a little video

my strong little girl

a big thanks to my sister rachel and nephew jj for watching audrey for a few hours for me today. that was so sweet of you rach. i know you probably just wanted to lay down and rest (that is all i wanted to do when i was pregnant and i didn't even have a two year old to chase after) and instead you not only watched audrey but you made zucchini bars too. you are supermom! jj was so good to her. rachel showed me a little video tape of her crying and jj rubbed her belly and said, "what's the matter princess?" haha, is that the cutest thing you have ever heard? anyway, i guess audrey rolled over twice today. what a strong little girl! not even eight weeks yet and rolling over like a champ. i think it is just a testament to how much she hates tummy time, haha.

not really a tag

even though this is a tag, since i wasn't "tagged" by anyone, it is just a list of stuff about me.

I am: a mother
I think: i need to be perfect to be lovable
I know: my husband and daughter love me even though i am so far from perfect
I want: more time to sleep
I have: a love of rainy days
I dislike: insincerity
I miss: my dad
I fear: sickness
I feel: joy in seeing audrey smile
I hear: the tv in the background
I smell: nothing...ever.
I crave: more sleep
I cry: when i am tired
I usually: sing in the shower
I search: for the good in people
I wonder: how long I will live
I regret: the times i have been unkind
I love: when my house is clean
I care: about other people's feelings
I always: drink diet coke with lime when i have mexican food
I worry: about my health
I am not: as crafty as i wish i was
I believe: that people work hard and do the best they can
I sing: louder when i am alone
I don't always: keep my cell phone charged
I argue: when i need attention
I write: lists of things that make me happy when i feel down
I win: when i stop thinking about myself
I lose: when i compare myself to other people
I wish: i had finished school
I listen: to music when i clean the house
I can usually be found: kissing my baby girl
I am scared: of the dark
I forget: where i put my keys
I am happy: when i hear my husband laugh

like mother, like daughter??

after reading the comments posted by my sisters about audrey's resemblance to me in her pictures, i thought i would post pictures of audrey and i at exactly the same age and let all of you be the judge...



julie ann, september 8, 1979



audrey jane, september 9, 2008

seven weeks old

audrey is seven weeks old today! here are some pictures i took of her yesterday afternoon. i wasn't planning on taking pictures but i set her down and she was looking so sweet and calm so i grabbed the camera and kept taking pictures until she fell asleep. some of them are awake pictures and some are asleep pictures.


one of my favorites


her inquisitive look, she gets this expression when she is studying something...


she was kicking her leg in her sleep, it was so cute


her favorite way to hold her hands, everyone asks me if i pose her this way. nope, it is just her thing.


funny expression


beginning of a yawn


sweet smile...she smiles like this frequently when she sleeps. i always wonder what she is dreaming about. at least i know she is having sweet dreams.

back in the saddle again

being that my feet are still too big for any of my shoes (hopefully they will go back down and one day all my old shoes will fit me again)i purchased these new temporary running shoes and headed to the gym this evening. it has been quite a while since i have worked out and even though i am a long way from my goal, it felt good to get out there and sweat.

six weeks old

today audrey is six weeks old. we had a little baby photo shoot this morning with our big camera and not just the one on my cell phone and i was able to catch some really cute little shots of her. i know that most of my recent posts have been about audrey and this is becoming a baby blog but that is pretty much what i do these days and she is my life right now...and it is much easier to post photos on this blog than to send out pictures by email to family and friends.