Ya can't make this stuff up people. A baby wants what it wants....and clearly, she sides with momma on this one! We took a family trip last night to stock up on game gear for the beginning of the football season. I was hoping to find a onesie that was OU/OSU, split down the middle. I guess such a thing doesn't exist. Until I find one, we will just have two outfit changes on gameday! Nothing fit our little girl....the tag would say newborn on a few things...yeah, if your newborn weighs 20 lbs. Everything was huge! She will just have to wait to get her cheerleading outfits!
We finally got some good 'ol rain last night in Mustang. We dodged the nasty winds that were near us thank goodness! Riley brought the hamburgers in from the grill just in time for it to start pouring down outside. Turns out we weren't really interested in any of the college games on last night so we ended up watching the Heritage Hall v. Casady high school game to see Barry Sanders Jr. play. Pretty impressive. Hallie did what she does best...slept with Daddy in his chair on her favorite pillow.
Not an ideal night. Hallie and I partied from 3-6 a.m. Funny thing is, she had all of the fun. Squirmy wormy little baby she was. Cuddling up and sleeping beside me on my pillow always seems to put her right to sleep. I don't like to do this very often because I'm afraid I'm going to squash her.
Also not a fun morning. I woke up to find that I had to, once again, deal with my corporate HR department because they are incompetent. I didn't know it would be this difficult to add Hallie as my dependent on my insurance plan. Like an act of congress. I have been jumping through hoops since the day after she came home from the hospital. Hallie and I are tired of taking trips to Kinkos to fax them stuff over and over. I guess if they don't get her added to my insurance by the deadline, then Hallie will just have to get a job at Babies R' Us to pay her medical bills. Lol! (I have plenty of time to get her covered, I just don't like dealing with slow people). :) After returning from Kinkos and an impulsive stop for some breakfast at Braum's (which I regret now), we did manage to turn the day around with a long walk in this perfect weather. The walk HAD to be long to remove the guilt (and calories) I had from eating Braum's. Yearning to fit back into my pre-pregnancy jeans...
I think Hallie girl put on her cranky pants this morning. I changed her pants, but the crankiness still lingers. Guess it wasn't the pants. :( She probably has a hangover from binge drinking milk early this morning for 3 hours. I told her "wait til your father gets home and hears about this." Man, we are getting these tough lessons out of the way at a very early age! Whew. Needless to say, the binky is our friend today! Thank you binky, thank you!
I'm watching her right now and it looks like the sleep demons have arrived and are taking her away. She is not going without putting up a good fight though...
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If you listen to country music then you have probably heard the Darius Rucker song "It Won't Be Like This For Long". Riley and I were driving Hallie home from her first doctor's appointment which happened to be the morning after her first night at home (the night we met Hallie Monster). We both had a combined total of sleep of about 45 minutes and were completely and totally exhausted. Now that I think about it I wish someone had been video taping our first night with her..it would be pretty entertaining material. As we approached our house I am sure we were both thinking "which one of us gets to take a nap first while the other watches the baby?" All the baby classes in the world had not prepared us for that first night...then divine intervention happened...this song came on the radio. Riley laughed at me when I made him sit in the car and listen to the words. Maybe I am the only person who applies music to my life, but this seemed to fit like a glove. Here are the lyrics. Everytime I hear it, it puts a smile on my face and makes the hard part of caring for a baby seem not so hard and reminds me to cherish these moments.....
He didn't have to wake up
He'd been up all night
Layin’ there in bed listenin’
To his new born baby cry
He makes a pot of coffee
He splashes water on his face
His wife gives him a kiss and says
It's gonna be OK
It won’t be like this for long
One day we'll look back laughin’
At the week we brought her home
This phase is gonna fly by
So baby just hold on
‘Cause it won't be like this for long
Four years later ‘bout 4:30
She's crawling in their bed
And when he drops her off at preschool
She's clinging to his leg
The teacher peels her off of him
He says what can I do
She says now don't you worry
This’ll only last a week or two
It won’t be like this for long
One day soon you'll drop her off
And she won’t even know you're gone
This phase is gonna fly by
If you can just hold on
It won’t be like this for long
Some day soon she'll be a teenager
And at times he'll think she hates him
Then he'll walk her down the aisle
And he'll raise her veil
But right now she's up and cryin’
And the truth is that he don't mind
As he kisses her good night
And she says her prayers
He lays down there beside her
‘Til her eyes are finally closed
And just watchin’ her it breaks his heart
Cause he already knows
It won’t be like this for long
One day soon that little girl is gonna be
All grown up and gone
Yeah, this phase is gonna fly by
So, he's tryin’ to hold on
‘Cause it won’t be like this for long
It won’t be like this for long
It won’t be like this for long
Hallie and I are so excited for a 3 day weekend we get to spend with Riley! That boy works hard! Hope everyone has something fun planned for the long weekend! We have the 4 Fs planned: football, family, food, and fun. Thanks for reading!
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