my little appleseed

it has been almost a year... what a diffrence a year makes!

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My god these mary janes are adorable! I have to say this blog is fast becoming one of my favorites. It's not just giveaways it's also the best blog fro saving mony!

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Small things...big impact

So it has been 2 almost three months since my little nugget was born. In the begining of the pregnancy I felt great I loked great yadda yadda BUT month 8...i esploded! I looked TERRIBLE but worse...I felt ugly. The i had my beautiful daughter and in the first week I dropped a lot of weight. and for all of three days I felt nice. and then my face turned into a big hot mess my hair was oily and on a good day I would be able to run a brush threw it. It got to the point where I didnt care. It's hard to worry about what your hair looks like when your shirt is coverd in baby vomit


So all in all It has been almost 5 months since I felt pretty.

Yesterday I got a new haircut.

So my weight is down by about 25 pounds my face is cleared up and new my hair is cute...

I feel so much better.

yeah a giveaway!

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We are lucky this time.

For nine months we were told our lives would never be the same. That sleep would be some crazy dream we would have. That our relationship would be altered and that sex...was a thing of the past.

A month later we are both still in love not just with our daughter but each other. Our sex life...is on hold for 2 more weeks but damn the desire is still there! Our baby is sleeping through the night for the most part and we are not walking around in a daze.

Most days I even am able to acheive looking semi cute. I doubt angelina jolie would go throwing herself off a bridge in a jealous rage over me but Im not doing to bad. I mean I am able to sahower and brush my teeth.

Not to say we didnt have some really rough moments. Those first 2 weeks were insane and yes we were exsausted. But we got our grove back and now all is well.

I would like to say we are super parents...but I should say a lot of it has to do with her being a great baby. She is very relaxed and easy.

After a month of mommyhood I realize I would like to have another...in about 5 years...maybe.

Here is the thing. We lucked out this time. Perfect pregnancy. Perfect L&D and great easy going kid.

I forsee our next time being diffrent...and possiblly producing a devil child! lol

but that is a few year away so for now we are enjoying our little girl and looking forward to moving into a bigger place so she can have her own room (and a baby swing!) where daddy can have an office for his computer and I can have a washer and dryer in the apartment *swoon*

adventures in mommyhood

I think everymom questions there ability.
am i doing a good job? Is the thought that constantly runs through my head day to day.

Last night D and i were in bed with her watching a movie and he smiled at me said "I love how much she loves us"

and it's true. She loves us so unconditionally. If she cries for ood she knows we will fill her tummy. If she is cold she cuddles up to us for warmth. she smiles when she hears our voice and turns her head when daddy sings to her.

I love the way she loves us.

Birth story

ahhh finally a few moments. Ok so almost 2 and a half weeks later but here it is.

on tuesday the 12th at 3 am i started having contractions...every 5 min. they only lasted about 30 seconds though. I cleaned the apartment and took a bath (alright fine I took like 3 of them) and at 930 called my mom to tell her about it. Then I called the birthing center to let them know and decided to laydown for a bit and get some rest. at 10:30 I layed down...at 10:31 my water broke.

I made the big announcement ( uh babe...my water broke)which was followed by a confermation (oh shit...seriously) and yet another phone call to the birthing center and the desision to go ahead and come on in.

2 hours later (what can I say we live 40 min away and my hubby had to do his hair...it was the nerves!lol)we arrived they cheacked me out and I was 5 centimeters (alright fine i was 4 and a half...but I like to round up.)

I labored on the labor ball and we walked for about an hour before I jumed in the birthing tub....where i stayed for another hour.

they checked me again and I was at 7 centimeters and fully effaced. My contractions were not bad I mean...I have felt worse during my period. I labored on the ball again for another good 40 min with hubby behind me giving me a back massage (which probablly helped...a lot!)

My midwife came in to see how I was doing and I told her I felt like I needed to push (ok actually my words were...I feel like talking a huge crap...but whateves)

Then I stood up and woosh...lots of stuff came out of my vag (not a baby though...thankfully)

I don't know how I eneded up on the bed...or ended up nekkid for that matter...all I know is that 20 min later I was holding my beautiful daughter in my arms and kissing my husbands tear staind face.