Newborn Photoshoot

For years I have watched friends post pictures of their newborns taken by a local, popular, family photographer. I have always said that I would contact her the minute I became pregnant amd that is exactly what I did!

We did the photoshoot when baby girl was only 8 days old and you can see a glimpse into our shoot on the photographers blog, Tanya Zaleski Photocreations.

I am really looking forward to our follow up session this summer including our nieces, brother and sister-in-law!

Headbangers

I have always said that people in this family are extremely hard headed, and yesterday I couldn’t have been happier about that! And, aside from the fact that she gave me a great night’s sleep 3 nights in a row, there was nothing better than waking up to her smiley, happy little face this morning like usual!

Deeper Than The Baby Blues

“You can’t change what you don’t acknowledge.” 

Dr. Phil 

A few weeks ago I confessed that I had been experiencing what we suspected to be the “Baby Blues” earlier on along with a heightened feeling of anxiety. And, while we thought the blues had passed shortly afterwards, they seem to have only gotten worse.

I do reasonably well when DH is home with me, and I believe that is what masked many of the symptoms until now as this is only his second week back to work.

One... And Done!

Last summer, about half way through the pregnancy, I wrote a post about our decision to have only one child. This statement, online as well as amongst friends and family, fueled many discussions beginning with "but, why" and "you'll see" implying that we would change our minds.

Well, we haven't. In fact, having her has only made that decision stronger for me. Not that she is a difficult baby or anything, I just know myself well enough to know that I couldn't handle more.

But, regardless, we took care of any possible "surprises" at birth. Yup, I had my tubes tied... or, at least that was the initial plan.

First Day Alone!

This is it! The day I have been dreading for 6 weeks has come. DH has gone back to work and baby girl and I are home alone together. It has only just begun, but it hasn’t been too bad yet. She is extra clingy and cuddly today so I can’t put her down for long (currently typing this with one hand), but that’s OK because It’s better than screaming!

Hello 2016!

“Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one."

Brad Paisley