Holy luck of the Irish, Batman
I have no idea what has happened, but I feel like the luckiest girl in the world. Seriously, what did I do?
For starters, I have the best baby, no lie. Sprout is the cutest, funniest, happiest little baby. She is growing up so fast and doing so good. She is taking to tummy time a lot better, loves, loves eating carrots and cereal, is doing quite well at sippy cup training, and those are not even the best part.
Monday, one day shy of Sprout's six month b-day, I decided that the car seat was officially going in the car. I took it out of the crib after she woke up and prepared for a week of hell. On her first nap without it she fussed for 15 minutes then slept for almost two hours. Things only got better from there. She seems to sleep better now that she can sprawl out and get comfortable. She will even let me put a blanket over her when she hated blankets while in the car seat. I am absolutely floored, but it is Wednesday night and she didn't even fuss when I put her to bed. I used to get at least that much with the car seat. But nope. I have one happy, sleeping baby. I am still scratching my head on that one.
So everything in the world of Sprout has been going great. The doc said that she was progressing very well and is in great health. She is now at a whopping 19 pounds and 26 inches tall, but the doc says that she is not overweight. I can try cutting out the juice, she doesn't need it, formula is fine for sippy cup training, and she doesn't need cereal in her bottles at night, just spoon feed her then give her a bottle of formula before bed. She is a happy, healthy six month old. Well, happy is relative right now. She had to get her shots today, all four of them, including a flu shot. I almost cried when she cried. I had to get my flu shot as well and my arm is still tender. I can only image how terrible that was for my poor, perfect little Sprout. I just hope that it was all worth it.
But we do at least try to spoil her. She got new toys this past weekend and three new outfits. We will also be introducing bananas soon. Yum! Though honestly, I think that I am more spoiled than my little love bug. Seriously, i have the best husband in the world.
I am pretty sure that I mentioned the Lord Of the Rings trilogy blu ray extended DVD combo pack. That was just a taste though, since he had already bought tickets to the LOTR symphony orchestrated by Howard Shore himself that we will be going to late October. As if that wasn't enough, the following weekend Hubby spoiled me some more by letting me get my hair cut, colored, and styled. It is much shorter and I think it looks fantastic. Then to top it all off, he did something so wonderful that I will not be asking for ANYTHING for at least two years. Not for B-days, Christmases, or anniversaries. Seriously, he got me enough to cover all of that for two years. I am not kidding.
Since I was a little girl I have always wanted two things, a musical carousel and a locket. The blue ceramic carousel with white horses that he got me for Christmas one year is sitting in Sprout's room. Yesterday, he fulfilled the second childhood wish.
We went to the mall to get Sprout some new clothes, and on a whim, we went to the jewelry store. I am not big on fancy stuff like gold or diamonds, but lockets will always grab my attention. I saw a pretty one, though in gold, with 'Mom' on it. I jokingly tell Danielle that when she gets older I fully expect her and future siblings to get me something like that. Hubby then suddenly orders me to go to Khols. Just flat out, 'Go to Khols.' So long story short, I went and shopped, then he came back, made a huge production of looking in the diaper bag, then went to go through something away as I waited at the cashier. So naturally I rifle through the diaper bag and find the box. Inside were two silver lockets engraved with, 'Mom,' and, 'Daughter,' with a tiny diamond above the engraving. So naturally, in the middle of the store, I bust out crying.
Seriously, when I was little I only wanted to big things, a carousel and a locket, and I somehow find a man that not only accepts my quirks, gave me such a perfect, beautiful little girl, but also remembers my little fantasies. I don't bring them up much and I try not to point out the lockets every time we browse because I know that he does so much for me already. I am seriously one spoiled lady and my daughter is fast getting that way. I can't wait until she can wear her locket. I just hope by then she still loves me ;).
For starters, I have the best baby, no lie. Sprout is the cutest, funniest, happiest little baby. She is growing up so fast and doing so good. She is taking to tummy time a lot better, loves, loves eating carrots and cereal, is doing quite well at sippy cup training, and those are not even the best part.
Monday, one day shy of Sprout's six month b-day, I decided that the car seat was officially going in the car. I took it out of the crib after she woke up and prepared for a week of hell. On her first nap without it she fussed for 15 minutes then slept for almost two hours. Things only got better from there. She seems to sleep better now that she can sprawl out and get comfortable. She will even let me put a blanket over her when she hated blankets while in the car seat. I am absolutely floored, but it is Wednesday night and she didn't even fuss when I put her to bed. I used to get at least that much with the car seat. But nope. I have one happy, sleeping baby. I am still scratching my head on that one.
So everything in the world of Sprout has been going great. The doc said that she was progressing very well and is in great health. She is now at a whopping 19 pounds and 26 inches tall, but the doc says that she is not overweight. I can try cutting out the juice, she doesn't need it, formula is fine for sippy cup training, and she doesn't need cereal in her bottles at night, just spoon feed her then give her a bottle of formula before bed. She is a happy, healthy six month old. Well, happy is relative right now. She had to get her shots today, all four of them, including a flu shot. I almost cried when she cried. I had to get my flu shot as well and my arm is still tender. I can only image how terrible that was for my poor, perfect little Sprout. I just hope that it was all worth it.
But we do at least try to spoil her. She got new toys this past weekend and three new outfits. We will also be introducing bananas soon. Yum! Though honestly, I think that I am more spoiled than my little love bug. Seriously, i have the best husband in the world.
I am pretty sure that I mentioned the Lord Of the Rings trilogy blu ray extended DVD combo pack. That was just a taste though, since he had already bought tickets to the LOTR symphony orchestrated by Howard Shore himself that we will be going to late October. As if that wasn't enough, the following weekend Hubby spoiled me some more by letting me get my hair cut, colored, and styled. It is much shorter and I think it looks fantastic. Then to top it all off, he did something so wonderful that I will not be asking for ANYTHING for at least two years. Not for B-days, Christmases, or anniversaries. Seriously, he got me enough to cover all of that for two years. I am not kidding.
Since I was a little girl I have always wanted two things, a musical carousel and a locket. The blue ceramic carousel with white horses that he got me for Christmas one year is sitting in Sprout's room. Yesterday, he fulfilled the second childhood wish.
We went to the mall to get Sprout some new clothes, and on a whim, we went to the jewelry store. I am not big on fancy stuff like gold or diamonds, but lockets will always grab my attention. I saw a pretty one, though in gold, with 'Mom' on it. I jokingly tell Danielle that when she gets older I fully expect her and future siblings to get me something like that. Hubby then suddenly orders me to go to Khols. Just flat out, 'Go to Khols.' So long story short, I went and shopped, then he came back, made a huge production of looking in the diaper bag, then went to go through something away as I waited at the cashier. So naturally I rifle through the diaper bag and find the box. Inside were two silver lockets engraved with, 'Mom,' and, 'Daughter,' with a tiny diamond above the engraving. So naturally, in the middle of the store, I bust out crying.
Seriously, when I was little I only wanted to big things, a carousel and a locket, and I somehow find a man that not only accepts my quirks, gave me such a perfect, beautiful little girl, but also remembers my little fantasies. I don't bring them up much and I try not to point out the lockets every time we browse because I know that he does so much for me already. I am seriously one spoiled lady and my daughter is fast getting that way. I can't wait until she can wear her locket. I just hope by then she still loves me ;).