exactly a year ago, we found out we were pregnant! it was a long time coming and totally caught us off guard in the end. it really seems like forever and a day ago. our lives were forever changed that august morning! i’m hoping for a date night in our near future, even if only to reminisce on the past year. any exciting plans for your weekend?
everyone is always questioning what i do all day. besides feeding and changing little lo around the clock, we actually do find time for quite a lot…8:00am up and at ’em, 9:00am breakfast, 10:00am bath, 11:00am quick snooze while the big kids eat, 12:00pm lunch, 1:00pm questioning the european souvenirs brought home from nana, 2:00pm playing with friends, 3:00pm afternoon snack, 4:00pm nap, 5:00pm hanging with great grammy at a family birthday party, 6:00pm dinner, 7:00 crashed for the night. or something like that anyway.
as you can see, we’ve been pretty busy over here this week. our little chickie taught herself to flip over and blow raspberries. in other words…i’m exhausted. why sleep when there’s more exciting things to be done?! here’s hoping for a relaxing weekend with lots of family naps. happy friday!
if you don’t already know, i absolutely hate change. i welcome it with open arms but it throws me for a loop every time. i’m a creature of habit. and welcoming a mini human into our lives definitely shook things up and took awhile getting used to. on top of those initial first weeks battling the postpartum baby blues, i yearned for the comfort of my independent life pre baby. and just as i started to feel confident in my new role as mama/housewife, the real world lurked my return right around the corner and the anxiety of changing things up yet again started to get the best of me. as much as i wanted to become part of an adult society again, i had horrible guilt of leaving my mini behind to be someone else’s daily responsibility. my heart was heavy that last week home, and that first kiss goodbye hurt like hell…but when I stepped off the train into the hectic city streets that Monday morning, i felt a certain peace that this is where I’m supposed to be. it was as if i had never left and the comforts of ‘home’ all came flooding back. i knew it’d take time, but the balance that this change has brought on feels amazing. im able to be creative by day and nurturing by night, and fortunately able to break up the rhythm with a day spent crushing on that adorably chubby babe that still remembers my role. it felt like forever, but i embraced it as best i knew how and it seems to have all worked out in the end. it’s good to be ME again!
logie. 3 months old…cheeky and chubbier than ever. master of hand gnawing. outdoor enthusiast. ceiling fan fanatic. formula connoisseur. supporter of sleeping through the night. imitator of the owl. mesmorized by the board book. devoted to leg balancing, side lounging and backwards scooting. and of course, lover of the stripe!
photo by arte vitae
my heart is heavy this week. it’s been three months and the real world awaits my return come monday. i have fallen madly in love with my girl logan, and while there’s a part of me that looks forward to returning to the professional world, there’s a bigger ache that i’ll lose my place as this little girls favorite. i want to be the one to crush on her when she wakes up, hear her first giggle, witness her roll over, comfort her cries and sway her to sleep…be her one and only. i’d do anything to rewind our never ending days together and savor all those moments a little harder all over again. come monday, while i day dream about her all day, i hope she’s saving her smiles for my return.
as promised, heres proof of just how relaxing and magical our weeks long vacation on hilton head island turned out to be. logan was an absolute rockstar and tagged along for every last activity including her first experience with sand and salt. turns out girl is a water baby and stole the show behind our lenses. as smooth sailing as things went i cant wait to take her back when she’s a wee bit bigger and really let her dig in all the delights.
little chica is plumping up these days! i’m sad to say my newborn has turned into a baby. we’re holding our head up, flailing our arms, following motion + sound and smiling like mad. we even outgrew the bassinet. what is happening?! only four weeks left before i return to the real world. until then, i’ll be muggin’ on this mini.
photo by arte vitae
a long while back i shared the inspiration behind our mini’s nursery and then some progress shots along the way to keep you hanging. with logan’s arrival came many appreciated gifts and baby necessities that have quickly filled the space within these four walls. logan’s pad has definitely become the most exciting room of our house and one we love to chill out and play in. to me, it’s all in the details and these are just a few of my favorites…
you read it correctly. one month old. i can’t believe it! the past month has been overwhelmingly difficult yet the most rewarding month of my life. no one could have prepared me for the changes and emotions this little person would shake up within me.
at one month, logan weighs in at 10lbs 9oz, and is 21.5 inches long. there’s no question baby girl can eat. she can sleep too, which has worked wonders on those initial heavy eyes of motherhood. a mini personality is starting to peek through with adorable quiet coos and unintentional smiles that kill me every time. we’re excitedly awaiting the arrival of our canadian clan later this week to meet all of our big and little cousins. i can not wait!
this new role definitely takes some getting used to, but it rocks my world to a whole new level.
newborn professional shots by arte vitae can be seen here.