How do mommy bloggers do it?
Despite being home almost 24/7 (and awake for the majority of it), I have zero time to blog. The times that I do have, I’m busy trying to catch a nap or scarfing down food while I can. All other moments are spent with my sweet baby girl and away from my laptop. I’m so behind on everything (why didn’t someone tell me that Zooey Deschanel and Ben Gibbard broke up?!) and I’m lucky if I ever get dressed for the day.
I wouldn’t change a single moment of it though. Iris’ first weeks have been incredible and are already going by way too fast. Here are a few noteworthy things and my favorite moments…
● She’s been to the doctor twice, for a 1 week & 2 week check up.
At the first visit, she had only lost 3 ounces, which we were told is excellent for a newborn since she could lose up to 10% of her body weight in the first week. By her next visit she was past her birth weight at 10 pounds, 2 ounces. Baby girl likes to eat. She’s in the 97th percentile for body weight, 90th percentile for height, and 75th percentile for head circumference.
● She loves her hands. Her favorite is to touch her face and she already twirls her hair (can you blame her?). It’s funny because when we did our 3D ultrasound, she had her hands on her face almost the entire time.
● She makes the sweetest sounds when she’s sleeping.
● Her first public appearance was to, where else? Target.
● She had a lovely weekend visit with my dad, her Grandpa Don.
● She had a play date with Seger (while I had a play date with Taylor)
● We get the morning started with music. This time it was Al Green.
● And we play dress up all day.
● She doesn’t mind baths, but hates having her hair washed.
● But I love washing her hair because it turns into CURLS!
● During tummy time she tries her hardest to crawl away.
● She loves her Aunt Katie.
● She popped her first wheelie on our family walk.
● She’s made it through two Razorback football wins.
● I had my own win: my first beer since January!
● For her first Halloween, she was a banana with her dad.
● Rosalyn, her new BFF, was born just two weeks after Iris. How perfect is that?
● Mostly though, she made us smile. Over and over.
