Just a Bunch of Babbling about Being a New Mom!

For some reason today I am just in the mood to blog. I know all I talk about is Oaklie in my blog, but who wouldn't talk about there new baby girl? My life revolves around Oaks. I can't even picture what my life was like before I had her nor do I want to picture myself without her. I haven't really gone into what it is like for me to be a first time mother. You can get all the advice you want, or say you know enough about taking care of a little baby from experience like babysitting or nieces and nephews. But the truth is, you really don't know until you have one of your own. Lately, it seems all my friends are currently pregnant. I am so happy for all of them because this is one of the best things you will ever do in your life. But I do have to admit I am a little jealous. Its not that I want to become pregnant right now, but I was pregnant all by myself. After I had Oaklie, one by one everyone around me was telling me they were expecting. I am so ecstatic for each of them but you know I wish I would've been pregnant with them also. Pregnancy from my perspective, was the easiest out of it all. Weirdly enough, labor was the best of it. I enjoyed it. But when you actually have the baby, is when things get harder, but its the most rewarding.  Oaklie being 5 months now, I can look back at everything I've done and tell myself what a good job I've done. I think I adapted well with being a new mom. I am no expert but I have one healthy and happy baby to show for it. I still am learning new things everyday I go. I don't think anyone knows what the best thing to do in any situation because each baby is different. I've had my older sister and friends ask me all the time about what it was like for me having Oaklie and what it was like after the hospital. I cant say it is going to be the same for everyone. I was very fortunate to not get post partum. I did get a slight case of baby blues but from what I hear, most mothers do. There were a few times I would cry just to cry. I had no idea what I was crying over. It went on for maybe a week and then I was fine. You can read about my expedience having Oaklie here http://airmansgurl32.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-story-of-oaklie-kaye.html. But I had a wonderful and easy labor. I never wrote about how life was after the hospital. Oaklie for the most part has always slept through the night. She can sleep like a rock. She will normally go to sleep around 11 at night and will sleep until 10 in the morning. Of course she has her bad nights but I have never gone a night without any sleep. She always wakes up to eat around 6 in the morning but she is instantly asleep while I am feeding her. Which brings up breast feeding. There is nothing wrong with bottle feeding. Some people cant feed by choice or have to go to work. I was luckily enough to be able to breast feed Oaklie. It is tough and demanding at first but so worth it in the end. It is a bonding experience only YOU will have with your precious little one. I will admit I just wanted to give up at first. It hurt pretty bad for me especially when I actually started getting my milk in. But I'm glad I stuck to it. I am not going to go into a lot of detail on it but I love it and if you have the ability to do it, I would encourage you do it for as long as you can because it is just as rewarding for you and more so for your baby.

Just enjoy your baby. Time goes by really fast. I still cant believe Oaklie is already 5 months. In 7 short months she will be a year. So when everyone tells you time goes by fast, it does. They change dramatically within that little of time. Oaklie has gained 7 lbs and has grown 5 inches since she was born. They don't stay little for as long as you would like. Oaklie is learning to sit up and is on her way to start crawling and walking. But for all those new expecting mothers, enjoy being pregnant. I miss feeling Oaklie's kicks. And when your little one is here, take in every second you have with them and invest in a camera if you don't already have one. You want to capture every cute moment. <3

Sorry for the long blog and all the babbling but with a sleeping baby and all the questions I get asked, I had the time to do it and I hope that answered some of the question new mothers may have.

1, 2, 3, 4, FIVE!!!!

Is Oaklie really 5 months already? Time is flying by. Oaklie is growing and learning new things everyday. She is learning how to sit up on her own. She can support herself, she just needs help with balance. Soon enough she will get it. She has mastered rolling over. Oak rolls all over the place. This cutie loves to be on the move. I can definitely wait for her to start walking. Anyone who has called me on the phone or has been around Oaklie, know she is a jabber box. Her new thing is screaming. It is really cute but screaming on end all day can give me a head ache. But she enjoys it and think its the coolest sound she's ever heard. The apple does not fall far from the tree. We both love talking. She will be a social butterfly for sure.

I started Oaks on cereal and she is starting to catch on. She still makes funny faces when I first put the spoon in her mouth, but it is actually going down instead of ending up all over her. She now stares at both of us while we eat. She will watch the fork go from the plate to my mouth. She has become quit observant.

She also loves the beach. She will just watch the waves come in and out. I put her feet in and she loved it. She was kicking away and talking the water. And we cant forget about building sand castles with Dad. She was more interested in eating the sand, but she liked watching me and Andrew build them. Luckily Oaklie has Andrew's complexion because I got burnt and she didn't, even with sunscreen I got burnt. It's sad Oaklie has darker skin then I do and she's never in the sun.

Oaklie has a sense of humor now. She likes to play peek a boo and loves to do superman. We can get her laughing every time. She also has a thing for burying herself under blankets. I will go over and pull the blankets back and make a silly sound and she starts cracking up. She just loves to laugh. We got very lucky because she is a VERY happy baby. Her smiles make my day. 

Oaklie seems to change everyday. She learns something new and amazes me and Andrew. She is my world and I love her more then anything. It makes being away from home that much harder because I don't get to share these experience's with my family. Face time helps but she is a totally different baby when we were home in March. But we did just buy our tickets home. Oaklie and I are coming home in the middle of July and we are staying for a month. Sadly, Andrew is staying behind because he is going TDY (training) for a month while we are gone. So of course we are going to use this time to go home. But as for now we are going to be enjoying our time together before we all leave. :)

2 years and 4 months!

Today marks our 2nd Anniversary. It's been two years of wedded bliss. I have no idea where the time has gone. So many things have happened in two years. Andrew joined the Air force, we moved to Texas then Florida. A year from today I found out I was pregnant and we got blessed with our gorgeous little girl, Oaklie. I cant wait to see what comes these next few years. I'm glad I've got to spend it with my best friend. I cant imagine life without him or Oaklie. <3

Today also marks 4 months for Oaklie. It feels like yesterday she was born. It has been so much fun watching her grow and experience new things. She has learned to pick toys up. She loves feeling anything and everything she can with her hands. She thinks whatever is in her hands must go in her mouth. Oak will try to fit a toy and her fist in her mouth at the same time. It is the cutest thing. Oakile is finally laughing. I love hearing her little laugh. Different things make her laugh at certain times but I can always get her when I tickle her neck. She is still learning to sit up on her own. I give it another month and she will be good. And she LOVES to talk. She talks all the time. We went to the new movie The Croods, and I felt bad for all the people around us because she thought it was the coolest thing. She was talking all the way through the movie. She is not a quiet baby. Oak can now scoot on the floor. She likes to get up on her knees and hands. She could crawl if she got the coordination down. Its not going to be too long until she up and going. Its crazy how fast she is changing but I've loved watching her personality grow. Oaklie is one of the happiest girls. She is always smiling. Her smiles make all the late nights and dirty diapers worth it. :)

Tomorrow I turn the big 21. Andrew and Oaklie have a big day planned for me. Andrew took leave for my birthday and he has the next two days off after that, so I have no idea what he has planned for our weekend. But I cant wait to see what he has in store. He knows what I like so I know its going to be fun. I hope we spend a lot of time at the beach. I'm a beach bum. I am determined to get dark this summer. You cant live in Florida and be as white as I am. Its sad when your daughter who has never sat in the sun, is darker then you. We will see how it goes. Everyone enjoy your Monday. :)

The big 3!

Oaklie is turning three months and it is bittersweet. I love how much she is starting to interact with me and Andrew, but I miss my little baby. When we first brought her home, I hated how much she slept but now I wish she slept more. :) I miss taking naps with her. Oaklie is starting to get a little personality. She has started talking A LOT more. She definitely makes her presence known and she doesn't mind letting you know what is on her mind. She will just talk and smile. I love it. She has not laughed yet but she is almost there. You can tell she wants to. I am afraid she is going to be a little goer. We all have a feeling it is not going to take long for her to start crawling and walking. She loves to be up and wants to know what is going on. She is very curious. When we give her tummy time, she digs her feet in and scoots across the floor. She is going to be gone too soon. She likes to think of herself older then she is. Everyone is surprised when they find out she is almost 3 months. She holds herself much better then a normal 3 month old. They all think she is 4 to 5 months. She tries to sit up and she holds her head very well. Even as a newborn she never flopped her head like what they normally do. The doctor always comments on how strong her neck and back are. We are glad we have a very strong, healthy baby.

We just got home from a good vacation from home. It was not long enough. Oaklie met all of her cousins, Aunts, and Uncles. All her cousins just loved being around her. Someone was constantly holding her. I only got to see her when she needed to be fed. Me and Andrew were very good with sharing her. We even went on our first date without her. I loved having so many babysitters. They are the only ones I will trust leaving her with. We blessed Oaklie while we were home and I am so grateful to have the gospel in my life and to share it with my daughter and future kids. It was another amazing experience. After the blessing, we just chilled at home and got to hang out and visit with family and friends. Andria and Haley put a little baby shower together for us and it was so nice of them and it was so nice to visit and see everyone. My poor mom and dad. It just broke their hearts saying goodbye to us, again. It breaks mine leaving them again. It gets harder saying goodbye each time we leave. Two in a half weeks was not long enough. Its crazy to think the next time we see everyone, she will be crawling and possibly walking. Thank goodness we have Face Time. It will have to do for now.

Going on 2 Months

Time flies! I cant believe Oaklie is 2 months. She is just the cutest little baby. She is always so happy and she very rarely cries. She will only cry when she is hungry or when she is really tired and wants to be cuddled. Oaklie is now smiling A LOT! When she wakes me up in the morning, it makes every sleepless night worth it, when I  go to pick her up and she is laying there smiling at me. She is also like her mother and likes to talk. She is a little jabber box. We did face time with her cousins, Grandma, and Grandpa the other night, and she was just talking away and giving the boys lots of smiles. I am so excited to be bringing her home this weekend. We need a vacation. I haven't been home since August. It seems so long ago. And this time Oaklie will be with us, so everyone in the family can finally meet her. She will get to experience snow for the first time. We are going to freeze. We are not used to the cold anymore. Besides freezing my butt off, I am excited to see snow. A change in season will be a good change for a couple weeks. Anyone who wants to meet Oaklie, is more then welcome to come see her while we are home. But until then, enjoy some pictures. She is just the cutest.

                                                                    Trying to sit up.

                                                     

                                                                  Talking to Daddy.

                                                           She loves watching the TV.