I can't believe that Lorelai will be 8 weeks this Friday. It seems like yesterday that we brought this tiny little baby home and we were very unsure of ourselves. It is funny how they let us just take this little one home a day after she is born without an instruction manual. We are adjusting wonderfully to having Lorelai in our lives and now we can't imagine life without her.
When I was pregnant with her I kept hearing how your life was going to change. Sometimes it was stated with love and other times it was like "well you won't be able to do this or that once she gets here," and now that she is hear I can say that it is not good advice to give to a pregnant woman :) Lorelai has definitely changed our lives, but not in a "oh we can't do this, or go there" kind of way. Sure it takes a little more planning and making sure we have a stocked diaper bag, but there is not anything we haven't been able to do with her, well with the exception of going to the movies. Now we watch a lot of movies thru Netflix and have family movie night. We have taken Lorelai to the mall a few times and out to dinner, and I am very excited to take her to the park, and go camping once it gets warmer. We have been able to do all of the things we love to do and I have to say it is so much more fun now! I love going to the mall and trying to score a good deal on some cute baby clothes, or buying hair bows, and we have discovered how wonderful Mom 2 Mom sales are.
Lorelai is growing so much! I had to pack away all of her newborn clothes because she is growing to long for them. She is going to be just like her daddy, tall and thin. She is now in 0-3 month clothing and they are so baggy on her, but the newborn clothes are too short for her. If it was summertime she could be rocking out some really cute capri pants, that once were regular pants. She loves tummy time and just started to smile. She has the most beautiful smile and every once in a while if we are lucky she will let out a beginning of a laugh. I can't wait until she starts to really laugh. She loves to lay on her play gym and stare up at her toys. She is starting to roll on her side more and more, and one day she will make it all the way over.
Being a mom is the coolest thing that has ever happened to me! I can't imagine not being a mom, and most of the time it still doesn't seem real. I don't know if it will ever seem real, I guess I will just continue to grow into my new role. I am not looking forward to having to go back to work and hopefully one day soon I won't have to anymore. I have a very blessed family and life is so good! I am loving every moment of this adventure and I can't wait for her to do something new. Everyday she is learning and growing and I don't want to miss a moment of it.
Enjoying being Mom,
Amanda
