Gracie is two weeks old and 1 day today. These weeks have not been easy. I've had to adjust to my role as mommy while getting very little sleep. Mostly because I have a hard time sleeping while she's dreaming loudly about her new world. :) Gracie had a few all-nighters so Matt and I took shifts so we could at least get a little sleep. We moved her to the crib in her room on Saturday and she's been sleeping really well there. We've decided she knew that's where she belonged all along and was trying to tell us. :) Which brings me to the title of my post. No matter how many nights Gracie keeps us up she is still perfect to us. Becoming a parent has opened my eyes to love.
I find myself more in love with Matt than the day I married him. He is such an amazing daddy and has been so helpful and involved that it brings tears to my eyes. Gracie is the embodiment of that love. Without our relationship, our marriage, our commitment to one another she wouldn't be here. She is a daily reminder of how much Matt means to me. A reminder of the commitment we made and another reason why that commitment will last forever.
I also have a new appreciation for our parents. Don't get me wrong, I have always loved them but becoming one myself has helped me to see just how special the relationship is. There is nothing that a parent wouldn't do for their child. There is nothing that a child could do to lose the love of a parent. I have to stop here and say, "Thank you!" to our parents. They were such a huge help while we were in the hospital and after we brought Gracie home. The first two weeks would have been a lot harder without them.
Well, Gracie is napping now which means I better take this opportunity to clean up. :)
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Hooray for Poop!
I have been getting emails throughout my pregnancy from BabyCenter.com and I got this list in one a few days ago. I'd read it before Gracie came and now that she's here I see how true it is.
1. You finally stop to smell the roses, because your baby is in your arms.
2. Where you once believed you were fearless, you now find yourself afraid.
3. The sacrifices you thought you made to have a child no longer seem like sacrifices.
4. You respect your body ... finally.
5. You respect your parents and love them in a new way.
6. You find that your baby's pain feels much worse than your own.
7. You believe once again in the things you believed in as a child.
8. You lose touch with the people in your life whom you should have banished years ago.
9. Your heart breaks much more easily.
10. You think of someone else 234,836,178,976 times a day.
11. Every day is a surprise.
12. Bodily functions are no longer repulsive. In fact, they please you. (Hooray for poop!)
13. You look at your baby in the mirror instead of yourself.
14. You become a morning person.
15. Your love becomes limitless, a superhuman power.
Gracie is home and doing absolutely wonderful. She is beautiful, amazing, tiny, sweet, precious...this list could go on and on really. Right now she has her days and nights mixed up a little bit but she'll get it figured out eventually. One thing I really worried about before she came was the sleep deprivation that would be inevitable. I really enjoy my sleep and tend to get sick if I don't get enough of it. I'm definitely sleep deprived but there is just something about Gracie that makes me not even realize it most of the time. She could keep me up for weeks and I would still look at her and melt.
She is peacefully sleeping in her cradle right now so I better take advantage of the time to catch up on that lost sleep. I'll keep posting as often as possible. She's changing daily and I'm trying to capture it on camera so keep checking our flickr page for Gracie's life in pictures.
Sidenote: #12 on the list is my favorite because I was holding Gracie in the hospital and felt/heard her poop and exclaimed, "She's so cute even when she poops!"
1. You finally stop to smell the roses, because your baby is in your arms.
2. Where you once believed you were fearless, you now find yourself afraid.
3. The sacrifices you thought you made to have a child no longer seem like sacrifices.
4. You respect your body ... finally.
5. You respect your parents and love them in a new way.
6. You find that your baby's pain feels much worse than your own.
7. You believe once again in the things you believed in as a child.
8. You lose touch with the people in your life whom you should have banished years ago.
9. Your heart breaks much more easily.
10. You think of someone else 234,836,178,976 times a day.
11. Every day is a surprise.
12. Bodily functions are no longer repulsive. In fact, they please you. (Hooray for poop!)
13. You look at your baby in the mirror instead of yourself.
14. You become a morning person.
15. Your love becomes limitless, a superhuman power.
Gracie is home and doing absolutely wonderful. She is beautiful, amazing, tiny, sweet, precious...this list could go on and on really. Right now she has her days and nights mixed up a little bit but she'll get it figured out eventually. One thing I really worried about before she came was the sleep deprivation that would be inevitable. I really enjoy my sleep and tend to get sick if I don't get enough of it. I'm definitely sleep deprived but there is just something about Gracie that makes me not even realize it most of the time. She could keep me up for weeks and I would still look at her and melt.
She is peacefully sleeping in her cradle right now so I better take advantage of the time to catch up on that lost sleep. I'll keep posting as often as possible. She's changing daily and I'm trying to capture it on camera so keep checking our flickr page for Gracie's life in pictures.
Sidenote: #12 on the list is my favorite because I was holding Gracie in the hospital and felt/heard her poop and exclaimed, "She's so cute even when she poops!"
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
She's here!
This is Matt posting on behalf of Kelly, who's doing great and is almost recovered!
Yesterday Kelly and I welcomed Emily Grace Dean into the world at 2:47 pm on a beautiful November day. Carol, Kelly's mom, won the weight and height pool at 6 pounds 10 ounces and 20.25 inches. We're very excited and I'm sure Kelly will have a much more in-depth description of the experience in her next post.
Until then, check out the pictures on our Flickr page.
Yesterday Kelly and I welcomed Emily Grace Dean into the world at 2:47 pm on a beautiful November day. Carol, Kelly's mom, won the weight and height pool at 6 pounds 10 ounces and 20.25 inches. We're very excited and I'm sure Kelly will have a much more in-depth description of the experience in her next post.
Until then, check out the pictures on our Flickr page.
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