The life of new parents

“What?! Why are you looking at me mom?! So, its 5 AM and we’re up making brownies, (ok, so brownie making actually occurred somewhere around 6:30am but we were up at 5!) So what?! I’m a baby and this sort of thing happens from time to time, why are you taking ANOTHER picture?”

So that’s how this week went down. It all started on Monday when Nanny Katie, M & I headed to Wichita for work. M was hungry so we pulled over 3 times to try and nurse. But once she was out of her car seat she was too interested in checking out the rental car or looking out the window to actually eat. So she went back in her seat and we were on our way again and she’d start fussing because she was hungry, so we tried again, and once more. The girl finally ate at the hotel. She is so picky lately on where she eats! She prefers to be laying in mommy’s bed and eat and drift off to sleep. Which is great, except when she’s hungry and we’re not home and the child will not eat! Seriously, Maya. Some flexibility, please! Its not that I’m concerned if she skips a meal, both mommy and baby could skip a few and do just fine, but then she’s fussy because she’s hungry, which can make for an even longer road trip.

Later that evening I headed out for dinner with the client while Katie and her friend Megan and Maya hung out at the hotel. M still won’t take a bottle…so I get a text during dinner that she’s beside herself (woke up hungry), crying like Katie has never heard. So, what’s a mom to do? I leave in the middle of my fancy pants dinner (to be fair, I’ve already been there for 2 1/2 hrs, its not my fault we’re just starting the main course at 8:30 PM), speed to the hotel and run in my high heals down the halls of the hotel to get to my girl, who I can hear screaming from the hall. It was so sad. But, she ate, and slept pretty good most of the night, so thank God for small blessings.

So that was Monday. Tuesday I had my presentation in Wichita and that went well and we headed home in the afternoon. Maya had been pulling at her ears a lot lately so Wednesday morning I finally took her to the dr. Her ears look fine so that’s good, but they weighed her while we were there, the girl weighs 20lbs! She’s not even 6 months old! Sweet baby was 17lbs at her 4 month appt. So she’s growing like crazy and her 1st tooth popped through and the other is trying and so she’s just a fussbucket. Fussing what feels like constantly! I feel for her, but wow this is tough. The ONLY thing that worked was to take her on a walk, so guess what we’re going to be doing a lot of?!

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We had a play date yesterday afternoon at our house (hence the brownie making). I look forward to these play dates so much. Its such an encouragement to hang with other mom’s with little ones at different stages and just talk. The kids are usually really good and like to watch each other and let us talk, although I’m sure those days will become a bit more challenging as they get older.

Below is Maya and her friend Liam.

Stephanie and Liam.

He’s such a cuddler!

Here are Lindsey’s girls. They’re 8 months old. Faye and Evelyn.

Last weekend we went to my friend Krista’s house for her daughter’s 1 yr b-day party. Here is M & daddy in the back yard getting ready for the pinata!

Anisa wasn’t too happy about her cake.

Here’s Anisa getting ready for the first hit. The older kids had a good time hitting the pinata but it was the daddy’s who ultimately broke it open. I think they had more fun than the kids!

Maya was very content to play with the butterfly balloon for most of the party.

Last week we went over to my friend Mayada’s house (her and daughter below). I got to hang out with some friends from my old position at PRA. We had a good time and the girls played dress up. Maya was too cranky to join in. She cut her 1st tooth that day!

Here’s my friend Kate and her daughter’s Lexi and Kennedy.

And mommy got flowers from daddy and Maya! No reason really, just for being a good mom my card said. How sweet and very thoughtful!