...for every gallon of slobber that Pie produces, I'd be filthy rich. As it is, I'm just filthy!
She's been in the teething process for a bit now, and to add to that fun, her favorite way to communicate right now is to blow spit bubbles. Poor child spends most of her day soaked. So does everyone who holds her. We always have a cloth on hand to wipe her little face, and we have bibs galore, but it doesn't seem to help.
I'm open to ANY ideas. Pie can't be comfortable always being wet, and she's starting to get a little rash under her neck folds (hehe!) from always being wet. Do you guys have any thoughts, suggestions, tricks that worked for you?
May 11, 2010
May 10, 2010
Mother's Day Recap
It was an absolutely perfect day. I couldn't have asked for one single thing to be different or better. It started on Friday with Husband sending my some beautiful roses at work. Pictures here. Then on the actual day, Pie "made" me a card.
Then we went to my parents house and Pie got to hang out with her cousins and aunts and uncle. She fell asleep on me, which couldn't have been a better present. While we were there we had an impromptu photo shoot. Here's one of the pictures that made me laugh, Pie's face is priceless! She looks like she's ready to smack us! I'll post some of the sweet ones later...
And once we got home, she was in such a great mood. we played and played. She made me laugh so hard that I couldn't breathe and I was crying. Perfect. And to top it all off, my mom left me a comment in response to this post:
"I hope that your day was a transformation for you...just know that transformation comes in so many different ways...for example, when I smiled at you as you were holding your sleeping daughter, that was transformative to me and hopefully to you.....you transform me in so many ways so many times, some when you don't even know it...take today for example, I just read what you said about me, I cried happy tears and felt transformed....my favorite way to be transformed by you is when you make ma laugh so hard I can hardly breathe...I love those times....you will have these moments and so many more with my granddaughter....know that I love you and could not be happier that you have your beautiful daughter.....you are an official mother in every sense of the word...ymly "
And that made me cry for different and equally awesome reasons. Just perfect. How was your day?
May 8, 2010
Reaon 8,365,684 that I love Husband
This was delivered to my office yesterday, with the sweetest note wishing me a Happy Mother's Day. Oh, how I love that man.
*Forgive the crap cell phone pictures...
*Forgive the crap cell phone pictures...
May 7, 2010
Hooray...Friday!!!
I couldn't possibly be more happy that it's the weekend, it's been a long and exhausting week. I hope you all have a great weekend, and an awesome Mother's Day!
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Grab the Friday Follow and Sponsor buttons and include both on your Friday Follow blog post.
* Follow the Friday Follow hostesses listed in the first 3 slots.
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May 6, 2010
It was inevitable...
...that I would do a Mother's Day post.
This will be my first Mother's Day as a mother. While I am still not "technically" Pie's mother, she is 100% my daughter. I have no idea what to expect from the day. I seem to have it in my mind that it will be transformative somehow. That it will be some badge of honor, some moment that will help dispel any lingering worry I have about the adoption. But I think it will likely be just another Sunday.
I've been thinking a lot about what kind of mother I want to be. For so many years having a child was such an abstract idea, such an impossible dream that I didn't really focus on the details of mothering. So during some of our late night conversations lately, I've been telling Pie what I'm thinking about that. Here's what I've come up with so far. I want Pie to think of me as a mother who is:
- unconditionally loving
- generous
- selfless
- fun to be with
- trustworthy
- worth looking up to
- funny
- supportive
- brave
- smart
- protective, but not smothering
- encouraging
- someone who is madly in love with her father
- wise
- the safest place in her world
All of these things, by the way, describe my mother perfectly. She is an amazing example of what mothering can be. So Happy (almost) Mother's Day to one and all. I hope that there will be as much love in your house on that day as there will be in mine.
*Me and Pie*
May 5, 2010
Awesome Mother's Day Giveaway
I'm hoping desperately to win this, so no one else enter...except totally go check out the site!
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Ruffle bum
The little Pie is working hard to keep us on our toes. Just when we find something that makes her laugh or calms her down, she decides that thing is no longer worthy of her attention. I can just imagine the dialogue in her head, "Weeeee, weeeee, this is so much fun, weeeeee. Annndddd...I'm no longer amused by your childish airplane rides and wish to be entertained by something a little less juvenile."
She has also had us wondering lately if she'll skip crawling and go straight to walking. She loathes tummy time and has shown no interest at all in scooting around in a crawl-y sort of way. She does, however, LOVE to stand up, "walk" around in your lap or up your chest, and is really entertained by standing and leaning against something (like the ottoman). I know there are some kids that do skip crawling, but 3.5 months seems a little early to me to be so entertained with the standing. Despite the fact that she's advanced and so obviously gifted. (Hehehe)
Husband swears it's all the leg "exercises" he did with her right after she was born. I would look over and he would be mimicking leg lifts or squats with her. It always cracked him up. Me too. My other thought, is that Pie is such a sturdy girl that she has an ample, tree trunk like base to steady herself.
The fact that she looks like she's been riding a horse non-stop since the day she was born, with those crazy bow legs, is a discussion for another time. Except to say, go cowgirl go!
She has also had us wondering lately if she'll skip crawling and go straight to walking. She loathes tummy time and has shown no interest at all in scooting around in a crawl-y sort of way. She does, however, LOVE to stand up, "walk" around in your lap or up your chest, and is really entertained by standing and leaning against something (like the ottoman). I know there are some kids that do skip crawling, but 3.5 months seems a little early to me to be so entertained with the standing. Despite the fact that she's advanced and so obviously gifted. (Hehehe)
Husband swears it's all the leg "exercises" he did with her right after she was born. I would look over and he would be mimicking leg lifts or squats with her. It always cracked him up. Me too. My other thought, is that Pie is such a sturdy girl that she has an ample, tree trunk like base to steady herself.
The fact that she looks like she's been riding a horse non-stop since the day she was born, with those crazy bow legs, is a discussion for another time. Except to say, go cowgirl go!
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