In Two Weeks ...

I'll have a one year old. Where has the time gone?

New Year, New Posts!

I've been away so long! I will be putting more posts up very soon- I have some great news to share!

Word of the Day: Pictures

Latest photos of my sweet girl:

 

 

 

 

Motherhood just keeps getting better and better. I love being a mommy ^_^

Word of the Day: Bittersweet

Well, I return to work on September 24th. I'm disappointed that I have to go back. The arrangement that I anticipated did not work out at all, but I am determined to make the most of this situation.

My sweet baby makes me so happy, and I'll miss spending my days with her. But, on the brighter side of things, I will able to enjoy regular adult conversation again :)
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Whatever. That's a crappy consolation prize. I won't be having any more babies until I have the life that I want, that will allow me to stay at home longer than 5 months.

World Breastfeeding Awareness Week: My Breastfeeding Experience

I talked briefly about my breastfeeding experience on this blog. However, I made a YouTube video, giving more details about it. Please check out my video, that I filmed just a few days after World Breastfeeding Awareness Week:

Word of the Day: Sixteen

My munchkin is 16 weeks old today! In just a few days, she will officially be four months old! Here is a list of all the things Munchkin has mastered since being born:

-she has a clear preference for Mommy :)
-she can hold her head up without assistance
-she has different cries for different things: a hungry cry, a sleepy cry, and an "I want attention" cry LOL
-she does A LOT of social smiling
-she automatically knows when she is in prime breastfeeding position
-she doesn't cry after baths anymore
-she had hold gazes easily
-she can wiggle close to Mommy when laying next to me :)
-she can stand up for long periods of time (with Mommy's assistance, of course)
-she can sit up for a period of time without automatically toppling over
-she coos a lot and can make baby noises (talking attempts) for 30 minutes or more
-she has trained us to hold her in certain ways: either seated upright or standing up
-no more constantly balled fists! She's learning to use her hands to explore her surroundings
-she does a lot of drooling-teething is imminent
-no more random sleeping! She now sleeps for 6 hours stretches (even longer, if she gets a diaper change and a feeding while she's sleeping.)


And, since I've been gone for a while, updated pictures are in order ^_^

Look for more updates soon-things have been hectic, but I'm about to transition into working mommy mode next month! Talk to you WAY before then :)

Word of the Day: Bassinet

My little lady is officially 7 weeks old! I can't believe I've had her for almost 2 months. Time is flying! Not only is she getting older, but she's getting longer and heavier. In fact, she's growing so fast that she's about 6 inches away from outgrowing her bassinet! I guess I'll hold on to it, until I know someone who is having a baby that may need it. It was such a cute bassinet, too :( I got it from that awful Walmart, but it was such a good price and easy to assemble. The store no longer carry that model, but it was less than $100 and had both pink and blue accessories so that the bassinet can be customized based on baby's gender.

I was hoping she could use it until she's about 4 months, but I think she'll be out of it before that point. My little baby must be part-weed LOL! She's getting big and changing quickly. Well, here's the latest photo of the munchkin :)