Well, our days of leisure are over. Tomorrow I go back to work and Elizabeth starts at Day Care. Sigh...I'm sure it will be fine, and Elizabeth will adjust well, but right now I'm feeling kinda sad and nervous about it. It's been such a special five weeks, and it's hard to believe that the "honeymoon" is over. On top of that, we just moved to a new apartment on Friday. It's going to be great, but right now, it's still kind of a disaster. It is going to take a long time to unpack everything and really settle in. But the good news is, Elizabeth has been doing great in her own room, and sleeping quite well. I, on the other hand stay awake staring at the little red light on the baby monitor, trying to make sure I can still hear her breathing.
Thank you to Julie, Carol, MaryAnn and Helga who have been such great helps during the move. I couldn't have done it without you all!!
By the way, to those of you who are reading this, let me know you're there! I welcome comments on this blog!!
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to everyone! We are in the process of moving to our new apartment, and will spend our first night there this Friday. I want to give a HUGE shout-out to my friends here who are going above and beyond to help me and Elizabeth with this move. You know who you are. THANK YOU!!!!! I just can't wait to be all settled in the new place. I think it's going to be great. But in the meantime, it's an endless process, getting our stuff from one place to another. Who knew this tiny apartment had so much STUFF in it??
Moving is exhausting!!
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Elizabeth's first Christmas
Well, Santa sure was good to Miss Elizabeth this year! Thank you so much to our very, very generous family and friends!! We love you!!
Friday, December 21, 2007
Happy three week anniversary!
Today, in honor of our three week anniversary, Elizabeth and I went to the mall and we had the best time!! We had our pictures taken in one of those little photo booths (see above) after exploring one of our favorote stores, Old Navy. I bought her yet another "early Christmas present", a little pink hat and matching mittens and a fleece pullover. We also hung out in the food court and drank an eggnog latte and people watched. Not working rules!
On Tuesday, Elizabeth went to her first pediatrician appointment with me. It was a long morning. A HUGE shout out to Julie for suffering through that ordeal with me, and for shlepping us around for two days while my car was in the shop. Elizabeth weighs 13 lbs and is almost 24 inches long. Dr. Andree said she looks great and gave her a clean bill of health. Unfortunately, he also gave her some shots, which did not make Elizabeth or me very happy. The next day, Elizabeth was absolutely miserable and just wanted me to hold her most of the time. Luckily, by Thursday, she was back to her usual smiley self. I took her to my work Christmas potluck lunch. It was fun to show off my little girl and to let people hold her so I could eat!
In other news: I found a two bedroom apartment! We'll be moving over the long New Year's week-end. It will be sooo nice to have more space. The apartment I'm in right now is getting more crowded by the minute. My new roommate may be small, but she sure takes up a lot of space:) Actually, though, I'm having mixed feelings about her having her own bedroom. I really like having her closeby at night. I feel like she is going to seem so far away when she is in a whole other bedroom. But it's best to do it now, before she even realizes that we do in fact share a room. I'm dreading the actual process of moving, it's always a hideous experience. I am excited about the new apartment though.
Also this week, I got Elizabeth on the waiting list for Early Head Start ("free" day care). But in the meantime, she'll be going to a Family Day Care just down the street from where we live now. Her official start date will be 1/7/08, but I'm going to take her over there a few times over the next two weeks so she will get familiar with the caregiver (Miss G) and with the lay out.
Just some random pics from today...
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