Happy Holidays

We had a good holiday sharing it with our new families.  We were unbelievably exhausted because Jr. had not been sleeping good.  We were just beat to the bone, and up till about 4 on Christmas eve.  I was actually starting to feel negative towards everything, even Jr.  It scared me, and so I decided to do something about it.  I've got Jr. on a more structured schedule--sleep, eat, play--all day.  He stays on this routine until bedtime.  I put him down at 7:30 or 8pm.  He'll sleep for 3 hrs., then I feed him and put him right back down.  If he cries, we just let him cry.  It's hard to let him cry, especially when it is going for about 30 minutes but once he's done he'll sleep about 8 hours.  Last night he slept for 9 hours.  I wanted to jump up and dance I was so proud of him!  Actually, I just laid in bed and enjoyed waking up to a quiet house.  Happy holidays, my favorite gift is having a happy sleeping baby!  SANITY has entered the building.

Beginning Of Traditions

My hubbs had the wonderful idea of going to cut down a tree every year for the holidays.  I love family traditions, and so we did.  We found the perfect tree, came home and decorated to the taste of hot coco while the fire cracked.  Dangling in the lights is Jr.'s s first Christmas ornament.

 

 

 

Cute Baby

So I've been having trouble keeping up with the blogging but I'm also having trouble keeping up with showering! Cute babies still like to poop and pee everywhere. You'll have to excuse the piles of laundry and b.o. I'm hoping Jrs cuteness will distract visitors from what's really going on here. :)

Me And The Bean

I attempted to dress up for Thanksgiving a couple weekends ago.  It was really tiring to travel and visit both families, but we thought it was important to share the holiday with our loved ones.  It's great having new family members and I think we are both lucky that we actually really like each others family. 

(post) Delivery Discussion

My stomach has gone down a great deal since I delivered Jr.  It's no six pack, not hardly even a two pack, but I did manage to do my first few sit-ups the other day.  Breastfeeding has been a huge help too, as I'm burning around 500 calories from that alone.

Jr. Bug

Took a nice walk on Sunday.  I think Jr. enjoyed it, as much as you can enjoy sleeping through the entire walk.  To be sure, if the Mr. could've carried me and let me sleep the entire walk I would've too.  

Grandpa B

I didn't talk to my pops much during the time I was pregnant and going through all of the many changes of these past few months.  I think maybe he had a hard time understanding and grasping all that was happening...it was happening so fast.  I imagine he had many concerns that went unvoiced, unspoken.  Hearsay lets me know it was harder than he let on to me.  It couldn't have been easy for him to have me disappoint him by what went on.  He still has a church congregation who look to him for guidance, and I'm sure he had a lot to deal with -- I'm sure he felt he had some smut on his face because of my choices.  

All in all I think he just wants the best for me.  I imagine any father only wants the best for his little one...I know me and Jr.'s daddy only want the very best for him.

My dad called the other day just to chat and see how we were all doing.  We hadn't done that in a while. 

It was nice.

All The New Faces

...faces I love.

Big Brother

There have been people who were concerned about how Bud would react to becoming a big brother.  Understandable, as many dogs do have trouble adjusting when a new baby comes into the house.  We were never worried however.  Bud is not getting as many walks or as many pats on the head as before, but he is coming into big brotherdom nicely.  Every so often he'll come and give Jr. a big lick on the head.  It makes Jr. look a little guido like he's got gel in his hair.  Guido or not, Jr. is the most handsome I've ever seen...well, other than his pops.

Jr.'s Birth Story (in sephia)

Jr.'s arrival and the hours leading up to his birth was a very private and intimate time for our new little family.  There were many hard moments, joyous moments, and surprising moments.  I couldn't begin to justly put into words all the emotions and experiences of those few hours, so instead I'll give you a brief and small glimpse - a few snapshots on the day the little boy who brought us all together finally met the two people whose lives had been immensely changed because of him.

 

 

The end of the beginning...