rumbi's birthday...i think

rumbi is 3! sometime around july 7th, 8th, 9th,
10th or 11th is his birthday. before you think i am a bad mom just know that his first owner told me one date and then the vet told me another date..so.. confusion.
whatev, he doesn't care/know anywho.
but look at that adorable puppy face...

he is pretty dang cute no?

and he loves to cuddle with me. which is always welcome.
and he has been so so good with naomi. slightly depressed at times but never acting out. i love having him around all day he is like my little shadow, following me in and out of every room, jumping in my lap any chance he gets and tilting his little head whenever i'm talking to him/baby/myself really. its just fun to feel like i have a little (somewhat independent) sidekick with me day after day.
love that puppy of mine.

and a few pics with nay to end the post. uhh..squish squishin.

lately...

we've been trying new foods

loving the bink

smiling

having some tummy time

making that bald spot even balder

touching our toes

and sleeping.

almost 6 months old already. ohh, i love this bebe so much. she just amazes me everyday with how she learns and grows so fast!

sometimes i wish i could know what is going on in that little brain of hers. she is usually pretty mellow and loves to watch and observe everyone and everything. not smiling often. but then at times she also will "talk" a lot. especially when exploring a new toy. oh, and she LOVES rumbi. wow. she will just stare at him and put her little fingers out to touch him. she will smile, and squeal and laugh at him. and sometimes i will catch rumbi just walk up to her and give her a little lick on the forehead then walk away. so sweet. i think he adores her too.

i can't believe that in just another short 6 months she will be a year old! that kinda makes me want to cry...

birthday daddy

i took this video of steve over the last conference weekend.. i think its possibly one of my favorite videos. love him so so much. naomi and i think we are pretty lucky to have him for keeps.

happy birthday boy!

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!