So, why a blog? Why
now? In short, a little outlet wouldn’t
be the worst thing in the world. Let’s
face it – for 13 hours a day, my conversations are entirely one-sided. I talk to Lily constantly, but she’s not the
best listener. She has too much to say
herself. But the only contribution
Chatty Cathy ever makes that is even relatively comprehensible is “Da da da,”
to which I have no choice but to reply, “No!
Ma ma ma!” All in good time. Not to mention, all of these new experiences
and milestones are all so new and fun and exciting (and, okay, ADORABLE!) that I
just want to share them with everyone we know!
I guess I’m not unlike any other first-time-parent in that!
Meet the star of the show:
Lily Reese.
She was born on July 13, 2012 at 1:37pm. 7.13 at 1:37 on Friday the 13th? That’s gotta be lucky! That moment will remain etched in the very forefront of my mind for the rest of all time, and beyond. Every parent knows what it feels like when the whole world stops, and nothing else even exists except for that wonderful man beaming next to you, and that absolutely perfect little miracle finally in your arms. Everything about life as I knew it (and I mean EVERYTHING!) changed in that moment. I can’t even think of a day before she was here, or how or why I ever bothered.
Now fast forward 8 months ...
... and every moment of life with Lily is still every bit as breath-taking as that first one. I live for those big, sloppy kisses she gives freely every morning when I get her out of bed, and every time I get her up from her naps. Her cheesy smile, sincere belly-laughs, and high-pitched squeals of joy melt my heart every.single.time. She is the best! She is the busiest, most high-energy little thing I’ve ever known! She is into everything, crawling around everywhere like a bat out of hell, pulling up on anything she can reach. She only slows down to eat or sleep, which are such odd moments of calm these days. She keeps us on our toes for sure! As busy and high-energy she is, she is the absolute EASIEST baby in the world. People don’t love to hear that your baby is sleeping through the night at 4 or 5 weeks old, but Lily definitely was. She is energetic, but so laid back. She goes with the flow and adapts to whatever craziness we throw at her. Her routines are very consistent, but not to any credit of her Daddy or me. I let go of my need for rigid routines and consistency the minute that pink ball of love was placed into my arms, but I guess she inherited those things from me. She’s always kept herself on very predictable schedules, which has made our lives SO easy the past 8 months. I give her pep talks about “letting go” and “loosening up” and “living a little” but she doesn’t seem to hear me. Oh well, it took me a heck of a long time, so I guess there’s hope for her, too :)
... and every moment of life with Lily is still every bit as breath-taking as that first one. I live for those big, sloppy kisses she gives freely every morning when I get her out of bed, and every time I get her up from her naps. Her cheesy smile, sincere belly-laughs, and high-pitched squeals of joy melt my heart every.single.time. She is the best! She is the busiest, most high-energy little thing I’ve ever known! She is into everything, crawling around everywhere like a bat out of hell, pulling up on anything she can reach. She only slows down to eat or sleep, which are such odd moments of calm these days. She keeps us on our toes for sure! As busy and high-energy she is, she is the absolute EASIEST baby in the world. People don’t love to hear that your baby is sleeping through the night at 4 or 5 weeks old, but Lily definitely was. She is energetic, but so laid back. She goes with the flow and adapts to whatever craziness we throw at her. Her routines are very consistent, but not to any credit of her Daddy or me. I let go of my need for rigid routines and consistency the minute that pink ball of love was placed into my arms, but I guess she inherited those things from me. She’s always kept herself on very predictable schedules, which has made our lives SO easy the past 8 months. I give her pep talks about “letting go” and “loosening up” and “living a little” but she doesn’t seem to hear me. Oh well, it took me a heck of a long time, so I guess there’s hope for her, too :)
The idea for this is to showcase our day-to-day happenings, process some of these first-time milestones and Mommy-moments that all seem to be happening WAY too quickly and often, and maybe even some other fun things along the way. I promise to never ever talk about the consistency of my child’s poop, the color of her runny noses, or the texture of her spit-up. Nothing gross; just the fun stuff! I’d love for our friends and family who we don’t get to see nearly as much as we wish we could to follow us along and watch us learn and grow with our beautiful baby girl! Anything else from there is just icing on the cake. I won’t always write about Lily, but sometimes it’s hard not to. I am Livin’ la Vida Lily!!
She is so stinking cute!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you! And so is your curly-haired, twisted little sleeper ha!
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