Bliss

There really is nothing better than sitting at your computer, typing blog entry and trying to keep your 8 month old fingers from the keys while she coos delightful, happy baby sounds. This is exactly what I waited for and I have to say it's better than I imagined. I think I won the baby lottery. She sleeps from about 7:30p.m. until 5:00a.m.. wakes for a bottle and then goes back down for 2 more hours. She likes to lay on the blanket her Auntie Dee made for her and play with her toys and coo and giggle. She ADORES her cousins Meghan and Jake and thinks that are the funniest people on the planet. She thinks her Uncle Dennis hung the moon and her Auntie Kate makes the funniest noises. Wait til she meets the rest of the family!

She's really easy going for the most part. Remember my baby who didn't eat much? well she eats every 3 hours now and you best not be one second late with the bottle or the world will know it. We go for a weight check tomorrow so I hope we'll see an improvement. When we went last week she was 11lbs, 12 oz.

She does cry but mostly when she's tired or hungry but she's pretty easily consolable. Every morning when I walk into her room she greets me with a million dollar smile. Like she's just been waiting for her mommy. When I feed her she holds onto my finger and with her other hand she touches my face. Right now as I type her head is on my shoulder and she is patting me on the back. I cherish every moment because I know it won't last forever. For a long time I wondered if I would ever be a mother and now there is a living, breathing, smiling, pooping baby girl in my house. She is more than I could have dreamed of.

I can't remember the last time I was so excited about Christmas. My tree is up, I'm about half way done with shopping and my sister and her family will arrive next Sunday. This year my parents will have all 5 grandchildren together. What a gift for all of us.

This week Grace and I will be making some visits to my current job and my former job, as well as a visit to my dad's office so he can show off the newest grandchild. She really handles things well. She's really becoming very social and is just a delight. Yes, I'm basking in the new motherhood glow, and yup, my bubble will pop soon enough but for now, I can't imagine life getting much better than this.