Just a few thoughts

So I finally have a few mins to blog while Katie is sleeping. Time is flying really fast around here and I never have enough time in the day. I can't believe that Katie is already over a month old. It feels like I was pregnant yesterday and now I have a 1 month old. She is finally settling into a routine. She wakes up around 9:30am and then takes 2 naps during the day around Noon and 4pm. She then goes to bed around 10pm. Thankfully she sleeps most of the night. She only gets up twice (3 and 6am) and then sleeps until it is time to get up.
Rick is settling into being a dad. He is all about making sure she looks cute and that she is always warm. These are a few pictures of Rick playing with Katie. She gets really fussy and doesn't want to go to sleep at night and we have to get creative trying to keep her calm.


For Katie's first bath we bathed her in a bowl in the kitchen. She really likes baths. She is definitely a Bartholomew fish. She doesn't mind taking showers with me either. I have a really good baby.

She is also into watching football with the boys. These are pictures of her chilling with her uncle Steve and our friend Nate.












By the way my husband is checking out a few new trades (not really but go with me). First he is definitely expressing his style by becoming a decorator. He was busy using all the pumpkins and gourds from the garden to decorate our little house. I think he did a really great job. We would not have any decorations if it wasn't for Rick. So I am very thankful to him for the hard work. Make sure you check out our massive pumpkins they are sitting on the porch.

For his second trade he is trying to become a trapper. Unfortunately for me the only thing he has been able to trap lately was something I would try to avoid. Ok he trapped 2 skunks in a one skunk trap. The animals surprised Rick when he was looking through the old house next to us. In the end, instead of just shooting the things, he found a way to drown them. They're dead now. I still think he is really lucky that he didn't get sprayed. He did however have to scrub the neighbors dog that was a victim of the situation.

Katie is starting to stay awake longer during the day. I thought that this would mean that she would sleep longer at night. Boy was I wrong. It just means that we are both awake more and getting less sleep. Which is never fun. Rick came home the other night and found Katie and I on the couch. What can I say... It was a long day.







Katie is doing so well. She failed her first hearing test so we had to go get her re-screened yesterday. Thankfully she passed! Yipee. I was so worried but it is nice to know that she is healthy. At her 2 week Dr apt she weighed 8 lbs 4 oz and was 19 in long. Her doctor was really surprised that she had gained so much weight because she is only breast fed. It made me feel great when the doctor commented that my milk must be pretty rich for her to gain that much since she probably dropped down to 6 lbs 10 oz after birth. Plus big news!!! I actually put on non maternity pants today. Granted the pants are tight and don't quite fit the same (my thighs are bigger now go figure) but I can actually wear something that doesn't have an elastic waist.

My wonderful hubby!

I have to tell you that I have a fabulous husband. I will be so tired in the morning from feeding Katie all night and he (when he is home) will take her and chill out so I can sleep. He'll take Katie and tell me I have to take care of myself. He is really funny too. I'll go to wake Katie up so I can feed her and he'll tell me not too. He says that she is just so cute sleeping and she is comfortable and we shouldn't wake her. Personally I think he just wants to cuddle with her a little longer. It is nice to have him care so much

Being a new mom is different than I expected. It has it's ups and downs. I guess it all depends on how the night before went. If Katie has a bad morning nothing goes right that day. Some days I have tons of energy. Other days I have a hard time staying awake just to feed Katie. I never thought I would feel bad taking a shower but I do, especially if she is awake. I don't know if having a child is necessarily "life changing" I still live the same life it just has different priorities is all.

Maybe today I will be able to work on her birth announcements and invites to her blessing. Just so everyone who reads this knows she is getting blessed Sunday, November 2nd at 9am in Lake Shore. All are invited to attend. Anyway Katie is waking up now so I'm going to go.