Motherhood Mania

Is there a point to dusting off your book shelf? We have this book shelf from Ikea and it gets so dusty so fast. I finally dusted it because it must have been an inch thick (not that bad) and it's already dusty again? It's just, there are so many books and other junk on it that it takes forever to clean and then it's dusty again in a couple days. Hmmm.

Something in our garbage smells SOOOOO bad. I just took it out even though the bag was only half full and now the whole house smells like it because I opened it for more than 5 seconds. Thank goodness for Clean Citrus Febreeze. I think I just used half the can.

There are baby socks all over the house right now. Little girl has such small feet and ankels that they just come off. Wish someone was paying me a quarter for everyone I need to pick up.

And finally, little girl finally slept the whole duration of her nap time earlier today. Wish I'd known she was going to cause I'd have take a nap too. She's been REALLY grumpy lately (think it's gas) so she doesn't sleep long during the day. Luckily she sleep about 8 hours straight every night. Knock on wood. And, there she goes again, a half hour early.

Here's a picture of Jane in her little chair. She's getting really good at sitting in it!

7.11

Today is 7.11.09 which means free Slurpies at Seven Eleven!! Since I've known about it I've completely forgotten until the next day so this year I kept reminding myself EVERY day so I wouldn't forget. Well, I got one!!! All the stores around us don't participate so I had to ride my bike to one but it was SO worth it. I VERY MUCH enjoyed the Transformer Mango Passion Fruit Slurpie. I almost went back in to get a full size one but had more errands to run and it would have been difficult riding with it. Now I want one and will have to go back soon.

P. S. I've never had a Slurpie before, only ICEEs and man I've missed out.

P.P.S. I did Post Natal Bootcamp, rode my bike around our area getting groceries and may bike 14 miles roundtrip to church tonight for a fundraiser so I SO deserved it :)

Just a little more please

Last Friday we woke Jane up for her 1pm feeding but despite all our best efforts she just needed a little more sleep before eating. Brandt and I were tired as well so we just snuggled with her instead of putting her back in her crib where she usually sleeps. The moment I saw Brandt and Jane like this I had to get the camera. She's so puny compared to him!

My little buttercup

Last night my little baby slept from about 9pm to 5am! She woke up at 5am, ate for a half hour, went right back to sleep and stayed asleep until 7am. That was awesome! Here are some pictures of my little buttercup from a few days ago....





Oh, on another note, they have begun replacing the tub in the apartment below us so all day I get to listen to the sound of a sledge hammer breaking apart a tub and feel the pounding all around me :)

The Stretcher

Jane loves to stretch. She'll stretch for about 5 minutes on the changing table after we take her out of her crib and unswaddle her. Sometimes it takes so long that I sit down on the rocking chair and just wait it out. Last week I decided to photograph her "paparazzi style" so you could experience this too.

Here she goes... starts off big with the unwind...



She takes a couple-second break from all that work and then starts over with the arm and chest stretches...

Here she is saying, "please no, please, leave me alone I'm busy, maybe another time"...

Big, big stretches...


"And... I'm done." Oh wait, no, this is where she starts the process all over again when I touch her and remind her that she's free from her swaddle.

Happy 2 month birthday today Jane! We love you and are so happy you're our daughter! Your smiles are getting better and better and I absolutely love playing with you. Your voice is starting to come out... less grunts and pony noises and a few more cute little coos. You LOVE daddy and you jump with interest every time he comes into a room talking.

You're an awesome sleeper! You sleep about 6-9 hours straight, wake up to eat and go right back down like a champ. It helps that we pack you full right before we put you down... the other night you downed 8 ounces and would have eaten more but that's just not healthy :)

Sometimes there is just no waking you once you've fallen asleep eating. You are determined to sleep and take after me here. I'm thinking you look like your daddy but you change every day so we'll keep watching and waiting as you grow into your own little self.

This month you visited daddy's work, your cousins Brian and Julie came to play with you and you've started going to play group at church (which is where mommy socializes and you sleep in your car seat).

You're starting to lose the hair on the back of your head, you are a rock star napper, you LOVE your play gym and are starting to swing at the toys, your best friend is the little girl you see in the mirror and you love looking around at the world.

Love you lots little baby.

Jane at 8 weeks

Here are some pictures from yesterday. It was the best day we've had with each other so far. She was perfect and happy and so was I.

She's been silent laughing for a little while now and it's SO cute that I am always trying to get her to do it. She usually always does it for Dad at her 7am feeding.





This is the first time she's worn this outfit and it won't fit for long. My favorite part about it are the little feet.


And her classic huh?/I'm not so sure/something isn't right face:

Ears...about...to..blow!

Currently outside there is a loud girgly motorcycle, a street sweeper vehicle, some van backing up, about 5 lawn mowers and a couple weed whackers all going at the same time right outside my apartment. I can't believe Jane is sleeping. It's SO loud!

Whoops

About a week ago I took Jane to the Produce Market down the street. It had rained that day so it was really wet outside. On the walk back I noticed I had run the stroller though some dog poop. Even though I got most of it off wiping it in grass, using a stick and running it through puddles, I didn't want to walk the stroller through my apartment because that's just unsanitary.

So, I took the seat out (with her sleeping in it) and brought it upstairs and put the main part in the bike room downstairs. When I came back up I kept her on the floor for about 10 minutes while I waited till it was time to feed her and checked my email. After 10 minutes I pulled the blanket covering off the front to get her out.

I found her... upside down at about a 45 degree angle! I knew the seat had a soft bottom but I didn't think it'd situate her like that! I had to get the camera because although
she was in an awkward sleeping setting, she was more than happy to keep dreaming.

4 years: Brandt & Christina

Sunday was...

Father's Day
The Summer Solstice
&
Our Anniversary.

We went out the day before to The Firehouse Grill and had a nice dinner. Jane slept the WHOLE time which was SO nice. I was worried she'd wake up in the middle of our rib dinner so we ate really fast.

I've enjoyed these past 4 years and am grateful everyday I married him (and that he even liked me in the first place). I'm so lucky to have him as my husband and rock and now the father of our little girl. He's awesome.

6 weeks: Jane

Jane turned six weeks on Friday. We went to the doctor for her one month and everything is going great. Here are her stats...

Height: 21.5 inches (that's 3 inches since birth!); 50%
Weight: 9 lbs 12 oz (she's gained 4 lbs 1 oz since birth); 50%
Head: 37.5 cm; 25%

She's growing just right. She got the 2nd part of her Hep B shot and did so well. She cried really hard and loud right after they stuck her and then when I picked her up she stopped. She's a champ. She also peed all over herself and the scale before I could get the diaper back on her. Silly girl. If I did that I wouldn't ever show my face there again... or blog about it :) Good thing I'm the mom.

Here are some pictures of her from earlier that week...


She wore this dress until she had her first blowout the back. Oh man, that was nasty.


I put this dress on her afterward and she wore it until she spit up ALL of it. Then I put a t-shirt on her and called it a day.