Yes...I will be one of those parents

When you become a parent, you have your camera ready at a moments notice to take all sorts of pictures. Sometimes you dress your child in what I am sure will be embarrassing pictures when they bring their first date home. But, I don't care, I love taking pictures of her because she is so darn cute. Here are a couple pictures that have been taken in the last week for one reason or another.(Captions courtesy of Miss Izzy)



I can now hold my own bottle











I can hold my head up. My daddy looks a little worried, but I know what I am doing.






My furry sister loves me A LOT. She always makes sure that I am doing well. I can't wait to pull her ears when I grow up.







This is my new snow suit. It is WAY too big for me now but my mommy couldn't resist but put me in it for a photo opt. Remind me to have her burn this picture when I am a teenager.

Let sleeping dogs lie...

I love watching my dog sleep. I especially love watching her sleep when she is dreaming. I wonder what she is dreaming about? Her legs move, her eyes twitch, her lips flap, and she often makes weird noises. It must be something fun or scary, I'm not sure which. Here is a demonstration(minus the weird noises since I forgot to turn the TV down). What do you think she is dreaming about?

Who can resist such a cute sleeping dog? Not me!

Edit: this may possibly be the last video I post since I have been waiting over 30 minutes for it to finish loading(and it is only a thirty second clip)...hope I don't miss my post today for NaBloPoMo

Would you believe this?

So last night I get a reminder call that I have an appointment to have my car serviced this morning. Since it was a 15,000 mile service appointment they set me up with a loaner car. I got there when they first opened since they said they would need it for a good part of the day. They told me that they were short staffed so I shouldn't expect it back till the very end of the day. I didn't really care since I had nothing else to do. Around two o'clock one of the service dudes called and said that they made a mistake and I actually did not need a 15,000 mile check but only a 7,500 one since I had just had the 15,000 one a couple months back. BONUS...they always try to up sell you and tell you that you need so much more than you do. I was like, cool, call me when it is done. So then they called at four o'clock and said my car was done but that they had actually only done an oil change since they didn't need to rotate my tires since they were in good shape. Weird, huh. I was given a loaner car for a full day to get my oil changed. But, whatever. So when I went to pick up my car, I only had to pay $39 bucks for what originally I was told was going to cost me $339. How often does that happen? When do you go in to have your car serviced and they actually do less than you thought they they were going to do? NEVER! What a bonus. I have an extra $300 that I thought I wouldn't have today. So despite the crappy weather we are having, I had a pretty darn good day.

Out of sorts

What the ^%$% I just seriously spent 20 minutes writing up a post and then hit some button and instead of having it all posted, it was deleted. How frustrating! Sometimes I love my computer and other times I don't. I would love to spend another 20 minuted re-writing the post but I have an adorable baby that needs me to stare at them. So until tomorrow, adios

6 pounds 13 ounces, 20 1/2 inches

Izzy is growing like a weed. She is gaining slightly more than an ounce a day. She has put on two pounds since birth and grown an incredible 2 and a half inches. I am so completely amazed. I knew she was getting bigger, but I am in awe at how big she is actually getting. When we brought her home, she barely fit in her preemie clothes and now she is finally into her newborn outfits. Woo hoo...it almost seems like she has a whole new wardrobe. And looking back at her old clothes, it is hard to believe that they used to be big on her. I love watching her grow and can't wait to continue to watch her get bigger and bigger. And you all will get to watch and see her grow with me.

Damn mommy brain

I thought that "pregnancy brain" was bad. Mommy brain is worse. I wake up every morning with a laundry list of things that I would like to get done. I always start one or two. Usually I don't finish them because I have been distracted and have forgotten that I started them. Like right now, I am just remembering that there is a load of laundry in the washing machine that I started this morning. I am hoping that I will remember to put that load in the dryer after I get done posting. Another thing I was supposed to remember to do today...get a note from my doctor for work(letting them know about the c-section). Did I remember? NO!!! I had a nice conversation with the doctor today. I even kept telling myself the whole way to the doctor's appointment to NOT forget to get the note. Now I have to call the office tomorrow and have them write me a note that I will have to go pick up. Oh yeah, did I remember to pull anything out to cook for dinner? Nope! Now I am starving and have nothing to eat but mixed nuts and pudding. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE being a mommy, but I didn't know it would make me lose my mind.

I am thankful for ... wait what was that I was thinking I was thankful for... I forget

Three reasons I don't want to post right now

1- 48 hours Mystery is really good

2- I am going to bed after 48 hours Mystery, well actually after I feed Izzy

3- I can't think of anything to write(new mommy brain is pretty bad)

Here are some pics though:

My two favorite girls!