20 Weeks Old Already???

Time has been flying by and apparently being a full time Mommy leaves little time for blogging. ;)

 

 

Our baby girl is growing so fast and I swear she learns something new everyday!  Instead of returning to work we decided the best thing for us is for me to stay home and love on our Lily Pad. I love getting to stay home with her and seeing all of these milestones first hand. I'll never regret this choice.

 

 

 

 

The first couple of months have been such a learning experience for us as new parents. I've become a ninja at the swaddling and diapering moments and how not to change a diaper on a loaded gun or pay the consequences. I can't even begin to explain the love I have for our Lily, but it's more than I ever thought possible. There are so many moments where I just stare at her amazed that God blessed us with such a beautiful child. I thank him every single day!

 

We went on our first overnight trip in April to Morro Bay and Lily did so well. She doesn't like to be in the car for long (she's a lot like me that way), but once we were there she was a very happy baby! We walked around, shopped, and of course ate lots of good food. We'll be going for our second overnight trip for the Fourth of July to Shaver, but this will be 3 nights in a cabin so hopefully all goes well!

 

 

I've started doing monthly pictures of Lily's growth with her own little sign and she grows so much every month. It's bittersweet because I love to see her reach milestones (like laughing, rolling, putting her feet in her mouth), but not too quickly since I'm enjoying my little baby.

I had such an amazing first Mother's day! We planned to go out to breakfast, but ended up doing an early lunch at Good Times 50's Diner instead and spent the remainder of the day just enjoying my little family. We jumped in the pool, but Lily and I decided it was too cold for us so it didn't last long.

 

Isn't she the sweetest??!!

 

A few of my absolute favorite things about being Lily's Mama is how she looks up at me and just smiles, how she can be crying and as soon as she's in my arms all her worries go away, and her beautiful laugh! (Not to mention she's a great sleeper!) She is such a happy baby and that in return makes me extremely happy. Also seeing how great Matt is with her is amazing in itself. I couldn't be any luckier.

 

I could ramble on forever about how much Lily totally rocks, but I'll keep it short and sweet since I am more than ready for a little sleep. She started teething at 3 months and nothing has broken through yet. Some days are better than others! Today I got to experience shopping with a cart in one hand and a baby wanting to be held in the other. Needless to say my left arm is getting pretty strong. ;)

A few of Lily's favorite things: Her feet, being in the Moby Wrap with Mama, and her Ducky. She also likes to chew on the straws that are in my drink glasses. I think she's trying to be like me. Monkey see Monkey do.

 

 

 

 

She sure is growing!

 



She's Finally Here!

Meet Lily Noel Bardone

Born 01/19/13 @2:36pm

We went in to be induced and Lily decided she was coming on her own! After 3 hours of active labor our precious little girl was here! Good timing little one. :)

She is now 2 weeks old and is growing so fast. We are slowly figuring out our daily routines or lack there of and just going with the flow. God has blessed us so much with such an amazing baby. She is the sweetest and just loves to be cuddled.

I may be a little sleep deprived and not getting a whole lot done at home, but she is worth every moment and I know these times are going to go by too fast. Lily is already smiling a lot and showing such alertness it amazes me. We absolutely enjoy playing with her and making her smile.

We are looking forward to making so many great memories with our little Lily-Pad. <3

Photo Credit: JZanoPhotography

 



37 Weeks and Getting Antsy!

I've been pretty bad about updating on here often, but I've been exhausted and whenever I have energy it's used to prep for Sweet Pea's arrival!!

I'm now on Maternity leave and so thankful to not be at the office since I could no longer focus on work anyways. The nursery is coming together little by little, but I figure it will be more than ready whenever our little one actually gets to sleep in there... I've got 3 months for that right? But we did get the new rocker set up!;)

My last doctor appointment went great. My blood pressure has been perfect and little one is going strong! I've had a few contractions, but nothing consistent (Just enough to get us even more anxious!). Matt is so excited for Sweet Pea to arrive. Every day he asks me if I feel like I may have a baby today! and I catch him rocking in the nursery every once in a while. He is going to be an amazing dad!

Right now it's just the waiting game. I know she isn't due until the 25th, but because of my history we are thinking she'll come early. I guess we will just have to wait and see!

We also got our room organized and ready for her to sleep in comfortably so at the moment all we are missing is our sweet little baby.

Also we had a great Christmas! I didn't do much because I've been so tired, but we enjoyed some time with our family and one another. This is probably the last Chalkboard photo and I know it is 2 weeks late, but I've actually lost a little weight since and my bump hasn't grown. (My doctor says this is a sign Sweet Pea is on her way). 

Back to waiting... for now. :)