My Chunky Monkey

Ok so I felt like I need to spot light Virginia a little. I don't want her getting jealous of Samantha now do I. Well my baby girl is turning 4 months on the 22nd. Time as really flown by. She is making tons of sounds now. She can grasp things and is starting to hold her rattle and shake it. She is just getting bigger and bigger. I just love her big belly. Hair is coming in slow but she is still cute. Also I am super excited that the cloth diapers that Aunt Susan got her finally came in. Virginia loves them. She is sporting the monkey diaper in the pictures. I absolutely love the skull diaper. I am not a fan of the light purple diaper, but it was a free diaper since because of a snow storm they didn't come on schedule. I also have my new prefolds. So I am not having to squeeze Virginia to get her into her diapers anymore. I believe we are finally set for awhile with the cloth diapers. I honestly never thought I would say that I really enjoy cloth diapers. But they are fun. I treat Virginia like my little baby doll. I get to dress her up and play with her.  I just can't wait to see what lays ahead!

Visiting Samantha

Yesterday Lisa and I drove down to Gastonia to visit Samantha, Susan, and Joe. With just one hiccup Lisa almost took out my small tree backing out of the driveway. But it would have been a blessing if she had because the tree is so ugly. 

But anyway back to the important stuff. Susan and Joe are doing great. They seem to be settling into being parents pretty easy. Susan was looking great. She had the glow of being a mother about her. Samantha is cute as a button. I am telling you the Ford women just make cute babies.

Susan had a pretty easy labor. By the time she got to the hospital she was already ten centimeters dilated. Then she just had to push for about 28 minutes. Of course being a Ford and being competitive she had to one up me. She had Samantha 4 days early and pushed for a shorter time then me. But it is all good! I got to hold Samantha for awhile. I forgot how small babies feel in your arms. Virginia has gotten so big now. I can toss her around like a football. Samantha felt so fragile. It is hard for me to think Virginia was even smaller then Samantha at birth. But Samantha is doing great. She was born at 9:25 am and weighed 8 pounds. She has a nice round head and no problems. Susan and Joe will be taking her home Friday. Let us all pray that her two sisters Nico and Rufus will not mistake her as a new chew toy. 

Virginia is highly excited about getting to meet her cousin Samantha. You can tell her excitement by the picture at the bottom. Of course I couldn't do a entry without posting some photos of Virginia also. So enjoy the cute photos of Samantha and Virginia. Oh and Susan and Joe aren't bad either.

Samantha Elizabeth Miller

Hey everyone! I am super excited to tell everyone I am now an Aunt. Susan gave birth to a beautiful baby girl Samantha Elizabeth Miller on January 14th at 9:25 am. She is 8 lbs. and 21.5 in. long. Susan and Joe are doing well. Lisa and I will be going down tonight to visit. So I will have tons more photos to show all you.

Virginia's Photo Shoot

Cute Photos

I went down to Gastonia last Friday and spent some time with my parents. My Mom was kind enough to cook me my favorite meal Pizza! She was also very excited to have some time with Virginia. Even my Dad managed to steal Virginia away from my Mom for awhile. He is already teaching her who the best basketball team is, the Tarheels.  So here are some cute pictures from Friday and last week. 

Happy Monday

Well happy Monday to everyone! Yep it is 8:07 am and I have been up since 7:00 am. I know you are all shocked at this fact. I remember the days of sleeping til noon and later. But I can honestly say that the day is nicer when I get up early. When I am up early, it makes the day longer and I feel I get more done. Not to say I don't still enjoy sleeping late. My dear husband allowed me to sleep til 1:00 pm Sunday. Now that was nice.

But today, I decided when I got up at 7:00 am to feed and change Virginia that I would just stay up. I was pretty much wide awake anyway. So I went ahead and got Virginia settled back down in her crib. Then I went off to the kitchen to put all the clean dishes away. Then loaded the dish washer back up with the dirty dishes. After that I made me some chocolate milk and toasted some bagels. Then I settled on the couch and turned on some Food Network Challenge: Edible Ornaments. It is quite nice to have some time to myself. No crying baby or anyone around.
Just me relaxing.

So this week should be a fun week. I have a doctor appointment Tuesday. Wednesday, I hope to grab lunch with the girls from my old work, G.A Communications. Then I plan to go down to Gastonia on Saturday to see the grandparents if I get a chance. The jewel of the week is going to be Sunday. Sunday my sister, Lisa, and I are off to see the Panthers play the Denver Broncos. I am so excited. Excited to be baby free. And happy to have a night out with my sister.

Now for some laughs. I have learned to watch what you wear when their is a camera sitting on the coffee table. This past week I was a little lazy about taking a shower and putting on clothes. I mean who wouldn't want to stay in your PJ's all day. Well my lovely husband caught me coming out of Virginia's room in my styling outfit. I have the nice hair style of not having a shower for two days. I have on one of his comfy t-shirts along with my pink star printed flannel pants. And for some added air conditioning I have my pant legs rolled up. I know, don't ask me what I was thinking. But I was quite comfortable in my outfit playing Animal Crossing: City Folk for most of the day. But this photo just cracks me up. And who doesn't need a good laugh on a Monday.

6:41am and awake

So, I am up at 6:41am trying to get Virginia to go back to sleep. She has gotten a lot  better. She is sleeping five hours at a time now at night. I am thankful for that.  So as I sit here waiting for her to fall asleep, I have been searching on etsy.com for diaper covers and cloth diapers. I am just blown away at the cost of these things. I mean, I understand they are handmade but I look at the prices and wish I knew how to sew. I think that may be a project of mine. I am going to learn how to sew. I wish I had my own sewing machine and had the skills to use one. I have always wanted to make my own purses. And now I want to make my own diaper covers and cloth diapers. Yeah I know a girl can dream. 

It cracks me up thinking how your priorities can change over the years. I mean just a couple of years ago all I was thinking about was myself. Now I am married with a child. I find myself asking for diapers for Christmas. And thinking about how I can be a better cook. Maybe be better at keeping the house clean.

This past Tuesday I went down to Gastonia and had lunch with a bunch of my girlfriends from high school. It is first amazing that we are all friends still. We don't get to hang out as much as we all wish we could. Since we are all scattered across the area. But sitting at the Applebee's table I started to think. Thinking about where each girl was in their lives and where I am. Katherine is finishing up pharmacy school and getting married in 2010. Melanie is living in Charlotte and working. LeAnn has a beautiful boy and successful job. Susan is living all the way in Washington state, married to a great guy and has a nice job. Katie is a mother of 6 with one on the way. She manages to work and still be a super mommy and wife. And one missing Lisa living in California. Married and being the best wife ever. And how can I forget Sarah. She is our own gypsy. She will most likely be traveling the world teaching people English. I don't think back in 2000 in high school I thought this would be where we all are today. But I can honestly say I am happy and thrilled to see what my future holds. 

I am sorry, I know I am all mushy. But at 7:00am your mind starts to wander around a bit. And being a stay at home mom now. Between the episodes of Jon & Kate plus 8, NCIS, and Food Network Challenges, I find myself day dreaming. And of course I am busy cleaning and doing laundry :-). I mean I don't sit on the couch all day. I would weight about 500 pounds if I did that. 

Ok, sorry for the random blog entry. But I believe Virginia is asleep it is 7:00am and I am off to catch a nap before she decides to wake back up. Catch you all later.

P.S. That is a old picture of all of us. But the only one I could find with all of us. I really need to get a new picture. And I do promise that I will blog about other things then cloth diapers very soon.