Weekend Bliss

We made it to the weekend! The hubby almost worked a complete 40 hours, I didn't kill the Babe, the Little Lady is now 10 days old and growing, and I survived 10 days of breastfeeding. So I'd say we're in pretty good shape. Now I have a complete 2 days with the hubby home to help out before it starts over again. We are going to lounge around and do nothing but laundry and dishes this weekend. lol. Next week brings a doctor's visit for the Little Lady, more sleepless nights (well I do get some interrupted sleep), and probably lots more tantrums from the Babe. On the positive side, it probably also brings better nursing, more established routines, and ends with a trip to Utah to visit my family. I am still debating whether I am going to take the Little Lady to church this Sunday or not. I really want to go but the nursing is still pretty rough and I know everyone will want to hold her (which means she could get sick). I know that sounds overly cautious but she's still pretty young to be getting sick or exposed to a lot of stuff.

Thirteen Things I'd forgotten about Babies (and I love!)

1. The way they smell! I wish they could bottle that newborn smell.
2. How much they sleep. I know this will change and I should be grateful for this time. But I forgot.
3. How loud their cry is. The Babe's cry is not nearly as loud as hers is. It's a newborn thing.
4. They way they grunt and grunt to get even a little poopy out.
5. How camera really don't do them justice. She is very much cuter in real life.
6. How mad they get (and red faced) at the silliest things.
7. How much you want to hold them all day even when they aren't doing anything.
8. How sweet they are. How can anyone deny there is a God after holding a newborn?
9. How much laundry you do. I've done at least a load every day.
10. How all their stuff (e.g. car seats, swings, bouncers ect.) clutters your house.
11. How often they eat (and how little you sleep).
12. How tiny they are. Have you tried cutting newborn fingernails? The hubby made her bleed the first day.
13. How much you love them. This didn't happen immediately with the Babe but has with the Little Lady. There's just an instant unconditional love there.


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Now the Real Work Starts

Today the hubby's parents left. It was so nice having them here. His mom did all the laundry, dishes and took care of the Babe (which in and of itself is a full time job). Today was the first day that I had to really take care of 2. We survived, barely. I think I have a little bit of postpartum depression. This afternoon, I found myself crying for really no reason. I told the hubby I wanted to get a job. I've never understood how depression worked until today. There really wasn't anything I could do for it. It was weird. Now I don't want people to misunderstand this. I wasn't seriously depressed or even enough that it concerned me. Just normal baby blues....I had them a little with the Babe. I was just sad, for no reason. Don't get worried.

Tonight, we gave the Little Lady a bath. Her hair is annoyingly wavy (like mine). The hubby curled it around his finger after she got out and let it dry. So now it's just poking straight up (not in a cute way). Well my wish of having a blonde haired, blue-eyed girl probably isn't going to come to pass. That's ok she's still the cutest girl EVER!

P.S. This binkie looks about 5 times the size of her head. It's just the angle of camera.

Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type

I recently read a children's book titled Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type. We got it in a cereal box or something. This book is about some cows that find an old typewriter in the barn and learn to type. They write to the farmer that they want electric blankets and have decided to not give the farmer milk till he gives them electric blankets. I thought this book was appropriate because I have felt almost like a cow this last week. Now my first thought that ending was that the farmer would just say, "Ok we'll see how long you can go without me milking you and see how bad you want electric blankets." But that's not how it ended. I was a little disappointed when the farmer gave in and gave the cows electric blankets in exchange for the typewriter.

This nursing thing is still going (meaning I haven't given up yet) but it's not easy. I realize it is going to get better after about a week (and if it takes more than a week I'm going to be upset) but getting there has sure been difficult. My mother asked me the other day why I was doing it. I didn't really have a good answer. I know that it is better for the baby, cheaper, and naturally what God intended for women to do but all of those reasons can easily go out the window when it's 2 am and I wake up in a puddle of milk and I'm still engorged. She asked if the hubby was forcing encouraging me to do it. I of course said no, he couldn't force encourage me to do anything that I didn't want to. She asked if my friends were putting pressure on me to do it. I again said yes but not enough to make me do it. After some reflection (at 2 am when I wake up in a puddle of milk, still engorged), I have decided that, yes, I am doing it for the Little Lady. She sure is cute and I want to do anything and everything to ensure that she is healthy and strong. Now this isn't to say that if I formula feed her that she won't be healthy but more to say if I have the milk and physically (and mentally) can why wouldn't I breastfeed? I hope that anyone who reads this that didn't breastfeed isn't offended because I thinking raising a child in any way entitles you to a medal. So as of today, I am still nursing and since today is her 1-week birthday, I think I'll go have me an ice cream cone. lol.

A Tribute to Linda Rosenbaum: Victim of September 11th

Someone wanted to honor all the victims of the September 11th attack by having bloggers each take a victim and today honor them on their blog. I decided to participate and was given the person Linda Rosenbaum.

Linda was at the World Trade Center when the attacks happened. She worked as a claims specialist for Marsh & McLennan. She was 41 years old and lived in Little Falls, N.J.

Here is a tribute from her sister's step child.

Linda was my step-father's sister. We were not terribly close but it was a big tradegy to our family. Her sister and her were extremely close and it seems that now her sister wishes that she went with her. She has not recovered. I pray that she recovers from this and takes part back with the family.

Linda was not a bad person, she was a hard and dedicated worker and she will be missed.

*** Posted by Irving on 2006-08-06 ***

Here is a tribute from a co-worker.

I worked with Linda back in Chicago. We both worked for the same company. I remember she always had a nice smile on her face and always had a kind word for everyone. She and I used to talk all the time, about work, about her condo (I wanted to buy it) about being away from home and mostly about being "back east'. We talked about how Chicago just wasn't "back east". She lived with her sister, who I would love to be able to talk to. She can contact me at scole665@mac.com. I cry for Linda whenever i am reminded about this horrible tragedy. I cry for her family and all those people who lost their lives. Linda, you are a great person and you are missed greatly.

*** Posted by Scott on 2004-07-01 ***

Here is a link to United in Memory that made a quilt block for each of the victims of September 11th. Linda's is two thirds of the way down. Sorry it wouldn't let me take the picture.
http://www.unitedinmemory.net/gallery.php?page=28

Here is a link to the list of other blogs/tributes.
http://www.dcroe.com/2996/
(I checked it this morning, it looks like his site crashed....how sad. Probably too many hits but keep checking and I'm sure it will be back up soon)

We will never forget....I feel sorry for the people who did this horrific act. I'm glad I'm not their judge.

Little Lady

The Little Lady is 3 days old today! lol She is so cute and fun! Well she doesn't do much yet except eat and sleep but that's ok. I'm in no hurry for her to grow up. I like her little. She went to the doctor today. She weighed 7 pounds and lost an inch and 1/2 (now she's 18 inches). Weird. The Babe is grumpy again, he didn't get a nap today. Daddy is tired but surviving and I'm engorged. But I was pretty happy when I saw this angelic picture.

WeHadABabyIt'sAGirl

She is finally here!! We are thrilled to announce the little lady was born Tuesday, September 5th, 2006! She weighed 7 lbs. 3 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long. She is healthy and has 10 toes and 10 fingers! We are so happy she is finally here and she is the cutest thing ever! She has lots of dark hair and long fingers and fingernails! We are home and recovering well. The Baby isn't quite sure what to think of her yet but he'll come around.

Disclaimer: The pictures don't do her justice! She is a million times cuter is real life!

Letter to the Baby

Dear Child,

Tommorow I go in to be induced with you. This is an exciting but nervous time for me. I am so excited to finally see you and hold you. I am nervous because there are so many thing that I worry about already. I can really only hope that you are a healthy little girl. Your father and I love you very much already! Your brother is excited to see you as well. He doesn't quite understand what is happening yet but he is so thrilled to be a 'big brother' and have a baby sister. Grandpa is here to be with your brother while we're in the hospital. This makes me feel a lot better. I was scared we would have to leave him with a neighbor. We can't wait to see you and know that you will have a special place in our family.

Love,
Mom and Dad

Mt. Charleston

Today we had a ward breakfast up at a picnic area on Mt. Charleston. We've never been there so we decided to wake up super early on a Saturday to be an 8:30 breakfast hlaf an hour away. We were actually hoping that the change in altitude would put me into labor but I'm beginning to think this baby doesn't want to come out.....ever. I was even trying to climb some rocks, slipped and fell and that didn't do the trick. But the mountains were gorgeous! It was super nice weather up there too. Weather I could get used to. I miss the seasons. The Babe and the hubby hiked and climbed all over the rocks. They had a great time! It was fun. We checked out some camping places and will probably go up there camping sometime. Apparently, they get a lot of snow because they had some avalanches last year that you could see where they had been. Here's some silly pictures.

51's Game

Last night, we went to a 51's game hoping that all the walking would put me into labor! But it didn't work. I am doomed to just wait until Tuesday. We had a lot of fun at the game though. It was hot but the baseball was great! Here is the picture you've all been waiting for...yes I'm huge and very hot!