it's been a long long day

May 22, 2009

A long day that started at 3:30 am.

I don't know if she's growing or if she had an upset tummy or what but Lil Miss was a grump most of the day. She woke up at 3:30 am (not uncommon), ate (again, not uncommon) but then refused to go back to sleep (VERY uncommon). She didn't fall back asleep until after we got home from work!

She didn't want to be put down in the late hours either -- from when she finished her bottle until about eight am, every time I tried to lay down with her or put her down to play or anything, she would scream. And her Daddy was still trying to sleep, as he had to work this morning, so we walked and bounced, bounced and walked for like four hours straight while Mommy was exhausted and wanted to cry. Luckily, she let me put her down long enough to get ready for work -- she was fussy but didn't scream. We got to work at ten am.

We left by eleven thirty. Because she started throwing a fit at eleven and I couldn't get her to stop. So I apologized to Charles (he said it was fine -- the most important stuff was done already anyway) and we came back home. She fussed on the bus ride, but didn't scream, thank goodness. As soon as we got home, the screaming started again. I had a baby screaming in my ear from the time we got home until the time I finally got her to go down for a nap (I think she finally just used up all her energy) about threeish I think. Between then and eight thirty, when she finally put herself down for the night, she would wake up to eat.

And be fussy for a good bit of the time she was awake.

She had a couple of short amounts of time where she was good for Mommy and Daddy -- that's where today's pictures come from. One of those about fifteen minutes. But all in all? It was a long freakin bad day.

Mommy is so exhausted she's too tired to sleep. Mommy's also a bit sad because her Momma's going to be in Florida in a few weeks (in Orlando) and it doesn't look like I'm going to get to see her.

I miss my Momma.

But now? Off to read and try to get some sleep. Daddy's home from seeing Wolverine now so I think it might be my bedtime.

Lil Miss in her bouncer -- she likes it. Mainly, I think, cause it has a mirror.

i officially have the best baby ever

May 8, 2009

And another long day. Long couple of days. Heck, it's been a long long week.

Long story short: Gramma and Laurie have been here since Tuesday night and Jimmy has been sick most of it. He'll start to feel better, but then it all comes back and starts again and he's sick. He feels really bad right now because he feels like he's destroyed Gramma and Laurie's vacation, but they're still doing things because we're making them. No one is upset with him, obviously, but he's upset with himself and I don't know how to fix that. I also don't know how to make him not sick, which I HATE.

I do NOT like being helpless.

Lil Miss and Gramma -- all dressed up!

Lil Miss is officially the best baby ever. She spent most of the day in her car seat (I feel SO bad about that -- we were going to Theater of the Sea (hour and a half to two hour drive), Daddy got sick so we turned around when we got there and headed back, dropping him at the hospital in Marathon (hour and a half to two hours back), Mommy had to go pick up documents from work so I could work on them tonight (about thirty minutes in the car total) and then she and I went to pick him up when they released him (an hour each way). So all in all be spent eight to nine hours in her car seat in the car today. I feel like a horrible Mommy for that. )c: ) and she was so good the whole time! At one point, Gramma actually said she almost forgot the baby was even in the backseat because she was so quiet.

She is the best baby ever and we are incredibly spoiled. I joked today that I think she just wants a sibling, so she's being good so we won't swear off babies. (c: (But no -- no siblings any time soon).

Sleeping in her carseat during the long road trip.

I realized something last night that I hadn't really realized. It makes me incredibly anxious to be away from her. I don't like it. Even if I'm in our room and she's out in the living room with Daddy instead of in her bassinet next to me, I don't like it. It makes me anxious and upset. I want her with ME. I don't like leaving her or putting her down and I'm uncomfortable letting or asking other people to take care of her or help. Yes, it's making me tired. Yes, it's somewhat stressing me out. But I can't help it. It makes me so anxious I want to cry.

Seriously -- last night I was tired and stressed out to the point that I was about to cry and Jimmy wanted me to give her to Gramma and Laurie to hold for awhile while I tried to sleep and all I could think was "don't take my baby -- just don't take her. I want her here". She makes me feel better and not having her makes me feel worse.

Is this normal? It makes me feel slightly crazy!

(Sorry this is kinda short -- it's late, been a long week, I'm tired. I think I'm going to bed now.)

and she's finally here!!

May 5, 2009

Notice the blankets -- see how they aren't over her? There's a reason for that -- she kicks them. Lil Miss does not seem to really like blankets -- I think they make her mad. The only time she doesn't kick them off is late at night when she's zonked out cold.

It was a long day. A very very long day. We got up at six am to because Jimmy was still sick and needed his medicines, so Lil Miss and I loaded ourselves in the car and went to Walgreens. Only to find out that Walgreens pharmacy is no longer twenty fours hours. So we went home and got ready for work and waited until 7:15 am and went down and were the first to get there and put the prescriptions in.

Then we came home to give them to Jimmy. And turned right around and went down to work and got there before 8:30 am. And worked from the moment we got there straight through until 2:30 without much of a moment break. And then we still had to run errands -- grocery store, Ross for a couple of extra towels, KMart for an air mattress. And, of course, every where was busy and took forever.

We finally got home about 4:30. Lil Miss was hungry and fussy, Mommy was tired and exhausted and Daddy was sick.

LONG day.

Gramma's here!!!

And then, right about five o'clock, Gramma Barbara and Laurie pull in and, of course, cooing over the baby ensues. (c: No one can help but just love her and want to cuddle her. She's too cute for her own good. (c:

We were all so excited to see her! Jimmy hasn't seen his mother in over a year and, let me tell you, he has been ecstatic and looking forward to this since he found out it was even a possibility that she would be coming down. Even sick he was so happy when she called and said she was close by. I don't think I've seen him this excited about anything but the baby ever.

We went for a little drive to just show them some of the water and such and get a few things (margaritas, mainly). We were going to go get dinner, but Lil Miss got a little fussy (she was hungry -- I told you, she's a porker! Ask her Gramma -- she'll confirm it), so we came home and ordered good pizza instead. Then Jimmy went to get some sleep, Lil Miss zonked out and Gramma, Laurie and I watched American Idol cause we're dorks like that.

It was a good Key West evening.

And now, since it's been a long day for all of us, we're off to sleep early. Wow, early turn in -- it's amazing (though I'll be up in just a few hours to feed her. And a few more hours after that. *sigh* Mommys get no sleep). And as to what we'll do tomorrow? Who knows. I just know that Gramma wants some sun -- and Mommy would not at ALL be against it.

and now back to our regularly scheduled programming!

April 27, 2009

I apologize that we missed a day yesterday. Yesterday was the day everything was getting transferred over to the new apartment -- cable, internet, all that good stuff -- and we were moving the rest of the stuff. Jimmy was working, but I took the day off so I could be here when the techs showed up and so I could move things and we could hopefully have just the big stuff remaining when Jimmy got home.

Didn't work exactly that way, but I had a lot of it. However, our internet company switched the service over, but they conveniently forgot to check their records and see if our new apartment was wired for internet and they just had it switch over instead of sending out a tech. Well, guess what?

Our new apartment wasn't wired for internet so it didn't work. I called last night to see why we still didn't have a signal and they couldn't figure it out so they sent out a tech this morning. He knew what the problem was in five minutes and was done in less than thirty. Really -- was that so hard? Why couldn't they have done that yesterday so I could have posted last night and I wouldn't have had a grumpy Daddy who couldn't play online with his boys? (c:

April 28, 2009

But all is good now. We have electric, water, cable and internet at the new apartment. All our stuff has been moved (almost all of it put away) and everything is out of the old apartment (including the kitty, who decided to get out and go MIA for about six hours yesterday. Not fun for a worried Mommy). We've cleaned the old apartment and we're going to clean it again tomorrow. We'll be out a day and a half early, since we're doing that in the morning (cause Lil Miss and I are going to work tomorrow afternoon). The new apartment is pretty much set up. Lil Miss has her own room (even if she's not sleeping in it yet) and there's plenty of room for all our stuff -- we can spread out some. And things are actually *arranged*. It's amazing -- it looks like a real home.

It's great. I love it.

"Look at me! I'm trying to stand up!" (You might not be able to tell, but she's pushing down with her feet, trying to push herself up)

Lil Miss has been as good as she can be through this whole moving process and I'm grateful for that. She was really good at work today -- she did some absolutely *adorable* cuddling with Moo Cow, but I forgot to take the camera with me, so I didn't get pictures of it, sadly. Oh well, I'm sure she'll do something just as cute tomorrow. She always does. She makes some of the cutest faces and noises. I really should try and get them on video to show her off.

I have, I think, the cutest baby in the universe.

Sitting up (almost) on her own

I think Lil Miss is doing really good developmentally. She holds her head up really well and for a long time. Her neck muscles are getting really strong. She's eating more at each feeding and she's being awake for longer and waking up for reasons other than just "I'm wet" or "I'm hungry". There are times now she really wants to play. She's trying to turn over too, though she can't exactly figure it out.

And she gives head butts. She doesn't do it on purpose and she has no *clue* what they are, but she does it anyway and I love it. Considering that Mommy head butts people (well, mainly, Daddy and Zeus) she fits right into the family that way.

Thumbs up! I think she likes her new apartment

So yeah, it's been a LONG week of little to no sleep trying to get everything moved and watch Lil Miss, but it's worth it. We have the new apartment and we love it. Oh and Mommy got to take a bath -- a real bath -- tonight. Daddy listened for the little one for awhile (she was (and still is) asleep) and Mommy got to sit in the nice hot bath I've been craving since last fall.

It was great. Definitely going to have to do that more often. I think Lil Miss is going to get her first bath in there tomorrow night after we get home from work.

All I have left to do is reorganize and put away all the clothes (we sent out a lot of laundry today -- though hopefully there will be a washer and dryer in our near future so *I* can do our laundry easily), hang the posters / prints / pictures that are going in our room, the nursery and the living room and unpack two boxes of "the leftovers" -- just little stuff that wasn't worth carrying over one by one. After that, everything will have a home in the new apartment and we'll be ready for Grandma Barbara to come visit next week. We can't wait. Daddy is ecstatic. And I know Lil Miss will be very happy.

I'm pretty excited too. (c:

Big Brother decided that Lil Miss needed to share her crib. Until we get a mat for it, he can sit there. Once we get a mat? No more.

for grandma barbara and grandpa charlie

"Hey, look! I'm awake! And kinda smiling!"

So I got "fussed at" this week for two reasons -- 1) because I wouldn't open the box Grandma Barbara sent (hey -- it had Daddy's name on it -- and he doesn't get many boxes. I let HIM open it!) and 2) because Grandma Barbara and Grandpa Charlie were getting plenty of pictures of Lil Miss and of Lil Miss and Daddy, but none of Lil Miss and Mommy. So I explained that I was the camera person in the house.

But Daddy is home from work and Lil Miss was very cute eating a little bit ago, so I had him get out the camera and take pictures. So here, Grandma and Grandpa -- pictures of Mommy and Lil Miss. I'll try and be a good girl and get some more at regular intervals! (And also -- a picture of her awake, so I DID make good on my promise today!)

"Mommy calls me 'porker' cause I love my bottle so much. Should I be offended?"

buddah. belly. (and meeting family)

April 17, 2009

I know, I know, I said today's photo wouldn't be of her sleeping. But I have to share with all of you the wonder that is one of my (many) favorite parts of my little girl: her buddah belly. I think it's so cute and I just love it. She gets lots of belly kisses (from Mommy) and raspberries (from Daddy) at bath time cause we both LOVE the belly. Such a baby thing!

Besides, it can be difficult to get "awake" pictures when you're the only one around and, hence, the one playing with her and taking care of her DURING said "awake time". But I'll do my best. And get Daddy to take some on his next day off. We'll probably also take pictures tomorrow night at the UFC fight (no -- we're not going to the fight. We're going to watch the fight broadcast on the side of a house (even better than the biggest screen you've seen) with a bunch of our friends up on Rockland Key tomorrow night. Lil Miss gets to go to her first big fight! (Yes, I'm taking warm clothes. Yes, I'm prepared to spend most of the evening in the car or come home early if we need to) It's gonna be a good one!)

Lil Miss got to "meet" Anne, Noell and Laura, Judy, Miriam and Sarah Grace today via the webcam. I haven't seen most of them in I don't even know how long -- Christmas a few years ago maybe? Probably at least 3 years, maybe longer. The girls are growing up -- I could have sworn Miriam was Judy until I was told otherwise.

Makes me feel old. (c:

But it did mean waking her up and keeping her awake for a bit when she would usually be asleep, so now she's out cold and down for the count (for at least a little while). Mommy's going to take advantage of this and the fact that Daddy's home and go take a long shower.

Yay showers.

cuteness overload!!!

Lil Miss is sleeping right now, so I'll post her daily picture a little later. I want some of her pictures to be awake! (c:

We had a long morning. We had an appointment at the WIC office to get recertified and it took a long time. But, as expected, the nutritionist declared that Lil Miss is perfectly healthy and "thriving". That makes me happy. I worry sometimes because there are days that it seems she just cannot get enough food. I worry about her. But everyone promises me she's okay. Guess I should trust the professionals, huh? Yeah, I thought so.

Well, because the appointment took so long, I decided to go into the office to do filing and subpoenas and such tomorrow instead of today. Charles is fine with it. Besides, when I called Rae to tell her not to expect me, she said Chip had some people coming in this afternoon anyway, so it's a good thing. She's a good baby, but sometimes she is, well, a baby and she just needs to cry. It happens.

So when we got home today, there were two boxes from our mailman. And let me tell you -- CUTENESS OVERLOAD!!! One was a box of some of the clothes we had ordered from Target with a giftcard sent to us. They aren't "brand new baby" clothes, but they're the size between "newborn" and "3 months". We don't have much of that size and that's where Lil Miss is about to be. They're very cute clothes -- some onsies and sleepers, but also a couple of cute little outfits and a dress. My little one is a well dressed little girl. Also, there was a box from one of the ladies in the church I grew up in. It was very sweet of her -- a couple of sleepers, some bibs (including an "I love Mommy" bib that I love -- and let me tell you, Lil Miss is a MESSY eater, so bibs are GOOD things) and a book and a toy. All very cute.

So I'm going through and putting away all the baby clothes we've gotten in the past few weeks (thank you Grandma Lynn and Grandma Barbara (we need to figure out what your names are going to be so we can start differentiating!)) and I swear I'm going to go into sugar shock soon from the cuteness overload! (c:

I love baby clothes. Too bad they grow out of them so quickly!