Wednesday, February 11
when you think you have it rough
Browse around this blog and read their story. I saw this dad and his little girl on Rachael Ray this morning and just started tearing up. The basic short story is that the day after the wife gave birth to their first little baby girl, she instantly died. She had a blood clot in her leg and it went to her lungs and killed her on the spot. So this dad loses his wife and then has to go home with a brand new baby girl to take care of all by himself. Anyways... just thought some of my reader moms would like to read his story and look at their beautiful baby girl.
Tuesday, February 10
visit from a friend and a day at the park
Recap from this past weekend...
On Saturday my best friend from college, Tara, was in town visiting her in laws. So her, Anthony, and their baby girl Bailey came over to see us for a quick visit and to check out our new place. Even though it was short, it was so great to see Tara again and of course little Bailey!! It's so weird holding a tiny baby now... feels like it's been forever since Lily was that little!
Then on Sunday it was 70 degrees outside and sunny!!! I absolutely LOVE that kind of weather -jeans and flip flops!! So after church was over we headed to Woodstock Park to take Lily out to the playground. We had a great time and Lily loved it!
On Saturday my best friend from college, Tara, was in town visiting her in laws. So her, Anthony, and their baby girl Bailey came over to see us for a quick visit and to check out our new place. Even though it was short, it was so great to see Tara again and of course little Bailey!! It's so weird holding a tiny baby now... feels like it's been forever since Lily was that little!
Then on Sunday it was 70 degrees outside and sunny!!! I absolutely LOVE that kind of weather -jeans and flip flops!! So after church was over we headed to Woodstock Park to take Lily out to the playground. We had a great time and Lily loved it!
nose picker and playgroup
Hilarious short story to jot down before I forget about it! Today on the way home from the mall, I look in the back seat and Lily has her finger up her nose and is smiling. She kept putting it up there and laughing. It was HILARIOUS!! My little Lily is a nose picker.
Went to playgroup this morning at the play area at Lynnhaven Mall. There were 3 other moms there with their kids. Lily had a blast running around although she got trampled a few times by older kids. :) I got to chat a little bit with the other moms but not too much since I had to follow Lily around so she wouldn't get run over or fall off all the steps! But all in all we had a good time. After that, Lily and I had lunch together and then did a little shopping. It's SO nice to have so many better malls now!!
Went to playgroup this morning at the play area at Lynnhaven Mall. There were 3 other moms there with their kids. Lily had a blast running around although she got trampled a few times by older kids. :) I got to chat a little bit with the other moms but not too much since I had to follow Lily around so she wouldn't get run over or fall off all the steps! But all in all we had a good time. After that, Lily and I had lunch together and then did a little shopping. It's SO nice to have so many better malls now!!
Sunday, February 8
move
Where do I being? I hate when I don't have the time/energy to blog for awhile because then I have all of these things I want to write about but then forget.
We're here. I knew this was going to be very bittersweet for me and difficult since I HATE change, but I never thought about the fact that it would be an adjustment for Lily too. And that has made it even sadder/harder for me. Before I start discussing the bad parts though, I want to make sure that I clarify that I'm SO thankful to God for all of this and I AM happy about this next phase of our life.
The past 2 weeks have been a whirlwind for Lily. I never took the time to think about that Lily knows our old home really well now even though she's only 14 months old. This new home is VERY strange to her. Not only is she in a new and MUCH larger place, she's been passed around to a gazillion different people it seems like and lived in a world of boxes and packing tape. The first few days she was VERY whiny/clingy and just crying a lot. The saddest part was at bedtime. Lily always runs to the bathroom door saying "baa" for bath as soon as I take her clothes off at night. Well she obviously didn't know at first where the bathroom was and she would look at me saying "ba" in a confused voice and had this pitiful little look on her face because she didn't know where to go. For those of you that aren't moms, you probably won't understand. But it was VERY sad and pitiful! Alicia and my sister of course reminded that she WILL get use to her new home. It just takes time. And they were right! Last night when I took her clothes off she headed straight for the bathroom door! It made me really happy.
So how am I doing? The first 2 or 3 days I actually didn't cry at all because I was SO busy with trying to get our house in order. Then one night Matt was gone, Lily was to bed, and I had the time to think about it all. The biggest thing was that I desperately needed to know that I was going to be able to find some mom friends and get out with Lily. It was SO hard knowing that I had nothing planned and that my weekly playdate with Alicia and Andi and my coffee night out with Vicky days were gone. :( My sister really motivated me to reach out. She reminded me that I was going to just have to put myself out there and ask people if they want to hang out. The Mommies Network is a HUGE resource and they have scheduled events/playdates a lot. So I'm going to a strange playgroup at the mall on Tuesday and then I contacted an old friend of mine who has a little girl and we are going to lunch at chick-fil-a on Wednesday! Yay me for being brave! :) It still doesn't feel like home yet and that we should be going back to Lynchburg but that will just take time.
Our house, on a positive note, is AMAZING! They put a ton of work in to it before we moved in including completely remodeling both of the bathrooms, all new carpet, new paint, and new wood flooring in the kitchen and dining room. We also have 2 beautiful fireplaces in the house. I'm so grateful for all this space! It's so important when you have kids and get overrun by toys!! I posted all the pics of the house on facebook so you can check them out there.
Matt is enjoying his job of course. Last week he went in for a little bit each day but was able to just get things done around the house and errands that we needed to run. So that was nice! This week will probably be more his normal schedule but it's still really flexible. He's going to do Monday as his day off.
I am sure there are plenty of other things I wanted to write about but will save those for later since I am now ready to just sit and watch some tv!
We're here. I knew this was going to be very bittersweet for me and difficult since I HATE change, but I never thought about the fact that it would be an adjustment for Lily too. And that has made it even sadder/harder for me. Before I start discussing the bad parts though, I want to make sure that I clarify that I'm SO thankful to God for all of this and I AM happy about this next phase of our life.
The past 2 weeks have been a whirlwind for Lily. I never took the time to think about that Lily knows our old home really well now even though she's only 14 months old. This new home is VERY strange to her. Not only is she in a new and MUCH larger place, she's been passed around to a gazillion different people it seems like and lived in a world of boxes and packing tape. The first few days she was VERY whiny/clingy and just crying a lot. The saddest part was at bedtime. Lily always runs to the bathroom door saying "baa" for bath as soon as I take her clothes off at night. Well she obviously didn't know at first where the bathroom was and she would look at me saying "ba" in a confused voice and had this pitiful little look on her face because she didn't know where to go. For those of you that aren't moms, you probably won't understand. But it was VERY sad and pitiful! Alicia and my sister of course reminded that she WILL get use to her new home. It just takes time. And they were right! Last night when I took her clothes off she headed straight for the bathroom door! It made me really happy.
So how am I doing? The first 2 or 3 days I actually didn't cry at all because I was SO busy with trying to get our house in order. Then one night Matt was gone, Lily was to bed, and I had the time to think about it all. The biggest thing was that I desperately needed to know that I was going to be able to find some mom friends and get out with Lily. It was SO hard knowing that I had nothing planned and that my weekly playdate with Alicia and Andi and my coffee night out with Vicky days were gone. :( My sister really motivated me to reach out. She reminded me that I was going to just have to put myself out there and ask people if they want to hang out. The Mommies Network is a HUGE resource and they have scheduled events/playdates a lot. So I'm going to a strange playgroup at the mall on Tuesday and then I contacted an old friend of mine who has a little girl and we are going to lunch at chick-fil-a on Wednesday! Yay me for being brave! :) It still doesn't feel like home yet and that we should be going back to Lynchburg but that will just take time.
Our house, on a positive note, is AMAZING! They put a ton of work in to it before we moved in including completely remodeling both of the bathrooms, all new carpet, new paint, and new wood flooring in the kitchen and dining room. We also have 2 beautiful fireplaces in the house. I'm so grateful for all this space! It's so important when you have kids and get overrun by toys!! I posted all the pics of the house on facebook so you can check them out there.
Matt is enjoying his job of course. Last week he went in for a little bit each day but was able to just get things done around the house and errands that we needed to run. So that was nice! This week will probably be more his normal schedule but it's still really flexible. He's going to do Monday as his day off.
I am sure there are plenty of other things I wanted to write about but will save those for later since I am now ready to just sit and watch some tv!
Wednesday, February 4
we're alive
We're here in Virginia Beach! I've had a lot of people say that they can't get in to the blog without having a google account. That's annoying!! So I've changed it back to public so everyone who wants to read it doesn't have to sign up for an account. If anybody out there knows any other way to make it private without guests having to have an acccount let me know!
It's been very very busy and we just got internet hooked up yesterday so blogging has been put on hold. It'll probably be a few more days before things settle down and I get back to regularly blogging. For now, things are good and we're getting adjusted to our new life. I'll also take pictures of our new home and post them once we get things in order!
It's been very very busy and we just got internet hooked up yesterday so blogging has been put on hold. It'll probably be a few more days before things settle down and I get back to regularly blogging. For now, things are good and we're getting adjusted to our new life. I'll also take pictures of our new home and post them once we get things in order!
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