Click.Click.Click.Click

I thought I would start this post of with a quick view of how much my little one has changed already.

Less than 1 hour old:

1 day old:
1 month old:

2 months old:

Yep the computer wasn't moved but I figured if the "click click click click" of the guitar hero guitar next to me isn't waking Jossalyn up then I should be remotely safe typing.

Today was one of the hardest days we have had so far. Josiebe is teething already.. yep its crazy I know but its there trying to push through and well she is NOT happy about it. She would go from calm and happy to SCREAMING in pain in a matter of seconds.

She will be with my gram who she will be calling "MeMa" tomorrow while I am at work (11-4) so I am hoping she isn't too much to handle. Then I am off until Tuesday :) horray!

Life as a mommy is getting better, truly it is. As Derek puts it its getting more rewarding each day. She is starting to coo and trying to giggle more and more each day. She is starting to recognize us and our voices and even is starting to smile and look for us if she can't see us while we are talking. I can't say its easy, by god it isn't, and I am not going to lie I don't think its the best thing in the world yet but I can 100% say that I love her! She makes me feel complete.

I don't think I was a normal little girl, I never "dreamed" of my wedding or really ever wanted to be a mommy when I was little but I can say I am so-far happy with the way my life has turned out. Of course there are LOADS of things I would like to change but who doesn't!

Even though Derek thinks resolutions are dumb and says by March everyone forgets about them I have made a few... not really resolutions but guidelines for 2009-

• Go to Church as much as possible. I started this last year but when my morning sickness was at its worst I sorta stopped going so often. I enjoy church but not for the same reasons as most religious people (I am NOT claiming to be religious here) I go because it gives me a sense of "calm" it gives me time to reflect on my life and just to feel at peace even if just for that hour. I am an incredibly stressed person (even before lil' jo) so going to church and feeling that sense of calm is wonderful.

• Eat healthier and drink more water. This is primarily for my milk supply right now bc I am praying I can make it an entire year breastfeeding but sometimes I doubt myself and if I can keep my supply up and even over what I need then it will be easier. Also I want to get healthier and back into shape so I can run around and play with jo when shes a toddler.

• Become financially "somewhat" stable! I hate money, I hate dealing with it, I hate not having it, I hate most of all how irresponsible I am with it!

I pretty much have us on a schedule, well as much of a schedule as a 2 month old can be on. She wakes up anywhere from 8-9 eats and then goes back in her crib for "her time" aka: breakfast for me and/or a shower. Yes 'or' I don't get the luxury of bathing daily right now. Then she usually falls back to sleep after about an hour and will take her morning nap which can be 45min to 2 hrs. She wakes up and she eats every 2 hours. She will take another 1 or 2 afternoon naps but they suck and are usually only 30 mins. She takes (sometimes) a good nighttime nap around 4/5 that can be up to 2 hours. She gets a bath every 2 nights and our nighttime routine starts around 7:30. Its bath, lotion, pj's, eat, read a book, bed. Shes usually done around 9 and is out til morning. Now this isn't stone and by all means she'll throw a wrench in it when I think we are golden and we'll have a bad day but hey its okay.

I don't really have much else to say I'm in a good mood but I have to go put laundry away and I'm gonna go watch Der play some more Guitar Hero before I have to pump and get ready for my own bedtime. No dishes for me to do, Derek did them tonight :)

xoxox

What a party animal we have... here's Jossalyn's first picture in 2009. The 3 of us spent the evening with Bethany & Melissa. We had dinner and then Derek & Bethany battled it out in Guitar Hero for almost 4 hours!

Happy 2009 everyone, hopefully today we are moving the computer so I'll actually be able to post a lengthy blog!!

xoxox

2 months today!!

I would totally update more if our computer wasn't in the hall next to JosieBe's door. Derek has always told me I type realllllly loudly and I am always terrified of waking her (NEVER wake a sleeping baby boy did we learn this the hard way!). Just wanted to say that!

xoxox

Finally (maybe) a free minute

I don't want people thinking that I am a miserable person or anything but usually I only write things when I am stressed or overwhelmed so the majority of my posts may come out that way. I guess I should start from the beginning. Well the beginning of Josie. My pregnancy ROCKED. I have very few problems until the end and was generally feeling wonderful the entire time. Minus my extreme swelling in the end (see the picture of my SHREK feet!) Yea try walking around on those things!

My delivery well ... sucked! I was 100% naive in thinking it was going to be easy and I could handle it but I was 100% wrong! Lets just say I don't think I'll be having another one anytime soon!

It's amazing to me though to think that she could fit in there!

Anyways... its taken me almost a week to actually write and post this so I am going to take the time I have and utilize it. Is it sad that I remember learning that word "utilize"? Is it more sad that I remember learning it at Cheerleading camp??? .... anyways moving on.

Its the day after Christmas and well I am proud to say Christmas sucked! Not entirely but Josie is so much like her dad that with so much going on and so many people by the time we made it to my families house she was miserable and screaming.

However it didn't screw up her routine. I believe we can officially say we have a baby who "SLEEPS THROUGH THE NIGHT!" She's in bed and asleep by 10:30 she puts her self to sleep because we lay her down awake (she coo's at her mobile for a little bit and then falls asleep) then wakes up between 8 & 9 am! Eats and then goes in her crib for some "her" time where she laughs and plays (ie. stares at her mobile!) by herself for 45 mins to an hour then falls asleep and naps for anywhere from 30mins to 2 hrs then is up for awhile!! Yep I'm a happy mommy about that!

I have to go through all our gifts and stuff (mostly hers!) and clean before Erin & Tracy come visit tonight so I'm gonna go but here's some pictures from yesterday!

Until next time!

xoxox

So I thought I would start posting a blog about my thoughts of being as stated "JuJuBe's mom". I decided to do this because today Derek and I ventured to the mall (to get his STORM activated) and while we were there we figured we would get his hair trimmed since Kristy was working. When we got the ever so common question "How do you like being a mom/dad" and my answer was ... SILENCE! I never know how to answer this question and I feel like a retard because my answer can't just be simple or short. Its not just a "Great" kind of answer for me. This is a huge adjustment STILL and I just don't know how else to put things so I figured I would try to just type them up.

but not now .. I have to pump and get to sleep I'm exhausted!