i'm doomed

can you even believe how cute this little face is?!
seriously. i told steve, i think she gets cuter every time i look at her.

and remember that post about how she always protests her naps? well... no more. we have a little routine down where we lay next to each other, i give her the bink, then we read a story and i sing her a song. she just sucks away on that binki while caressing my face with her hand and staring into my eyes..no, my SOUL! it takes all my will power to finally pick her up, when her eyes get droopy, and put her in her crib. then she gives me one last look, deep into my soul, turns her head and goes right to sleep. no crying, no fussing. no protesting.

uhhhh...she is slowly reeling me in with all that cuteness to the point of no return.
i'm worried about when the time comes for discipline.
what will i do??

swim time

i think that first picture is one of my all-time favorites.

we took her swimming for the first time last saturday. it was a big deal...or so i thought. apparently, she could take it or leave it. no smiles, no outbursts, no reaction whatsoever.

all well. she'll learn to love it. we have a whole summer ahead of us!

4 months

and another excuse to prop naomi up like a doll and take more pictures.

there's the smile!

her official 4-month appointment is on tuesday but she's weighing in now at about 12 and a half pounds. almost doubled her birth weight although she continues to be quite the little munchkin compared to other babes her age.

her new favorite thing is to randomly burst out with an angry yell if you are trying to do something she doesn't like..for example now when i try to swaddle her, rock her or give her the binki she realizes i am going to put her down to sleep and she ain't gonna have that happen! so she refuses the binki, arches her back and lets out several scream/yells in short spurts but repeatedly. one right after the other. oi. which makes me eventually give up. i stop rocking her and while holding her upright i look her in the eyes and say "naomi, its time for sleep okay baby?" she smiles at me and then i put her down in her crib and her smile quickly fades.

all i can do is leave the room and listen to her outbursts on the monitor. WAH. pause. WAH. pause. WAHHHH. pause. WAH. pause. we do this for a bit until she finally gives up and i hear the sucking on the hands begin. eventually that fades, sometimes interrupted by a few more yells and then silence... man, who knew fighting sleep could be such an art.

i keep telling her to enjoy all this sleep while she can but she doesn't think i know what i'm talking about.

i am a mom

pic from here

happy mothers day to me! wow. how crazy is that? i am a mom. i can honestly say that being a mother is the hardest yet most rewarding experience of my life. some days i can't believe that this is real, that she is mine...some days i am just a shell of my former self living in sweats all day wishing for an extra 10 minutes of sleep...but everyday i love this little girl even more than the last.

three cheers for moms!

easters

baby girl is growing so fast! she now "talks" constantly and i love it. she also is starting to grab at things and hold on...look out rumbi! i was thinking about how next easter she will be WALKING or possibly running around. wow, time goes by so fast.

the other day steve was holding her and she was starting to fuss. steve mimicked her cry and boy, did she get offended. she instantly stuck our her pouty little bottom lip and started to cry for reals. she has such tender feelings already and the poor girl has no idea the teasing daddy is capable of. :)

baby friends

us high school friendlies got together for a wonderful brunch {hosted by the lovely carole} and we lined up our chillins all in a row - oldest to youngest - jane, naomi, miles and benjamin.
we will force these babies to become best friends. or at least boyfriends and girlfriends.

babies!

moms!

moms and babies!and a family portrait

the little bean and me

thanks again carole for getting us all together!

3 months

3 months old and she cannot get enough of those hands.
she also enjoys watching tv, smiling and laughing, occasionally.
we love that she has finally found her voice but wish she wouldn't practice using it so much in the wee hours.

loving her more every second. seriously, how did we live without her before??