The stare down

The last few nights Danika has been giving me this little stare down when it comes to putting her to bed. She just sits there and looks at me without blinking. It is like she wants to see who will blink 1st. Of course I end up blinking 1st. She is also starting to fight going to sleep. She NEVER sleeps during the day for more than a half hour and by the time it is bed time she is over tired so she fights that too. My kid is so afraid she is going to miss something.

At 2.5 months she is interested in everything. She is bending over to try and get her feet. She is also touching her toys. It is so adorable. I just love it. She is growing right before my eyes. Well here is a picture of her smiling her normal great big smile. She gives me this smile every morning. I love waking up to it.

Stats

height: 23.5"

weight: 11 lbs 1 oz

I didn't know I was a part of the circus

My job in the circus is the juggler. I am currently juggling motherhood and being a worker bee. I have no clue how to keep all of my "balls" in the air but so far I haven't dropped one. I have a little help from my husband and brother-in-law (BIL) so I guess this isn't a one person act. My BIL is watching Danika while I work. It is really hard for me cause all I want to do is play with her. I have lost all focus. I don't want it back either.

Danika has a spot in the show too! Yesterday she was the "GAS girl". She had so much gas that you could have driven to CA and back on her tank alone. We gave her some little tummies medicine, changed her formula to Gentlease, and changed her bottles so here's hoping for less gas and more cooing. I took today off of work cause I am just exhausted from yesterday. My day old migraine is not going away anytime soon either.

Gotta go prepare for the next show!! See you at the next matinee

More pictures of my baby!!

Danika and more of Danika

Huggies Suck!

I am so unhappy with Huggies. Danika has been leaking with Huggies so I thought that if I changed her diaper more often (even though I have been changing her every 2 hours) than there would be no more leaks. I was wrong. Last night she leaked through her clothes and onto her bedding so I changed her bedding. While I was dressing her she leaked again. Once again I changed her. All of this at 5:00 am and while she was asleep in my arms. URG!!!! I just wanted to go to bed but nope stupid Huggies took a simple task and made it into a bigger thing than it should have been. I am not a fan of Huggies!!! Danika will be a Pampers baby.

Up every hour!!!

Not sure about everyone else but last night I was up every hour. When Danika was born I knew I would be up every 2-3 hours but no one told me about the every hour bit. I read in my What To Expect The 1st Year book that this is normal and that Ms. Danika is probably going through a growth spurt. I guess babies go through these spurts at 3 wks, 6 wks, and 3 months. What the book doesn't say is how long this little period will last. Even in my partying years I never was able to keep these kind of hours. I am one that LOVES my sleep. Don't get me wrong I LOVE being a mom and will get up as many times as my daughter needs me to but heck I feel like I am in a fog today. Danika is finally asleep at this hour so I will get in a cat nap while I can. Talk with you later!!!

2 weeks already!

I cannot believe my baby is 2 weeks old already. Where has the time gone? I need to find a way to pause life. I want Danika to be little for as long as possible. When I looked at her today I couldn't help but think that she is not looking like a baby anymore. Any suggestions on how to make her stay little?

Danika is a great baby! She only cries when she needs to be feed or wants her pants changed. She is just like her father and wants to stay up all night long. She is staying on the same schedule she was on during the pregnancy. She is very active from midnight to 3 am and then sleeps for 2 to 3 hours. During her wide awake hours she looks at me with her beautiful big eyes as if she wants to have some deep conversation. Oh how I love that daughter of mine. I have a daughter. I cannot get over that. I love saying those words!!!

Well my daughter is waking up so mommy is off to take her in my arms and love on her!!! bye