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.