birds and bees aint buzzin

With a newborn running the show, there seems to be no time for mom/dad playtime.

When there is, I'm MUCH too exhausted. Has any one else had this problem??

Last week Rue surprised us and took a nap.

Chris said, 'get upstairs'

We jumped on the bed and started kissing.

Chris took my glasses off and put them on the floor.

He said 'why don't you light a candle?'

I got up, lit the wick, and took a step.

Crunch.

It was my glasses.

Then we heard him, 'waaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!"

Crap.

Extinguish candle.

Exhale frustration.

Hah, maybe next time....

(apparently when Rue grows up, his dad is going to ground him for every time he kept him from 'getting some')

spring has sprung

my crocus have bloomed

I'm shouting it from the rooftops:

I LOOOOOVE SPRING!!!!!

Today has been an incredible day! 70 degree weather. A long napping baby... [my baby? napping??] Egg sandwiches for brunch. Coffee, of course. Exchanging my winter for summer clothes! My husband cleaned the bathroom and is raking the yard, as I play on my new computer! It's just too delicious not to. Later today, we may be breaking out the brew and the grill. Oh joy!

And to think there's still one more day of weekend!

my post delivery gift

Earlier this week my husband said to me:

"I got you something. It's a surprise. "

I said:

"oohh! I love surprises. Well, I have a surprise for you too! [dinner.]

Today the surprise arrived:

I think he won.

I haven't thrown the baby out with the bath water...

Doves, hello hello!
Welcome to my blog, new and old readers!
I want thank Leigh from Marvelous Kiddo for featuring Rue’s birth story as ‘birth story of the week.’ I’ve read her fabulous blog for over a year and been inspired many times by the beautiful pictures and words of mamma’s and their birth experiences. I feel blessed to have joined the ranks of women who have brought life into this world. Hopefully I can and have already inspired someone with my birth story.

For those of you who have been following HGBB for a while, you know I’ve been infrequent in my posts since the babe was born. Oops. It happens to all new-&- really-sleep-deprived-moms right? I seem to have about….an hour of free time a day, and it’s normally not at the same time! When the babe actually lays down for a ‘catnap’ my brain goes something like this:

“He’s sleeping………………………………
!? !?
Sigh.
What should I do?
Sleep?
Eat.
Pee?
Wash a load of dirty baby clothes?
Put away the clean dishes?
Load the dirty dishes that are piling up?
Dry the load that I washed two days ago, that’s been sitting in the washer and is probably musty by now??
Pluck my bushwacked Freida-esque eyebrows?
Brush my teeth today?
Put on ‘real clothes’?
Take out the dirty diaper trash that’s stinking to high heaven?
Blog?
Shower!!!

By the time I have figured out what to do, I’ve wasted 5 minutes of his naptime, and somewhere between the toilet flush and burning the grilled cheese sandwich, he stirs. I hear his little cry calling to me ‘come hold me mama!’…So I shove a piece of blackened bread in my mouth and I run to grab him. That’s love folks.

Well, what can I say about being a new mom? It’s beautiful, and exhausting. I’m so in love. My arms are getting stronger by the day because he loves to be held 24/7.
We don’t sleep much and we both have cried a LOT these first 4 weeks, but it’s getting better. I’ve heard that 6 weeks is a milestone for newborns, so my fingers are crossed. I hope to have more ‘me’ time in the coming future, for one, to blog. I’ve missed it, and I really love to stay connected to you all. Thanks for all the wonderful sweet comments! They are the butter on my bread!!

Stay tuned for a new series: Confessions of a New Mom.

All my love,

Yana

Ruehl at one month!