6:30am: Our little nugget wakes up after sleeping great for 5+ hours after a late night feeding. You can tell she was excited to be awake by the blur where her legs are...she was kicking up an excited storm and was all smiles...
Several months before having Lily, Joe helped me get his old iphone all set up so I could use it. It has often been my lifeline to the outside world since Lily has arrived. It has my email, facebook, local news, national news, real estate websites, netflix, some of my favorite blogs, weatherbug....I am not real great at outgoing messaging from it, but the incoming messages help me to feel connected while spending quiet times with Lily late at night and in the early mornings...
7:15am: Eating breakfast really tuckered this sweet girl out! She went back to sleep for another half hour...
7:50am: One of our self portraits of the day. I especially love this shot. Its taken in the mirror over her changing table and it is my view of Lily every time I pick her up after changing her. I just think her little feet are the sweetest and I love knowing that those little feet are connected to a little gal who is alert and ready to go when I'm holding her like this. It is a view I never want to forget.
7:55am: Lily's point of view from her little papasan seat in the kitchen. She sits here in the mornings while I clean things up- put away dishes, get the coffee made, enjoy breakfast and organize our day...
8:05am: It really seems like the simplest thing, but watching her grab her rattle and now put it into her mouth...I can see her developing right before my eyes. Just two weeks ago, she could not even grab her rattle! Now look at her!
8:15am: Lily's "attention span"/enjoyment of various activities is rather short, so when she grew tired of her little seat in the kitchen, we moved on to tummy time. As mentioned before, she is not a real big fan, but she is getting so much better at it!
8:18am: But then tummy time quickly dissolves into head down screaming. I cannot take very much of this even though I'm trying to encourage her to keep going...
8:45am: dressed for the day and kicking around on her changing table..."winding down" for her nap...
10:10am: After Lily's 45 minute nap, it is time for her to eat. On "off days" (aka while Netflix is turning around my West Wing DVDs) I have started watching Brothers and Sisters on Netflix streaming. (Yes, I am a Netflix junkie!) Anyways, I have been completely entertained by the Walker family and all of their d-r-a-m-a. I'm on episode 23 of 87...so it will be entertainment for weeks to come!
10:55am: After eating Lily was in good spirits and felt like hanging out in her boppy for a little bit...
11:15am: We loaded up to head out and meet our friend Angie for lunch. Lily does not like being in her carseat unless the car is moving...and she lets you know! But sometimes she is so darn cute that you just have to snap a photo...
12:35pm: Lunch with Angie! We went to Adrians and I had a delicious turkey club and spinach salad. I had to take my salad to go because Lily wanted out of her carseat and then wanted to be held while I was standing...she is a good sport, but it is kind of tricky to wrangle her and have a conversation with a friend you have not seen for awhile! Luckily Angie loves babies and Lily loved her!
12:45pm: On our way home. Its way past naptime and I'm feeling guilty for not getting Lily home sooner. We are trying to figure out this whole napping thing.... Our little baby mirror is all messed up and we have not gotten around to repositioning it yet, so whenever I drive anywhere, this is my view of Miss Lily...her sweet little foot. If her toes are wiggly, I know she is awake. If they are still, I know she is sleeping....It's a good thing I can't reach all the way back there because I would be seriously tempted to drive with one hand on the wheel and another on that sweet little foot...or trying to hold her sweet little hand...I cant help myself!
1:10pm: A super sleepy baby girl is finally home and ready for her nap!
1:30pm: Lily is asleep in her crib. I tackle blogging Monday's post (trying to!)...
2:20pm: I did some ironing for Joe...
2:45pm: The two books I'm reading the most this week...when I can that is...
3:50pm: Lily is up from her nap and our pal Amy stopped by with some Sonic Happy Hour for mom and to visit Lily. Lily is a big fan!
4:50pm: Feeding Lily. She has always done this great little pose with her feet while she eats- ever since she was born. I don't know if all babies do this or not, but I love it. Every.Single.Time. Its another little subtle thing she does that I always want to remember.
5:02pm: Hot.
5:08pm: For me, this is the home stretch part of the day. I know Joe will be home soon and Lily has been fed, so we usually just play together until Dad gets home. Its one of my most favorite times of the day. I love this shot...blurriness and all.
5:14pm: this fun ball has been a new discovery for Lily. She stares at it, picks it up, tries to eat it...it is great fun to watch...
5:18pm: We are in the middle of a terrible heat wave in this part of the country. It is gross outside with heat and humidity. With the heat index, the temperature has been averaging at 105+ degrees outside. Waaay too hot to take a sweet little baby outside in for any period of time, so we have spent a LOT of days cooped up inside our little house. It is fine most of the time, but every now and again, I feel pretty cabin feverish...
5:30pm: More tummy time...
Where we spend a lot of our afternoons...
6:05pm: Hooray! Dad is home! Lily is ready for bed! After some time with dad, she was swaddled and fed again and then put down to sleep at 6:25pm.
7:05pm: Enjoying a nice meal of baked ziti (from our freezer!), salad, bread and good adult conversation together...
8:20pm: Finished Monday's blog post and worked on wrapping up my notes from today's activities so I could remember them tomorrow. If I dont write it down, I will forget in a heartbeat! Joe and I turned in for the day around 11pm...and I slept for one glorious hour until Lily woke up for a late night feeding...
The Day in Numbers:
Number of diaper changes: 12
Episodes of Brothers and Sisters watched: 2
Number of outfits worn by Lily today: 6
Number of bibs: 0 (hellooo mom!)
Number of pages read: 1
Number of hours spent feeding Lily: 3.5
Number of times Lily woke up during the night: 1
Longest stretch of hours slept overnight by Lily: 5
Number of hours spent blogging: 3
Number of things crossed off to-do list: 3
Number of photos taken: 227
Observations from today:
I was reminded again today what wonderful friends I have
Seemed like Lily was off her game a little bit and did not nap as long as she usually does...
It was so hot today that even with the AC on, had to strip Lily down to her diaper for her nap so she would be comfy...
My life feels chaotic while I'm working on this project...all free time is spent on this and not keeping up with usual life things...
this project is shaking my confidence with my photography skills...it is so, so difficult to capture the moments as they happen in life- am developing a HUGE appreciation for real photographers
I just have so much to learn in my life- as a mom, wife, friend, photographer and writer...so. much.
Gratitude for the day:
Joe's unwavering encouragement and support of me as I work on this little project
when I go in to check on Lily and discover that she is awake in her crib just looking at her cherry blossom tree
Friends that bring you Sonic Happy Hour when you are home bound due to naptime
Netflix streaming
My Shot of the Day:
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