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Oh Wait - Your Crazy is Showing!

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Happy New Year...four days late! Story of our lives here. Who knew this mommyhoodshipness (whatever its called) would be so challenging. Good thing Bicho is so cute or else I would have to turn in my two weeks notice. As our family has grown, I have been contemplating what environment I want to create for our home. Of course I picture everything sparkly with no secret messes hiding in every bedroom closet or dirty diapers piling sky-high. And yes, ladies and gentleman, my perfectionistic (word?) idea of heaven on earth has once again have nipped me in the bud. Has that ever happened to you? No so fun - the bud nipping, I mean.

The perfect example is this past Sunday, which was Bicho's baby blessing. I was so consumed with the nitty-gritty details of chicken-macaroni-bowtie pasta saladness, and throwing every piece of junk that was downstairs into our bedroom so we had the appearance of having a clean home, that I missed the very spiritual experience of my first born child being blessed by my husband. Don't get me wrong. I was there. But I wasn't "there". And I know Bicho felt my anxiety because she cried during the whole blessing. And after. And for most of the day. So after all the planning and cooking and stressing, I ended up spending the lunch-in after the blessing upstairs with Bicho trying to keep her (and myself) from crying. And that is when it hit me. I focused so much on the appearance of having it together that I missed out on the here and now.

So my resolution for 2010 is to NOT have it all together. Sure, I will try. But I my goal will be to not "miss the mark" and focus on the life here and now. Be grateful for what I have...not the perfect put-together life I wish I had. So here's to showing your crazy every once in a while.

P.S. If you are wondering why there are no pictures of the baby in her blessing dress, refer to the post above.

Fa la la la la.....

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The One-Handed Post

So I am currently typing this post with one hand while Bicho sleeps in the other. I know, its a horrible habit to get her in but it works for us right now. For some odd reason I feel guilty having Bicho sleep in her nursery alone. Maybe its my crazy mom hormones readjusting again. Maybe its because she's just too stinkin cute and I would miss her too much. But I am slowly getting her to take naps in her crib so we'll get there before she is 18...hopefully!


Anyhoo, we had fanily pictures taken by my wonderful sister at the Mesa Arts Center. Bicho did surpisingly well and last for about a half hour before it was nap time. We'll have to do her 3 month old photo shoot this week. Time flies by so fast when you are having fun !!

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Feliz Navidad - a little early

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Dear Elliot

I found this on my friend's blog and was touched by the story. Life truly is beautiful.

Photos

I wish I could use Bicho as an excuse as to why I haven't been blogging but lets be honest, I wasn't very good at it before. Here are some random pictures. Apparently we do a lot of sleeping around our house these days!

Baby Bicho - one week old

3 weeks old - back in the hospital

Bicho bundled in hospital

Terbear and Bicho sleeping

Bicho 6 weeks old

Bicho eating

Bicho and mommy sleeping

Labor Of Love

Don't worry, I won't scare you with my labor story or how my body is apparently designed to contract forever but never dialate past 1.5 cm without lots of help. I do have to say Bicho's birth was excellent and truly a spiritual experience. I began feeling anxious and overwhelmed with the thought of being a mother a few days before she was born. I prayed long and hard to have a positive birth experience for both me and Terrence. We were so blessed to have excellent nurses who loved and cared for me and Kenadee when we ran into feeding problems which resulted in a longer hospital stay than anticipated. Who knew something so small could bring so much love and tenderness into our hearts! She truly is a little angel sent from heaven. Its so fun to see her little personality shine through, even though she is only 10 days old. Even the nurses and doctors in the hospital jokingly commented on how she is "full of personality" (which I take to be a great compliment - who wants a boring old baby when you can have a sassypants like Kenadee?!). I have a feeling little Miss Kenadee will be giving us a run for our money :)

On a similar note, has anyone had feeding problems with their babies in the past? I know feeding my baby formula wouldn't be the worst thing in the world (seeing how there are starving children across the world, I should be so grateful that is not our situation). But - I desperately want to breastfeed only my baby. I've been so nervous about it , though, since we had so many problems with it in the hospital and she became dehydrated because of it. I've been pumping then supplementing with formula. Any advice ???

Welcome Burner Bicho!

Introducing....

Kenadee Ann Burner
Born 9/10/09 at 9:50 am

8 pounds 3 ounces

(the 3 ounces is all hair!)

More details to come soon!