So last week due to the magic of the Baby Bjorn I was able to go to Wal-Mart for a whole 45 min with NO problems! Sophie did great only fussing a bit towards the end.
It was so funny when people would notice her and say something like "ohh what a cute baby" I wanted to say.... "Thanks so much I would stop and let you look at her but if I do she will start crying, sorry!!!!" but I just smiled said thank you and kept walking!
So after the wonderfully successful Wal-Mart run I put her in the car and she fell right to sleep. Really good sleep where she stays asleep not the kind where she wakes up every time the car stops moving which makes red lights go from being a minor annoyance to evil torture that will surly never end!
So I bravely decided to drive buy a couple of parks so I can see the pavilion's available so I can decide which one to have Sophie's dedication at. We make it to one park no problem! Then I stop to get gas also no problem.....until.....I went to start the car up and. OH DEAR. The car would not start.
Now I have had my share of dumpy cars over they years so this is not the first time that a car has not started for me. This is however the first time that a car has not started with a two month old baby with me! Its a whole new experience!!!
I called Trevor and we tried to figure out what was wrong with no luck. Fortunately I am blessed to have an abundant amount of family that lives in the area so I called my mom and she and my dad were able to come out and help me.
We went into the gas station to get out of the heat and I walked Sophie around the isles as I laughed to myself about the whole situation.. Of course it was a gas station with a nasty bathroom with nowhere to change Sophie!
Mom and dad got there pretty quickly and it turns out that the battery just needed a jump Sophie and I went right home after that and took a nap!
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Is it magic or is it technology!?
Something new has come into our lives changing it forever and ever.
That is right the magical Baby Bjorn.
I had been looking for one for several weeks on craigslist and could not find one that was in both my price range and my geographical location. I was not going to drive to Plano for a Baby Bjorn, much to painful!
So I finally had a "duh" moment and looked on E-bay. I was so excited to find one for a total of $25 with shipping!!!! We received it about four days later and it was everything I thought it would be! She loves it! She is a bit small to be facing out but since she can not stand to be facing in princess Sophie gets her way.
I have done the dishes twice while wearing her, something I am sure the manufactures of the Baby Bjorn would not approve of but it worked fantastically for us!
We also had an outing that was a win for mommy until something unexpected almost ruined the day... more on that later!
That is right the magical Baby Bjorn.
I had been looking for one for several weeks on craigslist and could not find one that was in both my price range and my geographical location. I was not going to drive to Plano for a Baby Bjorn, much to painful!
So I finally had a "duh" moment and looked on E-bay. I was so excited to find one for a total of $25 with shipping!!!! We received it about four days later and it was everything I thought it would be! She loves it! She is a bit small to be facing out but since she can not stand to be facing in princess Sophie gets her way.
I have done the dishes twice while wearing her, something I am sure the manufactures of the Baby Bjorn would not approve of but it worked fantastically for us!
We also had an outing that was a win for mommy until something unexpected almost ruined the day... more on that later!
Friday, September 17, 2010
Two things I Love
I am generally a very upbeat person. I am an eternal optimist.
However.
When things get hard or are not exactly how I want them to be I tend to slip into a bit of self pity. I obsess about what is wrong and start wishing that I could just "skip to the end" or at least to a better part.
I have struggled all my life to enjoy the now and to not think only of what is to come trying to rush towards the next step thinking that if I could only be doing (insert whatever I was not currently doing here) then everything would be great. After about 20 years of that I finally began to learn that it didn't work. So now I have to be intentional in living for now and not for tomorrow.
In that vein I present Two things I Love I will try and post them regularly but I make no promises since life with a fussy two month old is very unpredictable.
# 1
Tiny Socks in the Dryer
Nothing compares to pulling the laundry out of the dryer and left behind as if they were perfectly and purposely placed are tiny little socks that say....OH my you have a tiny little baby. That's right YOU have a tiny baby!!!!!! Its thrilling and oh so joyful!
#2
Flowers for your Anniversary
They sit on the kitchen table and not only do they look pretty and bring a little big of the fresh and beauty of nature into the house they also remind you that yep... you are loved!!!!
However.
When things get hard or are not exactly how I want them to be I tend to slip into a bit of self pity. I obsess about what is wrong and start wishing that I could just "skip to the end" or at least to a better part.
I have struggled all my life to enjoy the now and to not think only of what is to come trying to rush towards the next step thinking that if I could only be doing (insert whatever I was not currently doing here) then everything would be great. After about 20 years of that I finally began to learn that it didn't work. So now I have to be intentional in living for now and not for tomorrow.
In that vein I present Two things I Love I will try and post them regularly but I make no promises since life with a fussy two month old is very unpredictable.
# 1
Tiny Socks in the Dryer
Nothing compares to pulling the laundry out of the dryer and left behind as if they were perfectly and purposely placed are tiny little socks that say....OH my you have a tiny little baby. That's right YOU have a tiny baby!!!!!! Its thrilling and oh so joyful!
#2
Flowers for your Anniversary
They sit on the kitchen table and not only do they look pretty and bring a little big of the fresh and beauty of nature into the house they also remind you that yep... you are loved!!!!
Monday, September 13, 2010
Confession
I have a difficult baby. There I said it.
It has been very difficult for me to acknowledge that or even say it out loud. Partially because I don't want to seem like a wuss and mostly because I don't want anyone to think for a second that just because Sophie is difficult that I am not head over heals in love with her. I don't want anyone to think I am complaining or that I would change anything. Well maybe I would change it a little bit ! -)
I am very much so the happiest I have every been in my entire life. Literally all my dreams have come true! I am married to an amazing, wonderful, fantastic man who also happens to be my very best friend that I love spending time with. I have a beautiful little girl that I waited for impatiently for for over two years crying so many times because I could not wait to have her! I am blessed to be able to stay at home and devote my life to raising my children something that I feel I was made to do.
However......Sophie is a challenge....she challenges me to be patient to be kind and loving when I am at my most frustrated. She challenges me to push through sleep deprivation to give her my best even when I feel like I could fall over. She challenges me to endure through the discomfort and to look for and be grateful for the blessings that are mixed in with the challenge.
And I have this feeling that the challenge will continue for quite some time......and I also have this feeling that there is a very good reason that Sophie is my challenge child that it is good for me and that I will learn so much.
And oh how I love my challenge baby! She is as much a part of me as my arms are a part of me. She fills the great big whole that has been empty without her. She smiles and coos and sometimes cry's her way deeper into my heart every day.
And in the spirit of confession may I present. Crying baby....
Sorry about the loud annoying whistling!!
It has been very difficult for me to acknowledge that or even say it out loud. Partially because I don't want to seem like a wuss and mostly because I don't want anyone to think for a second that just because Sophie is difficult that I am not head over heals in love with her. I don't want anyone to think I am complaining or that I would change anything. Well maybe I would change it a little bit ! -)
I am very much so the happiest I have every been in my entire life. Literally all my dreams have come true! I am married to an amazing, wonderful, fantastic man who also happens to be my very best friend that I love spending time with. I have a beautiful little girl that I waited for impatiently for for over two years crying so many times because I could not wait to have her! I am blessed to be able to stay at home and devote my life to raising my children something that I feel I was made to do.
However......Sophie is a challenge....she challenges me to be patient to be kind and loving when I am at my most frustrated. She challenges me to push through sleep deprivation to give her my best even when I feel like I could fall over. She challenges me to endure through the discomfort and to look for and be grateful for the blessings that are mixed in with the challenge.
And I have this feeling that the challenge will continue for quite some time......and I also have this feeling that there is a very good reason that Sophie is my challenge child that it is good for me and that I will learn so much.
And oh how I love my challenge baby! She is as much a part of me as my arms are a part of me. She fills the great big whole that has been empty without her. She smiles and coos and sometimes cry's her way deeper into my heart every day.
And in the spirit of confession may I present. Crying baby....
Sorry about the loud annoying whistling!!
Friday, September 10, 2010
Happy Anniversary
Time to gush a bit....
Four years ago today I married the most wonderful man in the world. That may seem like an exaggeration but I assure you it is not.
One of the happiest days of my life. I can not explain the absolute joy!
He is an AMAZING husband. He takes wonderful care of me by doing everything from working hard at a job he doesn't really love to rubbing my shoulders when I need him to. He is so kind and strong as a rock I depend on him for so much. He is so gentle with me when I need it and
he is so much fun to be around!
He is a fantastic dad! I am so overwhelmed by just how wonderful a father he is to our little Sophie. Having this baby has just made me love him even more.
It has been almost 8 years since I first felt that rush of ewy gooy love for him and I still feel that way today. I love the kid he was then and I am in awe of the man he is today.
Taken a year before we got married. The first Halloween that we dressed up together.
I love you Trevor more than I can ever tell you. I guess I will just have to keep showing you over our lifetime together. Looking forward to spending the rest of our lives together!
Four years ago today I married the most wonderful man in the world. That may seem like an exaggeration but I assure you it is not.
One of the happiest days of my life. I can not explain the absolute joy!
He is an AMAZING husband. He takes wonderful care of me by doing everything from working hard at a job he doesn't really love to rubbing my shoulders when I need him to. He is so kind and strong as a rock I depend on him for so much. He is so gentle with me when I need it and
he is so much fun to be around!
He is a fantastic dad! I am so overwhelmed by just how wonderful a father he is to our little Sophie. Having this baby has just made me love him even more.
It has been almost 8 years since I first felt that rush of ewy gooy love for him and I still feel that way today. I love the kid he was then and I am in awe of the man he is today.
Taken a year before we got married. The first Halloween that we dressed up together.
I love you Trevor more than I can ever tell you. I guess I will just have to keep showing you over our lifetime together. Looking forward to spending the rest of our lives together!
Thursday, September 9, 2010
2 Month Pictures!
Here she is in all her 2 months of glory!
Looking at my feet!
My Elvis face.
Looking at my doll.
THE END!
Looking at my feet!
My Elvis face.
Looking at my doll.
THE END!
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
2 Months!
Well she was five days ago! Mommy has been busy!
She now weights a whopping 11 lb 5 oz.
She is 22 and 3/4 inches long.
She got two shots at her 2 month Dr. appointment and it was so sad! The day she got the shots she fell asleep on my shoulder. No swaddle no hours worth of walking and patting and shushing and holding. Fortunately I knew it was due to the shots or I would have thought something was very wrong with her!
We are going to try (once I have a chance to run out to the store) using some homeopathic chamomile to help little Sophie relax and get to sleep better hopefully!
She has outgrown her little bathtub hammock and is now using the big girl part of the tub.
She has been pushing her feedings further apart the past few days and has been going over 3 hours or more. At night she goes anywhere from 5 hours between feedings to 8 hours between feedings. Nothing consistent yet still all over the place!
She has discovered her feet and is fascinated by them. I think she wants to eat them but just cant quite yet!
She does a really good mini push up even though she has a very short tolerance for tummy time!
And she is one cute baby! 2 month pictures coming soon!!...
She now weights a whopping 11 lb 5 oz.
She is 22 and 3/4 inches long.
She got two shots at her 2 month Dr. appointment and it was so sad! The day she got the shots she fell asleep on my shoulder. No swaddle no hours worth of walking and patting and shushing and holding. Fortunately I knew it was due to the shots or I would have thought something was very wrong with her!
We are going to try (once I have a chance to run out to the store) using some homeopathic chamomile to help little Sophie relax and get to sleep better hopefully!
She has outgrown her little bathtub hammock and is now using the big girl part of the tub.
She has been pushing her feedings further apart the past few days and has been going over 3 hours or more. At night she goes anywhere from 5 hours between feedings to 8 hours between feedings. Nothing consistent yet still all over the place!
She has discovered her feet and is fascinated by them. I think she wants to eat them but just cant quite yet!
She does a really good mini push up even though she has a very short tolerance for tummy time!
And she is one cute baby! 2 month pictures coming soon!!...
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