Monday, March 28, 2011

6 months

yesterday marked emma's half birthday. it's amazing how quick time passes by, especially when it's marked by weeks and months of a baby. emma's personality is just beaming! she continues to melt her mommy and daddy's heart every single day.
at the moment she:
   sits up all on her own
   rolls from her back to her tummy
   talks and squeals
   reaches for EVERYTHING
   giggles when daddy tickles, sings and plays with her
   giggles when mommy tells her 'i love you'
   giggles while watching her cousins jump around
   touches my face and sweetly smiles while nursing
   wiggles all the time
   blushes when someone gives her a compliment


   and puts everything in her mouth
  

Friday, March 25, 2011

Happy Friday!

My hubby leaves for work tomorrow morning :( I usually clean and do laundry on Saturday mornings, but instead, I did it all this afternoon. {With the windows open and sunshine and fresh air pouring in} I did 6 loads of laundry, cleaned the bathroom, swept and steamed the floors and washed dishes. I decided to do it all this afternoon so that I can enjoy my weekend. We have a photoshoot for Emma's half birthday! Along with lots of girly time. All the hubbys are gone this weekend so us girls will be spending some time together!

While I was inside, my hubby washed, waxed and vacuumed my car so we could take pictures of it. We are putting it up for sale. I love my car and hate to see it go. It just doesn't meet our needs anymore. I am in need of a mom car to tote our little one around in safely.

Look what UPS brought today:

Emma's Easter Basket!

Monday, March 21, 2011

sucess

my husband is a firefighter with CalFire. today is day 3 of 3 that he is gone. for 3 whole days and nights i get to be home full time with our little one. i love our time together. i love taking her places and hearing people say, "what a beautiful baby! she looks just like you!" when my husband is with us, people say she looks just like him.  on to the success story. i became a gym member the beginning of february with the intent of getting into pre-pregnancy shape. i have gone about 7 times. i use the typical excuses, but the truth is, i'm just lazy. the gym offers a child care service for $1.25 an hour! so today, i gave it a try. i woke up about 7 and waited for the little one to start cooing. she woke up about 7:30. i loved on her, changed her diaper and fed her around 8. i called the gym and asked my 50 questions and made arrangements to be there at 9. i dropped her off and headed to do my workout. i thought of her the whole time. if she was crying, if she is too young to be left with strangers, if the lady was going to be nice to her...etc. i picked her up about 10:30 and she was sound asleep! we headed home and she stayed asleep long enough for me to take a long hot shower, shave my legs AND put lotion on after and do my makeup! she woke up and ate and then played while i did my hair and got dressed. there is a huge feeling of accomplishment when i can achieve a goal for myself while taking care of a little one. i can't give myself all the credit, i am blessed with a great baby. i really am. she makes being a mom seem easy.
a little side note about this gym thing. before i was married and had a baby, it was just me. i only had me to think about (financially). with that came a fabulous wardrobe. if i can't get into pre-pregnancy shape, i can kiss that fabulous wardrobe goodbye.

this is my little one. she is worth every ounce of gained weight.

Sunday, March 20, 2011

there's a first time for everything

well, here goes nothing.

i have been secretly following blogs for several months now. 5 months, 3 weeks and 3 days to be exact. that is also the age of my first bundle of joy, Emma. i found myself searching for something to do while nursing my little one. i stumbled across a blog which led to another, and then another... you get the picture. i decided to start a blog of my own back in November and made a post about my birth story. i quickly chickened out and decided that i would just continue to read blogs. please have grace for me as i am new to this. i hope to quickly catch on and give you frequent updates on my little one and what our life looks like. i may also decide to post that birth story :)
 
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