Finally.. extra TIME!!

Thanks to my wonderful hubby for taking over baby duty today so I could squeeze in a nice, overdue nap which ultimately lead me to staying up extra late(r than normal) so I could finally update this blog with a new background. Yay!! Ok.. I'll be back (hopefully tomorrow) with a new update! :) This momma needs her rest...

6 week update!

I totally had every intention on changing the background to a Christmas/winter theme but here it is already December 13th and I'm still sporting the Thanksgiving background. Then I started realizing how many big plans I had pre-Lucy. I kept thinking "Oh, 8 weeks off of work.. what in the world am I going to do with myself?!" The to-do list I constantly daydreamed about was insane. For example, I was going to have all of my Christmas shopping done super early this year, I was finally going to get a chance to try out my new baking recipes, update the blog religiously, I would get a lot of work done from home on my own time, stay up to date with all my shows, and not to mention I would take tons and tons of pictures of Lucy. So, yea, as you can tell I had big dreams. It's as if I totally forgot why I would be home for those 8 weeks and totally under-estimated how much work a newborn really is! Now here we are coming up on 6 weeks this Thursday and I'm starting to freak out a little bit wondering where the time has gone. I sooo don't feel ready to go back to work yet! I think I could totally use 8 more weeks.

As for a Lucy update.. all is well and she's doing very well, minus the reflux/colic issue. Some days are worse than others but we're taking it one day at a time. The only thing that keeps me going is continuously reminding myself that she will outgrow it and only time will make it better. Other than her few hours a day of fussiness, she really is a great, happy baby. She is really getting a routine down good. She sleeps from approx. 8pm-8am waking up at midnight, 3am, and 6am for quick feedings and then takes two long naps during the day. We really are lucky that she's such a good sleeper. I think if she wasn't, I would have lost my mind by now! Other than that, all if well here and we are busy preparing for Christmas!

Here is a picture of Lucy today, smiling in her bouncy seat at the bird mobile she tries to talk to on a daily basis. :)

By the way, as soon as I get time (ha!), I will attempt to change up the blog a bit!

1 month!!!

On Saturday was Lucy's 1 month birthday! I feel like we're finally getting on a schedule now and the days are getting easier. I think I'm finally getting the hang of this mommy thing. Lucy's 1 month doctor's appointment was yesterday and she now weighs 9 lbs, 10 oz. and is 20 1/2 in. long. She's definitely a growing girl! She's been doing pretty good other than her reflux/colic issues. Yep, you heard me right.. our girl has colic! She's a wonderful, happy baby during the days but between the hours of 5-9pm, she is not a happy camper. However, I do feel like every night gets a tad bit better. But maybe that's just because I'm getting used to it? She has reflux issues so I know her tummy/throat hurts so I do my best to try to soothe her as much as I can in the evenings. As soon as she goes to bed for good for the night, she is a wonderful sleeper and will sleep through the entire night only waking up about every 3 to 3.5 hours to eat.

Here are some pics I took of her for her 1-month "photo shoot". :)

Sorry such a quick post! Have tons to do before Lucy wakes up from her nap. :)