*Miscellany Monday*

I'm sorry I've been such a bad blogger lately.  It just seems like every time I sit down on the computer to write a post, I just can't think of anything fun/interesting to write about...and then Isabella wakes up from her nap.  So, I figured MM would be a great post to update what's been going on with me, and to just be random...because, if you don't know by now, I love to be random.  ;-)

*  Isabella is 2 months old today!  I can't believe it.  I know I say this every time, but seriously...WHERE has the time gone?!  I'm going to do a little photoshoot with her tonight, so I'll post those pics/updates sometime this week.

*  I go back to work exactly 3 weeks from today.  Again, I can't believe it.  WHERE has the time gone?!  How did 12 weeks go by so. damn. quickly.???  I can't even really think/talk about it because it makes me cry.  How am I going to drop my little baby off at daycare with a stranger?!  Moms - please tell me it's going to be OK, and that gets easier over time.  I'm seriously kind of freaking out over here. 

*  We celebrated Isabella's first Easter last weekend.  It was a great day!  We had to drive all over the state to see all of our families, but, it wasn't too bad...and B was such a good girl the entire day!  Here's a few pics from our weekend:

Somebunny Special  :)

Mommy & Bella

Passed out

Family pic

Happy and smiling for daddy!

*  I'm so glad the weather is finally getting warmer around here!  It's been no fun being cooped up in the house all day when it's rainy and cold outside.  Bring on spring/summer!!  

*  Did I tell ya'll (I love saying 'ya'll', even though I'm not from the south.  :P ) that my SIL is pregnant again?!  The SIL that just had her first baby the past September!  Craziness.  And, they're pretty sure they're having another boy!  I can't believe this Thanksgiving/Christmas there's going to be THREE new babies to celebrate with.  I'm so excited!  :-)

*  Honestly...I love Isabella SO much, I can't even explain it.  She's such a sweet baby, and she's SO good.  I don't know how I got so lucky.  I had a pretty great 9 months during pregnancy, and now I have a great baby.  I thank my lucky stars every single day for being so blessed.  (I swear I'm not trying to be an AW or anything...I'm just so thankful.)

*  Speaking of loving Isabella...you know what I don't love so much?...the amount of poop/pee that comes out of this little girl!!  lol  Seriously, it's insane.  I've had enough blowouts in the past couple weeks to last me a lifetime!  And yesterday, her diaper was so full (I had just changed her not even 3 hours earlier!), that when she peed, it came out the sides of the diaper all over my legs.  Thankfully she was sitting on ME, and not on the couch or something! 

Question - Is it crazy that my 2 month old is having to wear size 2 diapers already??  I mean, she's not a big girl or anything, she just goes to the bathroom that much sometimes that her diaper is SO full it can't hold it all!  During the day, I change her diaper roughly every 3 hours, sometimes more, before she eats.  Should I be changing her more often??  Or, is going up a size in diapers the right move?

*  Sorry, enough of the poop/pee talk.  But, that's been my life lately.  Glamorous, no?  ;-)  Don't worry...I love every minute of it!  I really do!  Because, how can you not love this sweet face?...even when she's pooping/peeing all over you.  :P

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*  Did mention how well breastfeeding has been going for me and B??  Like, I love it...L.O.V.E.  And, before I had Bella, I never thought I would say that!  I was very laid back about it before she was born, and was planning on going with the flow...if it worked, great...if it didn't, we'd go with formula.  No big deal.  Now?  I have such an attachment with breastfeeding Bella, and I enjoy it so much, I don't even like it when Hubs has to give her a bottle of breast milk.  I don't know if that's a good or bad thing.  Don't get me wrong, it definitely hasn't been easy, that's for sure.  The first 3 weeks alone...with the 'omg-I-think-my-nipple-is-on-fire' feeling when she latched on, and simultaneously slamming my foot on the ground so hard and screaming out loud from the pain...was enough to make me quit.  But, I didn't...and I'm so glad I didn't.  Because you know what?  One day (about 3 1/2 weeks in), I was feeding her and it just hit me..."Whoa.  My nipple doesn't really feel like it's going to fall off anymore!"  I couldn't believe it.  And now, it doesn't hurt...at all.  I'm proud of us.  :-)

*  Isabella has finally been giving me regular smiles and 'talks' to me all. the. time. now.  It's THE cutest thing ever!!  I've been trying to get some good pictures/videos of her doing it, but of course every time I break out the camera, she just stares at me and does nothing.  *lol*  Typical.  But, I did get 1 or 2 cute videos of her cooing and talking last week.  I'll have to upload those sometime this week!

Happy Monday, everyone!!  :-)

**Edited to add a few more randoms.

Happy Easter!!

Thankfully, Isabella was able to actually enjoy her first Easter Bunny picture this year!  Next year, I highly doubt the picture will be this cute.  ;-)

 

I hope everyone has a great day today!  We'll be visiting lots of family today, driving all over the state.  I'm pooped just thinking about it!  But, I'll be sure to take lots of pictures of B in her adorable little Easter dress.  :-) 

What I'm Loving Wednesday

Go link up at Jamie's blog if you want to play along!

I'm loving...that's it's almost Easter!  It's Isabella's first holiday and I can't wait to dress her up in her Easter outfit and take her to my aunt's house on Sunday for her very first Easter egg hunt!  I'll definitely take tons of pictures.  :)

I'm loving...my morning coffee.  It definitely helps start my day off right!  I feel like things just don't go right if I don't have it.  Yes, maybe I'm little addicted...whatcha gonna do?  ;)

I'm loving...getting my fun magazines in the mail.  It's one of my guilty pleasures.  These days I get...Parents magazine (duh), Food Network, Shape, Self, and People StyleWatch.  I've definitely scaled back my magazine ordering obsession a bit!

I'm loving...all of Isabella's cute baby clothes, especially all the adorable summer stuff!  I cannot WAIT to dress her up in everything when it starts getting warmer out...which, by the way, I would appreciate it if started getting warmer, like now, please.  Thanks. 

 

I'm loving...my husband, for being such an amazing daddy to Bella.  I don't know what I'd do without him! 

LOVE this picture

Everyone loves laying with Daddy

I'm loving...this little girl, of course!!

She's so cool

Baby fist pump

What are you loving today??

AW: Isabella's newborn pictures

How did I forget to show these beauties off?!  ;-)

I'm SO glad I ended up getting these pictures done.  They were so worth it!  If anyone's on the fence about getting newborn pictures done, I definitely suggest it.  They're only this tiny for a short amount of time, and I'm so glad I have these pictures to look back on now.

LOVE this gorgeous little mama!

Top 2 Tuesday!

Wow, it's been FOREVER since I did a T2T post!  I've missed it.  And, I really like this week's topic, so I had to join in.  :)

 

Top 2 Drinks

1.  Diet Coke 

Hands down, one of my absolute favorite drinks.  I could drink it all day long, but, I don't think my teeth, stomach, or waist-line would appreciate it.  ;-)  LOVE it. 

2.  Pinot Grigio/Sam Summer (Depending on the time of year)

In the winter, I love coming home from work, having a nice glass of wine and relaxing with Hubs on the couch.  It definitely warms me up from the cold outside.  In the summer, I could sit outside all day long drinking Sam Summer, with at least 2-3 lemons!....on our deck, on the beach, at the bar...it's just so refreshing on a hot day.  Mmmm!  Is it summer yet??

Happy Tuesday, everyone!  :-)

Saturday Morning Scene

This is my first time linking up with Katie for her SMS post...such a cute idea.  :-)  Click on her button to join in!

So, here's my scene this morning...

Hubs is at work, the babe is sleeping, and I'm enjoying my Saturday morning relaxing...sipping some coffee, reading a magazine, catching up on blogs, and watching One Tree Hill reruns on SoapNet.  And yes, I'm doing all of this at the same time...it's great.  ;-)

 

I hope everyone's having a great weekend, so far!  

1 month!

Honestly, I cannot believe my baby girl is one month old already.  :-(  Where the heck did the time go?!?!  When I was pregnant, people always used to say to me, "you think your pregnancy went by fast, just wait until the baby actually gets here!"  Ugh, it's so true.  Time is flying by way too quickly for my liking.  I want her to stay a tiny little baby forever.

Anyways, enough of the sadness/whining...let's talk about Isabella!  I mean, that's all anyone cares about these days anyway, right?  ;-)

Here are just some things going on with B this past month:

~  As of her last doctor's appointment about 2 weeks ago, she was 8lbs 9 oz.  We have another appointment this Thursday, and I'm sure she's well over 9lbs now.  My girl can EAT, that's for sure!  She definitely takes after her mama.  I love it. 

~  She still fits into almost all of her newborn clothes, but, we're definitely on our last leg with them.  She's getting too long for most of them now.  Hopefully she takes after Hubs and is taller than me!

~  We just used our last newborn diaper this past weekend.  She's officially in size 1's now.  :-(

~  Seriously, Little Miss Piggy can eat, let me tell you!  I honestly haven't had any clue how much she's been eating, since I've been exclusively breast feeding...but, Hubs and I went to a wedding on Saturday night, and while we were gone she ate two 4oz bottles, in ONE FEEDING!!  Hel-lo chubsters.  :-P 

~  Speaking of that...Hubs and I had our first night out since Isabella was born.  Two of our good friends got married this past weekend, so we got all dressed up and headed out for a few hours.  It was torture leaving her for the first time, but, it was nice to be out for a little while...and I even got to enjoy a few adult beverages.  Woohoo!

~  I know I shouldn't say anything, because I'm sure I'm going to jinx myself, but, whatever.  Lil Miss has been a fabulous sleeper, so far!  *knock on wood*  She naps 3-4 hours during the day, and is usually in the newborn napper part of the pack n play for naps.  She's also been sleeping in her crib at night since day one!  At first it was rough...she was eating every 2 hours or so, with an hour of that time feeding...so, I was sleeping in 1-1 1/2 hour increments.  But now, I *think* she may have her mother's love for sleeping...praise the Lord!  ;-)  So far, we've had two nights of her sleeping over 7 hours straight...7 glorious hours!!  And normally, she sleeps at least 4-6 hours straight at night.  I am SO grateful, that's for sure.  Mama loves her some sleep, so it's amazing that I've been so lucky to have a baby that loves her sleep, as well!  (So far, at least!  I know this can change in an instant, and she can end up being up 2-3 times a night again.  I'm praying that doesn't happen, though!)

~  On the sleeping subject...the one thing that we have to do in order for her to sleep so well, is swaddle her.  Thankfully we got a few Swaddle Me blankets at my shower...they've been a lifesaver!  Isabella is a crazy arm sleeper, so if she's not swaddled, she'll flail her arms all over the place and end up pulling out her binky and waking up by hitting herself in the face.  Good times.

~  Oh!  How could I forget?  I had newborn photos taken of Isabella when she was around 10 days old.  They came out SO. FREAKING. ADORABLE.  I can't even believe how great they came out...you know, not to brag or anything, but, my daughter is pretty darn cute.  ;-)  I'll definitely be showing off those pictures soon!  Keep an eye out for that post in the next couple of days.

~  I can't believe I've been on maternity leave for 5 weeks already!  It's going by so ridiculously fast.  I hate that!  Thankfully, I still have another 8 weeks home with B, but, I'm already dreading the day I have to go back to work.  And, don't even get me started on bringing her to daycare...UGH.  I want to throw up just thinking about leaving her. 

Anyways, I think that's about it for now.  I'm sure I can keep rambling on and on and ON, but, I'll just leave you with some cute 1 month pictures I took tonight...enjoy!  :-)

I'm ONE month!  :)

Teehee

 Such a big girl

 Giving Mrs. Elephant the stink eye