Thanksgiving 2013

This was the first time I hosted Thanksgiving at my house. Ruby woke up at 6 AM which made me happy since I had a lot of cleaning and baking to do before guests arrive. I fed her, changed her and tried to put her back to sleep so I could get started. Sleep was a no go so off to the swing she went. Sleep was still a no go, so I spent the next hour running back-and-forth from cutting and peeling apples to trying to calm her down enough to drift off to sleep. After the first couple times of going back to her I could feel myself getting frustrated. Instead of  succumbing to that emotion I picked up my sweet second baby, held her tight, gave her kisses, snuggled her and just spent a few minutes in that moment until she fell asleep on my shoulder. I decided not to spend this day feeling rushed or frustrated with anything. That reality check made the rest of the day so much more enjoyable. Not just for me but for everybody who joined us for Thanksgiving. The day went so well that I definitely plan on hosting Thanksgiving again.

Love

Sofia has finally started saying the word love. It's absolutely adorable. The first time she ever said I love you to some one, it was to her sister. Out of no where, Sofia said "I lobe you Ruby." Commence the heart melting. I love hearing Sofia say that she "lobes" things. Running towards the playground..."I lobe it!" Saying goodbye to my mom and dad. "Goodbye nanny! I lobe you! Goodbye pap! I lobe you!" Going to bed... "Goodnight mommy. I lobe you!" Flossing her teeth..."I lobe it!" 

If I live to be 100, I'll never get tired of hearing that she loves me. 

I lobe her to the moon and back. :)

Little things

I love sleep. I miss sleep. I was given a gift of a four and a half hour stretch of sleep last night and as pitiful as that is, it made me so happy. When I got up to feed Ruby, I did the usual things and set her back in her bed. 30 minutes later she was fussing, so I picked her up and laid her on my chest as I propped myself up in our bed. Instead of wishing she would go back to sleep or falling asleep myself, I enjoyed feeling the weight of her tiny body on my chest. I could feel her breath steady as she relaxed in my arms. I savored the feeling of her belly and knees move against my belly, placing me firmly back in the memory of being pregnant with her. She most likely will be my last baby and I don't want to spend my time with her wishing her newborn stage away. I choose to find the joy in the little things she does during the time I would normally be sleeping.

It's been a long time

It's been a long time since I posted something. Not for a lack of having things to write, of course. Anyhoo, I really hope to stick with this on a sort of regular basis. So here goes...

My first baby will be turning 2 this Saturday. I'm so excited to watch her face light up when we wake her up in the morning kicking in tons of balloons and singing Happy Birthday! I plan on blowing up a bunch of balloons and hanging streamers in her doorway the night before. I'll be making her some yummy pancakes (hopefully in the shape of a "2"), then it's off to the aquarium. She's currently in love with Finding.Nemo, so I thought the aquarium would be the perfect place to go for her birthday. I'm very much looking forward to her special day. 

I say first baby because I had her sister almost 5 weeks ago. I can hardly believe that I am a mother of two precious little girls. They seriously have brought so much joy to my life, it's indescribable. I never truly understood this kind of love until I had my children. I thank God every night for this amazing gift. 

Well, this post was just a little bit of catch up, so I guess I'll just end it here.