Exercise, Cookies, and Rosalie

I have jumped back in to working out this week, I went to the gym yesterday and today. I ran for twenty minutes, and it was harder than I expected, but I did it. I never knew how hard it would be on my baby feeders. I am very busty, and have always worn two sports bras to run, but I think I need more support than that. They totally weigh me down, I just have no idea what to do. I even fed Rosalie, and pumped for extra measure and they still felt like they weighed a million pounds. I think they are the reason that sometimes my shoulders hurt, because when I run the spot on my shoulders that bugs me, really bugs me. Anyone have any advice on how to tie them down better, or should I just give up running? Sean thinks I should just ride the bike, but I hate the bike, I love running.

On to cookies. I'm obsessed, they are all I want. Of course I don't have any in the house, but they are all I can think about. Different recipes that I want to make, and all the different types. And then if I have the TV on it seems that they all talk about cookies on the shows that I'm watching, which intensifies my desire for cookies. I am just to lazy to get out to the store to buy the ingredients to make the cookies. I'm going crazy.

Lastly, Rosalie is so cute, but the last couple of days she is being crazy. She does not want to take her afternoon naps in her crib. She will fall asleep for a little while and then wake up completely upset and crying, so I pick her up and she falls back asleep in my arms so I try to put her in her crib and then she wakes up after like ten minutes. I can't just hold her for her naps, that would create bad habits, but I can't be running to and from her crib all afternoon either. Oh well, I'm sure it is just a phase. She is so cute sometimes I just want to hold her while she sleeps because she snuggles up to me and I absolutely love it. She is the best baby in the whole world, I love her more than words can describe, and she is just so much fun to have around. I love that she is becoming more aware and interactive.

Big Weekend

Rosalie had a big weekend this past couple of days. First she got to meet her uncles Stephen and Grey. My family came in on Saturday night after driving 24ish hours straight from Texas to make it here in time for Rosalie's blessing. They were so excited to meet her, and Grey did not want to put her down, he wanted to hold her the entire time.
Then on Sunday it was Rosalie's blessing, we got up early and got her all dressed. Of course she spit up all over the dress the second I put it on her before I even had the chance to put a bib on. Oh well, what can you do when your baby spits up constantly. It was a crazy morning, and unfortunately it was raining really hard, and it was a little cold for June. However, Sean gave her the most beautiful blessing, I cried, and then he bore his testimony and again I cried. I think it was one of the best fast Sundays ever. I was just so happy to have everyone I love most in the world there. Rosalie looked beautiful as usual, and she was calm and sleepy through the whole thing. We are so lucky to have such a sweet little angel baby. After we had some fun with the family over a yummy lunch at the Hartley house, thanks to everyone who organized it, I am so grateful.

Here are some pictures of our tiny family that we took when it stopped raining for a minute. That is why I am not dressed up and neither is Sean. Can you tell how tired I am? I think I had the longest night ever(I didn't go to bed when she did though, I had lots of things to do and I had to take her to see my family who were staying in Provo for the night and we were already in Layton), Rosalie did not want to sleep for very long, she woke up twice and so I think I only slept for like 4 hours or something crazy like that. She has suddenly decided she only likes her crib or someone's arms and cannot sleep long in the pack n' play. Oh well. Overall though, it was great and I love every minute of being a mom, even if I don't get any sleep. Sean thinks he is so funny, and I look stoned.

Bedtime Routine

I read lots and lots about routines, what to do during the day, how to go about getting your baby to sleep through the night, and the bedtime routine. I was told to start it at around six weeks, and since Rosalie turned six weeks last friday we decided to start. It is lots of fun to give her a bath, she loves the bath, and then get her dressed and snuggle her and then read her a book, even though she doesn't understand yet, then I sing (my voice is terrible, I really feel bad for her) and then we say family prayer and I put her in her crib if she is drowsy. It seems to be working well, the last couple of nights she has fallen asleep on her own in the crib. She really is a little sweetie. Even though at times all she wants is for us to hold her, she does not make life miserable or hard. I am tired, but she is so cute that it doesn't even bother me. The last few nights she has extended her sleep by an hour consistantly waking up at 3 to eat instead of 2, so it has been nice to get the extra hour of sleep, or at least the idea of the extra hour. For some reason I still wake up, I think I'm crazy, I wake up almost every hour sometimes to make sure she is ok, I don't get up, I just listen to the monitor to hear her breath. She sleeps in her room in the crib now, I just couldn't keep her in our room anymore because I couldn't get any sleep with all of the noises she makes. One milestone I am just dying for her to get to is the smiley stage, she smiles now very randomly and rarely, I have no idea what makes her smile because she doesn't seem to be looking at me or at anything in particular when she does smile. But I think she is happy.

This is not really a smile, it almost looks like one though.

She still hates tummy time and cries after only a few minutes on her belly, but she is so strong so I'm not too worried. She can hold her head very steady for a long time, she loves standing on my lap or my belly and looking around the room.

She is so much fun, and I can't imagine life without her. She is getting so chubby, it is really cute. Sean thinks she is the cutest and loves to hold her all through church, he says that is when she is the happiest, in the morning, and he doesn't get too many mornings with her.

I have her room almost finished, I just have to figure out how to hang the curtains, we have cement outer walls, so I'm thinking I'm going to have to rig something up from the ceiling. When I have that done I will post pictures, it is turning out really really cute.

1 Month

Check out those blue eyes!!!


Rosalie turned one month old yesterday, it is crazy to think I have had her for a whole month. Time goes by so quickly. She is so cute, I know I say it a lot, but it is true. She is a definite joy to our little family, Sean is so cute with her, I love listening to him talk to her like an adult, it makes me laugh.

Here are some of her favorites so far:
She loves sleeping in my arms still, it is very hard to get her to nap during the day, we are doing okay at night though, she will stay in her bed.
She loves to spit up, we have to change our clothes at least once a day due to both of us being soaked in it.
She still loves to poop a lot, or at least she just poops a lot, I don't know if she loves it, she cries every time she goes it is funny.
She loves her bath, I'm sure of it, she is so relaxed and peaceful in the bath.
She loves the pacifier and to try to suck on her hands.
She loves car rides and going driving in the car, she falls asleep every time.
She loves to eat.

Here are some things she does not love:
She does not love tummy time, she cries so hard everytime I put her down, but then she stops as soon as we pick her up.
She does not like dinner time, she will not let me or Sean sit down to eat together, she has to be held and bounced every night, I don't know how she knows it is time for us to eat.
She does not like to be cold, but who does really?

It is so exciting to see her grow, she is getting bigger everyday. I can't wait to put her in her 0-3 month outfits, she is a little borderline on fitting in them and getting out of her newborn stuff. I know it is crazy that she still fits in those at one month, but she is a petite little girl. I love putting the matching little headbands and bows on her, she looks so cute. Now if only her shoes would stay on her. She is a strong little girl, we are so impressed with how steady she holds her head when we hold her up, or sit her up on our laps, and even though she hates tummy time she totally rocks at it, she pushes up and raises her chest and holds her head up for a really long time. She also moves around a lot, I think she will be rolling over soon, she is half way there already.

Well I'm sure you are all tired of reading about Rosalie, but she is the center of my universe right now. Other than her I have just been trying to catch up with sleep and get my apartment all set up and cute looking. I'm hoping to get everything set in the next week. Including hanging all the pictures and that fun stuff. I will try to do something crazy and fun that has nothing to do with Rosalie so that I can post about that. In the mean time hope you are not too bored.

Mother's Day

Today was my first Mother's Day as a mother. Rosalie is a little young to celebrate me as her mom, but it was still lots of fun. I had many surprises. My parents sent me an edible arrangement that got here on Friday, it is fruit cut like flowers and arranged in a pot. It was really yummy. Then we went to the Hartley's to celebrate, and I got a card and beautiful flowers from Linda and Rick, and Sean's Aunts all got me nice little gifts. It was so much fun, and so far being a mom is amazing. I love Rosalie so much already, and I am so lucky to have her. I'm also so lucky to have two wonderful mothers in my life, my mom and Sean's mom. They are both amazing women and great examples to me of what a mother should be. I am grateful for both of them and for the things that they do for my little family. I love you both, Happy Mother's day!!!

Rosalie is 3 weeks

She is so good and it is so fun to have her around. So far her favorite things to do are to eat, poop, sleep, be held, and sit in the bouncy chair. She loves her dad, and will snuggle with him whenever he is around. I couldn't get her to pose very well this morning for a cute picture, but her outfit is so cute I had to post it anyway.
She loved her little bathrobe that Gammy got her, I put it on her while we were waiting for her cute outfit to finish drying.

She loves her bath, I think, she keeps that funny face on the whole time, but she is calm and seems to like it when I splash the water on her, and wash her hair.

Here she is dancing on dad's belly, he sings and bounces her and it calms her down every time she gets fussy. And yes, sometimes she does get fussy, but for the most part she is a little sweetie.

2 Week Stats

Rosalie is getting so big. I can't believe she is growing out of her newborn clothes already and she is just so dang cute. We had her Dr. appointment today and here are her stats:

Length- 20.5 in.
Weight- 7.45 lbs.

She has grown a whole inch and a half since she was born and she has gained half a pound. It is crazy how fast babies grow. But she is still so tiny and so much fun. We love her!!!!