spring has sprung!


the past 2 days have been the most perfect 80 or so degrees ever! something about the arrival of spring, with a new little baby in our home, makes it so much more exciting then usual. yesterday we sat outside in the grass, i took off her teeny tiny socks, and let those naked baby toes feel the cool grass beneath them for the very first time. she loved it! she kept stretching out her toes, and kicking her legs... it was a happy moment indeed! it had me thinking about all the fun things we'll get to do this summer. like getting her a little kiddie pool, going for long walks in the park, and taking her on her first trip to the beach. this year summer is going to be epic, i can just feel it!

one of many firsts...

yesterday i had one of those proud mama moments, and may have definitely shed a happy tear over what you're about to see in this little video. it's nothing huge or groundbreaking, but it was a first for penny and that's all it takes these days. a bit of back story for ya... she hasn't wanted to take a pacifier for weeks now. we started offering it around 4 weeks or so, and she would just get mad at it and in turn cry. she really seems to want to be sucking on something though, seeing as her hands are in her mouth non stop these days, so we think once she gets it she'll be stoked. the thing that you're about to see that really gets me though is that this is the first time she's ever grasped something and held onto it with purpose. she understands that her hand can put that pacifier in her mouth (well, sort of). i'm tearing up just thinking about it...



if every first is going to be this emotional i'm in serious trouble!

10 weeks...


eeeep... my baby's got 10 whole weeks under her belt! things here are starting to get lots of fun now. penny is much more responsive, and quite generous with her smiles. i swear she's going to laugh any day now. we get these goofy squeaks from her that want to turn into a giggle so very badly. i secretly think she's holding out just to keep me doing ridiculous things in an effort to get that chuckle. she's a silly little bird indeed!

i still have yet to figure out how to get anything major done with a baby in our house. cleaning happens in the 20 or so free minutes i have a day, so needless to say this place is looking rough. but she's only young once right? and the laundry will still be here tomorrow. i know eventually i'll find that balance, so i'm not too worried about it. but in the meantime, who wants to come clean my house?!?!

8 weeks


     my little lady is almost a whole 2 months already. when the heck did that happen!?!? i can absolutely understand now how suddenly your standing there at your baby's first birthday party wondering where the past year has gone. the days and weeks just fly! miss penny is starting to become a lot more fun these days. the first weeks of just sleep and snuggles were amazing, but now to that i get to add big gummy smiles... heart melting indeed! we've got her 2 month check up next week and i can't wait to see how much my little peanut weighs now. she eats like a pro and those newly formed rolls on her thighs, and the addition of a second chin are the proof of that!

     mama life is really feeling much more natural now for me too. those first few trips with her to either target or the grocery store were a little nerve wracking, but now we've got a healthy amount of journeys under our belt and we're feeling pretty comfortable going anywhere. penny and i even drove down to atlanta to visit my parents last week. that's a 4 hour trip, with an infant, all by myself. yeah, i might be a little proud of that one. sure it took us 5 and a half hours with feeding stops, and playtime breaks, but she did great and now i know that's one more thing we can do and survive just fine. and as for those feedings, i used to feel pretty awkward breast feeding her in front of people, but that too is a thing of the past. i just use a little nursing cover, and we're good to go. i've now nursed her at the mall, a restaurant, and in front of some very inquisitive nieces and nephews. it really is the most natural thing in the world, and i've realized how much it's really not a big deal to 99% of the people out there. so yeah, i like this motherhood thing i've got going on... and from what i hear it just keeps getting better!