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I got some of these from my parenting forum, and I thought it would be funny to share. Feel free to add and I will post it here.

• YOU KNOW YOU’RE A MOM AND SLEEP DEPRIVED WHEN…
• sleep is the only think that you can think, obsess and dream about.
• you think you’re going crazy when you hear screaming even when it’s dead silent in the house.
• 7 am is considered sleeping in
• you get excited when you see a poopy diaper
• you become a complete airhead- there are days you’re surprised you are able to dress yourself (and haven’t gotten into a car accident!).
  
• that even months after you’ve had the baby you’re still shedding like a lab
• you drive to work and don’t remember the drive
• you are talking to someone and forget what you are saying right in the middle of your conversation
• you’ve heard crying too and jumped up and ran in the nursery only to find your kid sound asleep
• you are pumping for milk for the next day and you fall asleep for an hour sitting up in the chair
• you put the car keys on the side of the car seat while you strap your kid in and then spend 10 minutes trying to find your keys.
• you’re not quite sure if it’s avocado smeared on your pants from toddler hands or if it’s poo from the newborn…
  
• going to the bathroom alone is a luxury.
• you start prepping dinner when you get up in the morning and work on it here and there throughout the day.
• you have no idea what is going on in the world but can name 20 different kinds of dinosaurs and/or digging equipment.
• when you start losing your big people vocabulary
• when you find rocks in your gym bag and know exactly when they were put there and that you’ll be in BIIIIIG trouble if you get rid of them.
• you think nothing of eating the soggy remains of an ice cream cone left by your son, when 5 years ago the very idea would gross you out.
• you find yourself saying things like, “Jackson, no eating your shoes!!!” or “Mommy’s going pee-pee. Do you want to come with?”
• when you are getting out of the car and check to make sure you have your keys 3 times because you don’t remember checking the 1st time.
  
• when you are talking to your child from the bathroom so they won’t start crying.
• you do silly dances while cooking to entertain your 4 month old.
  
• when it’s no longer about you anymore
• when you give in and let your son get a dog and you ARE NOT an animal lover. (I’ve totally lost my mind)

Today Sophie was a little angel.  She was a bit cranky in the morning, but was such a good girl for the rest of the day. I didn’t know what to do with myself - usually she just whines and whines, but today she was all smiles and happy.

She took a wonderful 2 hour nap this morning, causing us to miss our swim class:;I didn’t care, I wanted to nap too. After her morning nap she was up for 3 hours, happily playing in her exersaucer for a good chunk of the time.

We also went to see our friends Brent and Leah’s (pluckymama) newborn baby in the hospital today. He is sooo cute and tiny. Way to go Leah, I’m proud of you :). I couldn’t believe how much Sophie has grown in past 6.5 months - she was huge compared to him. Awwww, it makes me want to have another baby.

Well, my mom is making dinner so I suppose I should go and get ready. Here’s a pic of Sophie wanting to play with Twiggles.

CONGRATULATIONS LEAH & WELCOME ISAAC!!!!

Yesterday I was giving Sophia her daily bath as part of her bed time routine. Since she has learned to sit up unsupported, I decided to take out her bath seat and let her sit on her own. I brought some toys for her to play with to make bath time a little more exciting. Mistake. She did not like the rubber ducky. Apparently the ducky is evil, and had to be out of the tub ASAP. I may have caused the problem of fearing the ducky, but I’m not entirely sure.

When I first put the ducky in she was fine with it - she even played and chewed on it, but the duck was soon full of water and wouldn’t float. I picked up the duck and squeezed the water out of it, causing a loud gushing noise as the water emptied through the little hole that had consumed the water in the first place. Then came the huge teary waterworks followed by very loud screaming. The rubber duck ruined the day. I don’t even know why the noise scared her, it was just running water and she’s fine with that. Beats me, I felt so bad for the kid.

It was very cute watching her play with her little toys, but now she wants nothing to do with the duck. I even tried introducing it to her later and she just screamed every time that she saw the yellow duck.

Today we had another swimming class where we had to throw a toy in the water and then guide the kids to go get them. Alas, they had rubber duckies as toys, so she freaked out until they put the toys away. I felt bad because they actually had to take out a rubber whale instead so she wouldn’t flip out. The whale was ok’d by her and very much welcomed. I didn’t know that kids develop fears so young, or that they even have the memory to recall something that scared them the day before. Hmmmmm, I guess now I know.

I have pictures from her bath, but not uploaded, maybe later today.

P.S. She went down for a nap at 12:40pm and is still asleep . I can’t believe it’s been 2.5 hours already, I should have napped myself.

Sophia has entered a new phase in her life, discovering her hands. She has recently realized that her hands can be used to rake all things into her mouth. Anything that is in front of her WILL be in her hands and then in her mouth. She’s like the seagull in ‘Finding Nemo,’ “Mine, Mine, Mine.” It’s very cute, but at the same time I now have to be aware of everything that is within her reach. I guess baby proofing the house comes next, something I was hoping wouldn’t have to be done for a while.

I bought her some sweet potato puffs which she absolutley loves and put them infront of her in her high chair. I’m trying to encourage the development of the piser grasp. It really funny because she doesn’t get that she can use her fingers so he rakes everything with all her fingers and as soon as she has it in her hand she lets go. Let’s just say that the kitchen floor has seen better days. I think we need to work on the hand and eyes coordination as well. She doesn’t get that food goes in the mouth not on the floor. Sure everything else goes in the mouth, but food mush be dropped.

Anyway, the little cutie is currently napping, maybe I should be napping. If her naps weren’t so stinking short I would take one, but by the time I fall asleep she is ready to wake up. I wonder whatever happened to her 2-3 hour naps she used to take. I miss those naps, they gave mommy  a break.

Well, I have some pictures to post but they’re on the camera and I’m too lazy right now. Check back in a few hours i promise I will have them up.

The other day Brad and I were driving to Abbotsford to go see Spider Man. I told him that once we get to the movies I was going to get some popcorn. For those of you whom know me know that I do not like popcorn, so Brad proceeded to tell me that once I order it I will no longer want it. From there on we went on talking about patience and living life. He said that I live in the here and now in all the wrong ways. I didn’t really know what he was talking about, but after thinking about it for a little while it became more clear. If I have a food craving I HAVE to have it now, or if I find something that I have been looking for I don’t want to wait to get it, I want it NOW. Talk about not having patience. But when it comes to hard parts of life I don’t always, actually very seldom, enjoy living in the moment. Like when Sophie was a newborn and I just wanted that stag to be over. I wish I would have appreciated it for what it was. Yah it was hard, but now that I look back I will never get those moment back. She will no longer fall asleep on me just anywhere, or fit into those tiny little clothes. I know that I have so much to look forward to, but I just want to live in the moment and enjoy life for what it is. Being a wife and a mom is wonderful, and fulfilling, and altogether great.

I guess what i’m saying is that I am going to try to appreciate things for what they are and not for what they’re going to be. Try to live life for here and now in all the right ways

I’m really excited about my new stroller. It was on sale for $200.00 off. Yay!!!

I don’t know what has gotten into this child recently, she is sooo incredibly whiny. She woke up at 6 am this morning, talk about getting up earlier each morning. I do not like mornings, not at all. Yap we had another horrible night and today she was in the worst mood ever. Nothing was pleasing this child. We went out to Abbotsford to ABC restaurant for brunch. Grandma and Grandpa Richert don’t get to see Sophie much seeing as how they don’t live in the Fraser Valley. I was hoping that she would be able to have fun with them, but nooooo, she just whined and complained the whole time. Normally she is very good when it comes to taking her out in public, she usually hardly makes a beep, but today it was a whole new story. I fed her, gave her some finger foods, toys, soother, NOTHING worked. When we got home I thought that maybe she needs a nap but when I tried putting her down she started giggling. Then 10 min later she was back to crying and finally went down for a nappy. 1/2 hour later she was up to whine some more. Little stinker couldn’t figure out  what it is that she wanted. I tried taking her for a walk which she usually loves, but again, more whining. Nap #2 lasted 10 min, and now she is asleep. It’s been 17 min, so we’ll see what happens in the next 15 min or so. I hope she just goes down for the night, I don’t think I can handle anymore whining or screaming today.

I tried checking her teeth, but they’re pretty far down, so I don’t know if that is the cause, and ear infection is already ruled out. Ahhhhh, need some help here. I wish I coud speak baby and know what it is that she wants.

Oh, and another thing that happened today… I think she may be trying to see if she can manipulate mommy. She was happily playing with her jungle gym and as soon as I was walked into the room there was high pitch screeching. Hmmm, so I tried walking in and out 3 more times, and yes she would screech every time that I walked back in. I didn’t know they could do that so young. Weirdo child.

Sophia and Mommy shadow 

Today Sophie decided that it was a good idea to wake up at 6:45 am. WTH is up with that? Mommy is not a morning person, so anything before 8 am is considered WAY too early. Yap, she’s happily playing in her exersaucer. Ahhhh to be a baby again. I wish I could remember and appreciate that age. I think that she is finally getting the hang of sitting unassisted, but then she gets all excited and topples over. Watching babies learn new things is quite cute.

Yesterday we took her to the park..again..and took some nice pictures. I think it’s called “the Salish Park,” the one by the library in Chilliwack. It’s very pretty there, but the only problem is that ot’s gotten to be very dirty. I guess it’s the new hang out spot for teens these days. Who would’ve thought that a library would be “the place” to hang.

Here are some pictures from that park..isn’t is beautiful?

I think I definitely have sleep anxiety. This morning I woke up at 5am for no apparent reason. Sophie was sleeping and I was awake for the next 2 hours. I ended up having a huge headache, and as soon as I fell asleep she woke up. Lovely. I also think that she ma be teething again as she gets cranky at the 8 hour mark when Motrin stops working, that or she is having a bad reaction to her vaccinations.

I’m excited for today though. My decided that since Sophie is 6 months old we are having crab and lobster for dinner. Yum, that is my FAVORITE food in the world. I’m so excited.

I think I might take Sophia swimming again today, we have our first mommy and me class on Monday and I want her to be familiar with the water. We’ll see, depends on how she’s acting today. She just took a lovely  1/2 hour nap this morning. Ugh, I wish I knew what to do.

Have a lovely day everyone

Taking a walk with Daddy

We had a visit from the mysterious nap strike fairy. Sophie has again decided that sleep is WAY too overrated. Last night she went to bed as usual, 6pm, and was fast asleep. She then decided to wake up at 8:30, 9:30, 10:30, and then stayed up for 2 hours whining. The again at 4:30am and stayed up for an hour, and then woke up for the day at 7:30am acting like she was the most rested baby in the world. She did take a 50min nap at 10:00am and then decided to go on a nap-strike and not go to sleep for the next 4 hours. FINALLY I got her to fall asleep and she was up 10 min later. I’m starting to wonder if it has anything to do with teeth??? I took a look at her gums, but there is no sign of teeth coming anytime soon. I wish I knew what brought all this on.

I’m also feeling a lot of anxiety. I’m unable to get myself to sleep. I hear the littlelest noises in the house and as soon as I wake up I CANNOT get back to sleep. This morning my mom took her so that I could get some more sleep and I just layed in bed for 3 hours, finally got up for the day. I wonder why I’m feeling so much anxiety lately. I want it to go away so that I can get some rest.

I don’t have much more to say, just really exhausted, and I don’t want to complain. Just wanted to know if this sleep anxiety is normal and how to make it go away.

Angry baby

It’s really amazing to look at Sophie and see how much she has changed in the last 6 months. I remember looking at her when we brought her home from the hospital, she was so tiny and could barely hold her head up. Now she is almost triple her birth weight (at her last appointment she was 14lbs 15oz) and has grown 6 inches. On top of that, she is able to roll around, giggle, hold things, chew, almost sit up, make little steps, and hold herself up. I can’t believe how much a little baby can learn in 6 months. It may not seem like a huge deal for most people, but imagine not being able to do anything and in 6 months be able to do all of that. I think it’s a huge development, and I can’t believe how big she is getting.

When I was pregnant my mom said that the first 6 months are all about being tired and working non- stop, but after that the baby gets more active and more fun. I now agree with her. She is very amuzing to watch, and so much fun to play with. Seeing how she responds to things, and tries to learn different things each day, makes my day all that much better.

I fed her some pears for lunch today, and she liked them so much that the was making the mmm yum-yum sounds. It was so precious, I’m so happy that she enjoys food. From what I have been told by my parents, I was a terrible eater, so I am very happy that she is a good eater. She even got to go to WhiteSpot with us today and sit in a high chair like a big girl. Might I mention that she was eyeing the liquor menu, and then slobbered all over it when I gave it to her to play with. I told her she had to wait a few years for that one.

On a side note: brad and I are almost all settled in( as much as we can be) and are now looking for a place where we can actually settle. We have taken a few trips out to Langley and saw some really nice land developments. We’re hoping that he will find a good job soon and that we can get our own place, I just have to be patient for now.

Sophie is sleeping like an angel so I guess I will go and relax as well.

Sophia grabbing the paper at Tim Hortons