SHOPPING DAY

Question of the Day:

How do you go pee at the mall when you have a new baby? :)

So the answer to the question is..you take a helper! It was shopping day today. Olivia and I went to Fort Wayne with my sis, Emily. I needed to get some last minute stuff before I returned to work this weekend and so I enlisted the help of my sister! It was good times and she was so helpful! It's always so nice to be with my sister..we don't get to have one on one time very often, but a sister is like an old best friend. You get together after months apart and you leave off where you were months ago! It's a great feeling. I know you sisters know what I'm talking about.
Olivia was so good today. She didn't have any extremely fussy times or meltdowns! She starting to really enjoy being out and about. Now I wouldn't say she loves her carseat..she has had her share of screaming in the car, but she is a little social bug! Everywhere we go people are like.."oh my gosh, look at her hair!" It's definetly her trademark.
So, I also told Emily how good she looked pushing a baby stroller today! :) She has been doing so well with Olivia and if she has a question, she asks. Maybe there will be a baby Sutter someday soon!

TIME WITH SETH

So Sunday and Monday, Seth had some much needed time off..not a whole day of course, but two half days; which I guess essentially equals one whole day. You see, lately Seth has been working 7 days a week..the lovely life of a golf pro. So, it was wonderful to have him home..I actually got to take a uninterrupted shower and catch up on some things, like dishes and laundry, while he held Olivia. And it was also nice to be with Seth, to catch up and connect again. Olivia was her normal smiley self yesterday and Seth enojoyed watching her smile and coo. I just love watching him with her. She is really starting to respond to Seth and his antics..it's hilarious to watch.

Just a few more days until I go back to work. I'm looking forward to the routine of work and seeing my OB buddies..i do miss the "girl talk", BUT I am super nervous about leaving her. I think Seth will do fine with her, but sometimes she has her moments where she just feels like screaming and that is really hard for Seth to handle. I mean who isn't bothered by crying. He has said several times, "well maybe she just needs to cry". NO WAY will I let her cry...too sad. If she is crying..there is reason and she needs to be comforted. Occasionally he can be a bit harsh. So, I've tried to explain that you can't spoil an infant..I've even had him read passages in my new book about soothing babies, "The Happiest Baby on the Block". It did seem to open his eyes a bit, but for Seth to admit he was wrong takes well..I think I can recall only two times he has admitted that! :)
So my babysitters are going to be a combination of my parents and my sister-in-law. Originally, I was going to get some outside help and I had started making phone calls and asking around while I was on bedrest, but when she was born, my mother insisted that family be the one to watch her. Which is great..but I don't want feel like a burden. I'm excited for Bobi, my sister-in-law to watch her. Her girl, Jordyn and Zoe are so good around her..they just adore her!
I'm sure all mothers go through the stress of going back to work, but i'm sure I will cry all the way to work! She has been my life for the past 8 weeks and I know her every movement and cry and what they mean. It's going to be difficult to give up the control..i just don't want to picture her having a meltdown because someone doesn't know what to do with her. That breaks my heart!

A RETURN BLOGGER

So, today I decided to start a new blog. I used to have one..in my single days, but I didn't keep up with it and let it expire. Now, two years later, I have an awful lot to write about. My life has taken a whole new direction. My new love, Olivia Ray has brought a whole new joy and meaning to my life and I can't wait to write all about it!
This is my last free weekend, as I start working again next Friday and Saturday. Before I had Olivia, I couldn't even imagine not working full-time as a nurse. Now that she is here..I can't imagine working again! I did decrease my hours, though to part-time and will be working just weekends! So I will be home during the week, doing the new mom thing!