Motherhood...

Hi! It's been about three months since I came on here... I decided to take a break from this for multiple reasons, but I'm going to do a quick update now. Josephine was born on March 23rd @ 6:54pm she weighed in at 8lbs 7oz. Josephine is almost two months old now and she is a wonderful baby! She is sleeping 4 to 6 hours at a time right now... eating 5 oz. of formula and barely cries or fusses. She has started to coo and do baby talk which is so cute! She has also been rolling on her side attempting to roll over, she gets so proud of herself when she rolls on her side. She has the most beautiful and cutest smile that melts my heart every time And She is holding up her head for the most part now.

We go on family walks every single day since Josephine was born, it's great for her to get fresh air and good for us to get out of the house! We're not some of those crazy people who wont go out of the house for three months. There is no reason to do something dumb like that. Her doctor says it's better to get her out and into main stream where germs are so she can build an immune system, she said babies that go nowhere have a lot more trouble fighting germs and so... if it's bad weather we head to a mall, which we have been to all of them in the area lol but on the nice days we go to the park, the zoo, my moms neighborhood,battleship cove, etc. Josephine loves going on walks in her stroller! And it's a great work out :) I have now lost 30 lbs in 7 weeks! Which is awesome! I feel so much better. And I couldn't be happier!

I just celebrated my very first mothers day, I had the very best day that I will never forget. I have my beautiful daughter, my mom and my husband to thank for that, Bob and Josephine got me a mothers necklace with Josephine's birth stone in it and mom made me a mold of Josephine's feet to hang on the wall. I love being a mom and I couldn't ask for anything more. Bob and I are already talking about having another in a couple of years. We love being parents. I have fallen in love with Bob all over again watching him be a father to our daughter. He is so great with her, and can't get enough of her. There are many nights that I sit and watch her sleep...I just love her so much.

At the moment Bob and I are planning Josephine's baptism in June! Mom is making Josephine's baptism dress out of the left over satin from my wedding dress, which I think is really special. She is also being Baptized in the same church Bob and I were married in, which again is special to us.

I have learned the art of finding sales on children's clothes... and have been buying clothes from 6 to 9 months to 18 months right now... I have a tote full of clothes for her to grow into. She has plenty of clothes from newborn to 3 to 6 months from my baby shower... 3 to 6 months she actually has so many clothes that I can't fit any more on bottom bar in her closet lol. the top bar is newborn to zero to three months sized clothes.

We are also going on our first family vacation in July! Which we are all looking forward to! I'll be packing Josephine's two cute swimsuits for that vacation!! :D It's awesome that I have six months off from work to spend with Josephine and Bob, I'm so thankful for the time I have with both of them.

Life as a mom has been a very easy transition! I love every single moment of motherhood. I am happy that I have filled my life with people that love Josephine, Bob and I and gotten rid of "toxic people" who try to bring us down. Life has been so peaceful and happy now because of that.

It's funny... once you become a parent, you totally forget about what you life was before... I would never want to go back to my life before Josephine... because she has made it so much brighter. I love my family. :)

Well, peanut is waking up... so I've gotta run. Talk again later.

-Amy