7 weeks.. yesterday..

July 10th, 2011

yesterday B was 7 weeks.. wowsers.. that is one week away from 2 months!! two months of adjusting.. surviving.. liking.. loving.. hating.. and slowlygetting into our niche.. 

if someone would have told me when we were trying for Olive that spring/summer babies = no cold and flu season.. I would have waited ;) this baby is a chunker monker.. well to us anyways.. it is wild how once you take that and weight problems out of the equation.. how freakin easy it is!! I have always stood by my statement that Olive is just a tiny peanut.. someone has to be the short waif in class that everyone makes fun of.. until they get out of high school.. develop their little curves.. and has a dynamite body that woman would kill for ;) years of stress and fights.. blood work and trying to over feed her got us no where.. and it almost angers me that we wasted so many years trying to plump her up.. when we could have just enjoyed the stage of introducing foods and rice cereal and letting her be herself.. 

but its crazy how with Brixton.. we just worry about getting her to sleep and sleeping through the night ;) haha one can dream right.. I am waiting for that first morning where you look over at each other.. and ask if the other person got up with her and then high five at a success.. (she has slept until 7 through the night.. but I am thinking more of a 7pm bed time.. 

these last few days had created a shift in the house.. we are slowly climbing out of the newborn stage.. can I get an AMEN! and she is more interactive.. responsive and can go for way longer periods of time just staring at lights and corners.. and who ever is visiting from the other side ;) 

Olive is finally starting to show her hunger for attention.. it broke my heart.. she used to rely on papa being here every Friday for 6 hours of one on one brain time.. crawling on the floor.. walks.. chalk.. anything she wanted.. papa was game.. but with me not working.. the time has been lessened.. and it shows.. every Thursday she still asks for him.. “papa coming soon” ( its crazy how kids know routine..) so this Friday he came over and I was able to leave the house.. and it was way more successful then the last time.. but it was the first time that this happened.. 

me- ok Olive.. mama is leaving

olive- bye

me- ok Olive.. can mama have a kiss?

olive- noooo.. look at this papa

me- are you sure.. Ill see you later (this always works)

olive- ……

me- ok then (insert sad text to the daddy)

it was the first time she didn’t care about wishing me off.. Dust said to chalk it up to her papa excitement.. but I took it personal.. so I did what any hurt mama would do.. I bought an overpriced $3.00 cupcake at the mall and gave her the treat before dinner!! pink butter cream and coloured sprinkles works every time!!

I miss that little baby!  and that man piece!

so today a little one on one date is in order.. I am thinking the farmers market.. just me and my first born.. 

and now a final B pic for the grandparents.. :)