More updates!

Okay, so we're not sure if the move will be to New Hampshire or somewhere close to there. I'll let people know when I know more myself.

Laura had another doctor appointment today. She now weighs 7 pounds, 11 ounces! Her doctor says he's surprised that she's gaining weight so well, considering how little she weighed when she was born. :) At this rate, she'll be at an average weight for a baby her age within the month! I'm very happy about that.

We also checked my blood pressure... it's getting better, and I might be able to come off the medication by next month. We're going to keep an eye on it, and I have an appointment in two weeks to have it checked again.

Now that Laura is past a month old, I've started having Tummy Time with her on a play mat that I set in the middle of the floor. Obviously, she's too young to start lifting her body with her arms or to start crawling, but I've noticed she is already using her legs to push herself from one end of the mat to the other!

Her smiles and giggles are too damn precious, as well. Sooner or later, I'll attempt to get a video of them! She's particularly fond of having her feet tickled with feathers. She still smiles and giggles more in her sleep than when she's awake, but I'm sure that as she gets older, she'll share her giggles with us while she's awake. :)

Not the greatest picture...

I look SOOOOOO tired... and I don't know why I'm not wearing my glasses. Oh, wait, it's because Laura has figured out how to stick her fingers under the lens and LAUNCH them across the bed!

She's adorable, though. :)

New Plan

Things are a lot better now. A lot of things have been said, some angry, some sad, some confessions, some unspoken emotional baggage... but all in all, things were said that needed to be said and now the healing has begun.

Still single, though... but that's okay now. Laura will have both her mother and father in her life, living with her. We're looking into moving with a friend, someone we've known for a good long while, someone we trust. We're also looking into getting out of the Worcester area (thank the Gods), possibly into the New Hampshire area. From what I hear, cost of living is a bit lower there, but I look forward more to the trees and nature, something I sorely miss here in Worcester.

Still looking into getting a computer... also looking into deciding if I should start buying Christmas presents now, or wait a few more months :P I want Laura's first Christmas to be great, even if she's too young to remember it. That's what cameras are for!

I'm surviving :P

I'm sure by now it's understandable that I don't post often. I'm surprised I manage to find time to bake bread, or even shower!

Laura, Arthur and I went to Elm Park this last Saturday, meeting up with a couple friends of our's and their one-year old daughter. Unfortunately I forgot my camera, but our friends didn't!

Collage // Baby Shower // 7 June 2009

This is my current desktop background :)

Another Cute Picture!

The pictures from my baby shower (that was held yesterday) will be up soon... I just have to GET THEM from everyone else.

Lack of update...

Sorry I haven't been making updates... I barely have time to shower, let alone sit on the computer and type anything meaningful. Laura is currently asleep... I'm holding her with my left arm and typing with my right hand, which is a slow process. She refuses to sleep in her crib, refuses to sleep in her rocker... pretty much refuses to sleep anywhere except on me. Nurses say to let her sleep this way for now because letting her cry it out is too traumatic for a baby her age. When I asked how old she has to be before I can break her of this habit, they said 1-3 months...

I admit, I tried letting her cry... she just keeps going, forever, until she's red in the face. She doesn't stop until I pick her up.

I'm trying my best to do this right, but I can't let her scream, especially at night. The walls are paper thin here, and the neighbors above me love to find reasons to complain as a way of revenge for the times I've called the cops on them.

I don't sleep much, but that's expected. I'm supposed to feed her every two and a half hours during the day and every three to four hours at night, but she wakes up every hour or so, no matter what time it is. It's hard to keep her calm during the time she's awake so that she isn't "snacking" every hour, as she will scream until I feed her, pacifier or not.

But I love her... so I will get through this. I want to cherish the time together, but I can't deny that I'm hoping the next year goes by quickly... I'm told that raising a kid is hard, but the first year is the hardest, and if you can survive the first year, it gets better.

Here's to hoping.