Seven Months

I have totally been slacking on posting blogs...but I have not been slacking in life! LOL I have been very busy. Aleah is changing and growing faster than I would like...and of course there is nothing I can do to stop it. Trust me if there was a way I would freeze time.

Well in this post I am going to let the pictures do the talking...she is cute enough to forgive my laziness :) So here it goes...

Here we all are on Easter...she looked adorable as always...

 

I am so in love with this face...

 

 

 

My BFF Sara and I had a play date and she took some amazing pictures of Aleah at 6 months. She did such an awesome job and they are even more precious to me because Sara took them!

 

 

All Ready for Church!

 

She is so precious when she sleeps...once again...can someone figure out how to slow down the time!!!

 

 

Introduction to the Sippy cup...she doesn't get it yet...but sure loves her new toy :)

 

Ok...hers are much chubbier/adorable...but she definitely has my toes. I couldn't resist painting those adorable piggies!!!

 

 

Jason and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary and enjoyed our first night away as new parents. It was so nice to get away. We spoiled ourselves with massages, Tons of food, Pool and hot tub time...and a night out with friends. It was so nice to go out as a couple without multiple bags, bottles, diapers, blowouts, pacifiers and car seats. Don't get me wrong, Jason said he gave me a D+ for how much I talked about Aleah and how much I text back and forth with the babysitter (A.K.A. Oma and Opa) I love this man and we have so much fun together as a family but it was very nice to spend some much needed alone time with him. We had a blast!

 

 (this picture is a few years old)

 

On a sad note...this past week my Opa passed away. He lived a full 90 years of life. He was an All American Christian Man that lived life to the fullest and without regrets. There were so many things that I loved about my Opa. Outside of the fun loving Opa that always picked on me, beat us all at poker, and never understood how my generation dressed (the length of my skirts) He was a hard working family man who was dedicated to his wife of 65 years. My heart aches for my Oma...it has been a hard week for all of us...I am just thankful that I was fortunate to enjoy my Opa for almost 35 years of my life and will get to see him again at the gates of heaven. I only wish I could hug him one more time...

 

 

 

 

 

Four Months

Well it has been too long since my last post. Needless to say we have been VERY busy. Thanksgiving Christmas and New Years have past and I honestly cannot believe the end of February is approaching!

Unfortunately with the holidays and new baby in our lives my crafty and creative posts and Projects are on hold...but they will resume I promise.

Well our amazing baby girl is growing at a rapid rate...as all children do. She is now 14 pounds and almost 24 inches long. She loooooves her bottle and lets you know (very loudly) when it is time to eat. the holidays were a blast and it was fun showing her off to everyone.

 

 

She is such a joy to be around...developing her personality and always jumping in on conversation.

 

It really is shocking to me that in just a few months she has grown from this

 

To this...

 

Time really does fly by.... Here she is at one month...

Here she is at four months...

 

So fun to compare pictures.

 

Aleah brings joy, fun and entertainment to our lives everyday. It is such a joy being a Mom and I sometimes still cannot believe that I am a Mom. We are so blessed with such an amazing little girl. As I sit and write this...I am still a little sweaty from running (trying to get my body back) have not brushed my teeth, and probably won't get a shower till around 3pm...I have to say my daily routine has done a complete 180 since Aleah was born. It has taken time and a lot of planning to adjust to her schedule...yes I said HER schedule....she pretty much rules the house. I feel like I have gotten into a good routine with her, and she has helped me do that by sleeping through the night.

 

More than the adjustment to daily routine is the adjustment that we (women) go through when you become a Mommy for the first time. First it is recovery, sleepless nights, worry, questions, emotions...and the list goes on. As time has gone by it becomes less about adjusting to routine and for me it has been more about adjusting to my new identity and the yearning to hang on to the "old" me. Because I work from home 90% of the time, there are many days when I don't even leave the house (so thankful I have a job that allows me to this thought) and when I do, it is an exciting trip to Walmart to get groceries. Sometimes I feel the world is flying past me as I live in pajamas and work out clothes..seeing the world through the eyes of Pinterest and Facebook. Without those I would only know the latest fashions by what I see on the rack at Walmart and the Today Show haha...sad I know.  Sometimes I look at all of the clothes in my closet and wonder why I have so many when I really only get ready once or twice a week. Then my mind thinks of other things...Why do I have all this great makeup? hair products? Jewelry? Shoes? Its almost like looking at an archive of what my life used to be. Then there is the actual fitting into some of those clothes...some of them will be heading to donation...my body just isn't the same. All of us women struggle with that...well maybe someday I will get back into those jeans...and maybe I will. Only time will tell. As all of these things run through my mind...it can sound pretty depressing...like who am I? Do I have a purpose? Am I just Aleah's Mom? Jason's wife? A house cleaner? Butt wiper? Lunch maker? Cooker? and the list goes on again...and that's when I realize that YES that is exactly what I am and it matters! 

 

I was reminded in a song this week by Steven Curtis Chapman...here are some of the lyrics

 

Well let me remind you, it all matters just as long
As you do everything you do to the glory of the One who made you,
Cause he made you,
To do
Every little thing that you do
To bring a smile to His face
Tell the story of grace
With every move that you make
And every little thing you do

 

It was exactly what I needed to hear when I was starting to feel like everything I do really isn't important. So if I reword what I wrote above it should sound like this.....

 

Who am I? I am the proud mother of a beautiful girl named Aleah. I have a wonderful husband and I am happy to be his wife. I have a nice clean home. I get to wipe Aleah's cute butt everyday because she is mine! I am honored to cook for someone who likes my food and devours every bite...and I am so blessed that I have been given all of this so undeserving.

 

Change is hard for everyone....and although I have days, like the above whining may sound to some of you...I take one look at my two favorite bald people (see below) and know that I make them complete just like they complete me, here in this little corner of the world.

The old me...is exactly that...OLD NEWS!

We all have selfish moments here and there...

I am personally learning to love every bit of this new normal and new jean size :)