Mother's Day at the Zoo

Sunday was my first Mother's Day as the mom. I was really looking forward to this special day and I wanted to do something fun just the three of us. We decided to take a trip to the zoo. It was Sarah's first time, and the first time my husband and I had been there in probably 15 years. We had so much fun. I love seeing all the animals and I especially loved getting to spend the day outside. It was almost 80 degrees with is a rare treat in Seattle.

Sarah was ready to go with her sunglasses and hat

We saw all sorts of animals. The Elephants and Gorillas are always my favorite

We also saw a giraffe

....and then we took a picture of our favorite giraffe ;-)

Sophie in her natural habitat

Sarah, Daddy, and Sophie

Sarah was too young to really pay any attention to the animals, but she had a good time hanging out in her stroller and walking around. It was a really fun family day and exactly how I wanted to spend my first Mother's Day. I love my little family!

The Days Are Long But The Years Are Short

I can't believe that Sarah is already 7 months old. I heard a wonderful saying last night for the first time;
"The days are long but the years are short". Nothing could be more true. Some days it feels like every minute lasts forever. When you are tired and frustrated and just want the baby to take a decent nap so you can shower and do the laundry. But as slow as these moments can feel, they also seem to go by so fast. Too fast. I remind myself to enjoy these days, because they will not last forever. Before I know it Sarah wont be a baby anymore.

At 7 months Sarah is so fun. For the most part she is a really happy baby. She loves to smile at anyone and everyone. I joke that she is such a flirt. She has not reached the "stranger anxiety" stage yet. Its really fun when I take her out in public and she smiles and flirts with everyone she sees.

She already has such a little personality. I have a feeling that once she is mobile, we are going to have a very active baby. She loves to bounce up and down like crazy in her jumper. At night when I'm getting her dressed for bed she does what I call her "freak out". She flails her legs and arms with such excitement. I love how babies kick with their legs when they are excited. It is so cute.

Here are a few recent videos of Sarah. I'm so happy that we bought a video camera before she was born. In only 7 months we have certainly gotten our money's worth! We use it all the time.

These Are The Days To Remember

This blog is like a diary. I can look back and see snapshots of past moments in my life. I love that I can scroll down this very page and see pictures of my big pregnant belly. A belly that now seems like a distant memory. I am so grateful that I documented my pregnancy on here. 


What I regret is that I have not done the same with the first 6 months of my daughter's life. Sure, I can scroll thru past facebook status updates. I can look at the zillions of pictures and videos, but those are such short little snippets. I wish I had taken the time to document those first 6 months on here. The last time I posted I said I was going to blog more. Obviously THAT did not happen! 


Since Sarah was born blogging has really taken a backseat. There are so many other things I want to do and I have not made it a priority. I wish I had though, because so many memories will be forgotten.  So, I'll say it again: I want to blog more. I really want to be able to look back at this blog a year from now and read all about what Sarah was doing and what it felt like to be her mom.

I never posted her birth story. Maybe I will get around to writing it someday. (I hope so) But instead of trying to retrace my steps these past 6 months, I am going to just start from now.


Right now Sarah is 6 months old. She is adorable, sweet, and incredibly funny. She makes me laugh every day. She loves to smile at anyone and everyone. I have a feeling that she's going to be a precocious little girl.


Here are a few pictures from last week. We started solids and so far she is loving it!

Mmmmmmm....Sweet Potato!

I love these funny messy faces

Such a happy girl!

New Years Resolution: Blog More!

I have completely disappeared from this blog over the past 3 months.  I want to change that. This blog has turned into a diary of sorts and I really want to get better at documenting my life as a new mom. I love being able to look back at my life these past three years. Sarah is only going to be a baby once, and I want to make sure I record my memories of her. 

So in addition to my other New Years resolution to lose the rest of the pregnancy weight, I resolve to blog more. I want to have this blog to look back on as Sarah gets older. I want to be able to remember all the little details that I am bound to forget in time. 

I will start with my birth story and then I will go from there. Sarah will be 3 months old on January 4th. I have some catching up to do!

Welcome Sarah!

 I can't believe that it has taken me 6 weeks to return to this blog. My little girl is 6 weeks old today and I am just now announcing her arrival! Life with a newborn is crazy and exhausting, so I'm cutting myself some slack. :-)

I will write about my birth story in the next post, but I wanted to just stop by to formally introduce her.

Meet Sarah

Born 10/4/2011

6lbs 10oz

19.75 inches

Here's what she looks like now:

 

38 Weeks = Unexpected Developments

I'm getting induced on Monday!!

The last few weeks my blood pressure has been a little high. It is not at a dangerous level yet, but my doctor decided today that she wants to just play it safe. I will be 39 weeks on Saturday and my doctor decided that at this point it is best for me to just deliver, rather than risk my pressure getting worse.

I'm so surprised. I really didn't expect this. I thought that I had 10 days until my due date and suddenly I only have 4 days until she arrives. Overall I am just really excited. I have grown really impatient with waiting and so eager to meet her. I also like knowing for sure what day she will arrive. There is no more waiting and guessing. Just a few more days and our baby girl will be here!

Entering The Home Stretch

I can't beleive it! As of Saturday, I officially reached full-term. It feels like most of my pregnancy went by so fast. Now these last few weeks are just dragging by. I am so ready to meet our baby girl! Only 2 weeks and 2 days until my due date! I know that it's very likely that I will go past Oct. 8th, but I am really hoping that she comes a little early. I am impatient and uncomfortable.