Motherhood...

is like the best thing ever. Never did I think that having Annie would so profoundly change me and my life. I know that everyone says that "baby changes everything". Everyone who has ever said that to me said it in a negative kind of way. Now I think that if you think that having a baby makes things change negatively, maybe you shouldn't have had a kid, but that's their own problem.

I recently read this hilarious article by McMamma, one of my all time favorite bloggers. I have to admit that I completely know where she is coming from with this, although I've only got the one kid so far, not 4 like her!!

Right after Eric and I got married, I started having this feeling that it was time for me to get pregnant and add to our family. I used to kid that my uterus was trying to overrule my brain, which obviously we see who won that round.... :)

The month before I found out I was pregnant I was tortured by pregnancy test commercials, random pregnant women at the mall, and my maternal and child health class!! Now, I'm feeling very similar feelings as friends have babies, family members announce pregnancies, and my little pookie poo gets more toddler-like and less baby-like every day.

Unfortuantly, now is not the time for us to add to our family for like a thousand reasons 1)I don't have health insurance, 2) we have no money in savings b/c I've been home with Annie for the past 14 months!, 3) Annie is still little and needs me a lot, 4) I'm in grad school and already stress like crazy!..... The reasons go on and on and on,

yet

it's hard to ignore that feeling that stirs in my soul when I see a pregnant woman or a baby

that warm fuzzy feeling that I could have that if I wanted.....

For now I will just enjoy having Annie and watching her grow...

and maybe, just maybe find a job :)

Wish List Wednesday

In an attempt to jump start my blogging, I'm going to copy a fellow mommy blogger with Wish List Wednesday.

I'm not really into any celebrities, so these are five things that I would love to have right this second!

1.  Unlimited supply of money

2. 2010 Buick Enclave (7 passenger)

3. Five bedroom house, with office, playroom, formal dining room, garage and a sun room.

4.  Part-time, well paying job as an health educator

5. Something simple because my feet are cold

I might just do another post today when Annie naps, but don't count on it :)

Annie playing with all of her birthday presents, in her tutu pajamas Granny bought for her!

September 9th

Annie's 1st Birthday!

April

It's been forever since I've posted. For some reason I just haven't had the motivation, although there have been lots of things to report! Annie now rolls all over the place. Rolling is her main mean of transportation lately. She loves to roll, roll, roll all the way from the living room to the kitchen! She also rolls to the entertainment center and plays with the drawer pulls. She is working very diligently on her crawling skills. I really think that swim class has helped her with the skills. She lays on the ground and looks like she's trying to swim! She also gets up on her hands and knees and wiggles her booty!




She has also started eating solids. We use the four day rule, so she eats a new food on Wednesdays and Saturdays! So far she has had rice cereal, sweet peas, oatmeal, bananas, green beans, apple sauce, banana apple oatmeal,avocado and her favorite sweet potatoes. I have been making her baby food, which is lots of fun and allows for me to make most of it using organic foods.



Annie just woke up from her nap, so I'm going to go get her so we can play!

For Valentine's Day

An excerpt from our wedding ceremony:

God created us male and female,

and gives us marriage

so that husband and wife may help and comfort each other,

living faithfully together in need and in plenty,

in sorrow and in joy,

in sickness and in health,

throughout all their days.

God gives us marriage

for the well being of human society,

for the ordering of family life,

and for the birth and nurture of children.

God gives us marriage as a holy mystery

in which a man and woman are joined together

and become one.

I truly believe that getting married was the best decision I have ever made. Eric is my very best friend and without my love for him I would have never had Annie.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Great Day!

Annie is 5 months old today!! I can not believe it! It seems like just yesterday that I found out that I was pregnant!!

She has sleep through the night the past two night. We have started giving her a bath, feeding her, and she goes right to sleep. Last night she went to bed at 9:30, woke up at 5:30, and is just got up at 8:00! I stayed up this morning after she went back to sleep. I went for a walk/jog for about 25 minutes before Eric went to work. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I can actually jog. It's been over a year since I really tired to run, so I figured I would hardly be able to run.

I then came home spent a little bit of time with Eric, washed some dishes, started a load of laundry, and did 15 minutes of Denise Austin's fat-blasting Yoga. 15 minutes is about as much as I can handle. Denise Austin is no joke!

Eric's uncle died late last week so our weekend didn't really start off to wonderfully. Eric went to the wake on Friday night. His uncle had been sick with Huntington's disease for 15 years, he wasn't getting any worse, but could no longer speak or walk. So everyone was partially comforted that he is no longer suffering, but it is always sad to lose your husband/father/uncle/brother. His Aunt Liz and cousins Danielle and Ashley are really sweet and I feel really bad for them. I can't imagine what they are going through. Eric also went to the funeral on Saturday. He said it was sad, but he was able to meet some family members he ha never met before.

Other than that we had a great weekend. The weather was so nice. On Saturday we went to Stone Park and Annie played on a swing and slide for the first time.
On Sunday we decided to go visiting and go on a picnic. We went to see Eric's maternal grandma and then we went to Sunset Park for a picnic. I love to picnic. Poor Eric had to take me on a picnic nearly every weekend when we lived in Greenville. I really miss the town commons there.
Annie loves to be outside, something I am very grateful for as Eric and I also love to be outside.
She was such a good baby yesterday. After the picnic we came back to the house to feed and change her. Then we went to visit Eric's mom and the rest of his family. After that we went over to my mom's house for just a little bit.

Annie is on the floor playing with her cute little feet, her favorite past time lately. I hope to take her for a walk later on the afternoon. Maybe after she takes her morning nap. I'm also planning on planting some bulbs my mom gave me.

I'm still waiting on Annie's cupcake cloth diaper cover. I really expect it to be here soon. I can't wait to have something other than the noisy plastic diaper covers I have right now. I wish I had a waterproof diaper cover as cute as the one Sissy got for Annie for Christmas!