Let's Try This Again!

I officially need to do better.....okay. I am going to make an effort to try this blogging thing out and give it a fair chance. Cross your fingers, but don't hold your breath. :)

Another Year

So I am another year older!! EEEEK!! Not sure how much wiser! Lou celebrated his birthday October 27^th. So for 15 days I can actually say that I have the opportunity to date an older man. Then November 11^th comes along and I join him in his old age.

 For Lou’s birthday we went to a Hurricanes hockey game vs. The Capitals. Lou is a Capitals fan so it was the perfect gift. We took our little princess with us. Can I tell you I was a paranoid freak the whole time! I promise you if anyone where we had been sitting as much as sniffled I was going to sit in the car. We started her on a bottle a few days before so we were able to take one for her feeding. Can’t go around pulling nips out everywhere you know! Everything was going great. I bought a Mobie so I could wear her close to me and she was sleeping like an angel up until the 2^nd period. So I decided to hunt down a bathroom and get her changed. That is where most of my traumatizing experience took place. So many complete strangers reached out and touched her I thought I was going to lose it. I have decided, based on the research from that outing, that more people reach out and touch babies than a pregnant woman’s belly.  I couldn’t believe it. One lady in the bathroom who had just come out of a stall even tried to reach for her! That was it! I was a bit snooty and I turned away. Those that know me already know I am a germ-a-phobe! That was too much for me. Plus, I didn’t really want to be in a setting like that until she was at least 3 months old so I was on the edge. I would never forgive myself if she were to get RSV from our little outing. We all made it though, and 3 weeks later she still has a clean bill of health.

So we go to the doctor this week, both of us. I am very interested in seeing what she weights. She is plumping up quite nicely and has quite the appetite as well. It will be nice to see what percentiles she is in as far as length and weight. I can’t believe she is 6 weeks old already. It kind of seems as though she has always been here! I certainly notice the change when I have to time my grocery store visits and showers in between naps. The world certainly doesn’t revolve around me anymore…then again it never did so I won’t complain. Loving every step of the way and learning as we go.

Life is But a Dream

Okay, I realize that in order for this whole "blogging" thing to work I  have to be more consistent.  I do however believe that I have a reasonable excuse as to my absence from blogging excellence. On October 3, 2010 Lou and I celebrated the birth of our daughter Miss Brielle.  Cute as a button, but then again I may be slightly biased... NO not biased she definitely is. The last thing that I wanted to do in my last couple of weeks of pregnancy was sit at the computer and talk about how WONDERFUL I felt because.... "wonderful" is not the first word that comes to mind. 

So, while I still remember here are my thoughts on pregnancy. Not the worst experience I've ever had. I do believe that I could do it again. I DEFINITELY could not do 19 more times and counting. That Duggar woman is certainly made from a different cloth. God Bless her!! October 3rd is a great day, but to be honest with you guys in my perfect (early stages of pregnancy before I was miserable days) world I wanted her to come on October 10th. One because everyone and their mother's cousin will remind you that your first baby will be late, and two because I love the date 10/10/10 (For those of you who don't know my birthday is 11/11... NO not 1911 that would make me very old, but you get the idea).  I did know however that unless she made the appearance herself that it wouldn't be likely because it was on Sunday and there is no way that I could be induced that day. However, while watching football on a Sunday after a pretty uncomfortable night she decided to say hello. I must admit that 7 days later on 10/10/10 I was glad to be home with the most precious little girl having had the whole experience behind me :)

For now I am adjusting to life as a new mom. Lou is a great dad. Believe it or not he actually changed the first poopie diaper. WAY TO GO. So all you ladies out there make your husbands step up. There is no reason as to why they can't share the "load" early on in the process. Better get used to it now before the presents come more frequently, in larger quantities, and with a much more pleasant aroma :). My mom came as soon as she found out I was at the hospital, with dog Ebonie in tow. I tell you this much.... the transition to motherhood was SOOOOOO much better with her around. I truly think I would have gone into shock without her. She cooked, and cleaned, and bought groceries, and did fix it jobs, and anything I could think of. LOVE HER.... Loved her before, but OMG she was the best help in the world. Thanks mom, I could never thank you enough.  

Okay so since it has taken me so long to write I am talking everyone's head off. This is just a sign I need to do better. So to wrap it up right now life is but a dream. I couldn't be happier. Wait.... if I had a million dollars and could go to work part- time and end world hunger I would probably be happier, but I'm not bad off right now. Until next time :)

Let's Get It Started

Okay, let me begin by saying I am not a blogger, I am not computer savvy, and I am not into technology. Now that we have gone through that we can wonder why I am even considering doing a blog in the first place. Well why not? I feel like I am one of a dying breed of people who don't have one. Plus some lady has a movie off of one from cooking and now doesn't have to go to work unless she wants to so what do I have to lose.....yeah my thoughts exactly.


Actually, I decided to enter the realm of blogging because I am entering a new and exciting phase in my life with the birth of a little girl in about 4 weeks or so. What other way to chronicle my adventures of motherhood than by sharing it with everyone else? My husband, who is all the before mentioned things from sentence 1 I am not~would be so proud. Actually he would prefer me to do a video blog and post it online, but that is just too much for me right now. I mean my hair would have to look great just about everyday for that to work, and we all know how that goes. So let the fun begin......