The Blogs to End All Blogs?

I have decided that blogging just isn't for me anymore right now. I'm sure I'll start up again later.. but for right now, I'm done! Thanks for reading..

Home Sweet Home

Hey bloggy world.. I'm back! It has been a LONG week.. very busy.. a lot of ups and downs, but I'm still in one piece and so is Abby. This isn't really going to be a blog about anything in particular, but there are quite a few topics that I hope to address very soon. Like my little girl who unleashes little surprises everywhere I turn. She now can pull herself up and knows to keep holding on.. yikes. My goal in the next few days will be to record it. Walking by Christmas? Who knows! haha I sure hope not..
The house is another topic on its own. Things are a bit chaotic still.. hard to unpack with a 4 month old trying to escape from her crib... starting to feel a bit like home though. I pictured a lot of it done by now with even my Christmas decorations up, but not happening!
Also, getting over being pretty sick.. was scary for a bit because I was so scared Abby was going to get sick from me, but she seems fine and I am getting better.. just have hand sanitizer and Kleenex located in every square foot of the house..!
Besides the sickness, everything seems to just be going great.. and I mean everything. Someone is definitely looking out for Abby and I..
Well.. bedtime for me.. hope to blog soon.. with some pictures and videos!

Gone Fishin'

And by Gone Fishin' I mean.. we GET THE HOUSE TODAY!!! I can't believe it is here.. this day seemed to never come, and here it is. That also means though that I will not be blogging for a couple days.. at least until Tuesday because thats when the internet is getting installed. I doubt I'd have time really to blog anyways though!! I'm sure my next couple blogs will have a lot to say.. maybe my super baby will be walking by then haha who knows!!
Until next week..!

Super Baby?

So, I'm pretty sure my baby has some sort of super strength. A few nights ago, she pulled herself to stand in her playpen!!! I mean, it didn't last long because she doesn't realize she has to hold on still when she gets up there, but she pulled herself up tons of times. WTF

Isn't this stuff like.. at the 7 month stage? If so.. why is my 4 month old doing it. Rolling over both ways with ease? And sitting. I mean, unaided, grabbing things by herself and not losing her balance sitting. She was doing both before 4 months. Isn't that supposed to happen more around.. say.. the 6 month marker?

While I am SO proud of her for being able to do all this stuff, a big part of me looks at other babies her age and wishes she would have stayed like a newborn longer. They don't get all crazy and wiggly when you try and hold them because they want to try to sit up or walk.

ABBY! Why do you want to hit all your milestones at an incredible pace?!!!!!? Slow down.

That didn't take long..

If you don't remember or haven't read previous blogs.. I thrive off of satisfying my urges. And by urges.. I mean ideas that I have conjured up. So, if you see that I have blogged about thinking about doing something, rest assured, it will be done within a week. That being said, Abby now has two holes in her head. We went on Saturday to the mall just to take a look and get some more information.. not necessarily to get it done. Walked out with a shiny new pair of earrings!

Abby was such a champ. She cried for maybe 10 seconds, part of which was just the discontent of being restricted, then saw her reflection in the mirror and started smiling at it. She now is even CUTER (if that is even possible..) and is none the wiser.

I am very happy that I got it done. I will say though, after we got home and she was playing, I was looking at her and she looked so different.. and less like that natural-naked-baby-beautiful.. and I seriously contemplated taking them out. That moment has passed though, and I do not regret getting it done at all.

(Not the best shot, but busy with the MOVE!)

Today.

So what is today? Let me tell you. It is exactly one week from my moving date and the start of a new life (sort of...). I have moved a ridiculous amount of times in my life. 10 in the last 10 years to be exact. 11 if you count the fact that I am currently living in two different places at once right now. My dad calls me a gypsy. I think he's right, or.. well.. WAS right. This gypsy has found a place where she is going to stay. I like to go where the wind blows me.. but this time the wind has to blow REALLY hard to move me because I am not one person, I'm two :) Now, obviously the wind doesn't actually blow me places (my appetite wouldn't allow that to be physically possible), but situations do. The "wind" is the cost of living, life changes, relationships and most recently, Abby. Before, the combination and requirements that made sense for me to move to and from a place were small. A relationship would get me to move pretty easily. So would a cheaper place to live. Or, being closer to work/school. Now, after this move I am going to have a giant list of requirements to blow this gypsy. A relationship will no longer move me. Not without some kind of serious commitment and a LOT of consideration.. plus.. I'm in no rush. Financially, I am in a really good place moving here. And then there is Abby. I am not going to move her around. This is going to be her home. Ok.. so lets recap.. Relationships.. check. Financial.. check. Abby.. check. Life changes..

Ok. Here is where it hurts. Looking at those words hits home really hard. Makes me scared to move. Reality hasn't really been able to hit yet with all of the hustle and bustle of a newborn around. I thought about it a lot when I was pregnant, but thinking about it and living it are two different things. Life changes are what I lived for. I know, I know.. you are thinking.. "um.. April? Having a baby is a pretty big life change..!" But this life change came as a surprise and now.. I don't see any more changes in the future. I'm sure I will adjust and figure things out. I always do. It will just be another challenge. My dad is right. I am a gypsy. I like change. I like testing my limits. Like keeping busy and being involved in lots of committees and events. My intentions after graduating last June were to head to Japan and teach for a year or two and then return and head off to teacher's college. Well. That can't happen now. I don't even think the teacher's college can. Not for a while at least. My job now, is mom. So, my life will be two things. Being a mom and working to financially support being a mom.
Don't get me wrong. I love my daughter. I am happy to be a mom. But I was very happy before too. I miss that "me".. Sacrifice. You definitely get a better understanding of the word when you are a mom. I definitely understand it.
I'm moving because of it.
All in all, the move is a good thing. A great thing for Abby. As for change.. I will just be put on hold. I can just watch Abby change... right?
Right.
This is a good thing.
So.. come on move #11 (12). Lets make this last change a great one.

Thriving Thursdays

So, I realize this video is not the best quality.. and the lighting is horrible.. but you get the idea..! My little girl can roll over like a pro now!

You may have noticed that she only has half her outfit on! That is because she loves her toesies and is much happier when she plays!

Wordless Wednesday

All bundled up :)

To Pierce Or Not To Pierce..

That is NOT the question! I have known for a long time if I ever had a baby girl that I would pierce her ears at a very young age. I myself remember very vividly getting mine done at the ripe age of 6. SCARY AS HELL! And yes, I know it will hurt Abby.. but she won't remember.. or really have time to build up the anxiety that is only natural when you know you are going to punch a whole through your skin. I have never doubted this decision until I actually HAD a little girl. And I still don't doubt it, but others have made me feel like I should.. "Why don't you wait and let HER decide what she wants to do with her own body?" .. Well.. hmm.. let me put this into perspective..
Line up 100 random women right now and show me one that doesn't have her ears pierced. Maybe there would be some (I would be surprised..) but I'm SURE that the percentage would be very small. Now, out of the women who have their ears pierced, how many wish they didn't? Maybe, again, there would be some (I would be VERY surprised) but, again, a small percentage.
Point is, there is a very good chance she will, in fact, want to have pierced ears, and I would rather her not remember the pain (not that is THAT painful anyways.. I'm sure being slammed and squished between pelvic bones is a bit more painful...) than remember the whole experience like I did. Plus.. lets be honest.. it's super cute!
I'll admit, for the past couple of days I have been just looking at her and pictures of her. Her beautiful, newborn, natural, naked perfection. Melts my heart. Part of me wants to freeze her like this..but, I have to come to terms with the fact that she growing out of the little newborn stage and into her BIG personality. That is the only thing that has been holding me back.. but it won't hold me much longer. I would say, within the next two weeks, the deed will be done. And to everyone who disagrees, you can make your decisions for your own daughter, and I'll make mine :)


Side note: I think this blog might seem like I am over reacting.. which I suppose in a sense I am. I haven't had a blog dedicated to "opinions offered" yet, and I probably should have instead of jumping into this one. If you are not a mom yet, you will find out when you are.. that being a mom means hearing criticisms and opinions on the regular.. sometimes you can take it with a grain of salt, and other times it can boil you enough to blog about it! haha

Halloween :)

Like I said.. I paraded Abigail around like a prized pig on Halloween. I decided that toting around my camera everywhere would be rather difficult.. so I snapped some shots of her before we went out! She also had a cute "Baby's first Halloween" outfit that I put on her for her Kindermusik class. I found this little ghost dog collar at the dollar store and thought, that would be a cute tutu.. so thats what that thing is around her haha. Too much maybe? Bah! You can never over accessorize a baby.. or at least I don't think you can!

Abby at Kindermusik with grand-maman!

The pre-parade shots!