I made it. Barely. But that doesn’t matter, right? It’s just the fact that I got here. I made it without loosing my mommy-cool, even though it was touch and go for a little while there. Nap time. Blessed nap time. The time in the day when the crying and tantruming cease – even if… Continue reading Hallelujah We Made it to Nap Time
A month ago I met my little man. He is a serious fellow with a frequently furrowed brow and an expression of deep contemplation. If I could describe him in one word it would be: Mellow. He pretty much only gets worked up when he is hungry or wet. Occasionally he gets grumpy when he… Continue reading Happy 1 Month Little Mister!
It was a busy weekend, so we didn’t follow all the rules to the T, but I think we did a pretty good job overall: Here’s the breakdown: Saturday: Woke up at 5:30 (9.5 hours of night time sleep with no wakings) Nap 1: 8:00, fell asleep in the car (Nap Duration: 25 minutes, she… Continue reading Sleep Training Days 6 & 7
My baby girl turned four months old yesterday! I have to say the last month was definitely the most fun yet. She slept better (most nights), was awake and alert a ton more, and became a complete social butterfly. She smiles and coos with the best of them and loves to have chats on her… Continue reading 4 Months Old
As I have mentioned before, I am a co-sleeper… well, strike that, I was a co-sleeper. About a week and a half ago we finally successfully made the move from in bed with mommy and daddy to sleeping on her own in her sleeper* in our bedroom. I decided that since the first move had… Continue reading Oh Baby Monitor – How do I loathe thee…
I had heard all about the diaper changes, sore & leaky boobs, sleepless nights, and crying… I knew all of that and was ready for it. But, in my nearly 4 months of mommyhood I have learned that there are an awful lot of other jobs I wasn’t warned about: The Human Burp Cloth: my… Continue reading Things they didn’t tell me…
Not mine, of course, but I did a bit of a happy dance as my Baby Girl FINALLY showed some weight gain this week. From birth until she hit 3 months, she had been gaining around a half a pound a week. But I had been worrying (something I do way too much of) because… Continue reading Thankful for Weight Gain
Confession 1: I slept through the ringing in of the new year. I have to say, 2011 was probably one of the busiest of my life; it was also the best. In 2011 I got pregnant. And even in the midst of what could only be termed exceptional morning sickness I somehow** managed to complete… Continue reading 2011 Another Years End*
Oh how I miss it. I have always been a lover of sleep. I’m at my prime when I can get 8-9 hours of sleep a night. Now, I probably average 5, which results in my inability to have coherent speech. For the past two weeks or so my Amelia girl has been going 4-5… Continue reading Sleep
My day wouldn’t be complete without spit-up running down my cleavage at some point. I hate it when I get dirty looks from other moms when I truthfully say my baby girl had a rough night/day/moment. Common Ladies, have you already forgotten? I am not talking badly about my daughter – I am simply being… Continue reading 15 Truths from a New Mommy
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