A new do for Mommy

I cut all of my hair off today and dyed it closer to my natural color. I figure I need to be lower maintenance since its just me and the babe. Beth from work watched A while I was getting it done and she was an angel again. I love this kid. She really is good. I am so thankful.

Audrey's 1st day on the job.

We worked from 9 to 5 today! Or at least I did and Audrey was awesome the entire time. She barely made a peep all day and entertained herself in her bouncy chair or slept the entire time. I was so proud of my baby girl. I have been reluctant to take her to daycare and since she is so well behaved I might not have to take her as quickly. She is such a good baby and I am so blessed.
Tony started the night shift today. He found a computer place near his work so hopefully he can keep up better. He hasn't been able to look at this blog or at pictures of Audrey so I am thankful that he found a place to check things out. I miss him lots but he is great about staying in touch as much as possible and that makes it lots easier.

My little "G"

Today I took out the trash and felt extremely guilty about the amount of disposable diapers I was putting in the landfill. So I busted out the cloth diapers. Audrey loves them and they seem to be easier on her bum. We need more supplies before we fully commit to the cloth diapers though. We need a diaper pail and more diapers and then we will be all set. We will still have to use the disposables for daycare but I think we will use the cloth at home from now on.

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Love,
Audrey

Just a swingin'

Today Audrey was gassy and irritable all day. I could feel the bubbles in her tummy and mylecon wasn't helping. She was pretty miserable. I would rock her, sing to her, pat her belly, but nothing seemed to soothe her for longer than 30 minutes or so. Except the swing! That thing is a miracle. I hate to put her in it too much but she would quiet down every time she got in it. She just lays there in a trance. Eventually she would fall asleep and I would move her to her cradle. She seems to be better after her bath and she is content sitting in her bouncy seat while I type this. I screwed up our schedule so its not time to nurse her yet. I hope she feels better after we move to the lower dose of antibiotics. That starts tomorrow. YAY! I hate for my baby girl to feel bad.

A day of waiting

Today Audrey and I spent our whole day waiting. It started nicely with lunch with my friend Ashley but then we went to get A's birth certificate. I had to nurse her in the parking lot because she was starving. And we went in and stood in line. It was only a 30 min wait which wasn't too bad and the lady gave 2 birth certificates for the price of one so that was a good score. The 30 minutes there was nothing compared to the 2.5 hours we spent waiting for A's antibiotics at the pharmacy. The good news is from now on the refills can be picked up at the PX pharmacy and the wait won't be as bad. But, the bad news is that her antibiotics expire after 14 days so we have to go thru this every 2 weeks for 6 months at least. Yikes! Plus the PX pharmacy doesn't stay open late enough for me to go after work so that is what we will be doing every other Sat. for the next 6 months. Oh well, I have no life anyways so it gives me something to do. A is still wide awake. She is a bit off schedule tonight. She slept all day because we were moving so much. It will probably be a late night.

The onesie didn't work. Sorry Daddy!

So I did my best to cheer on the Sooners in Tony's absence but my best wasn't good enough. I even dressed Audrey in her OU onesie that we inherited from my cousin Vikki, still nothing. Its looking like the Sooners aren't going to get the win against the Gators. On the bright side, my baby girl looked sweet in her onesie.
Last night Audrey slept for 6 hours straight. It made us miss our night time antibiotic dose but it was very nice to be able to sleep for 6 hours with no interuption. She is getting to be quite the big girl. Its very impressive. We have started having a bedtime routine. Bath, nursing, rocking, then bed time. She tends to get gassy at night so the rocking is very important. (Plus its good bonding time for us)
I think that I am going to go back to work some next week. I am planning on taking A with me and only working for a little bit but I have tons to catch up on and it will be nice for us to get out of the house.

1 month old!!!

It's already been a month! I can't believe it. Audrey and I celebrated by taking a bath then taking lots of pictures to document the occasion. Audrey loves bath time but hates getting dressed afterward.

One of the many 1 month pics

Getting dressed after bath :-(

All snuggly after her bath

She's smiling =)

She is so calm in the tub. Its so sweet. There are lots more bath pics but they aren't appropriate for the internet.

A new trick

Audrey has learned a new trick. She has this toy that stands on a pedestal and when you spin it it makes lots of noise and lights up. Audrey loves to spin it and watch it light up and when it quits she spins it again. I am pretty sure she has finally figured out what her hands are for. She can lay on the floor and do it for over an hour. This is a very useful trick for when I need pick up the house or make some lunch. She is more active and alert every day and she is beginning to develop quite a personality. We are having lots of fun.

Just the Girls....

All of our visitors have left and the house seems so empty. Audrey was so glad to see everyone, especially her cousin Dax! Dax was so gentle with her and they were so sweet together.
I am pretty sure that Audrey is feeling much better. She has been more alert and she has been sleeping better at night which is great for me since I am going it alone now. We are missing Tony a lot today so Audrey is wearing her hero shirt in his honor. I hope everyone had a happy New Year. I am so excited to watch my little girl grow in 2009.

Dax holding his cousin.

Its a good thing we sanitized his hands first. ;-)

They were so sweet!

Making my "Pop-Eye" face.

She is so stinkin' cute!

She is getting more active. She is a real mover and a shaker lately.