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Sunday, February 19, 2006

The beginning of the end



So the day I have been praying would never come is here. Tomorrow I go back to work. I knew it was coming, I've just been in denial. Anyways, I don't want to talk about it, so just letting everyone know that my posts will probably be even more infrequent then they have been lately. Here are some pics of Alana's new hairdo. I've given up on keeping it down.

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Happy Valentines!




It's amazing sometimes how you can feel so busy when really you have nothing actually going on. I've been meaning to post for days now. My husband had to work last night and tonight, so we celebrated Valentines on Friday. He took me up to Seattle for the Ballet, and then got us a hotel room. Alana stayed with my mom so it was our first night without her. The whole night was incredible, but I woke up missing Alana the next day and couldn't wait to get home. If anyone ever gets the chance to go to Seattle around Valentines I would really recommend the PacNW ballet. The very last scene was a dance to nine different Sinatra songs, and as most know, I love Frank. They had it set up to look like it was a prom, each song a different couple, and then they all got together for the grand finale- "My Way". It was really cool! I also got my first cab ride. It wasn't nearly as stinky or scary as I thought it would be. Our hotel room was beautiful, and we had a sixth floor view. Soooo much fun! Alana was good for Grandma too, so there was no guilt when we got back. Well, Alana's fussing because she has the hiccups, I should get going, but I hope everyone has a great Valentines day-let me know how it goes! Here's some pictures of the view from our room, and one of the inside.

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

I'm not gonna talk about the game


I decided to not post about the Superbowl, I'm still too mad about it, and I could just go on and on about it. The Seahawks are still winners to me, and there is always next year. That is why I waited until now, it was still too fresh on my mind before. Alana has officially outgrown her first newborn outfit. It has gone in the bag with all her outgrown premie clothes. She's at an awkward stage where most of the 0-3 month outfits are still huge on her, but all her newborn clothes are getting tight. So, I hope she has a little spurt in between or she won't have very many clothes for a while. She is so cute, she's turning into a couch potato. I caught her with her daddy watching sports center the other night. I left the room and came back five minutes later to find them both passed out. She loves watching the TV, and listening to music. She coos differently to the music when there is a different "instrument" playing on her Baby Einstein CD. I need to get my hands on the videos for her. My cousin is supposed to have the whole box set of them that she is willing to give Alana, so that will be really nice for her to have. Here's another picture of my cutie pie watching TV.

Friday, February 03, 2006

Encore!


Maybe this wasn't a big fluke after all! I fed Alana at around 10:30 last night, and put her down a little after 11:00. She slept until 8:00 this morning, at which time daddy went and got her. Mommy was able to sleep until 11:00, so minus pump time, and figuring that I didn't get to bed until almost midnight, I got around 10 hours of sleep!!! 10!!! And she's right on track for her naps today! I know this could all change for the worse tomorrow, but it sure was nice for now! Alana took her first bath with Mommy last night. It was so funny to see her reaction to being immersed in water! Once she got used to it she started splashing her legs and her arms like she wanted to swim. It was so cute. She didn't like getting out though. Too cold I think. You'd think someone pinched her the way she acted! Here is a older picture of my new power sleeper and her daddy. It's one of my favorites.

Thursday, February 02, 2006

God's little blessings



I went to my work yesterday to show Alana off, that was fun. It was nice to see everybody, even though almost everyone who worked there when I was pregnant is no longer with the department. There is maybe only 20% of the same people who were there when I started left. Everyone I hung out with at lunch and breaks are gone. :( While I was there my boss gave me my raise. It's a pretty big one, and it was prorated since I was a new hire, so my first paycheck back will have an extra $700 in it! This will be really nice coming off of having no income from me in 4 months! Last night when I went to bed I tossed and turned for an hour because the realization of me going back to work hit me. I thought for sure I would pay the price for it in the morning, but instead I got another pleasant surprise. Alana went eight hours between feedings, allowing me 61/2 hours of solid sleep!!! The longest she had ever gone before that was seven hours, so this was a huge feat! Especially after how rough it's been lately with her. You got to love the little blessings in life. :0) Here are some cute bathtime pictures of Alana.