Day by day

It's been over a week since I last blogged, main reason being now I'm not having to be "cooped" up in the house and can actually get out of the house and be mobile.

Whats happened in the last week you ask...well several things. First we celebrated my brother's birthday at Benihanna on the 3rd and we took Miss P with us and she did amazing. That was the night of the first haboob and thankfully we were inside and not out driving in it. I'm sure I would have been a hot mess if we were driving in it and we had Pais inside the car. I keep telling myself, baby steps...I will get over these things little by little. The next day we celebrated 4th of July over at my other brother's house. It was a lot of fun, and Pais did great. I dressed her up in a cute Fourth of July outfit and she looked adorable. She was sound asleep the whole time the fireworks were going off, and that made the night so much easier!

Two days later I celebrated my 30th birthday!! Can you believe...30 years old?! So many people asked how I felt about it, and to be honest a part of me was a little sad and depressed! Lol. I mean I can't say that I'm in my 20's anymore, and now I'm 30! Everyone says that 30's really are great and I shouldn't look at it as it being a bad time in my life, but as a new chapter! The night of my birthday we went to Shula's Steakhouse and it was delicious. We took P with us there as well and she did great. I have to admit, taking her out places and to dinners right now is so easy! All she does is sleep and eat! Some people think we are crazy to take her out, or that we are taking her out when she's too little, but honestly, she does great and it doesn't bother her in the slightest, so I say we keep doing what we're doing. :) As for celebrating my birthday, we did just that last night. My parents came over and watched P so that Jaris and I could go out with some family and friends. It was nice to get out and act like an adult again and have a good time.

Jaris and I really vowed to do a good job in not allowing "baby talk" to take over our conversations. We have an amazing guest pastor that comes to our church - Ted Cunningham - who talks about the importance of not having a "kid centered home." Jaris and I take his messages very seriously, and have decided we must put God first, then spouse, then kids. We love our little peanut so much but know that our relationship as a married couple is very important to continue to stay strong. Working together as a team as parents is so important (as many of you probably already know this) but I can see the communication with one another is so vital to a healthy marriage. Then again, I've only had a child for 3+ weeks and have only been married less than 2 years...but this is what I've come to terms with so far. I'm sure we'll have many ups and downs along the way, but I truly believe if you keep God first, then your spouse, and then your children, it makes for a great combination of Love!

As for our little peanut, she is growing by the days!! It's so comforting to hear when people come to visit that she has gotten bigger and is starting to get some meat on her bones! :) We go next week for another weight check and I really think she'll be close to 6 lbs! I know for some of you that is still so tiny to think about, but to us, it will be such a huge milestone! It's hard for me to see babies being born at 7, 8, even 9 lbs. when I know that Paisley still has another few weeks before she even gets there. We are still so thankful that she came out a healthy baby girl! It's hard for me though because things happen and I get concerned like "Is this normal?" For example...she spits up! I know babies spit up, but when it's your own, you get worried. Another one, she has a red rash on her head, sometimes it's there, sometimes it's not. Again, I get worried. She has a widow's peak! Everyone says once her hair grows in she'll be fine, but I'm worried because I don't want anyone making fun of my little girl. All these things are just more reasons to make me realize that I'm a Mom now and that it's normal to worry. Everyone says I will worry for the next 30+ years of her life. Probably true. She just barely started fitting into newborn clothes, and those are still a little baggy on her. She was wearing preemie outfits this entire time, so again, big milestones for her to move up to newborn onesies!

As for Jaris and I...we are starting to get the hang of this parenting thing. I'm sure we have SOOOO much more to learn, but we're trying. We love having our little girl (I couldn't imagine having a boy now, even though that's what I wanted first) and she makes us smile each and every day! It breaks our heart when she cries, but we are trying to stay strong and know that sometimes it's good for her to get a good cry out. All she does really is sleep, eat, and potty. Jaris and I have a good schedule with her sleeping and feedings throughout the night, and it really works for us! Again, I love having him for a husband and father because he really wants what's best for P and for me. He wants me to get as much sleep as possible, because he can function better on shorter hours of sleep, where it's a little more difficult for me! But again, we're a good team, and I'm thankful for that!!

We will continue going through the summer until I go back to work August 1st. I'm scared to go back, but know it may be good for me to get back in the swing of things. I could never be a stay at home Mom, I think I would go bananas! I love being home and getting things done around the house and spending time with P, but I need routine and I need to be social with others...it's just my personality. World Cup is also coming to an end, and I thank the Lord that it was on this entire summer, because it truly was my saving grace!! I watched it all the time in the hospital, and at home, so it was so nice to have it playing constantly. I have no idea what I'll watch once this is over, besides the Bachelorette of course. :) We will continue loving on our little Peanut, and we can't believe that next week she will be ONE MONTH old!! Where in the world has time gone, I can't believe a month has already passed. There are some days that I think the days are dragging on, and then there are other days that fly by. I just can't wait to see her get bigger, and older, and see her hit all the different milestones of a newborn! Thank you again to everyone that continues to love on our family and show their support. We are truly blessed with such amazing family and friends! Xoxo.