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| Three shades of green! |
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| Very sleepy girl with yummy spit up on her shirt |
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| What baby e looks like when Auntie Megan does her hair |
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| Play time with papa |
Go away! Please?
Monday, March 19, 2012
A couple of photos
Here are a couple of photos from St. Patricks Day!
My mom had the tables all decorated with green everything! I wish I had gotten a picture. And yes the thumbprint cookies were amazing and disappeared very quickly. Hope you all had a fun St. Patricks Day! Oh and may I say what the snow?!
Friday, March 16, 2012
Happy weekend
Evelyn and I live for the weekends. That's when we get to spend lots and lots of time with papa! Today is going to get up to almost 70 blessed degrees so we are going to enjoy it before the rain comes....boo. Hope you all have a great weekend and a fabulous St. Patricks Day! My mom makes pistachio thumbprint cookies every year for St. Patricks Day and they disappear ever so quickly! I can't wait. I will leave you with this cute little face I get to wake up to every morning.
How could you not be happy to wake up to this face every morning?!
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Complete success
I've been looking through pinterest lately and finding a bunch of yummy recipes. Jake and I tried one a while ago and it was a total flop. Really gross and of course didn't look anything like the picture. Typical. Well I came across a white chicken chili recipe that peaked my interest. I risked it and tried it out. Let me tell you it was amazing! So I thought I would share this little piece of heaven with you all. The recipe is found here. It was actually fairly easy to make as well. Try it out for yourself!
Happy cooking!
Happy cooking!
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| So so good! |
Monday, March 12, 2012
Here comes the sun!
Blessed sunshine! Thank you March. Miss Evelyn and I have been on several walks, now that the weather has finally gotten warm. Of course she just falls asleep as soon as I put her in there but I enjoy it immensely. It's so nice being able to just go outside for a little bit instead of being cooped up inside the house all day. It gets old. Fast. Today we walked over to the park close to our house and walked around the track several times. It was so fun to see all the little kids playing on the playground. It got me a little excited for when Evelyn is that age and we can have fun on the playground too.
But for now, I will push my little girl who is asleep in her stroller to my hearts content.
But for now, I will push my little girl who is asleep in her stroller to my hearts content.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Photo shoot
This week my mom and I did a little photo shoot with little miss Evelyn. What a little trooper. Especially for two people who did not know what they were doing and winging it! But she did great. Here are just a few of my favorites.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Motherhood guest post #6
It's time for another motherhood post! Today's guest is a dear friend of mine who has the cutest little girl ever and has quite a little personality. The pictures say it all!
When Heather asked me to be a guest blogger I felt honored and surprised. I guess sometimes I forget I'm a mother because you take on the role so easily the second they put that little baby into your arms. Well maybe not the exact second they put your baby in your arms. I know that for me, holding my baby was what I anticipated for my whole pregnancy and the truth is that when they put my Anna on my chest right after she was born I was in shock. I was thinking, "That baby came out of me? Really?" I was hoping for some grand moment where I just knew she was mine and that I loved her with all my heart. But honestly, I was just worried about her health, my health, and I was in so much shock that I survived childbirth. Once I recovered from the whole ordeal and Anna was cleaned up and brought to me though I knew that she was mine and that I loved her more than anything in the world. I didn't even know that I was capable of loving someone so much and I continue to learn about my capacity to love and it grows every day.
During my pregnancy I was worried about the dumb little vain things that every mom worries about. Will my baby be cute? Will she have hair? Will she like me? I really tried not to dwell on those fears because I had much larger fears that were more important. My biggest fear during my pregnancy that I still fear today is if I will be the person she needs. I want to be a better person for her. As a teenager I kind of lived my life however I wanted. I didn't really worry about preparing to be a mom someday. So now I am trying to change and become the mom that Anna needs. I am a work in progress everyday and some days are better than others. I don't always manage our lives very well, sometimes I lose my patience, and sometimes I just make stupid choices. The best thing at the end of the day though is that Anna still loves me and forgives me whether I was a good mom that day or not which gives me what I need to just keep trying and keep going on with life.
And although life can be hard sometimes the hard times are worth all of the rewarding, wonderful, amazing moments that I have with my daughter. I love the way that Anna gives me kisses right when I need them. I love that we get to be best friends and play together all the time. I love when I get to snuggle her at night and when we take naps together. I love that I get to teach her new things every day and that I am her favorite person in the whole world. There are so many cherished moments that I will never forget like the first time she smiled up at me.
Speaking of my most cherished moments-the best moments with Anna when she was a tiny baby happened when I was holding her. The best advice I have for a young mom is to hold your new baby whenever you can, don't leave your baby in the car seat at church or at home. Your little one will grow up faster than you think, and once they are big, they don't want much down time to snuggle with mom. You will love every second you get to connect with your baby. And although you want all the time to yourself don't forget your husband needs alone time to connect with your baby too. I underestimated my husband's ability to care for Anna but he has always been completely able to watch her and he needed the time with her too. Another piece of advice I have is to find time for yourself. Struggling with self-esteem and the weight loss after my baby was much easier because I made sure I took time to be alone to do something I enjoyed every week. If you can find 2-3 times per week to focus on you and nothing else you will be happy, rejuvenated, and a better mom. Lastly, don't be afraid to admit that you need your own mom's help! I have never relied on my mom so much and I have never been so grateful for her and all she did to raise me growing up. Being a mom is the greatest thing in the entire world, every day might not be spectacular but I guarantee that everything you endure will be worth it.
When Heather asked me to be a guest blogger I felt honored and surprised. I guess sometimes I forget I'm a mother because you take on the role so easily the second they put that little baby into your arms. Well maybe not the exact second they put your baby in your arms. I know that for me, holding my baby was what I anticipated for my whole pregnancy and the truth is that when they put my Anna on my chest right after she was born I was in shock. I was thinking, "That baby came out of me? Really?" I was hoping for some grand moment where I just knew she was mine and that I loved her with all my heart. But honestly, I was just worried about her health, my health, and I was in so much shock that I survived childbirth. Once I recovered from the whole ordeal and Anna was cleaned up and brought to me though I knew that she was mine and that I loved her more than anything in the world. I didn't even know that I was capable of loving someone so much and I continue to learn about my capacity to love and it grows every day.
During my pregnancy I was worried about the dumb little vain things that every mom worries about. Will my baby be cute? Will she have hair? Will she like me? I really tried not to dwell on those fears because I had much larger fears that were more important. My biggest fear during my pregnancy that I still fear today is if I will be the person she needs. I want to be a better person for her. As a teenager I kind of lived my life however I wanted. I didn't really worry about preparing to be a mom someday. So now I am trying to change and become the mom that Anna needs. I am a work in progress everyday and some days are better than others. I don't always manage our lives very well, sometimes I lose my patience, and sometimes I just make stupid choices. The best thing at the end of the day though is that Anna still loves me and forgives me whether I was a good mom that day or not which gives me what I need to just keep trying and keep going on with life.
And although life can be hard sometimes the hard times are worth all of the rewarding, wonderful, amazing moments that I have with my daughter. I love the way that Anna gives me kisses right when I need them. I love that we get to be best friends and play together all the time. I love when I get to snuggle her at night and when we take naps together. I love that I get to teach her new things every day and that I am her favorite person in the whole world. There are so many cherished moments that I will never forget like the first time she smiled up at me.
Speaking of my most cherished moments-the best moments with Anna when she was a tiny baby happened when I was holding her. The best advice I have for a young mom is to hold your new baby whenever you can, don't leave your baby in the car seat at church or at home. Your little one will grow up faster than you think, and once they are big, they don't want much down time to snuggle with mom. You will love every second you get to connect with your baby. And although you want all the time to yourself don't forget your husband needs alone time to connect with your baby too. I underestimated my husband's ability to care for Anna but he has always been completely able to watch her and he needed the time with her too. Another piece of advice I have is to find time for yourself. Struggling with self-esteem and the weight loss after my baby was much easier because I made sure I took time to be alone to do something I enjoyed every week. If you can find 2-3 times per week to focus on you and nothing else you will be happy, rejuvenated, and a better mom. Lastly, don't be afraid to admit that you need your own mom's help! I have never relied on my mom so much and I have never been so grateful for her and all she did to raise me growing up. Being a mom is the greatest thing in the entire world, every day might not be spectacular but I guarantee that everything you endure will be worth it.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Month 1
Baby E has brought so much joy to our little family. I can't believe she is already a month old! So many warned me how fast time would go by. It will be a sad day when I can't just snuggle with her all day.
Friday, March 2, 2012
Feet
So I have a love/hate relationship with feet. I think feet are weird. I don't like to touch other people's feet (except for Jake's) and I don't like other people touching my feet (except for Jake! He gives THE best foot massages). However, I am always taking pictures of my feet/shoes at the different places I have been. A little random I know. I came upon a this guy who does a similar thing with his cute little family.
Adorable right? Gives me an idea to start my own little feet photo series with Evelyn and Jake. Those are the feet I adore the most.
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| Baby E's adorable feet |
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