Oh Life!

My dear friend Bekah Adams reminded me I had this blog just yesterday. I had completely forgotten, as evidenced by the fact that I haven't posted anything in forever!

So much has happened, I don't even know where to start. Let's see, my last post was about wondering whether we were having a girl or boy. It was a girl! Krista Grace was born on February 23, 2012 at 5:49 p.m. She was 7 lbs 3 oz and 19 inches long and just perfect. Delivery was rough and definitely didn't go the way I hoped it would, but all 19 hours of labor that resulted in a pretty miserable c-section was still worth it for my sweet baby. So, we're now a family of three and loving it!

Krista is now 19 weeks old and has recently learned to roll over. She is also laughing pretty regularly now, though she laughs much more at daddy than she does at me. Guess he's just more goofy! ;) She's a pretty good sleeper at this point, though she's never made it through the night without at least one feeding. The last couple weeks she's been a bit more of a challenge on the sleeping front. She is getting too strong for her swaddle, but she can't seem to sleep without it, so she gets her hands out constantly and then just screams and screams. Poor thing. We are trying to figure out how to get her to sleep without the swaddle, but so far we haven't had much luck. She does really well though as far as the pacifier goes... She needs it to fall asleep, but once it falls out she's usually good for a while. If she wakes up in the night (which she has been a lot recently), she needs us to put it back in, but overall I can't complain too much. I'm glad she takes the pacifier honestly! It is pretty much a lifesaver in our house.

Our next big milestone will be solid food. Brandon and I have decided to hold off until August to introduce whole wheat rice cereal and then some fruits and veggies. She could probably do it now, but we've been going through a bunch of other transitions so we think it best to wait for a bit.

What transitions? Well the biggest one is this... I went back to my job a few weeks ago. But I just missed my little love too much to make it a permanent thing, so I only lasted two weeks. As of this week, I am officially a full time wife and stay-at-home mommy. BUT I am also doing consulting work for an ad agency my hospital contracts with - from home! It's truly the best of both worlds because I get to still help provide for my family (though my husband does a wonderful job at this) and I get to spend more time with my baby girl. Plus, it's a neat set up with work because I'm doing all the same things as before, but only part time and I do it from home in the afternoons when my daughter is napping and when my husband gets home from work. And since I'm technically consulting with the ad agency, I get to work for other clients as well. I can't believe how wonderfully this whole thing has worked out. My boss is fantastic and his flexibility and willingness to let me do this has been just amazing. So from here on out, this blog will address my adventures as a full-time wife and stay-at-home mommy, with a bit of marketing consulting on the side! Stay tuned!!! (I'm really going to try to use this blog more regularly, mainly just so I have a record of all the things going on in our lives!) 

The other big transition is that our church is no longer meeting together, so Brandon and I are now searching for a new church family. We were sad to no longer oversee the kids' ministry, but we know God has a plan and we are excited to see where He brings us and how He will use us wherever we end up. Brandon still desires to work in full-time ministry, so we're hoping that happens soon. For now though, we are so grateful for his job and his great boss. He really loves working there and it's such a great fit for us right now. I'm just hoping the company moves to Santa Clarita (they've been hoping to move for a while), because then we will move out there, too. Apartments (and houses!) are much cheaper out there, so we could get a comparable place to what we have here in Burbank, with a washer and dryer, for much less than we pay here. But it's still a great area! :) I want a washer and dryer sooooo bad! Especially now that we have Krista, who has decided to leak (explode!?) on three outfits, her carseat and the couch so far in the last two days!

Let's see what else... I'm completely obsessed with Pinterest, and I've decided to redecorate my daughter's nursery based on some things I've seen there. I initially went with neutral colors (I'm pretty sure I posted about that a long time ago), but now that she's here, I can't help but want to incorporate pink and more girly elements into her room!!! I know, that didn't last long, did it!?! So last night and this morning I've been working on making some fabric pom poms to hang from her ceiling. I'll post pictures later on. I'll also be making a new bedskirt and crib bumper to match the curtains I already made. I bought the fabric a few days ago, and it's just fantastic! I can't wait to wash it up this weekend so I can start my sewing! It's been hard not doing it the last couple days, but I've had to work, and I've spent the rest of my days with my lovely little girl! Speaking of which, we think she's turning into a dinosaur. Since Monday (it's now Friday), she's started making these crazy loud noises (she's not upset, just making noise) that seriously sound like velociraptor (no idea how to spell that) screeches. It is hysterical. Anyway, I've been lucky to have had time to start the pom poms, so sewing projects will definitely need to wait until my husband is home and available to help with Miss Dinosaur!

After I re-do her nursery, I'll start on the rest of the house! ;) I'm telling you, Pinterest might just ruin me, but it's sooooooo fantastic and there's the best ideas on there! I want to make a new duvet cover for our bed, some pillows, and possibly a shower curtain (ours are starting to look dingy anyway, so I'll either need to replace them soonish with store-bought things, or make them myself!)! Don't worry, I'm on a budget (go Dave Ramsey!) so I'll make sure I'm only spending within our means. Which means these projects will probably take place over the next few years, but I'm OK with that!

OK this post has suddenly gotten very long - mostly because Krista's nap has lasted longer than usual... So, I'm going to take care of a few more things around the house because she's bound to wake up soon!

Until next time!