Happy Mother's Day

My first official Mother's Day!

I can remember all those past mothers days that we went through the motions to celebrate with my mom but our hearts were just not fully into it.  I so badly wanted to curl up in bed and not come out until Monday but knew it wouldn't be fair to my mom so we sucked it up and did it.

This Mother's Day was different.

I woke up a few times this morning to feed my pumpkin with bleary eyes and a heart so full I thought it would burst.  Once normal waking hours rolled around my hubby greeted me with coffee, breakfast and fresh squeezed orange juice.



My raspberry waffles!

 


We lounged around the house for a while  and then went to brunch with my mom and sisters.  This may sound dumb but I've always wanted to go to Mothers Day brunch.  I've seen it in movies and always thought that's what I would do if I was ever a mother.  It definitely lived up to my expectations!  Everyone enjoyed the food, champagne and most of all the company.  We all took turns passing around the baby and taking pictures...it was so sweet.

 

Later that night we went home, put the baby to bed and watched a chick flick (my choice for Mother's Day) with some wine.  My husband had been saving that wine for the longest time for when we finally got pregnant...not realizing that when I was finally pregnant I wouldn't be able to drink!  And then once I delivered I was breastfeeding so I was still unable to drink it. Turns out I stopped breastfeeding this weekend so it was the perfect opportunity to celebrate the perfect day and all of the blessings we have been given.  

The perfect ending to the perfect day.

My miracle baby holding the gorgeous necklace my husband gave me for Mother's Day. Its hard to make out but its a heart formed by the bodies of mother and child...I couldn't have asked for a more perfect gift.

 




My beautiful baby girl in her little dress looking up at her Aunt...Not sure if you can see it in the picture but my sister's finger has whipped cream on it... she was bribing the baby for smiles with whipped cream!!



Our family



And after my baby and my husband had both fallen asleep, here I was staring at the baby monitor, still in awe of how different my life is from only a year ago and just how happy I am today.

 

Daddy putting his princess to sleep...so adorable

 



7 Weeks Old

Our little girl has been on this earth 7 weeks already (outside of my body of course). I can not express how surreal my life feels right now.

We wanted her for so long and still sit and stare at her in disbelief...but she's really here!

She has grown so much already. She was born at 5 lbs 4 oz and left the hospital at 4 lbs 11 oz. She has steadily been gaining weight and at her last appt (1 month) she was weighing 7 lbs 11 oz!

She is breast feeding and we are supplementing with formula...she is finally fitting into newborn sized clothes now at almost 2 months old.

I affectionately refer to her as my little bald baby because she has lost a significant amount of hair but you can see a new batch of hair coming through already. Munchkin's eyebrows are still very hard to see but her eyelashes have made their debut and at the moment look like her mommys lashes...she will need lots of mascara one day.

Her eyes are currently blue and her hair color looks different depending on the lighting...it fluctuates between light brown, blonde and strawberry blonde!

Sometimes it feel like time is going so slowly because I couldn't wait to have my little girl smile at me or laugh at the funny faces her dad makes and other times it feels like its going at warp speed.

Before we know it, it will be time for me to go back to work and I won't be able to be here for every second of her day. Undoubtedly I am going to miss a few milestones and of course that makes my heart hurt but I know it's a part of life and she is in the best hands with her Nona.

Let's not think about that yet. I have another 6 weeks or so before I have to leave her. I am going to make the most out of the time I have.

So at 7 weeks, baby has smiled, real smiles at funny faces not gassy smiles, she is starting to grab at things, her favorite being mommy's hair and she is starting to be able to hold her own head up for a few seconds.

This update had been a little scattered but its the best I can do on the amount of sleep I've had in the last couple of months. The fact that I can put some sentences together at all is an accomplishment.