hey, baby.

 

this morning i woke up to the happiest baby ever.

he changes so much every day that each morning is like waking up to a new kid.

this morning he woke up cooing and "talking", kicking and pushing off of me, and smiling.

his favorite things right now, at 6 and a half weeks, are sleeping on his daddy, eating, and singing.

he loves music. 

and being naked.

(who doesn't?)

he also loves being carried over my shoulder so he can look around at everything.

he's becoming a pretty even tempered little guy.

he was so good at the shop with me last week.  

he really only fusses if he's hungry or has a gas bubble or is just about to fall asleep.

he doesn't like to go to sleep by himself, but he will.

yesterday he laid in his cradle and looked around happily while i vacuumed for about 20 minutes.

then he fell asleep in our bed while i was getting dressed.

he'll nap by himself in his swing or in the big chair with wooly bully, 

but at night he's still in bed with us.

(something billy and i said we'd never do, but we both love.)

 people always tell you that it goes by fast, but i had no idea.

i just want to push pause, because it is just flying by.

every moment is so precious, and we feel so lucky.

i think we'll have fifteen of them.

watch out, duggars! :)

what i wore.

blogging seems to be very trendy these days.
among these trendy bloggers are a whole slew of super cute stay at home moms.
their blogs are really artsy looking, they all have cool hair, and half of them write these blogs called "what i wore".

these "what i wore" blogs are very interesting to me.
what a "what i wore" blog consists of are lots of pictures of the cute stay at home mom poised in front of a fence, or a brick wall, or another super-poised backdrop, wearing a combination of trendy/vintage/bohemian clothing that they a) of course got a great deal on and b) look way cuter in it than 95% of the population ever would.  they also always list every brand and item they're wearing and it's always brands that are impossible to find or they're vintage or found by pure luck or one million dollars.

these blogs get me thinking lots of things.  normally my thought process goes something like this:
"wow, that outfit is super different and cute..."
"hmm, the one earring look... interesting... i don't think i could pull that off.  i don't even know if she can pull it off."
"why am i looking at this?"
"where is this girls baby?"
"what was this girl wearing before she randomly got dressed up on a monday afternoon and found a decorative fence to pose in front of?"
"why is this girl randomly getting dressed up on a monday afternoon and finding a decorative fence to pose in front of?"

it becomes somewhat baffling.
so i've thought about it, and i decided two things.
one thing is, i know it's important to still look cute once you have a baby and for people (and your husband) not to think you "let yourself go".  i get that.
but the second thing is, i think these blogs probably are more irritating than inspiring.
they're just so unrealistic!  i mean, clearly these girls don't walk around in these get-ups all day long.  i'm all for getting done up for dinner or whathaveyou, but looking like an urban outfitters catalogue model 24-7 when you have a six week old? it's not happening! these girls are false advertising.

so, i decided to post my own "what i wore" blog.
and whenever i find myself wearing something similarly realistic and simultaneously hilarious, i will post another.
not because i've let myself go (ehhh may have given myself a little lee-way...) but because it's real life.
and here it is.
monday, april 25th.

shirt- character hero

baby- finn

baby bjorn- amazon

washcloth to prevent baby's face from hitting my collarbone- macy's

shorts- target (dollar bin, what)

socks- champion

clogs- dansko

you can't handle the truth!

finn's first easter.

saturday night we headed down to maryland to celebrate easter with family.

finn wore his mr. rogers outfit for the drive. keepin' it real.

 

it was really fun to get all gussied up and take family pictures together after church!

aren't they just the most handsome?

mom didn't have her little patio tent set up yet, but that didn't stop us from enjoying the great weather!

dad just pulled out his redneck skillz and hooked up this here umbrella to keep the baby out of the sun.

nothin' but class on easter sunday, folks.

nothin' but class.

and in case you didn't think we were quite redneck enough, here's a picture of our dogs tied to trees in the yard.

yup.

moving on, 

finn got a really special easter basket from his grandma and grandpa, complete with the stuffed bunny that was in my first easter basket! 

so sweet!

it was a great little trip.  

i can't believe finn's first easter has already come and gone.  

time is really passing so quickly.  i don't like it!

today i have a zillion things to do, my house desperately needs to be cleaned and i have a zillion thank you notes to write.  but i decided it was more important to enjoy this beautiful day, so we went for a jog at our favorite park.  it was tucker's first time running with the stroller and he was a champ!

yep, that's a real picture from the trail we run on.  not from a magical fairytale that you dreamt about.

i know.

way better than vacuuming.

i hope you all had a blessed holiday weekend and get to enjoy this beautiful weather, too! 

bonk... and a very bad martini.

i've been trying to write a post on my six week (six weeks!?!) reflections on mamahood, but it's been a little hectic the past couple of days.

mandy was up visiting, which was awesome, so i actually got to bring little finner into work with me thursday and friday! he was such a good boy, and mandy is super woman and can baby wrangle and/or juggle crazy consignment customers... it was great to have her here.  i loved having her and finn at the shop with me. 

so anyway, in the interim of me working on my six week post, here's a little one to keep you entertained...

last night i was upstairs gathering some laundry and billy was downstairs making himself a martini with those little baby onions.  finn was out back smoking a cigarette.  just kidding, finn was in his swing.

i was upstairs for a little while when i heard a sheepish "babe? can you come down here? i bumped my head."
billy has baby brain worse than i do... i think he's walked into like seven walls in the past two weeks, so i didn't think much of it.
until i walked downstairs and saw a very green billy holding a very bloody paper towel up to a very sliced open head.  he apparently leaned down to stick finn's binky back in his mouth and ran right into the corner of the kitchen cabinet on his way back up.
he probably could have stood to have a few stitches, but he was so nauseous thinking about the cut in his head that he couldn't talk about going to the hospital.  if any of you know billy, you know he has a weak stomach for this kind of stuff.
so i gave him a bag of frozen peas to stick on his head.

i thought he was going to be okay, and then i noticed a weird scene on the countertop:

me: "babe, what happened to your martini?"
billy: "i thought it would be good with rootbeer in it."
me: "didn't you have cocktail onions in that martini?"
billy: "yes.....
................... my head hurts."

clearly putting rootbeer in your vodka martini is even greater cause for alarm then cranial bleeding.

but, the thought of going to the emergency room on a friday night with an infant kind of skeeved both of us out, so i just chased billy around with a bottle of rubbing alcohol and a tube of neosporin until he finally gave up and let me play doctor.

he woke me up in the middle of the night and pointed to a spot of dried blood the size of a penny on his pillowcase (that i had covered with an old t-shirt) and said "babe, i'm still losing a lot of blood."

that's when i knew there was nothing more to worry about.