Thank you for all the hard work you do for our family! Today, Mommy and I are proud of you because of this:
your company is broadcasting the pre, post and halftime shows for the CU/CSU game!
Although I'm sad you're not here to see me in my Buffs gear for the first time , I am so proud to know that when Mommy and I watch the game, we're watching your hard work pay off.
Help the Buffs win, and come home as soon as you can. There's a big, slobbery kiss waiting for you!
I know it seems silly, but I have literally been waiting for this time of year since last fall!
Usually, I love the fall. Last year, though, we just had too much going on. We found out the gender of our baby the day before Halloween, and of course that eclipsed the holiday far and away. I spent Halloween day last year buying girls' clothes and creating a wishlist of baby gear... somehow, I just couldn't get into the spirit. Last year, I dreamt of what it would be like to spend my favorite time of year with our daughter.
And now...
That time has finally come!!! This year is Leah's first year to experience all of our wonderful fall traditions, and the magic that is the season between now and New Years.
To celebrate, I had to kick off the season with another of my favorites: a pumpkin spice latte from Starbucks.
That was the official start of the many traditions we so enjoy during this wonderful, joyful time of year.
On the docket for tomorrow: the CU v. CSU game. I don't know if I could be any more excited!
Our sweet little girl is just one week shy of her six month birthday. Nearly half a year has elapsed, which means...
It's time to go shopping!
Leah's life is about to get a little more flavor. Today, we bought carrots, apples, pears, broccoli and a butternut squash, because this weekend is Mommy's first baby food-making fest.
We decided a long time ago that we wanted to make Leah's food. I can't express how good I feel about this decision; it just seems like such an easy way to help give our baby the best possible start in life. I get an immense amount of satisfaction from knowing that her food is all natural, without additives or preservatives, but organic fruits and vegetables. Hooray!
This weekend is all about cooking. I'm thinking we'll try carrots first. Everything else will get frozen and we'll add it in piece by piece. I love to cook, but I have to admit, I haven't been this excited to get in the kitchen in a while!
Motherhood. The greatest journey I've ever taken. The most wonderful, difficult, scary, challenging, humbling (and the adjectives go on and on) task I've ever undertaken. Would I trade it? Not for a second.
I found this video today and couldn't help but be introspective.
The video asks women, if they had an opportunity to go back in time to the night before they gave birth, what would they tell their former selves?
I love this video. As most things do, it made me cry.
If I could go back in time six months, here's what I would tell myself on the eve of motherhood:
Trust - trust in God, trust the process, trust myself, trust my husband and the team we've created for ourselves. Trust that it's going to be okay.
After six months, I'm finally coming to terms with trust. I feel like I'm coming into my own as a mother, and have a little more of the T word in myself. I don't question every single decision I make... even when (as often is the case) I'm wrong. It's okay for me to be wrong, because in being wrong, I get a little better. I build character and strength. I know what to do next time.
And, even more often, it turns out that I'm not wrong, because I know my baby, and I know what's right for my baby. Because I'm her momma, and somehow, over the course of the last 6 months, that has worked itself out.
Not to be confused with teething, which, it turns out, she is not. At least, not in the sense that teeth are actually peeking through those little gums.
Which we determined when we went to the doctor yesterday. I missed all the signals - or misinterpreted them is a better way to express it. The snotty nose. The red, runny eyes. The low fever. The neediness. The inconsolable crying when she tried to lie down.
Silly Mommy thought that was teething.
But, we went to the doctor to get the all clear, and Leah did just beautifully. She was cute, and enchanted by the paper on the check-up table! Sitting up, looking in the mirror and smiling at Mommy like nothing was wrong. Sweet, sweet baby.
I also got to find out that, just a week and a half shy of her 6 month birthday (can that be right? Where was all this speed when I was pregnant?!) she has officially (almost) doubled her birthweight: 14lbs 10 oz!
Leah handled her first real cold wonderfully, especially considering that her momma thought it was just irritability brought on by teething. She's been very clingy, but delightful, content and smiley even in her clinginess. Besides, Mommy doesn't mind a little extra cuddle time.
Everybody's got 'em. A favorite, cute, most comfortable pair of something that they just love to wear.
Since Leah is too young still to get a vote, I'll throw in my two cents for her:
I absolutely adore these pajamas, which we have affectionately dubbed her "Lamby Jammies."
Striped pink and white with a fuzzy little lamb near the top, she's been wearing these jammies since the first day she fit into them. Although "fit" is overstating things a bit, since she used to just swim in them. They're 0-3 month, but somehow she miraculously still fits into them - now her legs and arms actually come out where they are supposed to!
I've looked for these jammies in larger sizes and unfortunately can't find them anywhere. If it was up to me, I'd buy enough to keep her in Lamby Jammies until she's 30! Since I can't, I'll just sit back and enjoy the show.
