Two Months

My two babies





She has had enough of the picture session



Officially two months old and she looks so cute in her little outfit. It has been a great two months and I am loving motherhood, I know I sound like a broken record. But I really feel God made me to be a mother and I am thankful for our little blessing. Sometimes I just look at her in awh and I cannot believe we have been so blessed to have a daughter, I love her so much and more and more each day.

It is a month away until I have to go to work again and we are still struggling with the bottle. Dustin has been a trooper and has been working with her everyday but it is hard. Sometimes she just cries and cries and the baby I am, has to run to the bathroom and plug my ears; because, all I want to do is scoop her up and console her without the bottle of course. Let me tell you it is a long road and it is so hard to hear her cry, I wish I didn't have to go to work.

I love my job and the work I do is really fullfilling but I wish I could stay at home or even go part-time. It is weird, I do miss work because I do love it but I love being with Harlowe even more.

What can I say about you? You are staying awake more and actually, if we put you to bed around 10:00pm you will sleep until 6:00am or 7:00am. You are a great baby and you are so talkative now, especially in the mornings. You love the Baby Einstein Mirror Book, it is really colorful and you love to look at yourself. I wonder where she got that from, Dustin, ha! You are starting to notice and play with your hands more. You don't mind being by yourself for short periods of time, and you love the play yard, Thanks Mona! When we go out everyone says how cute you are, Dustin and I ask each other, is it because you are a baby or are you really cute? We both agree, you are a beautiful baby and we love you so much. We are so blessed to have you in our lives.

Snow Day

This was one day in history that is snowed in Houston, I don't think Houston has had snow in ten years. The snow was a lot prettier but I was feeling lazy that day and thought the snow would stick around for awhile but it didn't. I guess I should have gotten my lazy butt up, and as you can see I am not the greatest photographer because I forgot to get the snow in one of the pictures with Dustin.

My mother bought this outfit for Harlowe and it is a little too big and she looks like the Abominable Snowman in the first picture, but I really appreciate the gift mom. I should have put Harlowe in the snow but she was 2 1/2 months and I was paranoid of getting her sick.

Seven Weeks

These are just some random pictures of us just waking up. They are out of order and should be seen from the bottom up, I am still learning about the blogging thing. Well at this point, I think it was around Thanksgiving time and my mood is getting better and I am really getting into the swing of things. But as you can see she is in our bed, it seems like the three o'clock feeding is when she wakes up in an hour so I put her in bed with us. A bad habit I will have to break but I love to sleep, so it is hard. She is so precious in the mornings, she loves to smile at you and coo. I love the mornings with her, she is in such a good mood it is hard to have a bad day when you wake up to this.

My mother watched Harlowe for Dustin and I so we could go to the movies and shopping. She is still fussy in the evening times and it was a challenge for my mother but she would tell me she would cry but not that much, just to make me feel better about leaving her. It was hard for me to leave her but it felt good to have time to shop and look around without worrying about her. It was also nice to be with Dustin by ourselves, but I really missed her. Throughout the shopping trip, Dustin would look at me and say, "you miss your baby don't you?" I hope I am not one of those mothers who have a hard time letting go but it looks like I am headed that way. I love her so much and can't get enough of her. I have waited so long and prayed about having a baby and now that I have her, I want to savor every minute.

I think my mother had a good time watching her also; because, when we came home from shopping it was really chilly outside, so my mom would tell Dustin and I to go out to eat by ourselves and she would stay in with Harlowe so she wouldn't be subjected to the cold. It was kinda cute but we ended up going out to eat the four of us because I wanted to be with her. Thanks mother for being so supportive and watching Harlowe for us.

I now know what it takes to be a good mother and sometimes it is a sacrifice but a good one and I respect my mom so much now that I have a child. Thanks mom for all the hard work and sacrifice you have done for me and I am sorry for giving you so much grief when I was a teenager, ha. I love you so much and appreciate everything you have given me. Always coming to my swim meets and making us dinner every night, it is the little things that really touch my heart. Because I think, I hope I can wake up and make Harlowe breakfast, lunch and dinner and be in a great mood while doing it. All homemade meals too, amazing, it is hard for me to feed myself sometimes, ha. I hope I can be a great mom to Harlowe, like you are a great mother to me.

Thanks to Dustin's mom also, I think it is a girl thing and a mother thing that you have a new found respect and love for your mother for everything that they have given up and went thorough to raise a child. I know you don't have a daughter but thank you for raising such a great son.

Thanksgiving

Dustin being a dork with Harlowe

My mother with Harlowe

My father with Harlowe

Dustin's family

Chris (one of Dustin's friends) with Harlowe

Our family photo for Thanksgiving

Harlowe is seven weeks now and is getting better and better each day. We spent Thanksgiving with Dustin's parents and family and had a traditional Thanksgiving. We then went to my parents house for the weekend and had a so called Japanese Thanksgiving. Just kidding, no one in my family really likes turkey and we all love sushi so that's what we had. I really could eat sushi everyday and I wonder if Harlowe will like it? I think she will because Dustin and I love it and eat pretty much everything, so hopefully she will end up liking it.

We had a great Thanksgiving but my brother couldn't come down so we will see him at Christmas. Harlowe has a thing about not letting Dustin and I share a meal together without crying and wanting to eat herself. As you can see Harlowe was pasted around the sushi bar so Dustin and I could enjoy our meal. She is now three and a half months old and does well with dinner time now. We sit her boppy chair on the table so she can partake in dinner time, we can actually enjoy a meal together without all the fuss. She is growing so fast and I am trying to savor every moment with her.

Harlowe's First Run

This was Harlowe's first run outside in the baby jogger. She is six weeks old and we rigged the jogger so she would fit all tucked in. I really wanted to start jogging with her when Dustin had to work so he helped me fit her in the jogger without the carseat adaption. At this age she still wanted to be close to someone and didn't like being by herself for that long. I would feed her and change her diaper before the big event so she could be content and maybe fall asleep during the run; although, she would wake up in the middle of the run and start crying. Of course by this time I was exhausted and ready to slow down but I had to keep running so I could make it home and hold the poor child. It is crazy how I hate for her to cry so I would tell her, "Harlowe it is okay and we are almost there", huffing and puffing and out of breath.

Now she is about fourteen weeks old and loves going for runs, it usually puts her to sleep. I think she likes getting out in the fresh air and looking at the different sights, at least I hope she does. I like taking her out for fresh air and I love being with her when I run, she is like my personal workout buddy. I don't know what I am going to do when she grows up and is over being with her mom because I love spending all my time with her and cannot get enough of her.

Dustin's parents gave us the baby jogger and we are getting great use out of it, thanks again for the great gift, Harlowe loves it.

Dustin Dad's 50th B-Day

Dustin's Mom

Dustin's Grandfather

Harlowe with Dustin's Dad


Harlowe in the new lazy boy


We hosted Dustin dad's 50th b-day at our house and Dustin made great ribs, but of course I had to pass but I did take a bite and they were pretty delicious. He also made great watermelon margarita's, which I couldn't drink but after breasfeeding is over I am going to have to partake on some good margarita's.

Harlowe is a little over a month old and we have been practicing on the sleeping thing. Thank you to all my friends: Jodi, Mona and Lisa, for all the advice on how to put my precious Harlowe to sleep. I tried to do the cry it out method one time and I could not take it, I told Dustin it was an hour she cried but it was probably like twenty minutes. This method just didn't work for me, it just breaks my heart when she cries and I know I can comfort her. I did the method that just felt right to me and it was feeding her and holding her until she fell asleep; but, if she cried I would pick her up and comfort her and try to put her down again. We also practiced being on our back during the day with me not lying next to her but beside her on the couch and just talking to her. Let me tell you she hated lying on her back for the first month and a half, although finally we got it down. I am so happy my precious baby is an angel and now sleeps for approximately six to eight hours a night.

Thank you Mona and Lisa for all the sleeping advice, I am really thankful for having great friends that I can turn to and friends that support me and share similar views and never judge but always shows me the positive in motherhood.

Thanks, Jodi for always answering the phone when I call and I know I called a lot! All the breastfeeding advice and all around you probably advised me on everything motherhood had to offer. You always encouraged the breastfeeding thing and was always on my side, I really needed that. I really appreciate you listening to all my stories and all the great advice. I could not have gotten through the first three months without you, you are a great friend!