whole lot of sleep. She just got done giving me the most smiles ever. So of course i picked up the camera... you can definitely see her eye color is some of those. It's weird how much Hilliker i see in her (my Dad's side of the family).
My princess will be 6 weeks tomorrow. That got me thinking about all the moms who have to go back to work at this point. i tried imagining that; i ended up in tears. Daddy didn't like the idea either when i mentioned it to him last night. Being away from her Monday through Friday for 9 hours?!? Oh God, i'm so lucky that i have the option of keeping her with me all day every day. i'm so grateful that my husband supports that too.
Part of me can't wait for her to get older, start giggling and playing, and then the other part of me wishes she'd stay this tiny forever (she's still too little to fit into her Huggies newborn diapers). i love being able to lay her down in the middle of our bed and know she's safe for a few minutes. i love being able to carry her around in one arm and get things done with the other... soon she'll be too heavy for that.
i still can't believe how gorgeous she is. Oh the love of a mother. Every day it amazes me.
Yes, more pictures =)
Another sleepless night, although Daddy came to the rescue after LOTS of crying (not me, Alli) and helped get her fed and calmed down. So from 1am til 6am, i think, wasn't pretty. This time instead of just being awake she was actually quite fussy. i told her it's a good thing she's so darn cute!
i need to write thank you notes. And buy more cat food. And vacuum and mop and do the dishes and eat lunch and take a shower and change the sheets and take a nap and paint my toes... or maybe i'll just watch my baby sleep. (Edit: i ended up getting most of that done while she napped. Phew! Thank the Lord for coffee!)
Romance used to be big bouquets of flowers, diamond earrings, mushy cards, spontaneous trips to the beach. After a year of marriage and having a new baby, things have a new meaning...
Romance is letting me sleep 30 more minutes
Romance is washing baby bottles
Romance is getting puked on, again
Romance is folding laundry
Romance is getting me something to drink without me asking,
handing me Tylenol when he can tell i have a headache,
holding my hand while pushing our daughter in the stroller,
making me laugh when i'm exhausted,
doing the dishes after working all day,
letting me eat too much chocolate,
loving our baby,
loving me.
Thank you sweetheart. You've made it a fantastic, wonderful year.
Okay so last night was not fun. i started full time "Mommy duty" so Daddy could head back to work this morning. Alli was awake from 2:45am til 7am (and we had gone to bed at 1:30am). Nursing, pumping, feeding, cleaning bottles, changing diapers, changing outfits, cleaning throw up... repeat repeat repeat. Plus i have to find time to pee, drink, eat, do laundry, take a shower, make dinner (yeah right). i thought i was exhausted before, when Andrew was helping me out so much but i was seriously wrong. i have discovered exhausted (i suppose this is when i have to watch out for PPD). i love Allison so much and i miss Andrew. Things will get easier, some day i'll get more sleep, i just wish my headache would GO AWAY!
This new video game/exercise bike for kids is a great idea.
i really love how the dresser looks. And it holds a ton of stuff, which it seems she has. Daddy did a GREAT job (i hope his rug-burned knees don't hurt too much). The only things left to do are the mobile that goes above her bed and the valance above the window. Someday i'd love to find a cute rug too. She has everything she needs though. =)
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