So, last night I woke up with Rachel, but when I put her back to sleep I just layed there for a long time. With sleep eluding me... Anyways, during that time I started writing this blog in my head, so I wanted to write it before it went away. haha :) Well, I am officially 28 today. You know how you used to get so excited about your birthday, well now I just think about it making me another year older. I don't know when I reached this point, but it's here. Birthdays are still fun though! But there are several things in life that are just making me feel old these days!
1. Just the number. 28. That's 2 years away from 30! I honestly still feel like I could be in my early college years. And I know that 30 is not old, but it just kinda snuck up on me!
2. Questionnaires. You know when you are filling out quesstionnaires on the internet, and they ask for your birthyear. I always look at the top, where my birthyear used to be when I was 18. Now there are 10! other years in the way! I sometimes have to SCROLL down to find 1983!!
3. American Idol. They had a show this week where they sang songs from their birthyear. EVERY SINGLE CONTESTANT is younger than me! And the years they were born. 1995! How are these people not still in diapers? Not to mention that I think I'm either past or nearing the age of trying out for American Idol. Not that I ever would want to, but just the fact that I wouldn't be allowed to because I'm too old. Wow.
4. Gas. This may sound strange, but the price of gas these days makes me feel incredibly old. I can honestly remember putting gas in my car for $0.79. 79 CENTS!!! With gas nearing 4 dollars, it seems impossible that that was even possible for my generation. I know gas has been soaring for the last few years, but still. I can already hear myself telling my kids, "When I was your age, I used to pay under a dollar for gas!" And then their eyes bulge with thinking of how old I am!
Anyways, it's so very strange to think of my age. Not that I would want to go back to college age, I just feel like I'm not mature enough to say I'm 28. But I guess I am. I have a wonderful marriage and I am a mother to 3. I feel secure in who I am. I even wanted to be done with having kids by the age of 30. Seems strange that I am so close to that time table. I don't think I have that cap set in my mind anymore now that I'm almost there. :)
I read an article this week about a new record for the youngest grandmother in the world. She's 23! To think that that's even a possibility is insane! At least I'm pretty far from that milestone!
Friday, March 18, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011
5 months!
Well, I sit here and write while the rest of the house sleeps. Typical. And since Rachel is the one keeping me up, I figured I'd write a blog for her.
Tomorrow, she turns 5 months! I feel like with each child, time just slips away faster and faster. With Elijah, I was always ready for the next step. With Hannah, I think I was just in a sleep-dazed fog. But now with Rachel, I really want her to stay a baby. I just want to savor everything. I want to always be able to hold her, and its just going by so fast. I already miss her being in that newborn phase. Where she completely fit on the nursing pillow, and when I could hold her throughout the day while she slept completely secure in my arms.
But she's really been a good baby. Here are some of the highlights of this last month:
At the beginning of the month, she started rolling over. From her tummy to her back.
She can hold her head up really good while laying on her tummy.
She likes to sit up straight. Whenever you hold her in a reclining position, she tries to pull herself up to sit straight. And she really likes to sit in her bumbo seat while mommy works in the kitchen.
She's super wiggly now. When I hold her she's constantly moving something. When she nurses, she's usually hitting one of her feet against my side. And when she lays on her back, she has usually turned a full 360 degrees several times.
She's a pretty good sleeper. She usually naps about 3 times a day for about an hour or two sometimes. Not that she doesn't have bad days though where she napped for maybe an hour all day! And she usually sleeps good at night, waking up 1-2 times.
She loves her older brother and sister. She gets really excited when they come around, and they always get a smile. This is saying alot because she doesn't smile for just anyone. Most of the time, strangers get a bottom puckered lip when they come close!
She has a cute little laugh. She's very ticklish around her neck, and her inner thigh. And she laughs a lot when I'm laughing at something.
And her latest accomplishment: she rolls from her back to her tummy now! She just started doing this last night and has been consistently doing it today too.
So, that's my Rachel. She's still really small and just petite, which makes her so unique and cute to me! I'm still just exclusively breastfeeding her. She's so small that I really don't think she's ready for cereal. Or maybe it's me holding off. :) I think I might wait a little while longer though.
Anways, that's about it. And now Rachel needs some attention, so I must go!
Tomorrow, she turns 5 months! I feel like with each child, time just slips away faster and faster. With Elijah, I was always ready for the next step. With Hannah, I think I was just in a sleep-dazed fog. But now with Rachel, I really want her to stay a baby. I just want to savor everything. I want to always be able to hold her, and its just going by so fast. I already miss her being in that newborn phase. Where she completely fit on the nursing pillow, and when I could hold her throughout the day while she slept completely secure in my arms.
But she's really been a good baby. Here are some of the highlights of this last month:
At the beginning of the month, she started rolling over. From her tummy to her back.
She can hold her head up really good while laying on her tummy.
She likes to sit up straight. Whenever you hold her in a reclining position, she tries to pull herself up to sit straight. And she really likes to sit in her bumbo seat while mommy works in the kitchen.
She's super wiggly now. When I hold her she's constantly moving something. When she nurses, she's usually hitting one of her feet against my side. And when she lays on her back, she has usually turned a full 360 degrees several times.
She's a pretty good sleeper. She usually naps about 3 times a day for about an hour or two sometimes. Not that she doesn't have bad days though where she napped for maybe an hour all day! And she usually sleeps good at night, waking up 1-2 times.
She loves her older brother and sister. She gets really excited when they come around, and they always get a smile. This is saying alot because she doesn't smile for just anyone. Most of the time, strangers get a bottom puckered lip when they come close!
She has a cute little laugh. She's very ticklish around her neck, and her inner thigh. And she laughs a lot when I'm laughing at something.
And her latest accomplishment: she rolls from her back to her tummy now! She just started doing this last night and has been consistently doing it today too.
So, that's my Rachel. She's still really small and just petite, which makes her so unique and cute to me! I'm still just exclusively breastfeeding her. She's so small that I really don't think she's ready for cereal. Or maybe it's me holding off. :) I think I might wait a little while longer though.
Anways, that's about it. And now Rachel needs some attention, so I must go!
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