Family of 4!

Family of 4!

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

52:12

Motherhood is:
Open-Minded

"having or showing a mind receptive to new ideas or arguments."

It may not be the norm, or what you ever thought you would do.  But it if it is best for your baby and family and works then go with it!


I never in a million years thought I would be a cloth diaper Mommy....well, now I have been for over a year and my Husband and I both LOVE it.  He thought at first I must be crazy, I think I maybe even thought so after I had a stack of "fluff" sitting in front of me in our living room. But it works for our family so we will continue to do it.  That and so many other things that before I went by "Mommy" I didn't think I would do or be interested in.  Funny how those little ones change your perspective on what you want to be your family's "normal."

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It's a Strange & Lovely Ride

Also, I am on round 2 of deployments, so hang with me.  I will try and get my posts done in a timely manor, but they will be as schedule allows :)




Sunday, March 18, 2012

1st Haircut

Our 1st trim is in the record books, it actually happened just before I left for Guam, but I just realized the photos were on the computer and I hadn't posted them yet.  She was getting a bit "scraggly" so since I was going to have my hair cut before my trip it was a great time for Tenley to experience the salon too.  She did wonderful and was not freaked out at all, here is a photo recap of the big day!

Getting her cape on

maybe not 100% sure about this at first

OK, getting better

she sat so so still!!







Tim caught my hair for the focus, but I love her expression



she was so excited!



She had been to Hot Heads many times before, some with me and her sitter gets her nails done there and she had been with her.  I think that definitely helped make it less scary!  After she was finished it was my turn and the she still wanted in on the action and perched up on my lap while Cindy cut my hair and did my brows,  it was so cute to watch her take everything in.



Welcome Baby Abigail!

We spent our St. Patty's day meeting the daughter of some of our dear friends, the Hanna's, who live in Kansas City.  Abigail was born while I was in Guam and I wanted to make sure and meet her and see the proud parents before I leave for my next deployment.  We had a wonderful day hanging out with them and with the BEAUTIFUL weather we spent most it outside, which Miss Tenley was thrilled about.  Tenley was full of hugs and kisses for this sweet girl.  I just love seeing her with so much love in her heart already.  Makes me melt.  I am sure these girls will grow up to be great buddies!

Friday, March 16, 2012

52:11

Motherhood is:
FUN

Today was amazing.  We had a wonderful day together.  It was that little reminder that even though some days are tough, the majority are FUN!


This was part of our day.  "Pretty Piggies,"  I found this polish at a great cloth diaper store that we stopped at while in Colorado Springs called Cloth Diaper Market.  I had been looking for a Natural/Non Toxic polish to pretty up her toes with for a while, so I was thrilled to find this. When Tenley woke up from her nap I asked her if she wanted pretty toes like Mommy? To my surprise she answered "yes" so I told her that she would have to sit still in her chair while I painted them, followed by an "ok" from her.  I am not sure where or when she figured all of this out, but she walked right over to her highchair and waited for me to put her in it and then sat so beyond still and lifter her toes up for me to paint.  She did AWESOME! Then she even helped me blow on them to dry them faster.  Oh, my girly girl is so much fun!

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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

52:10

Motherhood is:

Re-Charging

 
Back from deployment, getting ready to go again.  I love the time with our sweet Girl, but Mommy and Daddy need some time too!




Ahh, I am still playing catch up from being gone (not just here on the blog, you should see the mountain of laundry I have to get through...yikes!)  Anyway, I am/have been back from Guam for a while, and then had to go to Colorado Springs for a class that was this past Monday morning.  Since I would be headed that way, Tim and I decided it was time for a Mommy and Daddy getaway.  We dropped Tenley off with my parents last Thursday and we stayed there the night. Friday we got on the road early the for Keystone, Colorado for a few days of skiing and Us time.  I was VERY hesitant to plan it because I had just been away from Tenely and didn't want to leave her again at all.  However, we needed to recharge and spend some time just being us, so we did.  It was wonderful.  We had a great time and so enjoyed doing whatever we wanted whenever we wanted for a few days.  By the time class was over on Monday though we were definitely beyond ready to see our Girl!!

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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

52:9

Motherhood is:

Caffeinated

Jet Lag. Early Mornings. Hit and miss morning naps.
Momma needs a little more that a smile to keep going in the mornings (and well maybe all day long)


I am feeling much, much better, but my clock is still not back completely on central time.  I seem to be 100% exhausted at about 8:30 p.m. then may fall asleep on the couch for a while, but then when I wake up to go to bed I am 100% awake...ugg.  3 a.m. seems to be about the time I can convince myself to go. to. sleep!  Ever since finding out I was pregnant with Tenley I have pretty much been able to stay away from caffeine.  After going so  long without it, I figure it is better for me anyway.  So unless I have a really early morning (going into work) then I try to do decaf.  The last few days, however, that is definitely not an option!  Thank goodness for Kona Coffee and the Keriug!

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Sunday, March 4, 2012

Back Home!!

So I am back home and couldn't be happier!  I am however still playing catch up with my Project 52, I am still here though, just getting back into the swing of things. 

We got home Friday evening and then I had to go into work briefly on Saturday.  Tim and Tenley came to Topeka to pick me up so I got to see them right away and then we stayed up there Friday night.  I kept telling myself not to expect to much when Tenley saw me for the 1st time, since she is so little and has no real concept of time.  However, I was coming up the stairs, and they were waiting for me at the top, and my heart melted when she just started giggling and was full of the biggest smiles ever.  Between my jet lag and her not loving the hotel pack-n-play it was a bit of a rough night, but we were together none the less. 

Unfortunately, after work on Saturday I started feeling really sick and have been mostly down for the count until late this afternoon, and am still moving really slow.  I had to get a couple of immunizations, and I think that coupled with being exhausted/jet lagged just was to much.  Thankfully, Tim had taken today off so was home with us so I was able to rest. 

All that being said, I will hopefully be caught up very soon and will also post some photos from Guam. 

52:8

Motherhood is:

Technology

Endless resources. Infinite Mommy Wisdom. Getting to see these smiling faces!

We are in the home stretch and I am enjoying myself, but ready to be back home with my wonderful family. I am so glad that we had great WiFi service in our "hoochs" (temporary homes, basically a little apartment), I was able to wake up and call home right away and share my breakfast with my 2 favorite people while they were having dinner. What a blessing, but it always makes me think about what it was like years ago (or even not that long ago) when letters were the only way to commuitcate with loved ones. When spouses were seperated by thousands of miles for years at a time, and letters took weeks to deliver. Though it is hard to be away, being able to click "Call, Tim on FaceTime," makes life easier and time go so much faster!

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