So I lost in the march madness pool at matt's work by one person! ARGH! I thought I had it made until the final 4 at which time BOTH of the teams I chose to go to the championship lost. Oh well. I still won the pool on facebook so that's good, but no money!
The real reason for writing this post is that I had to say that Lily took a 1.5 hour nap yesterday afternoon (NO waking in between), and this morning she just finished a 1 hour 15 minute nap. Yeah!! I don't know if this will remain a trend or not but if it does that would be great. I've been hoping she would move herself to longer naps than just 30 minutes once I got her on a nap schedule.
Off to get my baby up and then take my hubby in to work today.
Tuesday, April 8
Monday, April 7
ho hum monday
I woke up this morning and my eyelid hurt SO bad! It looked a little red and swollen but I couldn't really see anything else. Well, I finally lifted the eyelid up later today and found a stye. OUCH - I knew something was wrong cause it hurt really bad. So I've been putting warm compresses on it today to hopefully hurry the healing process.
Does it seem like everyone is pregnant to any of you? It sure does to me! It's been like a baby boom ever since I had a baby - or maybe it's just that I'm hitting that time in life where most of my friends are at that age. I can count 9 people I know off the top of my head! And the weird thing is - almost all of them are due in August or September. It's exciting though cause I know how great it is to be a mom and I'm glad that friends are going to get to experience that as well. The trend also seems to be girls girls girls!! I think everybody I know that is pregnant besides one friend and my sister are having a boy. But my sister is also having a girl with the boy! I am partial to girls though at this point cause I LOVE having my little girl.
We tried going to church yesterday which didn't work out so well. We hadn't actually been in a few weeks due to various reasons. And now it's complicated with Lily's schedule. We got in there like 20 minutes late and then I had to feed her which is distracting and then she was awake, wanting to move and talk! So really there was no point in us being there since we couldn't pay attention to what was going on. I think we have reached the stage where I need to get up the guts and put her in the nursery. My friend Alicia just did that this past weekend with her baby girl. It really would be the best thing. I think the only thing that holds me back is that I'm a big stickler on Lily taking most of her naps in her crib. She's also use to QUIET with a fan. Granted, she shouldn't need to nap when we are there but she is at that fussy time where she is getting tired because she usually goes down for a nap between 12 and 1. Anyways, most of you are probably COMPLETELY not interested in this. :) All that to just say that church has become difficult.
In exciting news for today... my sister is only a maximum of 9 weeks away from having her twins!!! I know that she probably doesn't want it rushed as she is enjoying the calm somewhat sanity of having one child in the house before two new babies come along. But... I am VERY excited to meet them and get to hold them!! It's great that she's having a boy and a girl. The best of both worlds and we don't have any boys in the family yet. She looks GREAT though to be having twins and this late in the game. It's all right in the belly! Ava was so cute. She actually wanted to talk to me on the phone the other day and she said "guess what? I felt one of mommy's babies move!" She was so excited and it was adorable. Ava also heard Lily in the background on the phone and she recognized her and said "she sounds so cute!" Ava's a hoot - I love her to death!!! I'm so glad I have the most wonderful niece in the world!! And soon I'll get to add 2 more to my favorites!!
Does it seem like everyone is pregnant to any of you? It sure does to me! It's been like a baby boom ever since I had a baby - or maybe it's just that I'm hitting that time in life where most of my friends are at that age. I can count 9 people I know off the top of my head! And the weird thing is - almost all of them are due in August or September. It's exciting though cause I know how great it is to be a mom and I'm glad that friends are going to get to experience that as well. The trend also seems to be girls girls girls!! I think everybody I know that is pregnant besides one friend and my sister are having a boy. But my sister is also having a girl with the boy! I am partial to girls though at this point cause I LOVE having my little girl.
We tried going to church yesterday which didn't work out so well. We hadn't actually been in a few weeks due to various reasons. And now it's complicated with Lily's schedule. We got in there like 20 minutes late and then I had to feed her which is distracting and then she was awake, wanting to move and talk! So really there was no point in us being there since we couldn't pay attention to what was going on. I think we have reached the stage where I need to get up the guts and put her in the nursery. My friend Alicia just did that this past weekend with her baby girl. It really would be the best thing. I think the only thing that holds me back is that I'm a big stickler on Lily taking most of her naps in her crib. She's also use to QUIET with a fan. Granted, she shouldn't need to nap when we are there but she is at that fussy time where she is getting tired because she usually goes down for a nap between 12 and 1. Anyways, most of you are probably COMPLETELY not interested in this. :) All that to just say that church has become difficult.
In exciting news for today... my sister is only a maximum of 9 weeks away from having her twins!!! I know that she probably doesn't want it rushed as she is enjoying the calm somewhat sanity of having one child in the house before two new babies come along. But... I am VERY excited to meet them and get to hold them!! It's great that she's having a boy and a girl. The best of both worlds and we don't have any boys in the family yet. She looks GREAT though to be having twins and this late in the game. It's all right in the belly! Ava was so cute. She actually wanted to talk to me on the phone the other day and she said "guess what? I felt one of mommy's babies move!" She was so excited and it was adorable. Ava also heard Lily in the background on the phone and she recognized her and said "she sounds so cute!" Ava's a hoot - I love her to death!!! I'm so glad I have the most wonderful niece in the world!! And soon I'll get to add 2 more to my favorites!!
Saturday, April 5
John the Baptist, dinner, and naps
I have a devotional that I get in the mail that I usually read at night before I go to bed. I HIGHLY recommend it if anyone is interested. It's called Our Journey. A lot of devotionals I feel are very cheesy and not worth much. But this one seems to really point out some good things and even though it is short, packs a lot for the punch. You also get a new one each month so you're not repeating things. A night or two ago, it mentioned John the Baptist. It was referring to something else about him, but I got to thinking... If I had been living back in that day, would I have believed John the Baptist? Or would I have thought he was crazy? Honestly... I probably would have thought he had completely lost his mind. He was a radical. Fast forward to present day... I feel like I look down upon radicals. Now granted, there are a LOT of "radicals" out there who truly are nuts and aren't true followers of Christ. But I am sure there are plenty out there that in reality we should be looking to them to inspire us. If I call myself a Christian, I should have a passion and desire to live for God that to the world would seem crazy. But that's what God has called us as Christians to, a radical life lived to serve Him. So tonight I have asked my own self, "am I living a life for God that to others would seem radical?" If you call yourself a Christian, I challenge you to also ask yourself this question tonight.
On another completely different topic.... tonight Alicia, her husband, and their little baby girl Andi came over for dinner. We had a great time and Andi and Lily got some bonding time in - haha! They sat in their bumbos together and at one point even held hands! Lily actually stayed still sitting up in her bumbo! She usually is so active that she won't sit still in it. Then they played on the floor and Andi kept kicking Lily with her feet. Finally, they wrapped up their evening together by watching baby einstein. Well, more like Lily watched it and Andi paid attention sometimes. :) They're such cuties!!
And finally an update on the whole nap schedule.... It's going great! We are finally on a 3 nap a day schedule - the morning and evening ones are still only a half hour, but the afternoon one is longer. Yeah!!!
I'm off now to watch some final four march madness and hope that UNC wins! Too bad I lost the game that just got over. :( Hopefully my bracket will still win!!!
On another completely different topic.... tonight Alicia, her husband, and their little baby girl Andi came over for dinner. We had a great time and Andi and Lily got some bonding time in - haha! They sat in their bumbos together and at one point even held hands! Lily actually stayed still sitting up in her bumbo! She usually is so active that she won't sit still in it. Then they played on the floor and Andi kept kicking Lily with her feet. Finally, they wrapped up their evening together by watching baby einstein. Well, more like Lily watched it and Andi paid attention sometimes. :) They're such cuties!!
And finally an update on the whole nap schedule.... It's going great! We are finally on a 3 nap a day schedule - the morning and evening ones are still only a half hour, but the afternoon one is longer. Yeah!!!
I'm off now to watch some final four march madness and hope that UNC wins! Too bad I lost the game that just got over. :( Hopefully my bracket will still win!!!
Wednesday, April 2
feeling sentimental
I know this will sound crazy... but... I can't believe how fast my little baby is growing up. Most of you will probably think, "but she's only 4 months old!" For those of you that have kids though, you will probably understand exactly how I am feeling. Last night, Matt and I were watching the Friends episode where Rachel has her baby. Although VERY unrealistic of how labor and delivery really is, it brought back our memories of having Lily. That was the most incredible wonderful day. There are no words to really explain how it feels when you push out your little baby and they lay her right up on your chest. Seeing her there and touching her was AMAZING! She was SO little - 6 pounds 4 ounces. 
Now my little tiny baby that use to fit in one arm weighs almost 15 pounds! She's such a big girl now. Don't get me wrong, I'm SO glad that she is growing so well and each new stage of her life brings new joy! But you can't help but miss holding your little baby when she was just born. It feels like so long ago even though it was only 4 months. "They grow up so fast." People say it all the time, especially your own parents. But it doesn't become a reality until you have your own.
Tuesday, April 1
headway and to do lists
I really feel like I am finally making some headway into this whole nap schedule thing - granted it's only been 2 or 3 days, but I feel like things have improved SO much and I'm starting to get the hang of things. From the few short days I have done this, I now feel like I can tell definitely when Lily is ready to take a nap and goes pretty quickly with little to no crying. The semi schedule I think I have going is naps at around 9, 1, and 4 or 5. She was just taking the short 30 minute naps and even though I was able to push until the next nap time, I felt like she really needed more at the morning and afternoon ones. Well this afternoon she woke up after the first half hour and I thought, okay, I'm going to let her just hang out/cry in there for a half hour and see what happens. Well, she cried/dozed for the next half hour and then finally went back to sleep straight for a whole more hour. So she got a good longer nap in this afternoon. I honestly think she just gets woken up after a half hour but really needs to sleep longer. My plan is to now leave her for awhile at the morning and afternoon nap to see if I can increase the times a bit. Things are looking up!
Do you feel like you never have enough time to get all the things done on your list? Or that your list of to-do's is neverending? Before I became a mom, I did feel like this at times since I was working outside the home. But now that I am at home, I feel like I should be able to get more done and I can't! Yes, I am taking care of a baby so that should explain a lot of it. This is especially for those of you that like having to do lists. I thrive on them! I have my magnetic notepads that I always keep around and yes, I never have a barren list. There is ALWAYS something on it! The same thing goes for our home, I feel like I CONSTANTLY am having to pick up things. When will it ever end? I already know the answer to this question... never. There's always going to be something that needs to get done. But that's okay, cause I'm sure if my list did end I wouldn't know what to do with myself! So really, I have come to the conclusion that I like having things to do on my list and shouldn't complain (except for the picking things up around the house all the time... I could do without that!).
Do you feel like you never have enough time to get all the things done on your list? Or that your list of to-do's is neverending? Before I became a mom, I did feel like this at times since I was working outside the home. But now that I am at home, I feel like I should be able to get more done and I can't! Yes, I am taking care of a baby so that should explain a lot of it. This is especially for those of you that like having to do lists. I thrive on them! I have my magnetic notepads that I always keep around and yes, I never have a barren list. There is ALWAYS something on it! The same thing goes for our home, I feel like I CONSTANTLY am having to pick up things. When will it ever end? I already know the answer to this question... never. There's always going to be something that needs to get done. But that's okay, cause I'm sure if my list did end I wouldn't know what to do with myself! So really, I have come to the conclusion that I like having things to do on my list and shouldn't complain (except for the picking things up around the house all the time... I could do without that!).
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