10/28/2006
10/17/2006
Sugar and Spice
and all things nice. That's what little girls are made of...but not mine.
Emily's ingredients should read something like this: sweet and sour and all things dour or sticky and pitchy and all things...uh oh. You get the point.
Emily seems mad at the world. I've thought that she might have colic (infant anger problems), but am not quite sure. She certainly has issues sleeping at night. I have already nursed her to sleep twice this evening and she has awakened screaming within minutes both times. I haven't even tried to move her into her bed yet either. Last night, out of desparation for a good night's sleep, she slept with us (if you would call it sleeping). Her grunting and crabbing went on much of the time, she kept pulling my hair and got up every hour or two to eat. I woke up feeling like a truck had hit me and then backed over me and peeled out on my face.
Oh and get this, her social security number was assigned to her yesterday and it has 666 in it. I hope that this is not a sign of things to come.
Emily's ingredients should read something like this: sweet and sour and all things dour or sticky and pitchy and all things...uh oh. You get the point.
Emily seems mad at the world. I've thought that she might have colic (infant anger problems), but am not quite sure. She certainly has issues sleeping at night. I have already nursed her to sleep twice this evening and she has awakened screaming within minutes both times. I haven't even tried to move her into her bed yet either. Last night, out of desparation for a good night's sleep, she slept with us (if you would call it sleeping). Her grunting and crabbing went on much of the time, she kept pulling my hair and got up every hour or two to eat. I woke up feeling like a truck had hit me and then backed over me and peeled out on my face.
Oh and get this, her social security number was assigned to her yesterday and it has 666 in it. I hope that this is not a sign of things to come.
10/11/2006
So far so good
I am surviving this motherhood thing alone this week. Two and a half days down and one and a half to go (Mike is off on Friday and we are going on a day trip to Apple Hill for fresh apples and to pick our pumpkin straight from the patch).
The first day little Emily slept much of it. Yesterday she was more fiesty. She has a little anger streak (hates diaper changes and being transfered to her bed from ours) and a more high maintanance personality than I remember her brother having. Too, she has some day/night confusion and is often up for 2-4 hours in the middle of the night--JOY! Last night was much better, though, Praise God! I think that she was pretty quiet and content between feedings with the exception of her loud sleeping. She breathes, sighs, stretches and sometimes even cries out in her sleep. Yet she did start screaming bloody murder as soon as I got into the shower when Mike had just left. I had to abandon my cleanliness and tend to her immediately. What does it take to get a shower around here anymore? I hate stinking!
Off to try to get a nap in while both of them are doing the same.
The first day little Emily slept much of it. Yesterday she was more fiesty. She has a little anger streak (hates diaper changes and being transfered to her bed from ours) and a more high maintanance personality than I remember her brother having. Too, she has some day/night confusion and is often up for 2-4 hours in the middle of the night--JOY! Last night was much better, though, Praise God! I think that she was pretty quiet and content between feedings with the exception of her loud sleeping. She breathes, sighs, stretches and sometimes even cries out in her sleep. Yet she did start screaming bloody murder as soon as I got into the shower when Mike had just left. I had to abandon my cleanliness and tend to her immediately. What does it take to get a shower around here anymore? I hate stinking!
Off to try to get a nap in while both of them are doing the same.
10/05/2006
Harsh Reality
Yesterday evening, I went on my first kidless outing since Emily was born. A quick trip to the grocery store and to pick up dinner on the way home.
I was feeling pretty cute and sassy as I walked around the store wearing one of my favorite maternity shirts that had been stretched to the max only a week earlier. It hung somewhat loosely over my now small, post-pregnancy, pot belly. It was nice to look closer to my old self again and not freakishly large.
Next stop, the noodle bowl place for dinner where my pride in my improving looks was quickly popped.
Kind, well meaning, noodle bowl employee: How is the baby?
Me: (thinking that he had heard me mention to another customer that I had just had a baby) Great, doing well.
Employee: How many more months?
Me: (unconsciously grabbing my little pot) Oh, I had the baby last week.
I was feeling pretty cute and sassy as I walked around the store wearing one of my favorite maternity shirts that had been stretched to the max only a week earlier. It hung somewhat loosely over my now small, post-pregnancy, pot belly. It was nice to look closer to my old self again and not freakishly large.
Next stop, the noodle bowl place for dinner where my pride in my improving looks was quickly popped.
Kind, well meaning, noodle bowl employee: How is the baby?
Me: (thinking that he had heard me mention to another customer that I had just had a baby) Great, doing well.
Employee: How many more months?
Me: (unconsciously grabbing my little pot) Oh, I had the baby last week.
10/04/2006
We are Family
Here are my two pumpkins. Lucas is trying to figure out his new little sister and Emily looks a tad bit annoyed. "Hey, can't you see that I am trying to sleep here?!" 
And here is the chaos of our family of four artistically captured by my sister, Katie. Life is crazy now with two kids (a toddler and a newborn), but oh so sweet.Michael just updated our family page with the story and photos of Emily's birthday and homecoming. You can see that here.
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