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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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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52:7

Motherhood is:

Trust

Trust in yourself that you have made the right choices.

Trust in your spouse that they can make the right choices too,

and Trust in the village that is always there to help.

 

7,000 miles. Thats about how far I am from my baby Girl right now, and will be for a few weeks. Miles and miles of water seperate us. It is my 1st big trip since she was born. Leaving was hard, and there were tears. However, I knew when I signed the dotted line this would be my life, and we knew it would still be when we decided to have a baby. I want her to grow up proud of her Momma and what I do. It was hard this time and will be hard everytime I have to pack my bag, but life is a cause bigger than ourselves, and doing my part to make this world a better place for Tenley to grow up is my duty. It is tough being away, but I am determinded to make the most of it.

We are so thankful for everyone that is here to help us out and keep Tenley and Daddy in as normal of a routine as possible.  I miss you guys so much and can't wait to be back home with you!

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52:6

Motherhood is:

Milestones

big. small. 

crawling. walking. talking.

ponytail. pigtails. salon visit...1st hair cuts!

Today was our 1st hair cut (well, trim really) and she did awesome. We both had appointments and Daddy went with us.  When we got there she decided that she only wanted Momma at the moment so that meant Daddy had the camera....

She sat right up on my lap like such a big girl and was so still, a rarity for this fire plug!  She thought wearing the cape was the coolest thing ever, and insisted on wearing it after Cindy was done trimming her hair.  When it was Momma's turn she still wanted to sit on my lap and check it all out.  She had a front seat view for my hair being washed and stuck around to watch my eyebrows being done then was off to play with some toys.  I am thinking we will have many salon/spa days in our future!

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Instagrams!

I have had this app on my phone for a while, but lately it has been used on  a daily basis!  Here are a few from the last week or so!

I love all the edits and fun stuff you can do with it! Guess it is my holdover while I still try to learn photoshop....can we say overwhelming! A friend does "phone dump Friday"  I may have to implement that as well!

52:5

Motherhood is:

Moments

Some are precious.  Some make you cringe. Some just make you smile, and remember how lucky you are to be called Momma.

This one was a combination of all those moments in one.  Precious is the look of discovery and accomplishment on her sweet little face. Cringe because I may have a slight case of OCD and the toilet paper I could salvage was not going to be rolled "correctly," (yes, I am fully aware that is ridiculous) but mostly I had to grab the closest camera (which happened to be my iPhone) and snap away.  I do have to say that it took her until now (15 months at the time) to realize just how fun it is to unroll the toilet paper, yay. and also that after the 1st time it is still cute, but has to be corrected as inappropriate behavior.  Oh the ride, it is moments like this I need to take in daily, to remember that it doesn't matter if the toilet paper is shredded, or if she does it again.  It is all part of the journey and I am so grateful to be on it!

(& sorry it was late this week, I was again at drill weekend, and am just home to my computer since earlier in the week)

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