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stop.

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le. sigh.  this moment seems so long ago, and yet, like it was 10 minutes ago.  a squishy little ball.  she seems so much older now, yet it’s been no more than a couple of months since she’s entered our lives.  for me, going back to work isn’t hard becuase i am worried about her…i have too many wonderfully loving people in my life willing to love her while i’m away…rather it’s hard, because i’m afraid of missing out on something.  just seeing how much she’s has changed and developed in such a short amount of time…i know that each moment i am away from her, she is developing, changing, growing… that both breaks my heart and excites me all at the same time.  this “mom thing” is a crazier adventure than i could have ever have imagined.  i have never been so angry about time passing so fast…never been so happy to see someone poop (after 24 hours of no poop)…
but, i’m back to work.  1 week down.  i’m only back 3 days a week until august.  i work for an awesome company that is letting me take my time coming back, and understands me needing to ease my way back in.  for me, the second day back was hardest.  adam was home the first day, so it was a little like i was just running to the store or going to play soccer…but on the second day, she was going to spend the day down at Nana’s with rylie and cynthia.  i knew that she was going to be well cared for and spoiled with love, but, there was something about her leaving ME that was emotionally harder for me to handle.  maybe it’s because i know that deep down that may have been the first, but definitely not the last time, she was going to leave me.  
though it’s a little hard for me to admit without feeling somewhat guilty, i think i am/will enjoy being back at the office.  the days FLY by, and it is nice to feel somewhat productive (not that I don’t feel productive being at home…that’s an entirely different feeling of productivity).
someone posted a story on FB that seriously took the words straight out of my soul.  Instead of making this blog post super long, please take a minute to go here to read it…BecomingAmom.     

daddy love!

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this blog is typically all about me and my (baby-daddy) mini, but there is most certainly another very important piece to this whole crazy life puzzle…so i just wanted to give a quick little shout out to the one who helped make this amazing little creature.  do they do maternity tests? we KNOW that she is adam’s kid, but we still aren’t completely sure she’s mine.  she’s as smitten with him as i am 🙂

DAMN those blue eyes…. this is some footage i captured when immi realized dad was home.  *heart gasp*

now let’s just hope daddy doesn’t kill mom for posting these pics.  thanks, and love you more than-a-fat-kid (aka me)-luv-cake.

teepee adventures

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everyone needs a secret hideaway…ours just happens to be a lace teepee (auntie cassidy, not accusing you of anything, but this might have been your fault)!! it’s perfect for tea parties, telling stories, reading fairytales and of course, for mom, fun photo props.

we finally decided to use the teepee for more than an ubbi (diaper-pail) cover. since immi is baby genius and awesome at holding her head up, we did some quality tummy time IN the teepee! so. much. fun.

it is never to early to teach sharing, right? so, even though the teepee technically IS immi’s she was sweet enough to share her nook (AND spotlight) with her fur-sisters. who’s the cutest?  HA! trick question! they are all the cutest things on the planet.

our little squishy’s face isn’t quite so squishy anymore.  she is animated and smiley, and has a wonderfully goofy personality (who’d she get that from?)

(sorry, no super-duper gifs this post).

Three Months!

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eeps! three months!  i can’t even handle it.  this makes me so happy and so sad all at the same time.  just look at that face, and you can see why.  my teeny little newborn(i miss her) is now a beautiful smiling baby (i just keep falling more in love with her).
i dont have true stats for you, since our next well-doctor visit isn’t until 4 months, but we came up with our own fun stats.
weight: last weigh in was at 11lbs 6oz
diaper size: no longer in the newborn size…size one it is!  
# of smiles/day from baby: 100
# of smiles/day from mom: 1 – she puts a smile on my face and it just is stuck there ALL day long
ounces of milk/day: 25
# of times a stranger stops us and tells us how cute our baby is: like a gazillion!
hours of sleep/night: 6-8 (could be more if we went to bed earlier)
number of piercings: 2 – yeop, we got our little one’s ears pierced.  we didn’t go to the mall, we had the pediatrician do it, so it was a safe and sterile place. she doesn’t even know they are there…so doesn’t fidget with them and they stay clean, so no infections.
little ladies legs are getting so strong.  as you can see below she is already pushing.  if she starts crawling already, i might just break.  i am not ready for it.  i can’t take how fast time goes with her.