9.03.2009

Thoughts on Motherhood!


1. Leaving the house will take at least an hour longer.
2. Trust your own instincts and sometimes, throw the schedule out the window!
3. As sad as it is to think Reese will never be a newborn again, I’m loving each day more and more!
4. There will be a lot of things you’ll do that you said you’d never do!
5. Somehow being pooped on, peed on, and spit up on does not gross me out!
6. If breastfeeding is way too stressful {as it was for me}, formula works just fine!
7. It’s ok to spend the first 2 weeks wondering what you got yourself into.
8. It’s also ok to not be able to fathom doing it again!
9. From the minute you find out you’re pregnant, anxiety takes on a whole new meaning!
10. I got an email today that read, “What Baby’s Poop Reveals about Her Health” and I was actually interested to see what it said!
11. You can never be “financially ready” for a baby.
12. Even though they say every baby reaches milestones at different times, it’s hard to not compare.
13. It’s ok to “have” to go to Target or Kroger just to put a baby in a really cute outfit.
14. Why do some people not pay attention to what the baby is wearing before they ask, “boy or girl?”
15. When you can handle it, get out of the house and run errands as soon as you can after having a baby!
16. Reese’s smile can fix anything in the whole wide world!
17. Being a working mom is not fun. I hate only getting to spend 2 hours {at the most} each day with her.
18. Do not research what other country’s maternity policies are. You will get very angry and threaten to leave the country.
19. Sometimes it’s easier to just throw it away instead of washing it.
20. Why don’t they make adult laundry detergent that smells like Dreft?
21. Resist the urge to spend your whole paycheck on baby clothes.
22. I HATE washing bottles, but love washing and folding teeny, tiny clothes!
23. I’ve never been more thankful for my own parents than when I became a parent myself!
24. Sometimes they just need to cry. More than a minute. Sometimes more than 10 minutes. They will eventually fall asleep.
25. It still blows my mind to look at her and think that she started as a little raisin {with a tail} and then grew every part of who she is, inside of me!

8.31.2009

Laughter is the best medicine!

Today, I took Reese out to see the dogs, and look how much she loved it!!
{watch the whole thing!!}


Today was the first day she has laughed out loud! This is actually the 2nd time she did this. The first time I walked out there, she laughed even harder than this! Of course, she didn't do it as much since we had the camera, but still.


I mean, if that doesn't make you smile, I don't know what will!


Also, apparently 5 months is full of surprises because she also transferred a rattle from one hand to another AND did the tripod {sitting position} for 30 seconds!!


Told yall, girl's growin up!

8.30.2009

Happy Birthday Kylie!

On Saturday, we went to Newnan for Kylie's first birthday party! It was so much fun and I got to see lots of friends!

Myself, Beth, and Mary {best friends and roommates from college} all had baby girls within a year of each other {and all have blue eyes}!

This is Mary's little girl, Natalie!


Reesie!

And Beth's girl {and the star of the show}, Kylie!

Such a happy baby!


Kylie with her cake!

Reese with her "cape"

Natalie and her 'nana

Reese and her Aunt Kristen!!


We had a great time catching up with everyone! Hope you had a great birthday, Kylie!

8.28.2009

Jumpy!

Today, Reese's Nana and Grandpaw hung up her Johnny Jump Up! Yall, she LOVED it! She stayed in there and played for more than an hour. Although, she didn't really jump, she did sway and just relax. She watched the birds and the pool and was so entertained! I know she will enjoy the months to come playing in her jump up!

I just finished editing these photos and loved so many that I had to post them all!
















Why does my baby suddenly look so grown up??

8.26.2009

Restless Leg Syndrome?

**sorry about the darkness**

More like restless body syndrome! I'm thinking she takes after a couple uncles!


P.S. Cat, aren't you glad you're no longer sharing a zipper-infested sleeping bag with a certain someone who shares this same condition??

8.25.2009

Graduation!

Tonight, we officially graduated from this {amazing, fantastic, sleep-inducing} miracle-of-a-blanket





To this {ingenious, cool, and hopefully just as sleep-inducing} sleep sack:



We've been sloooooowly "weaning" Reese off the need to be swaddled for about 2 or 3 weeks. It is just one more step out of the newborn phase of life and into the infant phase {or as Gerber refers to it, the supported sitter}. This makes me both sad and excited. I feel like that's how parenting is so far. Emotions at both ends of the spectrum!

Anyways, we started with 1 arm out, then both arms. Last night, we just swaddled her around her mid-section and tonight, freeeeeeeeee! Since she has so much more control over her arms and is getting close to rolling all the time, we felt like it was close to time to start the transition.

I can't believe we are close to 5 months. That doesn't even seem possible! It seemed like my pregnancy lasted forever and now that she's here, time just moves so fast {except when I'm at work. Imagine that}. This weekend, we are going to celebrate one of my best friend Beth's baby's 1 year birthday! WHAT?! I remember the day Kylie was born. She looked like an adorable little eskimo! All bundled and cheeky and a head full of dark hair! It's been amazing to watch her transform this year {into a mini-me of her daddy}. It just doesn't seem like a whole year has passed! I know Beth would agree.

Funny how that time thing works. Sometimes I want it to go fast and sometimes I want it to slow waaaaay down!

8.22.2009

Someone has something to say...

For those of you who don't speak baby talk screeeeeeech, let me translate:

"Hi Uncle Scott and Aunt Cat! Can't wait to see yall again! Love and miss yall!"