If I thought the first month ended quickly... then the second month FLEW by! How do I have a two month old baby? Why am I still wearing little more than my black and white robe & out of fashion black glasses? I suppose I know the answer to both of those rhetorical questions, the first, time is moving way too fast, the second, because my other accessory is baby "urp" (thank you Graber's for the fabulous verbage :).
Our little Callie is just growing and learning so much these days. She has found her sweet little fists and enjoys licking them (we say she learned this from Big Brother Sneebie)... I've even caught her with her thumb in her mouth a couple of times (see following photo), obviously taking after both Mommy and Daddy. She has become quite the talker, one of her favorite words being "boo", which is coincidentally also the nickname for Auntie Alex. She is still a bobble head... but gaining more and more control of that big noggin every day. She has also become an amazing sleeper, (just like her mommy!), generally going to bed at 11pm and waking around 7am... I absolutely couldn't ask for more! But probably my very favorite thing she has mastered is a big toothless grin when she sees her mommy. Life is incredibly rewarding now that I know that smile isn't just because of a big toot she has brewing, but because she is just genuinely happy to see her mommy... even if it's in that old robe and glasses, I think she recognizes me better in them :).
Perhaps I'm the first mother to feel this way... or simply the first to admit it... but I finally feel like, she's mine. This is my baby. This is my little love thing that needs me... and wants me, not that Sneebie wasn't this. But I'm finally understanding that bond. Between mother and child. The first month... I knew I loved her... but this month... I can't imagine my life without her. I am absolutely living my dream. It's an exhausting dream... but it's an amazing one.
I've been a single mother for the past month... not because Phillip or I chose this... unfortunately, no matter the year, Harvest will always steal him away more than any of us like. And don't get me wrong, he certainly did his best... after an 18 hour day, coming home and giving Miss Callie the most of himself he could... for all of 15 minutes before nearly passing out from exhaustion. It just became exhausting for me too. I'm not sure how women do it alone, or why anyone would choose to do it alone. All I have to say is that I'm incredibly thankful for my super supportive family... my Mother is a fabulous woman, as she came to my rescue a couple of times, just so I could even get a shower in, catch up on laundry, etc. But the best news of all is that for Salina, Harvest is 90% completed... so there is light at the end of the tunnel... where we can actually do life as a family again, I can't wait to have my partner back.
Callie has had quite an adventurous two months of life. Traveling first to Wichita, Derby, Rose Hill, Grove, Cheyenne, and next to Omaha... making that 4 states she has visited, 5 including driving through Colorado. Lucky for us, she is a great car-rider... aside from the initial fussing about actually having to get into her car seat, the lull of the car ride puts her fast asleep. The same seems to go for her big brother as well.
Well... via the baby monitor I hear some rustling in the crib with a few squeaks... so nap time is nearly over... again, I will attempt to promise a more timely blog update... but time seems to get away so easily, and it's hard to pull myself away from a happy, smiling little girl... or even from watching her sleep... she's such a miracle!
I am including the link from the Wichita Eagle of the story they did on my friend Sarah, most of my family knows of her... and I thought they did a very nice job on this... so grab a box of Kleenex... it's beautiful!
Here are a few photos I've done... I have so many on my camera I just need to edit and post... And Poppa U... I promise I will print some and send them your way soon! All our love to everyone!
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