The months are flying past and everyday is a joy. Some days are overwhelming. The exhaustion can creep up on me and overwhelm my emotions. Sometimes I feel so slow at accomplishing anything. It shows when Paul starts doing dishes and laundry regularly. Then I know I've fallen off the wagon. I'm grateful he's there to pick up the pieces when I start falling apart.
This age until 3 years is my favorite so I'm trying to soak up every ounce of her little fingers and toes, her sweet singing voice, and her excited scream. I love the way she says ahh when she lays her head on my shoulder because I have said it to her so many times that now she's started to say it on her own.
She's still obsessed with hair and pulls it whenever she gets the chance. She is still very good at letting me know when she was hungry and still uses the same open mouth and wide eyes to let me know. She's a busy baby that never stops moving. She started rolling but hates being on her stomach for too long. She still struggles with rolling back onto her back. She'd rather cry and wait for the many people hoping to hold her than try to turn back over. My Mom tells me I should stop holding her so much but I can't seem to stop. I want to hold her all day and soak up her every move and every smile. It's a wonder I feel this way because most night she sleeps on my chest because it's the only way I get any sleep.
She eats solids now. Her favorites are applesauce, pears, and pancakes. She doesn't fall to far from Audrey's favorites so we have 2 happy girls.
Rae has started to hate the water. In Houston I attempted to bath her in a real bath tub and something about the vastness of the tub and a bath seat scared her. I tried to put her toes in the pool and she would cry every time. Obviously we still bath her but it's now accompanied but crying the entire time. Hopefully continuing to bath her despite her protests will get her used to being in the water again.
She's still the best jumper and we finally got her a jumper. Now she can wear out herself without wearing out my arms. She has learned how to sit and is pretty stable until someone or something distracts her and then she falls backwards. Her stability gets better and better everyday. I'm loving a baby that sits well on my hip, but she still loves to be packed around in a front pack while I'm cleaning.
Anytime her sister walks by she gets the biggest smiles. Raelyn knows that Audrey is willing to give her all of her attention and will do anything to get her a smile.
I'm living my best life. A tired life but my best life.
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