Amanda arrived March 6th just after midnight. She was born in a giant kiddy pool in my parent's kitchen. I caught her! It was awesome! She came out at 8 pounds, 10 ounces, 14 inch head, at least a pound larger than expected. So much for small people make small babies. But hey chunky babies are healthy babies. I liked like Buddha by the time I was three months so we shall see if she becomes a chunkette ;) More in her planned (awesome) homebirth later when she's not sleeping (trying to obey the new golden rule "sleep when baby sleeps").
And happy mother's day to me! Motherhood is much tougher than I imagined. And everyone knows I love challenges. But my life is now dictated by the whims & demands of a VERY communicative baby girl. Problem is her cues all look pretty similar. But she is flipping adorable, a good cuddler (I've only gotten a fat lip 2x from her head butting), smells like delicious milk,smiles like Toothless the dragon & makes me the happiest mama ever!
Off to drink my mama's day wine in bed with a little side 'o chocolate and give my girl one last snuggle before I make myself put her in the cosleeper. If I don't I get beaten up by her active arms & legs allll night, quite the active sleeper this one. And if not highly milk drunk she considers swaddling to be a straight jacket torture method & grunts til I let her out.
Say goodnight, Gracie.
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