Obsessed
Yes, I am pretty much obsessed with my baby girl. She is really perfect in every way.
She is now 7 weeks old, and it is really amazing to watch her grow and learn.
Here are a few fun facts to Genevieve. I want to keep this up and write to her every so often… I’ll explain the motivation and thought behind this in a later post.
Dear my sweet Genevieve,
You love to pee when I am changing your diaper. Yes, right when I get a new one out. This causes multiple outfit changes and much laughter. I thought this only happened with boys.
Your feet jump when I burp you- like a reflex.
You snort when you cry and laugh. Which makes me laugh.
Your face gets so red when you are concentrating, gassy, or fussy. When I see it getting red, I get ready- something is coming!
You squirm all the time.
Even though you squirm, you are the best cuddler when you finally stop moving:).
You have the kindest eyes and sweetest smile.
Your daddy and I kiss you at least 50 times a day. That’s being conservative. We probably kiss you way more than that.
You fight your paci like crazy, then suck it like it’s going to fly away.
You love to eat.
You love to be held.
You love to have your head rubbed, and it makes you sleepy. I watched daddy do this on the monitor the other night to make you fall asleep.
You are the most alert baby ever.
Our early mornings are the best part of my day. Every day.
You are my baby.
Here’s a picture of the prettiest baby ever, in the morning- my favorite part of the day:
You are my baby.
Yes, that is something I say to her over and over. One of my sweet friends from high school got me a frame of one of her favorite poems that she likes to read to her girls. She said she thought about me, because it repeats the phrase, “I have a baby.”
That is something I still am wrapping my head around. I have a baby. She’s ours. Forever and ever. Best.feeling.ever.
We got some awesome news this week. The parental rights of our birth mom have been terminated! This is a huge step in the adoption being finalized. Everything should be finalized in June, but the parental rights being terminated is one of the biggest parts of the process. Praise Jesus!
I have been back to work this week, but it is only for a few weeks until summer.
I can do this.
I can do this.
Let me just say it enough times to where it actually becomes real…tears were and are shed, but she is being taken care of by the best people- family and friends until summer. I know she is loving it, but this momma is missing her!
She is also sleeping through the night now, and I am so thankful. But, there is a part of me that misses the middle of night feedings, because I got to see her another time—who would have ever thought that this “need-my-sleep” girl would feel this way?
She is so amazing, and I’m sure she will just keep changing more and more about me.
Check up
I will miss her again this weekend as family will watch her while Josh and I head to Houston for my 6 month check up on Monday. I am really looking forward to this visit. We haven’t been to Houston in some time. I miss my Houston family, and we are heading down in my mom’s vehicle hoping to get some furniture for our house. We sold much of our furniture in a garage sale, and are needing lots so we can sit and eat and have people over in our home:)
So, we are going to try and enjoy the weekend and are expecting and praying for a good report.
Will you please pray for me?
I knew it would be like this once we had a little one, but the importance of good check ups are more crucial then ever. The doctors I will see have no clue we have a baby, so I can’t wait to share the news with them!
On one hand, I am excited about these check ups, but there is still that little fear in the back of my mind, so thank you for praying. But I feel great and have no concerns, so that is very, very encouraging.
Bayou Life Magazine
A few weeks ago, I was interviewed by one of my cancer survivor sisters, Tabby Soigner. I could go into detail about everything that made this interview so cool, but I was put into contact with Tabby, as she was young a diagnosed with ovarian cancer right before my breast cancer diagnosis. She had treatment at MD Anderson and we actually walked our first relay for life together. Make a really long story short, she was contacted about writing a freelance story about me, with the magazine publishers having no idea of our connection!
Well, Tabby did a wonderful job of telling a little bit of our incredible story, and I wanted to share it with y’all. Sometimes I forget that my story is so miraculous until I see it written down and can’t believe that this is really my life. I am so blessed. Here is the article:
http://www.bayoulifemag.com/
Also, be checking that mail!!! Books are in and being shipped- AHHHH!!! So exciting. Can’t wait to hear what you all think about it.
Thank you for your love and prayers. I will update you as soon as my appointment is done on Monday afternoon.
Enjoy this sweet pic of my baby and my baby daddy: