Silly Abby!

This is a fairly new thing Abby has started doing in the last week. She tries to climb into her bed, so I put her in there and then ...

May & June

May and June were pretty busy around here. We have been doing lots of things ... here is a recap.

Park:

We went to a pretty park with Mel and her kiddos one day. We fed the ducks, had a picnic and walked around a little. These are some large bear statues that the kids climbed around on.

Lake:

We were at the lake for Memorial weekend with the Holms and Youngs. Good times were had by all!

Kendal's Party:

Kendal had a very fun birthday party at the Scottish Rite Hospial park. It is a really cool park and perfect for a party. They even had a tattoo artist there ... so Abby got her first tattoo!

Roseola:

Abby had Roseola last week! Yep, started on Monday with a fever and no other symptoms. She felt miserable, it was pitiful. Went to the doctor and they said ... well it must just be a virus. Nothing we can do for that! So by Wednesday fever is gone, she is feeling better, then the nasty rash began to show up. It peaked by Thurs afternoon when we went back to the doctor to find out that she did infact have Roseola and yes, there was still nothing they could do. So lovely! I'll spare you the pictures ... it looked awful. By Friday afternoon she was back to her old self! Crazy!

Motherhood

I was reading back through some old posts and found my 2 weeks old comments. I thought it would be fun to compare what I had learned at 2 weeks old to what I have learned now at just over a year old. Gosh, how time flies and how much we have all grown - physically, mentally, spiritually and emotionally.

At 2 weeks old:

I have learned a thing or two about being a mother ...

1. Don't rush a diaper change - otherwise you may go through several diapers in just a matter of minutes.

2. My baby does not have narcolepsy ... newborns just have the ability to go to sleep at any moment. Odd!

3. Sleep is now a thing of the past ... sad, sad, sad!

4. Leaving the house takes an act of congress! All that stuff you have to take with you!

5. It's all worth it when she wraps her little hand around your finger!

At 13 months old:

1. Having a baby really puts things into perspective. General life is just not all that important anymore. Things at work or with family or whatever just aren't worth getting worked up over. At the end of the day I am still "mom" to someone who is really special!

2. God is so amazing! From the tiny life he creates and gives to us to raise to all the amazing things they learn to do in the first year, to the way you become someone you never knew you could be. All because God had a plan and knew this is what he had in mind for you!

3. Everything is just a phase. Gosh, how true this is! Just when I think "if she does that one more time ..." then it's gone and your laughing about how annoying it used to be.

4. Time goes by too quickly, I would slow it down if I could! I cannot believe my child, my baby is 13 months old ...where did the days go? I have learned to take time to just enjoy the moments we are together and soak it up, because it just goes by too quickly!

5. It is so worth it!!! I have a friend at work who is experiencing a similar pregnancy to the one I had (not a very fun one) and she keeps saying ... are you sure this is worth it? Oh, I wish she only knew how worth it is! I try to tell her, but until you look into the eyes of your own child you cannot know the deep love you will feel. I never knew how wonderful motherhood would be! I mean look at that face!!!