My Sweet Baby Love

I just had to post this picture. Ava was sitting on my lap as I was perusing the internet on my laptop while her Daddy and Grandpa were playing pool in our dining area. She was *supposed* to be in bed, however, I had her up for a little while since she wasn't very sleepy yet. She was full of smiles and just as sweet as sugar. I was eating it up. It's moments like this that erase all the sleepless nights, weight gain, reflux, achy back, waddling and all the not-so-great pregnancy and postpartum trials and tribulations that moms and new parents are faced with. With that said, I found a poem that hit home (and brought tears to my eyes). Here it is:

Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys
Or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not
My plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind
And my thoughts.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child
So doctors could do tests. Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night
Watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn't want to put her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
When I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small
Could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of
Having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel
To feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond
Between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
Could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
Every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
The joy,
The love,
The heartache,
The wonderment
Or the satisfaction of being a Mom..

I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,
Before I Was a Mom.



~Ava is 8 weeks old.

Delivering Smiles

Ava has started smiling back at us. Let me tell you, nothing melts your heart more than your own child smiling at you. Oh, she also has a best friend - the fan! She has conversations with him and just is mesmerized by him, that silly fan. If I turn the fan on for a second to make it move, she stops, her jaw drops and her eyes get big as if she's saying, "wow that is AMAZING". It's hysterical. Oh the things that tickle you when you have a baby!

Ava is 7 weeks, one day old.

6 Weeks Old Today!

Piggy-poo turns 6 weeks old today. My baby girl isn't so much a newborn anymore :-( I knew this would happen - she's growing so fast. Faster than mommy would like.

To celebrate her 6 weeks of existence, Ava projectile vomited on me twice and "sharted" while I was changing her - ALL over the wipe warmer, diaper supply and the wall. She's so special & talented. At least she was smiling and cooing afterward, I guess she was quite proud of herself.

She is her father's child for sure!

Little Miss Piggy

Ava had her 5 week checkup yesterday at Dr. Armstrong's office. Bobby and I were estimating her weight to be around or just under 10 pounds. Yea well little miss piglet had a different plan. I put her on the scale and it reads 10 pounds, 15 ounces. That is just one ounce shy of 11 pounds! She is also almost 2 feet tall, LOL! Her length was 22.75 inches. The doctor said she is doing great and everything is perfectly proportionate and growing excellently. I think I'll keep her on the liquid gold for a while longer, it seems to really be agreeing with her well. (Liquid gold=mom's milk) She also had to have a shot yesterday in which I left the room while her daddy stayed with her. I proceeded to wait in the waiting room and cry more than she did. Seriously, it was worse on me than it was on her. She got some extra mommy cuddle time last night and this morning to make up for the traumatic event.

Here's a brand new picture of my little piggy angel taken this morning:

She has a few more chins now than when she was first born, and fell right asleep after I snapped this picture. Time to get some chores done before she wakes up!

Ava is 5 weeks, 1 day.